The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-06-28
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
THOUSANDS ATTENDED THE FEE
YESTERDAY NOON.

1ESIEhDIk NOONs
DR.. sage's Address to Strong School Grad
uates-Loss VIII Not Exceed S25-Fire
Started by MIschievous Boys.
There was large attendance last
evening at the Grand avenue Baptist
church, it having been announced that
the pastor, Rev. DR.. L. c. Sage, would
preach special discourse to the grad
uating class of the Strong school. DR.,
Sage took for his text Rev. iii, IL: Hold
that fast which thou hast that no man
take thy crown" He spoke in part as
follows:
"The eyes of all the world have re-
Gently been turned toward one who for
siXt years has worn the crown of Eng
land. All true Americans have Joined
with those across the sea in giving glad
and joyful tribute of love and good will
to one so worthy of all the honor which
has been bestowed upon good Queen
Victoria.
But young ladies and gentlemen of
the class of '97, do not forget that you,
too, have been crowned. Upon the
brow Of every graduate of New Ha-
ven public school there has been set the
crown of opportunity and culture. My
mind to me q kingdom is said one who
priced his heritage. A territory of Won
drous resources has been given to each
of you over which to WELD the scep-
ter of power. Be royal then; be king
ly and queenly in your lives. Resolve
never to leave your throne to be occu-
pied by ignoble thoughts, or your
hearts to be ruled over by low and
sordid passions. Let me give you then
words for a lfe's motto: Hold thou
fast which thou hast, that no man take
thy crown
"That you may sit as kings and
queens where God has placed you, let
me urge you to keep before you clear
conception of what has been done for
you by the citizens of this city and
the board of education. Your schooling
has been a preparation for something
and meet it's obligations with a deter
mined will and heroic spirit. Keep
before your minds high ideals Of what
a manor a woman should be.
"The story is told of Queen Victoria
that when she was little girl she was
given the task Of drawing the family
tree and tracing the line of royalty.
She remarked that she could not see
to whom the honor would descend I'M
less it be to herself. Convinced by her
own examination of her own right to
the high and responsible position,
thoughfully and almost reverently, she
exclaimed in childish fashion, Then I'll
be good!' So the privilege, which you
have enjoyed, the opportunities for still
higher attachments in intellectual Gull
ture and the responsibilities accord
ingly brought for you, unite in making
strong appeal for nobility Of life, Let
no man take thy CROWN"
A great crowd was attracted to the
corner of Grand avenue and Haven
street at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
a. fire having broke out in the store
house on the property formerly the Old
Colony Distilleries Co. An alarm was
struck from box SO and two steamers
and other fire apparatus quickly re-
sponded The storehouse is great two
story building about $50 square, and
when the whiskey distillery was in its
palmy days, 5000 barrels of the spirits
were stored there. Of late the building
has been unused save for quantity Of
household goods placed therein recent
ly These goods were not reached by
the flames. The fire was in the east
end of the building and had worked it's
way between the sheathing. 1t smold
cred there for an hour Of so, and it was
necessary to break holes in the siding
to put water on the flames. The dam
age to the building will not exceed $25.
1t Is believed the fire was started by
some mischievous boys, for since the
tracks of the Manufacturers Street
Railway Co. were laid through the
yard many young lads have prowled
around the property. Lawrence O'Neil
is the day Waterman and Richard DON
ovan the night Waterman. Besides the
storehouse, one of the biggest store
houses in New Haven, there is a. small
er storehouse, smelling works, lumber
shed and a big building used for cattle
stables when the distillery was run
ming Several hundred head of cattle
were brought from the west, placed in
the stables and fattened on the distil-
1ery refuse Afterwards the board of
health complained of the stables as a
nuisance and after lengthy hearings and
negotiations the cattle were removed.
Soon after the company failed, and lat
er the distillery was burned. The
main building was formerly the factory
Of Tho porter Stair Co