The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-06
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM BOTH
SIDES OF THE RIVER.

Sleighing Party to Observation-Disclosures Site
for Morris Cove Chapel-Enjoyable Meet
Ing of East Rock Lodge-Materisls for
the Drawbridge-Novel Series of Sermons
by Rev j. Lee Mitchell.
A very enjoyable sleighing party was
participated in by fourteen young peo-
pie, most Of whom are residents of
Exchange street, on Thursday evening.
The affair was in the nature of a sur
prise visit paid to Nathan Harrison of
North Branford. The party went up
in barge sleigh. The weather was
fine and the excellent sleighing was
greatly enjoyed Mr.. and Mrs. Harri-
son treated their callers to a very fine
supper, at which they are adopts in
preparing. Games and music were al
so enjoyed. The affair was admirably
arranged by Miss Tessie Peck. The
party included Messrs. Williams, Tut
tie, Follett, Phelps and Miss Mabel
Phelps, Miss Tuttle and Miss Riggo.
Rev. j. Lee Mitchell has returned
from Philadelphia and will preach as
usual at the Grand avenue Congrega-
tional church tomorrow
Hudson B. Forbes has also offered a
lot situated near the Pequot house as
site for chapel at Morris Cove, and
the gift has been accepted, and so there
will probably be two chapels, one for
the Congregationalists and the other
for the Methodists.
AT the close of the regular meeting
of East Rock lodge, A. o. U. W., on
Thursday evening, some interesting ex-
ercises We're held for the entertainment
of the members. Several monograph
selections were given, the reditions in
Guiding a Chinese Song" by j. P. B
Ricketts,, and another song by l.. j.
Mundelin, chairman of the entertain
ment committee. These songs were
quite amusing and greatly enjoyed
The barge Lolita has arrived from
Jersey City was 1000 barrels Of Port
land cement for w. A. Warner & Bro.
The schooner John S. Gilmore left
bring a load of granite for the new
drawbridge, but the shippers found ii
| necessary to use the vessel for freight
ing load of stone to New York. The
schooner Tom Beattie Is in readiness
to sail for Leete's Island to bring in g
load of granite, but the trip has beer
postponed as the vessel cannot get tc
the quarry wharf owing to the ice
Work on the bridge is nearly suspend
ed. All that is being done is the pick.
| ing up from the river of the stones
which came out of the old abutments
and placing them aboard one of the
schooners.
| The funeral of Jabez Podmore, tht
moulder in the Fair Haven rolling
mill, who committed suicide by taking
arsenic, was held from the chapel 0,
| the New Haven hospital yesterday af
ternoon, Rev. DR.. Sage officiating. I'm
| dertaker H w. Crawford had charg,
of the funeral arrangements. The bur
ial was in the Westville cemetery.
| The whist party held by the Calume
| club this week was attended by abou
| thirty members. At the next whis
party the wives and lady friends O
| the members will attend. These par
ties, which will probably be helt
| through the winter, are proving very
| interesting.
| Some ten days ago Rev. J. Lee Nit
chell asked the people of the Crane
avenue Congregational church wht
would like to hear any particular sub
| ject preached about to write the topi
on slip Of paper and hand the SAM
to him. A large number of topics hav
already been handed in. from which
| the pastor has selected six upon which
| he will preach the next six Sunda.
mornings. Following are the topics:
why We're the children who mock
ed at Elisha so terribly punished Will
the children that mock at everythin,
to day go unpunished?"
1.-THE life of Solomon-Its warning"
"Can a man without work and with
out money praise God from whom al
blessings flow"
Tell US all you know about heaven.