The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-07
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
NEW HOME FOR THE FRIENDLEsS
 NEARING COMPLETION,

Will be Ready for Occupancy in October
 Plan of the Struoture-Rev. MT. Swift of
 Lansing to Preach-Renaming Streets
 Many Personals.
 Work Is progressing rapidly on the new building for the Home for the Friendless at the corner of Clinton ave- nue and Pine street. When the build ing was begun the lady managers of the home thought that the inmates might be able to eat their Thanksgiving day dinner in the new structure, but from present appearances the building ought to be ready for occupancy by October 1 to 15 A great transforma- ton has been made at the home within has been taken down and In its place a brick structure erected. The build ing Is 40 by 100 feet and has basement, three full stories and light and roomy attic. The attic can be finished off into rooms should they ever be needed. This building is called '"The Mary Wade Home," and is named for sister of Mrs. w. w. Boardman, the latter lady having given liberally toward The building fund. The first floor Is to he used for kitchen, pantries, dining room. parlor, reception room and nursery. The upper floors will be used for lodg- ing rooms, hospital, matrons' rooms, lavatories, etc. The building Is of red brick and East Haven stone, and com pares with the brick building put up several years ago. The two buildings join on the Clinton avenue front. The older building has been raised one sto- ry, giving nine additional lodging rooms. New boilers are to be placed in the basement to supply steam heat. Just before the wooden building was torn down there were forty inmates or the home, and there are now eleven re- maining. The remainder were placed in several different homes, and 1t is ex- pected that most of them will return when the building Is completed. Two of the old ladies-Mrs. Lawrence, aged eighty-dve, and Mary Ann Hes, who IS over seventy-are at the hospital and are not expected to recover.
 c. T. Mallory of Quinnipiac street has purchased the livery stable at 10S Crown street.
 Rev. MT. Swift of Lansing, Mich, will preach at the Grand avenue Con- gregational church tomorrow. Rev. MT. Mitchell of the Grand avenue Con- gregational church, who Is spending his vacation in Michigan, will supply the pulpit of Rev. MT. Swift's church during August
 Rev. Mir. Dent of St. Andrews church will supply the pulpit of the East Pearl street M. F. church tomorrow morn ing, and in the evening Rev. MT. Du- sinberre of the Harnden Plains M. E.. church will preach.
 The funeral of Louis C., young son of MT. and Mrs. Henry Gesler of North Front street, was attended yesterday afternoon.
 Mrs. L. S., Hitchcock is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ira E. Fonda of 1S9 Quinnipiac street. She is accompanied by Mrs. Frances Taylor. Both ladies have been at their former home in Yer mont, and will leave in few days for their present home in Providence.
 The people of the annex have not yet agreed upon new names for Center and Grove streets. Some of the people in Grove street desire it named Russell avenue, as the estate of Mrs. Russell, better known as Aunt Abby" occu- pied a considerable space at the north end of the street.