The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-05
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
LIElIS OF INTEREST FROM BOTH
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Ladies of the NJ. F.. Church to Hayo n
 Trolley Ride-A Pretty Wedding Yester-
 day-Thompson--yan Name-Mission
 Work at St. Francis Church-Personal,
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 The Ladies' Aid society of the East Pearl street M. F. church is arranging for a trolley ride and supper for to- morrow. Special cars will leave the corner of Grand avenue and East Pearl street at 2:S0 and p. m. The party will go to Woodmont and thence to Hamden M. E. church, where the ladies are to furnish supper for their visitors at o'clock. The party will leave on the return at o'clock. Tickets for the ride and supper will be fifty cents. The committee consists of MT. and Mrs. Charles o. Francis, Mrs. H. Robinson, Mrs. George Stevenson and Mrs. Stew art Morgan.
 A pretty home wedding took place yesterday afternoon at o'clock at 12O Atwater street, the home of Mir and Mrs. John F. Thompson, when their daughter, Miss Jennie, became Mrs. Herbert B. Van Name. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Mitchell. Only the relatives and a few immedi- ate friends attended. The bride wore travelling dress of dark green melton cloth, with black hat and gloves to match. The parlors were prettily dec- orated with palms and flowers, the dec orations being in green and red. Smith T. Bradley furnished the decorations. After the ceremony the couple repaired to their newly furnished home at S3 Pearl street, and will have their "at home" reception in December. The wedding was very quiet owing to the recent death of the grandmother of the bride, Mrs. Jane N. Dunham The cou- pie had planned for a wedding trip, but it had to be abandoned owing to the death of James E. Parsons, bookkeeper in the Yale National bank, Mir Van Name occupying the position of assist ant bookkeeper
 Preceding the marriage ceremony the wedding march was played by Miss Josephine Bradley. The couple receiv- ed a large number of handsome and useful gifts. MT. and Mrs Van Name are prominently connected with the Grand avenue Congregational church, and are popular young people. MT. Van Name is a son of the late MT. and Mrs. Cornelius Van Name of East Pearl street. MT. Van Name was for many years of the nrm of Van Name & King. Those present at the wedding included the following: Mrs. Jessie Ludington, Mrs. D. K. Roberts and son, N. A. Lud- ington and family, MT. and Mrs. Ed ward Weld, E. F. Strickland, MT. and Mrs. William Durham and family, Mrs. Foster and son, Mrs D. M. Smith and son and Mrs. Lucius Rowe auE
 The mission which was begun at St. Francis church Sunday is largely at tended eighteen hundred people being present Sunday evening. Rev. Father Klauder, Redenptorist, is in charge, and he is assisted by Rev. Fathers Car bary Jones and Curran. The services are at 5 and 8:S0 a. m. and 7:30 D. m. The services this week are for women, and next week will be for men. In the church vestibule a variety of mission articles are on sale.
 W. H. filling and daughter, Louise, intend leaving for California in ten days to visit friends.
 Ex-Judge L. P. Deming is prepar- ing lecture on Alaska and the Klon- dike."
 The voting yesterday on the reading test for voters-proposed amendment to the constitution-was very light in all the Fair Haven wards. In the Four teenth ward F. R. Futile and George A. Linsley were in charge of the booths.