The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-19
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
NOTABLE EVENT-OPERATIN OF
 THE NEW DRAWBRIDGE,

THE NEW DRAWBRIDGE. Fair Havsners Deeply 1nterested-The En-
 tertainments by the Kings Daughters of
 the Second Church and by Hiram Camp
 Division. Respectiveiy-other Notes.
 There was a large attendance at the meeting of Hiram Camp division, s. of T., Thursday evening. Four candidates were initiated. After the close of the division meeting, Co., A gave an enter tainment in the team drills, with pro- gramme as follows: Piano solo, Miss Florence Hudson; recitation, ''The Rum Sellers Sign Board" Mrs Sarah Page; vocal solo. John w. Phillips; reading, 'Home, Sweet Home" Frank Hayes; tableau, "The Rejection" reading, "The Drunkard's Wife," John w. Phillips; reading, Mrs. Louise Hud- son; temperance dialogue, Eugene Perry; tableau, Sad Memories;;" dia- logue, "A Fatal Mistake;;" recitation, T Cannot Turn the Key and My Boy Outside the Door," John w. Phillips; tableau, What We Do When Moth er's Gone;" dialogue, "rhe Black Schol- ar" reading, Miss Mabel Childs;;" moving tableau, "The Rock of Ages" recitation, Mrs. Della Strickland; tab- leaux, Simply to Thy Cross I Cling" "The Two Orphans" Knock Out Blow" reading, Mrs. John w. Phillips; tableaux, Single but Happy" !" "Health's Return" "A Dark Evenings S Drive" Sunshine and Darkness" reading, t'The September Gale" F. J.. Smith; tableau, "The Dark Secret" re- citation, F. J. Smith; "Old Fashioned Songs" Frank Hayes; tableaux, Pat rick and Bridget Coming to Castle Garden" "The Poem of Love-" "The Children's Prayer" The members of Go. B will given the entertainment next Thursday evening; friends of the members are invited to attend.
 Superintendent Manary turned the draw of the new bridge yesterday un- til the end fectched up against the masonry at the west end. Then a plank was laid down and Engineer Keith jumped to the draw and crossed to the east end. The end of the draw can be easily adjusted thus allowing 1t to close, although the storm prevent ed making the changes yesterday.
 The dance attended at town hall, East Haven, Thursday evening, proved a very pleasant affair, about thirty-five couples attending. The committee in charge consisted of Ami Ludington, William F. Hubbard, George Bradley and MT. Hotchkiss This is the com mittee that gave series of dances last year and possibly more of these affairs may be given next month, as requests were made to have the sociable re- peated.
 The musical and literary entertain ment given by the Kings Daughters of the Second Congregational church Thursday evening was a decided sue cess. Fifteen minutes before the time of commencing all desirable seats in the body of the house were taken and the galleries were thrown open. Each number on the programme was well rendered and received an encore. The Pizzicati string quartet, of which George A. Austin is the leader, render ed some fine music, the selections en- titled "Alice, Where Art Thou" and Day in the Cottonfield" being special ly fine. Miss Neva Squires sang so- prano solo in a pleasing manner, and for an encore gave a lullaby, whicF showed the splendid control which she has over her voice. Mrs. Minnie K Crockett, always a favorite with Fail Haven audiences, gave two fine recita. tions, and MT. Williams gave a fine baritone solo. The song entitled Pier rot" by F. F.. Weatherly, was sung sweetly by Miss Smith. "The Sweet Family enacted by Mrs. Walter Bish. op and eight daughters, brought dowr the house. At no time was any part over acted, but each daughter sue. | ceedd in showing off her talents to the large audience in a way which delight. ed all, and from it's reception Thursday l night there is little doubt but that z repetition would draw large audience | The programme was as follows:
 Dreams of Darkie Land-Pizzicati Quartet o-Selected-M Neva Squires.
 l Recitatlon-MrS. Minnie K. BfOckett.
 o-Pierrot-Miss Smith.
 | Alice, Where Art Thou-Plzzicati Quartet | Solo-A Dream-Mr Williams.
 | Day In the Cotton Fields-Pizzicati Guar tet.
 ."rhe Sweet Family"-
 Ma Sweet. .. ........ Mrs. Walter Bisho] | Arminty Ann. .......M Mss Myra Tuttl | Betsy Belindy. Miss Ada LinSle, | Caroline Cordelia, Dorothy Delilah, both
 twins. Miss Kittie Merchants, Miss 1 Louise Thompson.
 | Louisiana Musiciana. Miss Littlejohl Elizabeth Eliza. Miss Jennie Mallor Frances Fedory. :. ... Miss Sadie Wrigh | Glorianna Gadabout. .... Mrs. Wm. Curtis
 WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY.
 To be Observed by the St. Aloysius T
 A. B. Society To-Morrow Night a
 the Societys Hall.
 The anniversary of the birthday O George Washington will be observed b l the St. Alousius T. A. B. society to morrow evening at St. Aloysius hal
 Rev. Thomas J. Cullen, a Paulist fath CT of New York, will deliver an addres on ''The Flag and the Cross" The fol lowing programme will be carried out
 Overture-Stars and Stripes Forever