The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-18
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 SIDES OF THE RIVER.

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 SIDES OF THE RIVER. Easter Exercises of the Sunday School at Grand Avenue Congregational Church, Held Last Light, Well Attended-Harvey Ford Buried Yesterday Afternoon-other News.
 The Grand avenue Congregational church was crowded last evening on the occasion of the annual Easter exer- rises of the Sunday school. The choir assisted in the musical services. The programme was as follows;
 Anthem-Choir.
 Address--Pastor. a-f.t Song-Primary department.
 Recitation-The Walk to Emmons-Paul Recitation Field and Garden Gladys visel, Isadore Goldberg and Visa SoIo-Easter Lilies-Kenneth Fowler Recitation-One Day the Voice of Triumph Ethel Thompson, Florence Strong and Ruby. Hoyt.
 SOng-Sch00l.
 Gates Ajar-Twenty-five young ladies'
 The following took part in the pro- gramme:
 Clara Bishop, Esther Crocker, Marie Grls- wold. Nellie Thompson, Maud Kelly, Inez Brockway,. Edith Butler, Gertrude Bodwell, Grace Rivals, Mabel Hanover, Grace West, Mattie Baldwin. Mildred Nettleton, Martha Smith, Daisy Watkins Mabel Gierling. Belle Morgan, Ethel Prince, Lucy Ingham, Mabel Hunter, Nellie Edmondson Ethel Adams, Matte Smith, Annie Meek, Josephine Hem lngway. Gladys yisel Isadore Goldberg Visa Huntley, Ethel Thompson, Florence Strong, Ruby Hoyt, Paul Shipley, Kennith Fowler.
 At the morning service the pastor, Rev. Dr. Mitchell, preached the eighth in the series of sermons on the gospel of John.
 Rev. Dr. Sage at the Grand avenue Baptist church in the morning preach ed on 'The Transfiguration."
 Rev. Elmer A. Dent, formerly pastor of St. Andrews M. F. church, began his new pastorate in New York yes- terday.
 The services at the Home of the Friendless yesterday afternoon were under the auspices of the people of the Grand avenue Baptist church. The meeting was conducted by Deacon S. w. Hammond.
 The ". c. T. U. meting was held yesterday afternoon in the East Pearl street M. E. church. An excellent ad- dress was delivered by Mrs. Leonora Lake, a temperance worker of national reputation.
 Miss Edith, daughter of c. H. Stepp, Is seriously i'll at her home on East Haven. She has been suffering for several weeks from acute tuberculosis. The funeral of the late Harvey Ford was so1emnized from his residence 29 Maltby street yesterday at 2 o'clock. The deceased was sixty eight years of age, and leaves widow, five sons and three daughters. He had been in poor health for several months.
 The funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Walter J. Payne of Lloyd street, who died Saturday, will be con- ducted from her late home to-day. She leaves a husband who is chief engin- ger at the rubber shop, and two chill dren. She died from consumption at the age of twenty-five years.
 Open cars were running on the Mor- ris Cove and Saltonstall lines yesterday afternon for the first time this sea- son.
 c. G. Anles has secured a first class water supply at his summer cottage at Hotchkiss Grove. The workmen had some difficulty in sinking driven well, but at last made a success of the job. Ex-Policeman William Merwin and Family will remove to Merwin's Point to-morrow. MT. Merwin runs big shore dinner house at he Point and will open the same in a few days.
 The rubber shop closed for repairs several weeks ago, and will be in full operation tomorrow. Many Fair Ha- ven people are employed at the big shop.
 Several of the local oyster dealers have been catching oyster seed this week for shipment to planters near New York, and some of the seed going to Narragansett bay. A vessel was loading 1000 bushels of seed on Satur- day to be planted on beds in Narra- gansett bay, leased by Fair Haven Xplanters.
 Fair Haven lodge No. 2, D. of H., held IA its regular meeting April at which time three proposition for new mem- bers were presented, and there is a prospect of number more in the near future. This lodge is in a very pros- porous condition, and a few weeks ago was presented by East Rock lodge, No. s8. A. O. U. w., to which it is auxiliary, with a fine set of banners. These ban- ners are new feature in the ritualistic work of the order, and will be used for the first time by the lodge at its next meeting, April 25, when several candi- dates will be initiated.