The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-25
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 VreclSing of tho oaisson Caused by It's Being Top Heavy-Rev. Dr. Hart Warm Ny Greeted-Church Wedding June g. Fortnightiy Club Changes Its Home Lawn Fete by Ladies' Aid Society.
 Contractor John Beattie was asked yesterday concerning the wrecking of the caisson for the third pier of the drawbridge, which occurred on Sunday evening, and In reply said: "The acci- dent was caused by the caisson being top heavy. The high sides of the cais- son, like vessel with too much sail, caught the heavy wind and was over turned. We had not put any stone in the box, not anticipating such gale as that of Sunday. This accident will cost us about S30O We shall have to - tow the sections down the river to the flats and set it up again, ballast it with bridge site"
 The caisson was about thirty feet high, twenty-five feet in diameter, was built of heavy timber and weighed sev- eral tons.
 Rev. Dr. Hart of Philadelphia, for many years pastor of the Grand ave nue Congregational church, was pres ent at the services in the church sun day morning and was warmly greeted by his former parishioners. Upon re- signing the pastorate several years ago he was elected pastor emeritus. Dr. Hart was invited by Rev. MT. Mitchell to occupy a seat on the platform dur ing the service.
 Mrs. Eliza A. Dudley, who died at her home, 3S3 Whalley avenue Sunday, as announced in another column, was the mother of Mrs. William P. Niles of the annex. The funeral will take place from her late residence tomorrow at ? D. m., Rev. D. M James officiating. The interment will be in North Brand- ford.
 Captain Jabez Weaver, commanding the schooner E. H. Weaver, arrived In his vessel yesterday. The craft IS from Philadelphia with coal
  tine Rose and George Austin Morgan will take place at the Second Congre- gational church June at p. m. The bride is a daughter of MT. and Mrs. Orton A. Rose of the Annex, and the groom is a son of Commissioner and Mrs w. E. Morgan of Grand avenue. The funeral of Patrick Kilfeather of 2l4 Ferry street was largely attended from St. Francis church yesterday morning.
 MT. and Mrs. George I. Fuller of Wa terbury are receiving congratulations over the birth of a son. Mrs. Fuller was formerly Miss Villa Buckmaster of Fair Haven.
 The members of the Fortnightly club having discovered that another similar organization in the city hears the same name, have voted to change the name to Fortnightly Literary club. The members of the club the coming season. will take up the study of France, its history, geography and lit- erature.
 The ladies' aid society of the Grand avenue Congregational church will give a lawn fete on the evening of June IS. There will be an entertainment in the church, and in tents on the lawn re- treatments will be served and music rendered.
 lawn fete will be given for the Sunday school of the Grand avenue Congregational church on the afternoon of June 12.
 There will be musical and literary entertainment given in the First Con. gregational church Thursday evening next, commencing at o'clock sharp Among those taking part are: Mrs Frank Edgar, Miss Margaret Goodyear Smith, guitar and mandolin trio the Frysinger and others. The profits arc for the benefit of the church and pri. vate charity work. Admission fifteer cents; cake and cream ten cents