The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-17
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM BOTH
SIDES OF THE RIVER.
Quartette for the Ferry street Church
Engaged-Not Much Interest Manifest
III the Matter of Incorporating Ftf-
tenth Ward Into East Haven-Death
OF Mrs Sarah Brown.

The Ferry street Congregational
church recently decided to engage the
services of a quartette for the coming
year. The increasing interest in the
church, owing to the popularity of it's
pastor, the Rev. C. j. Hawkins, seems
to fully warrant the step taken. The
quartette will commence it's duties on
the evening of the first Sunday in April
N. b. Smith has been engaged as tenor
and director. Miss Kathryn Murphy,
the talented young soprano, has been
temporarily secured. The other men,
bers of the choir will be Miss Clara L.
Bishop, alto; Alfred Hall, bass, and Miss
Martina Gilbert, organist
There is not much interest in the bill
pending in the Legislature for incorpor-
ating a portion of the Fifteenth ward
in the borough of Fair Haven East
There was a hearing on the bill before
the committee on cities and boroughs
at Hartford yesterday but none of the
people of the borough were present. Rep
resentative Forbes and N. w. Kendall
of the Fifteenth ward opposed the bill,
as did several others. Frederick L.
Averill said he drew the bill at the re-
quest Of Warden Baldwin and in the
over for one week. 1T is said the bill
Is principally intended for a better ar
rangement Of the borough lines in the
interests of street lighting. For in
stance, it is claimed that a portion Of
Paramount avenue formerly known as
Ferry street, is lighted by electric lights
but the people residing on the south
side are out Of the borough and conse-
quently pay nothing towards the light
ing. From appearances there is not
much prospect of the bill being adopted.
Mrs. George E. Thompson of 1872 Howe
street, formerly of Atwater street, is
critically ill with a complication of dis
eases.
The Lavigne Automatic Manufacture
ing company are the successors of The
Lavigne & Scott Manufacturing COM
pany who have done business for sew
eral years at Is River street. The CAPT
tai of the new company is S150,00O.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Bagley of East
Haven have returned from the south,
after a stay of six weeks.
Button Bros. of Montowese are build
ing shop to be used for blacllsmithng
and wagon wood work.
Dwight Turner recently caught a fine
mink in trap near Montowese; it is
the first mink captured in this vicinity
in long time.
Sarah Brown, widow of Captain Will
liam Howard, died at her home on Lex"
ington avenue yesterday morning. She
had suffered from dropsy and heart
trouble for several months. She was
able to sit up Wednesday evening but
became very much worse during the
night and died yesterday at 10 a. m.
She leaves sister, Mrs. Jane E. Hub.
bard and brother George Brown, both
Of Fair Haven.
Warden George NJ. Baldwin and wife
arrived home yesterday from Florida.
During their absence of several weeks
they have enjoyed a stay in Florida and
made short trip to Havana.
Several of the amateur polo players
Of the east side are talking of organic
ing couple Of teams to play game
In the Quinnipiac rink some evening in
the near future. Some practice work
was done yesterday afternoon by sew
eral of the players. If the game is
played there ought to be large attend
ance at the rink, for an interesting con-
test can be assured.
There will be business meeting Of
the Second Congregational church this
evening after the prayer meeting to
take action upon the question of having
Rev A. F. Irvine supply the church
from April 1 to September 1. 1t is the
desire of very many of the church that
Mr.. Irvine's services should be secured
and it is expected the church will vote
accordingly. If the arrangement is
made Mr.. Irvine will move into the par
sonage on Fair Haven Heights April /