The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-01-20
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
SUPPER And SOCT1L At FERRY
STREET CHURCH..

Marriage of William Splitter and Mrs.
Mary Ywost-Twenty Men Laid OFF at
BigeIow's to be Taken Back william
nIerwin to Spend the Winter I'm Florida
Other News.
The ladies of the Ferry street Con-
gregational church gave their fils social
and supper in the banquet room Of the
church on Wednesday evening. About
one hundred attended and enjoyed the
excellent supper of cold meats, baked
beans, salads, pies, cakes, etc, which
the ladies had prepared. Socially the
affair was a great success and will be
repeated each month hereafter AT the
February social it is proposed to have
an entertainment to add to the social
feature of the occasion.
William Splitter of East Pearl street,
formerly owner of the Quinnipiac brew
cry, and Mrs. Mary Ywost were mar
ried Wednesday by Rev. j. A. Timm
at the residence of the pastor, 65 Henry
street. Mr.. and Mrs. Splitter have gone
south on q bridal tour
Lights and Shadows of a Great
City is the subject of a stereopticon
lecture to be given in the Second Con-
gregational church Sunday evening by
Rev. Alexander F. Irvine. All are in
vited to attend.
r. c. Lowe will soon build two frame
houses on Saltonstall avenue costing
$4,000 and $4,000 respectively
Secretary Barnum of the Bigelow
Boiler company says that the twenty
men recently laid off at the factory will
be taken back as soon as the stock
which has been ordered has been re-
ceiyed. He says that the business at
the shop is pretty fair and the mems
services will be required again before
very long.
William Merwin of Blatchley avenue,
proprietor Of the beach restaurant at
Merwin's point, accompanied by his old
friend, Edward Smith of Woodmont,
has gone to Florida to remain three
months. He goes south for the bene-
fit of his health.
The ST. Andrews Improvement asso-
citation has reorganized and elected L.
c. Porter, president; w. Cooper, secre-
tary, and A. J. futile, treasurer. The
association the past year has made some
important improvements about the
church grounds
Patrick J. Cronan has purchased of
Edward F. Jillson, 40 feet of land on
East Chapel street
Richard c. Lowe has purchased of
Isaphene Hillhouse the lot at the cor
Csol4
street.
Richard c. Lowe has sold to Louise
Barnett 40 feet of land on Shelton ave-
nue..
John o. Rowland of Adelphi lodge
has been elected deputy grand master
of the grand lodge of Masons. L. P.
Deming was elected a member of the
board of directors of the Masonic
home.
There will be a supper, entertainment |
and reunion of the members of the |
w. c. r. U. at their parlors, No. ~
Grand avenue Wednesday, January 25,
from six to nine o'clock. Supper and |
entertainment ten cents. The past,
present and future members with their
friends are expected to attend, and the
public is also cordially invited.
Further details were received yester- |
day concerning the loss of the steam
barge Writer with cargo of LOCO bar |
rels Portland cement for this port. The
cargo was consigned to W. A. Warner
& Bro. and was to be used on the new
Chapel street drawbridge. The cement
was loaded at Jersey City and was in
1000 bags. Finishing loading, the barge
was sent to Edgewater, nearby, to take
on a deck load of bone charcoal. While
lying at the wharf, another steamer in
getting into the pier, churned up the
water and the Writer was dashed
against the wharf with much violence.
The wharf was edged with ice at the
water inc and the Jagged edges of the
ice pierced the side of the barge, which
took in water and settled rapidly. The
crew saved some OF their effects and the
barge disappeared below the surface in
deep water. The cement, valued at
about $4,000, is total loss. 1t is fully
insured and Warner & Bro. will suffer
no loss. 1t is expected the barge will
be raised. The Writer has been to this
port with cement. w. A. Warner &
Bro. upon learning of the loss of the
barge, Immediately wired for another
cargo and the barge Henneger was
chartered and loaded and is expected to
arrive here to-day. The cement is need
interruption of work, as the second
consignment will arrive in time. This
is the first cargo of cement w. A. War
ner e Co. have lost, although they have
received many cargoes