The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-23
LATESN FAIR HAVEN NEWS
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 SIDES OF TIFF RIVER.

SIDES OF THE RIVER.
 Funeral of Mrs. Jane Mallory Ball win
 Occur This Afternoon at 2 o'clock-The
 First Vessel Passed Through the New
 Drawbridse Yesterday-Other Items.
 The Y. P. S. c. F. society of the
 Grand avenue Congregational church
 will give a supper and entertainment
 in the church parlors this Wednesday,
 evening. A very pleasing programme
 has been arranged and good time is
 assured all who attend. The entertain
 ment includes recitations, vocal and in-
 strumental music, followed by phono-
 graph selections.
 The funeral of Jane A. Mallory. wife
 of Elijah s. Ball. will be held from her
 late residence, 76 East Pearl street, this
 afternoon at o'clock, Rev. N. G. Che
 ney officiating. Mrs. Ball was a daugh-
 ter of the late Jesse Mallory. She
 leaves two brothers, Jesse and Ruel
 Mallory of this place. She also leaves
 husband, Elijah s. Ball, retired
 oysterman, now past his eightieth year, and who is in poor health. Mrs. Ball was born on the east side ot the
 river, then East Haven, seventy-nlne
 years ago. Five days ago she was
 stricken with paralysis and never re-
 gained consciousness. For the past
 two or three years she had been almost
 helpless from rheumatism. Ernest Ball, the oyster dealer, is a son of the de- 1. ceased. Mrs. Ball was a member of the East Pearl street M. D. church. The first vessel to pass through the
 new drawbridge was the schooner John S. Gilmore, one of John Beatties feet The vessel came up the river yester- day noon and worked through the draw
 at about 1:30 o'clock. There was some
 delay in getting the craft through and a party of school children who had s stepped on the draw to get ride were
 held prisoners twenty minutes or so and were late to school. The Gilmore is one of the vessels used in building E the foundations of the bridge. She has a steam hoisting engine and is to be < used in pulling the spiles of the tenn
 porary bridge. The bridge railing has 2 been torn away and the bridge will soon be demolished.
 % Morelle Cook of Northford has arriv- # ed at Seattle.
 x Merrick Russell of East Haven has x returned from Moodus, where he was M successfully treated for cancer of the # lip.
 The watering trough which has stood
 for several months at the corner of
 Grand and Quinnipiac avenues, was $ taken away yesterday, some objection x to it's remaining having been made by # a resident living near by. It has prov
 ed a very great convenience and it is
 probable a petition will be got up to have it placed just opposite where it 2 formerly stood.
 Live Oak council, Royal Arcanum, # will have a ladies' night tomorrow, < the exercises beginning at S:15 o'clock. The council meeting will be opened at N 7:30 o'clock. Refreshments will be # served.
 # The Christian Endeavor society of N the Grand avenue Congregational < church will give an entertainment and supper in the church parlors this even- ing. Supper will be served from to x 7:3O. The entertainment will consist Y of vocal and instrumental music and & selections on the photograph. The ad- # mission has been placed atNa very low \ price, A very pleasant time is assured all who attend.
 The marriage of Miss Bernice Louise, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Dwight < Whitney, and James Wade Russell will take place Wednesday, April 6, at 5:30 2 D. m, at the East Pearl street M. E. < church. The couple will be at home on Wednesday, May il, at 20 Maltby place 5 from 8. to 10 D. m.
 An important improvement has been < made on the Shore Line road at Foxon river, just beyond the East Haven sta- X tion. A retaining wall and wings have been built in solid masonry at the sides # of the bridge The masonry is about
 twenty-five feet in length and built up of East Haven stone.
 The funeral of Kate Reinhardt, wife
 of John Smith, will be held Thursday
 afternoon at 2:30 at South End. The
 deceased was fifty-three years of age and daughter of Christian Reinhardt. MT. Smith has been the proprietor of Smiths hotel at South End for sixteen q years. Mrs. Smith had been ill two weeks. She leaves husband and one daughter.
 Barney N. Rowe has purchased of
 Alberta J. Ormston seventy feet of land on Quinnipiac avenue.
 On Monday evening Mrs. Doolittle of Fair Haven Heights entertained the Rain or Shine club.
 Mrs F. s. Moody of New London ] has been visiting friends in Fair Ha
 ven.