The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-10
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM BOTH
SIDES or THE RIVER.

Funeral of Mrs. Encyclopaedia, "The
Sleeping Princess" to be Repeated
Diver at Work in the River Items of
Personal Interest.
The funeral of Eliza Marshall. wife
of Francis Ray, was held from her late
residence, SO Exchange street, yester-
largely attended. Rev. DR., Sage OH
ciated and in his remarks paid a hlSh
tribute to the departed, referring to her
beautiful Christian character and per-
sonal worth, and speaking words OIL
comfort to those bereaved. A quartet
from the Grand avenue Baptist church,
consisting of Miss Lena Smith, MRS.
William Sheffield, Harry Santry ana
Carleton Jacques, sang the hymns
Father, "Whate'er," and Rest III
Jesus" Among the floral tributes were
a crescent composed of roses, plhks'
hyacinths, etc, from Mr.. Rays masonic
friends, and an exquisite cluster OF Esas-
ter lilies from New Haven commandery,
knights Templar. The bearers were
John o. Rowland, William 5. Rowe
William Konold, William Newton, Jr,
Gottfriend Amman and Chauncey M.
Clarke. H. w. Crawford had charge
of the arrangements. The burial was
in the Fair Haven cemetery.
Several Fair Haven friends of the
late Mrs. Cornelia S. Babcock went to
Meriden yesterday to attend her fu-
neral Mrs. Babcock lived here for sew
eral years, removing to Meriden about
eight years ago, and had large circle
of Fair Haven friends. Charles Butler
of Atwater street is a brother of the
deceased. A son, Wilbert L. Babcock,
married Miss Hammond, daughter OF
Rev. S. w. Hammond, for several years
pastor of the East Pearl street M. E.
church.
Captain John Hewitt Of Lloyd street
is out again after a brief but severe
illness. .-.
The operetta of ''The Sleeping Prin-
cess" given at the Grand avenue Con-
gregational church last Wednesday
evening, was so very favorably re-
ceived and SO many were unable to gain
admittance that those in charge have
decided to accede to the numerous re-
quests and give repetition at Polar
Star hall on the evening of Thursday,
February IS. The second part of the
program is to be revised and several
new attractions added.
Mrs Sherwood of Exchange street,
who fractured her hip on Monday, suf-
fers a great deal of pain and her ply
sicians say it will be at least eight
weeks before she will be able to be
around her room. 1t was a very severe
Adams and Hall. ...
The schooners Ophelia mad Magic,
consigned to W. A Warner Bro,
which have been several weeks on the
way from Rockaway, L. l., arrived yes
terday with beach sand. The Messrs.
Warner sold the cargo of the Ophelia,
which is discharging at Gilbert's
wharf, and the lading of the Magic is
being discharged at Warmers wharf.
Diver Toohey has made several de-
scents in his diving apparatus for the
purpose of bringing up the big stones
taken out Of the old bridge abutments
and which were hoisted on board the
schooner Mary G.. Beattie. Many peo-
pie watched the work from the tenn
porary bridge. These blocks of East
Haven stone will be used for backing in
the new piers. Spiling will be driven
soon around the site of the new east
pier and the caisson, which has been
put together, will be slowed there and
sunk The schooner John S. Gilmore
has arrived from Leete's Island with q
load of granite blocks for the new
pier,