The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-16
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM BOTH
 SIDES OF THE RIVER.

Rev. K. II. Sanford of Riverside Has Ac-
 cepted Call as Rector of Grace Episeo-
 pal Churchill. S. Dudley Improving
 state Road Improvement Church
 Services Tomorrow.
 The work of improving the state road leading to North Branford in the way of cutting down the hill near John Nal loneys for twelve hundred feet or so is practically completed and the road roll CT was taken away yesterday.
 For several years attempts have been made in the way of an early closing
 movement among the local merchants
 in the summer, but without success. w. $. & D. II. Rowe announce that they
 will close during the summer at 6:S0
 and several others propose to close in
 the early evening.
 Maurice J. Cain, the letter carrier,
 has returned from his vacation and
 goes on duty to-day. During the past
 year he has not lost a day from his
 route. Carrier Patrick McCartin be-
 gins his vacation to-day.
 Mrs George Stone of California, for
 merly of Fair Haven, is visiting friends
 on the east side.
 Mrs, E. w. Easter is very i'll at her
 home in the annex,
 William Bishop and wife of New York are visiting the formers uncle. Major Luzerne Ludington.
 A lawn party was given on Tuesday evening at the home of MT and Mrs. Andrew Granniss. Their daughter, Miss Granniss, a teacher in Philadelphia, is home with lady friend, and the party was in their honor.
 Rev. c. J. Hawkins of the Ferry street church has returned from a va cation trip to Eastford. He will preach morning and evening tomorrow. The subject of his sermon in the evening will be "The Church of the Future"
 Rev. F. R. Sanford of Riverside, this state has accepted the call as rector of Grace P. D. church. The church has
 been without a rector since May ]. There were twenty eight applications for the position and eight preached in the church. The parish were very anx- ious to call MT. Sanford, and the vote was unanimous. He is at present re- ceiving a larger salary, but Grace church is larger parish and he rather desired coming to New Haven. He is a graduate of Yale. He Is expected to officiate in Grace church on Sunday, July 24, and will begin his duties in charge of the parish the first Sunday in September MT. Burgess will offlci- ate at the morning service tomorrow in Grace church.
 Rev. Dr. Sage of the Grand avenue
 Baptist church will exchange with Rev.
 MT. McKean of Branford tomorrow,
 morning and evening.
 At the request of the Sanitary Relief
 association Dr. Mitchell will speak to- morrow at the Grand avenue Congrega- tional church in the interests of that society.
 B. S. Dudley, who has been very ill from the effects of appendicitis, is slowly improving. His wife and little child are at "The Ivanhoe," in Chesh ire, for the benefit of the latter, who is i'll.
 Mir and Mrs. Lewis F. Converse of Grand avenue have returned from a visit in Warren, Mass.
 The Jefferson company has just con- tracted to do considerable work for the
 New Haven school district. They are to paint and kasomine in the Strong,
 Boardman Hallock and Lenox street school buildings, and the work will take py. xunnlrq The has just finished the painting, outside and
 inside, of the big Adams Express com
 pany's barn on Meadow street.