The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-11
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM BOTH
SIDES OF THE RIVER.

Entertainment by the Y. II. S. C. H. of
Grand Avenue Baptist Church We'd
nesday Evening-The Sad Fate of Pat
Kick Lawler-KilIed Instantly by an
Explosion.
Next Wednesday evening the Y. P. s.
c. e. of the Grand avenue Baptist
church will give an entertainment in
the chapel. The exercises will include
a short lecture by Rev. Mr.. Mexican of
the Branford Baptist church. Ice
cream and Strawberries will be served.
The next meeting of the new Dia-
mond Rock division, S. of T., will be
held at the home of Sydney Kelsey,
Four Corners, on Tuesday evening. 1t
is expected the charter will be received
at that time.
The people of the Grand avenue Con-
gregational church are much pleased
system of making payments for the
current expenses. Fully $1,000 has been
pledged for current expenses and 400
are contributing. This church has
nearly 800 members and is the largest
Congregational church with one excep-
ton in the city.
Notwithstanding the severe storm
which prevailed on the evening of the
last meeting of Fair Haven lodge No.
2, D. of H., a large number of mem
bers were present and two candidates
were initiated. At the next meeting
June 10, it is proposed to hold a basket
party and each lady is requested to
bring a basket containing lunch for
two. The baskets will be sold at auc-
ton and the entertainment committee
hope that all members will be present
to insure pleasant social evening and
also make the entertainment a success
financially.
The annual lawn fete for the children
of the Sunday school will take place on
the grounds of the Grand avenue Con-
gregational church this afternoon be-
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being made to give the children a
thoroughly good time. There will be
games, music and refreshments will be
served. The children are admitted
free and for outsiders the admission to
the grounds will be ten cents. During
the afternoon large flag, the gift Of
Smith T. Bradley to the Sunday school,
will be hung out from the steeple of
the church while 1.-THE Star Spangled
Banner" is played. The exercises
promise to be very interesting. On
Sunday morning, children's day exer-
cises will be observed in the church.
There will be an interesting programme
of exercises by the children; baptism Of
infants, the presentation of Bibles to
children who have attained the age
of five years during the past year and
an address by DIR. Mitchell, The
church will be handsomely decorated.
The following programme will be
given at special musical service at
the Grand avenue Congregational
church Sunday evening. The quar-
tette will have the assistance of Miss
Gallagher, harpist, and William Mil
Ter, violoncello.
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Cello, harp and organ.
Jubilate in b ........... wagner Holden
Peace and Light. .............C Chadwick
Bass Solo-O Lord Most Hoiy.........
......... ....... ............. HoTmann
Ave Maria .............. .Bach-Gounou
Cello, harp and organ.
Jesus Will, Give His Beloved Sleep.
........ $3.50. Spence
Postlude--Scherzo ............ Guilmant
Next Wednesday evening Hiram
| Camp division will give salad sup
per at the residence of Mrs. Henry I.
| Wackel, so Poplar street. The price Of
supper is ten cents. All members and
their friends are invited to attend.
The flag at the rolling mill was plac-
ed at half-mast yesterday out of re-
spect to Patrick Lawler of As Haven
street, who was killed by an explosion
at the mill yesterday morning. He was
instantly killed while at work yester-
| day morning by the explosion of a
| cylindrical piece of iron, the exact
character of which is still unknown.
Lawler had charge of the cutting ma
chine In the shearing room and was en-
| gagged in cutting into small pieces old
| scraps. From pile of iron he picked
cylinder-like piece and inserted it in
| his machine. Instantly there was an
| explosion. The unfortunate man was
| thrown back violently and death was
| instantaneous. The dead man was
about sixty years old and had worked
| in the rolling mill twenty years at va
rious kinds of work. His Wife Is still
| living, Besides the two sons named, he
had three daughters, Kate, Mamie and
| Maggie, all of whom are employed by
| Strouse Adler & Co. He had brother
| John, who lives on Market street His
sister is the wife of Philip Fleming the
| liveryman.
| Mrs. Frank Eggleston and two chill
! dren of Waterbury are visiting her sis
| ter, Mrs. Henry Keech of 1856 Exchange
| street.
| Rev. Frederick R. Sanford of River
side will preach at Grace church to-
morrow
| POSTPONED.
The children's day exercises at the
the Second Congregational church are
1 postponed to Sunday, June 10.