The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-03-09
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
FUNERAL or WILLIAMJ BENEDICT
YESTERDAY.

Ceremonies at the Grave Were Conducted
by the Odd Fellows-Prof. Boyd tn Leo
ture at Grand Avenue Baptist Church
This Evening--sale OF Seats for "Oueen
Esther" Begun-Deacon Willis Heming-
ways Condition Not Improved.
Professor Asa Boyd will give his lee
ture on Memory Culture in the chapel
of the Grand avenue Baptist church
this evening at 1880 o'clock. The adj
mission is free and all interested are
invited to attend. Professor Boyd
teaches how everything can be memoir
lied with little effort and permanently
retained. School children who have
taken a few lessons of him will give
memory tests.
The funeral of William r. BENEDICT
was attended from his late home, 1913
Front street, yesterday afternoon, Rev.
N. G. Cheney officiating. There was
large attendance. Polar Star lodge, I.
o. 0. f., attended in body, and there
was a delegation present from Adelphi
lodge, f. and A. NJ At the grave in
Fair Haven cemetery the Odd Fellows
burial service was performed under the
direction of Noble Grand Harry I.
Fowle and Chaplain Andrew M. Grove.
The bearers were Captain Isaac Potter,
Captain ]. I'll. Bowditch, Earl A. DAN
iels, G. M. Parker, Jason Bishop and
Daniel M. Smith.
There will be another rehearsal of
the sacred cantata of Esther" at the
chapel of the Grand avenue Baptist
church tomorrow evening. Reserved
seats will be on sale this evening and
Saturday evening at the drug store of
]. T. Hillhouse. Tie cantata will be
given in Polar Star hall on Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings, March Is and
16.
Mrs. George Black gave a whist par
ty Monday evening at her home, No.
ISL Quinnipiac avenue, in honor of her
guest, Mrs. N. Rogers Stone of Cali
fornia. Those present were Mrs. Bills,
Mrs. Pardee. Mrs. Lacey, Mrs. Leete,
Mrs, Crane, Mrs. Cosgrove, Mrs. Bates,
Mrs. Baldwin, Mrs. Holmes, Miss
Strong, Miss Sumner, Mrs. Hull, Mrs.
Ryder and Miss Crane. The first prize,
a handsome hand-painted cake plate,
was won by Mrs. Lacey and the Sec
and prize, an embroidered doyley, went
to Mrs. Leete. Refreshments We're
served and the affair was greatly en-
joyed by all.
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ingway who was seized with apoplexy
on Monday, was still very serious last
evening and he was not expected to
survive through the night. He was
unconscious and growing weaker.
Mrs. G. N. Nettleton of 319 Lenox
street and her sister, Miss Winifred
Latham, are visiting relatives in Man
tic.
A delegation from the w. c. r. II.
will attend this afternoon the county
meeting of the order at Calvary Bap-
fist church, assembled as a memorial
tribute to the late Frances T.. Will
lard.
DR.. G.. Il. Mansfield Of East Pearl
street has purchased of +. M. Smith
and Abner Hendee a building lot on
Sherman avenue, near Whalley ave-
nue.. He is intending to build fine
house on the lot.
Stewart H. Morgan is preparing to
build a two-family house on a lot on
Chambers street, near Houston street,
purchased of Richard Wilson. There
will be six rooms on each floor. with
modern improvements and heated by
furnaces. The house will be 25 by So
feet.
A baby girl came to the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Bruce, No. ISL VOL
colt street, yesterday.