The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-24
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST From BOTH
SIDES or THE RIVER.

Hiram Camp Division, s. of IT., To-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at Ferry Street
Church-Other News.
One Of the wagons of the Consumers
Ice company was disabled on Grand
avenue in front of the Strong school
yesterday morning, a wheel having
come off, letting the axle on to the
ground. 1t was necessary to procure a
jackscrew and raise the wagon with
its heavy load before the wheel could
be replaced.
Hiram Camp division No. IA, S. of T.,
will give a strawberry festival in their
hall, SO Grand avenue, this evening
from to s o'clock. Strawberry short
cake will be served and ice cream will
be on sale. Admission to supper fifteen
cents.
An entertainment will be given this
evening at the Ferry street church I'M
der the auspices of the Y. p. S. G. e.
nGlG WILL NC d representation VI NIL
Jarley's wax works, vocal duets and
songs, Rotations and selections by the
Humphrey street club.
The East Haven grange has voted to
participate in the exercises attending
the decoration of graves in the East
Haven cemetery May go There will be
good speaking and music in town hall,
and a procession will march to the GEM
etery. Comrade Calvin c. Kirkham of
Admiral Foote post, G. A. r., will be in
charge of the services.
Conrade Giles w. Clark, assisted by
other members of the G. A. r., will
have charge of the exercises in Fair
Haven cemetery.
Ernest Schlocter, formerly of Fair
Haven and now residing on a farm in
Orange, was severely injured a few
days ago while chopping wood, the axe
having nearly pierced through his left
foot. He is slowly improving, but it
will be q long time before he will be
able to be out. Mr.. Schlocter was for
sixteen years employed by H. w. Craw
ford Of Grand avenue.
The steamer Pioneer, which sank at
Ludington's wharf on Saturday, was
raised Sunday. The steamer was load
ed with shells. The vessel caught I'M
der the wharf as the tide rose, filed
with water and sank. Considerable
difficulty was experienced in raising
the steamer, but it was not much in
jured.
Rev. D. M. James, who came on last
week from Pennsylvania to visit
friends, was severely injured Saturday
in attempting to board a car on Quin-
nipiac avenue. He suffered q severe
ankle sprain and it will be some time
before he is able to be out. He is stop
ping at G. D. Parmelee's.
HI. G.. Hemingway and William R.
Hemingway have sold their interest in
the Long building on Quinnipiac ave
nue. to Harvey f. Hemingway and Rus
sell g. Davis. This building was erected
nearly fifty years ago and has been
rented to tenants, there being seventeen
tenements in the building and in the
building in the rear.
Mr.. and Mrs. #. w. J. Sizer of Lenox
street, who have been visiting friends
in Brooklyn, N. Y, for several weeks,
have returned.
Columbia castle, K. G. E., after the
an entertainment consisting of patriot
ic music and a smoker.
Grace, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Lennon of 80 Wolcott street,
died on Sunday and the funeral occur
red yesterday, Rev. r. T. McNicholl Of
ficiating. The child was only ten
months old.
II. F. Hemingway has gone to New
York to look after the electric launch
he has purchased. He will come up
from New York on the new boat. The
launch will be used this summer at
Morris Cove, where the Hemingways
own a large cottage.
Rev. William R. Harris of Bound
next Sunday.
Following is the programme of the
meeting of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary society," to be held at East
Pearl street church, May rs, at s p. m.
Singing by choir
Recitation-Cor Benton.
Singing-Lena Lang and Others
Recitation-Elsie pIl.
piano solo-Afiss Carrie drummer.
Recitation-Eight boys and girls.
Solo.
Recitation-Mabel Benton.
Violin solo--Grace Bristol
Duet-Loring Burwell and Fred Butterfield.
Recitation--Seven boys and girls-Mission-
airy exercise on giving.
Recitation-The Penny He Meant to Give.
Collection-Louise Law.
Mandolin and guitar-Sperry sisters.
Reading--Miss Kate Bristol.
Solo-Miss Edith Angur.
Following the programme ice cream
and cake will be served.