The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-12
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
OFFTCERS or QUINNIPIAO H., H..
AND i. co. ELECTED.

| W NOANNAE AhC H'S ~
AND i. co. ELECTED.
May Festival to he Given Under Auspices
of the Loyal Crusaders ON May l7--A
Trio of Aged Oystermen-Tho Yale
Launch the First TO Pass Through the
Draw Of the New Quinnipiac Bridge.
| The Quinnipiac Hose, Hook and Lad
! der company has elected officers as fol-
lows: Foreman, Ernest w. Alderman;
first assistant, Frank Hill; second as
sistant, Morris Toohey; secretary, V.
f. Wright; treasurer, e. M. Allen. The
new members elected are John Fritz,
M. L. Blake and Frank Henderson. The
borough government has presented to
the company a large flag and it was
displayed for the first time on the en-
CINE house yesterday noon. 1t was
raised by Warden George M. Baldwin
and Burgess Joel Bradley.
A May festival and entertainment
will be given Tuesday, May II, under
the auspices of the Loyal Crusaders in
their hall There will be piano solos
by Mrs. 3. Fenwick, recitations by Miss
| Ruth Elizabeth Handforth dialogues
and singing by the Young Crusaders
Admission ten cents. Cake and cream
| free.
The first meeting of the newly elected
re TT oh, hal
in the parish house Tuesday evening.
An organization was effected for the
ensuing year. committee on music
was appointed consisting Of William S.
Rowe, H. II. Nettleton, Edward Miller
and Mr.. Sherwood.
Pulaski chapter, Royal Arch Masons,
was represented at the annual meeting
of the grand chapter in session at Hart
ford by w. G. Lambert L. A. Humis-
ton, Edward l.. Linsley and G. AM
mann. Mr.. Humiston, one of the Off
GERS of the grand chapter, was advanc-
ed to the next highest position.
Rev. James Mclaughlin of Brook
Vile, Pa, will preach at Grace p. e.
church Sunday.
Captain Hezekiah futile of Quinni-
piac avenue, eighty-seven years of age;
Edwin Holt, ninety-two years of age,
| and Elijah Ball, eighty eight years of
age, were out riding together yesterday
morning. They are retired oystermen.
1t is very seldom such an aged trio are
| seen together.
The remains of Frances r. Hanaford
| of Montowese were brought here yes
| terday and funeral services were held
| OF ofo oh bp
Haven cemetery. The deceased was in
| the seventy-first years of age, and the
widow of William Hanaford.
An entertainment will be given under
| the auspices of Live Oak council, Royal
Arcanum, this evening. Stereopticon
views will be presented by George s..
Adams.
Maria HI. McClave has purchased of
Susan O. Thompson 119 feet of land on
| Mansion street, Morris Cove.
The funeral Of William Dennison was
attended from the home Of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dennison, Batch
ley avenue, yesterday afternoon. The
remains were taken to Clinton for in
terment The deceased was fourteen
years of age and was operated upon for
appendicitis, but did not rally from the
| effects Of the shock to his system.
One of the vessels lost in the recent
| gale was the schooner G. M. Robinson,
with oyster shells from Virginia. The
vessel dragged ashore inside of Para
more Beach and sank with sail four
feet under water. The dispatch does
not say where the vessel was bound
| Some seasons shells are brought here
for the oyster planters, but it is not
expected that any cargoes will be re-
ceived this season for planting pur-
poses.
| The entertainment given by Mr.. and
Mrs l.. B. Cake in town hail. East Ha-
ven, on Tuesday evening was largely
| attended. The same entertainment was
| given last evening in the Second Con-
| gregational church.
Lucius p. Deming of the east side
| was reelected supreme warden at the
meeting of the supreme lodge, New
| England Order Of Protection, held in
| Boston Tuesday
Gustave Tucker Of Montowese, clerk
in B. S. Bradleys Grand avenue mar
ket, is critically i'll.
| r. L. Andrew of East Haven was re-
Gently called to Philadelphia by the
death of his mother. Mrs. Andrew
was taken to Denton, Nd, for inter-
| ment.
Captain George W. Dadmun of the
Yale launch has the honor of being the
| first skipper to take steamer through
the new drawbridge over the Quinni-
piac river. The launch took a trip up
| the river Tuesday afternoon and as the
draw swung open Captain Dadmun
whistled salute and number Of spec
tators on the bridge cheered the Yale
boat. The cruise up the river was much
| more successful than the return, when