The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-01-07
F-IIE HAVEN NEWS.

Services of confirmation will be held
at Grace P. e. church tomorrow morn
ing at 1920 o'clock. Confirmation will
be administered by Bishop Brewster,
| and the rector of the church, Rev. f.
r.. Sanford, will assist in the interesting
| services.
James Young of Center street was
taken ill with the grip yesterday.
Charles o. Francis, who has been i'll
with the grip for several days, is able
to be around.
Mrs. George w. Dadman of Houston
street, who has been very i'll with grip.
is now much better.
Mrs. Emma C. Clark died at her
home 152 Lloyd street, yesterday, or
grip and pneumonia, at the age of twen-
ty-nine years.
The installation exercises of Fort Hale
lodge, N. e. o. p, took place last even
ing.
Myrtle chapter, o. Il. S., has elected
officers as follows: Matron, Lillian
Hasse; assistant matron, Mrs. Lizzie
Holiday; secretary, Mrs. Hattie Smith;
patron, Thomas Smith; treasurer, Mrs.
Carrie Cargill; chaplain, William H.
Pierpont; conductress, Mrs. Haywood;
assistant, Mrs Kate Fowler; sentinel,
Edward N. Holiday; organist Charles
H. Fowler. The officers will be INSTALL
ed next Thursday evening by Mrs. H.
G. Holiday. 1t is expected that the
grand patron, William H. Pierpont, will
I oIG
Pierpont is also member of this chap
ter and for years has held the office OF
chaplain.
AT the funeral of Samuel c. johnson,
held at his residence, SIG Howard ave-
nue., Thursday afternoon, Rev. Dr. Sage
of the Grand avenue Baptist church Of
ficiated.
AT the annual meeting of the Grand
avenue Baptist church, held on Friday
evening, Samuel w. Hammond was re-
elected deacon for five years. George
I. Sturgess was elected deacon to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Os-
car ]. Hull Richard f. Green was re-
elected clerk. The board of trustees
was reelected, including Samuel w.
Hammond, chairman, and Nelson A.
Beebe, clerk. Other officers elected are
as follows: Clerk, c. G. Ames; COM
mittee on music S. j. Latta, c. D. Man.
waring and George w. Hatfield; COM
mittee on benevolence, Harry V. San
try, William Preston and Miss Viola
Hall; committee on baptism, Mrs. Fred
erick Siebert, Mrs. Mary Santry and
Mrs Frederick Williams; auditor, j. P.
Morrow; ushers Benjamin +. Hines,
John Phillips, Mark Hare Harry "
Santry, D. Milo Stevens and Edwin
Woodruff; tithingmen, S. w. Ham
mond, B. F. Hines and G. W. Hatfield;
treasurer Of building fund, S. w. Ham
mond.
Stiles Mansfield, one of the oldest res
idents of Fair Haven, died yesterday
morning at his home, No l Pine street,
at the age of eighty-sx years, six
months and six days. The deceased
was native of Esperano, N Y, and
came to this city at the age of eighteen
years, and had resided here since, liv-
ing most of the time in Fair Haven. He
had been i'll for several months, and en-
Wednesday had a shock, which hasten
ed his death. At one time he owned
consderab BILE real estate in this city. He
was a member of Center church. If he
had lived until January 16 he would
have been married fifty years. He
leaves a widow and a daughter, Mrs.
Gilbert c. Billings. A cousin, Serene
Mansfield, resides in Philadelphia and
another cousin, Mrs. Frank Stevens, is
a resident of West Haven. The funeral
will be attended tomorrow Sunday
afternoon.
Bishop Brewster will be present at
the meeting of the Sunday school of
Grace church tomorrow noon and may
make short address.
Rev. George B. Cutten of the Mon
towese Baptist church will take for the
subject of his sermon tomorrow even
ing Good Roads,"
AT the Grand avenue Congregational
church Tomorrow evening, Rev. Dr.
Mitchell will begin a series of short SER
mons on 1.-THE Cities of the First
World" The first sermon in the series
will be on "Abskad In the Land of Shi-
mar"