The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-09-24
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East Haven Town Auditors to Meet To-
morrow Afternoon--Se Serious Illness of
Miss Alice Pond-seversl Fine Resi-
dences Now Being Erected-Funerai of
Mr.. Barnes To-day--Other Notes.
The auditors of the town of East Ha-
ven, Burton Bradley and Charles W.
Bradley, will meet tomorrow afternoon
and audit the bills and accounts for
the year just closing. The town bust
ness has been conducted on tax of
five mills and the outstanding bills
amount to only about $500 and there are
something like $1,000 in taxes yet to be
collected. The town has no funded
debt
Mrs. Marietta S. Forbes is having a
handsome residence built on the hill
near the Episcopal church in East Ha-
ven. The building is we'll under way and
shows up finely. 1t will be the hand
soonest residence in East Haven and
will cost about $4,000. Larkins & Son
are the contractors.
MISS AllCe, uduSlEltl u MI. anu Ah
Horatio Pond, who has been very i'll, is
now improving. Her condition was so
serious early in the week that Doctors
Russell and Siebold were called in con-
sultation.
The Ladies' Aid society of Grace
church served supper in the parish
house last evening.
Mrs. E. C. NJ Hall is visiting in
Washington, D. c.
H. e. Lowe has begun on new house
in Atwater street, near Grand avenue,
and will start the cellar of a second
house in two or three days They are
to be two-tenement houses and each
"a by As feet, with modern improve
ments. They will cost about $1,000 each.
Superintendent Andrew J. Granniss is
clearing up the brush on the hillsides
surrounding Lake Saltonstall.
| Mrs H. NJ. Butterfeld of Stratford is
visiting her brother, Henry Barnes of
! Houston street.
| r. G. Lowe is building for Charles
Dudley double family house on Grand
avenue next to Mr.. loves new house.
| Each tenement will have six rooms and
| modern improvements.
G. A. Towner has sold his coal and
wood business at 25 Grand avenue to
w. ]. Purdue. Mr.. Towner is superin-
tending the market gardening business
of Mrs. G. L. Davis at East Haven.
Mrs. Emma Godfrey, who has visited
Captain and Mrs. H. Robinson of Grand
avenue, has returned to her home in
North Carolina
A concert was given Wednesday eve
vt, iy ha oh, CT
| Haven, under the direction of Frank B.
| Forbes, the organist. Those who par
| ticipated were George c. Stock, Miss
Edith Barr, Charles Williams and Don
| aid McLane.
THE FUNERAL OF MIR. BARNES
LATE PRESIDENT OF THE
! BARNES TOOL COMPANY.
| The funeral of Elbridge F. Barnes,
late president of the Barnes Tool COM
pany, will be held from his late resi-
| dence 331 Ferry street, this afternoon
| at 2:30 o'clock.
The employees of the Barnes Tool COM
pany We're devotedly attached to the
| deceased and desire to express their
! heartfelt sympathy to the widow and
| children in this, their great bereave-
ment Mr. Barnes was universally es-
teemed and beloved by all, and in all
his dealings with those in his employ
he manifested the utmost kindness and
consideration.
FUNERAL OF L. A. D. HENDRICK
The funeral of the late Leonard A
| D. Hendrick was held from the resi-
dence of his father, Mr. Charles B
Hendrick, 81 Clark street, yesterday af,
ternoon, attended by many sorrowins
and sympathizing friends. There were
various beautiful floral tributes to the
memory of the deceased, who was es
teemed by all who knew him and whose
death is much lamented by large cir
Gle of friends Rev. Mr.. Dickermar
was the officiating clergyman.
The remains were taken to Meridef
for burial. The interment was in the
| Pistorius family plot in the West GENE
terry.