The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-02-02
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM BOTH
 SIDES OF THE RIVER.

annual Pew Rentals at Congregational Entertainments Booked for the Near Future-YearIy Statement of Second Congregational Church-severe Cold Yes- terday Morning-Many News Briefs.
 The result of the annual pew rem tals at the Grand avenue Congrega- tlonal church was very satisfactory, the bonuses amounting to a larger sum than for one year ago at the same tlme. Several more pews are to be rented prior to May 1 and the sales promise to reach the usual sum, which IS between $4,500 and $4700.
 The entertainment under the auspices or the Young Peoples Social chapter or St. James church, postponed from last Thursday evening, will be held to- morrow evening.
 E. Otis Hovey of New York was here yesterday for the day
 Yesterday morning was one of the coldest of the season. the thermometer registering below zero, and Il below out in the country.
 ihcic IS d very udISelOuS pidSe OI the north side of East Grand avenue at the corner of the lane leading to the temporary bridge. Several have fallen on the ice at that place, two having been prostrated within fifteen minutes yesterday morning. A few handfuls of sand sprinkled at that place may save some broken bones.
 The Calumet club will give another whist party for the members of the club tomorrow evening"
 Frederick H. Kelley of AT Atwater street was out yesterday after a week S illness with the grip.
 John H. Slater, inspector of the new drawbridge, is receiving congratula- tions over the birth of a son at his home 1515 State street
 Polar Star lodge will give sociable and dance at Polar Star hall February Il.
 The annual statement of the Second Congregational church for the year 1896 contains the following statistics: Mem- bership: Church, 470; Sunday school, 2S6; Christian Endeavor, 120; Junior Endeavor, 64; Ladies' guild, 65; King S Daughters, 30; Woman's Board of Foreign Missions, 30; and Woman's Home Missionary union, 31 Moneys collected during 1896: Church, for home expenses $140.49; city missions, $12.25; Yale Missionary society, $5; kindergar- ten, $5.10; Associated Charities, $6; Me All mission, $5; Seaman's Friend soci- ety, $7; Young Women's Christian as- sociation, $16; Home for the Friend less $25.25; Mills meetings $9S.S1 Con- necticut conference, s2O52; New Haven union conference $2O; American board $21.50; Home Missionary society, $1625; American Missionary association, $20.- 25; church building society, s13.75; ed ucation society, $11.50; Sunday schoo and publishing society, $2; ministeria, relief, $S.50; Womans Board of Foreign Missions, $4103; Woman's Home Nils. sionary union, s17; General Howard roll of honor, s2963; cash on hand fo1 benevolence, sS7.62. Total collected by church, s63o.35; Sunday school, $1S2. 34 Y. P. S. c. E., $321S; Junior Endeavor $11.15; Ladies' guild, s1,0S0.7S; Woman's board, $59.69; Woman's union, $1S Kings Daughters, s323.15; total amount collected during the year, $2,337.64. The officers are as follows: Clerk c. B Rowe; treasurer, A. F. Hemingway deacons, J. o. Clogston, G. W. Clark John Thompson, W. A. Hemingway c. D. Parmelee; deaconesses, Mrs. Mel son Lindsley Mrs. Henry Lambcraft Mrs James E. Woodhouse; standing committee, Rev D. M James, c. B Rowe, A. F. Hemingway, J. o. Clogs ton, G. w. Clark, John Thompson, w
 ~ TN ~ Davis, H. J. Fabrique and w. P. Niles