The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-18
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| Members of Hiram Camp Division, s. OF
| IT,, Visit Branford-MusicaI Services
at Grand Avenue congregational
| Church-Death of James l.. Bassett.
Mrs. Philip Ryan of Perkins street,
who died at the home of her son-in-law,
| Officer Conner, Friday evening, was
about sixty-ive years of age and had
| been in i'll health several months. She
was prominent member of the ST
Francis r. c., church and was well
known and highly respected by her
| many friends.
James l.. Bassett of No. 10 Lewis
street died Friday night at the age of
seventy-four years. For several years
he had been i'll with heart trouble. For
several years he was employed as an
engineer at the rubber shop and later
as Waterman. He leaves two daugh-
tiers, the Misses Mary and Emma Bas-
sett.
The members of Hiram Camp divi-
sion S. of T., are anticipating a pleas
ant visit to Branford division this eve
ming, the occasion being. an official
visit and public meeting by the officers
of the district division, No. /. Members
of Harmony division No. 5 and other
divisions in the district are expected
TO attend.
The schooner Van Name e. King. one
of the Hanscom fleet has been under
going an extensive overhauling in New
York.
Walter r. Downs of Quinnipiac ave-
church Sunday school, was the speak
er at the rally day services at the
Wallingford Congregational church last
evening,
Mr., and Mrs. Ernest Robinson of
Waterbury have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs, Edgar B. Hemingway of Monto-
wese.
The musical service at the Grand
avenue Congregational church yester-
day morning included the choir num-
bers, The King of Love My Shepherd
is" by Schneider, and an offertory
solo. Evening, ooh Lord, Abide With
Me-" by Parry, and Nearer My God
to Thee" arranged DR.. Mitchell
preached In the morning on My
Place; Young Peoples Work." and in
the evening the topic was THE Heal
ing of the Man Born Blind"
Rev. w. A. Bronson of Haddam
preached at the Grand avenue Baptist
church yesterday morning and even
ing.
o. A. Reynolds of Montowese, a sales
man, is very Ill at Pound Spring, N
Y, where he went for the benefit of
his health Mrs. Reynolds has been
summoned by telegraph as he Is grow
ing worse.
few days since Mrs. w. B. Phelps
of Wolcott street fell down stairs and
escaped serious injury. She
had started at the first stair when the |
heel of one of her slippers came off,
tripping her and as she fell she threw |
her child she was carrying in her arms |
into the room, thus saving it from a |
bad fall. Mrs. Phelps back was Sc
verely famed, but she is able to be |
about the house.
The same day Mrs Phelps sister-in- |
law, Mrs. W. A. Lounsbury, had a Sc
we're fall at her home, spraining her |
ankle. She, too, is able to be around.
James 3. IInkley of Lombard |
street has heard nothing from his
brother who mysteriously disappeared |
rom the Wequetequock district in |
stonington five weeks ago. The miss
ng man is named Vincent Hinckley |
md was living with his father, Henry
He had been somewhat i'll
With symptoms of typhoid fever and
lis brother says that he may have wan
Tered away and is i'll at someone's
louse. In Stonington it is feared that
he man is not alive. A reward has
'een offered for information concerning
i'm,