The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-02-13
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
THE TESTED CHOIR OF GRACEP. F.
 CHURCH.


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 Joseph Brennan's Serious Accident
 The Sleighing Carniva1-Fair Haven
 Was We'll Represented-Attornc
 Fay's Petition Finding Many signers
 Services in the Churches Yesterday
 The Intense Cold.
 The new vested choir which Is to sing at Grace Episcopal church on and after May held its first rehearsal on Thurs day evening under the direction of Frank D. Edgar, chorister. The choir rehearsed the canticles of the service and other selections in the new hymnal, which has been received. A number of musical people were present and stated that for a first rehearsal it was the best they had ever listened to. There were about thirty members of the choir pres ent. MT. Edgar will select nearly that number for the choir. He is anxious for additional singers and those desiring to join are requested to be present at the parish house on Thursday evening at 7:3O at the next rehearsal
 Attorney John c. Fay Of Exchange street has been circulating a petition in aid of his bill decreasing the exemption of wages and now pending in the gen. eral assembly. Many merchants have signed and others will do so. The bill decreases the exemption from $50 to $10, and the costs in such suits are decreased from $S to $4. MT. Fay was at the capi- tol last week looking after the bill, and there will be hearing before the legis- lative committee in a few days.
 Joseph Brennan fell on the icy side- walk at James and Clay streets Satur- day evening and fractured his leg in three places. Joseph Glennon of Poplar street also fell and broke his leg below the knee in two places Both unfortu- mates were taken to the New Haven hospital
 Richard Wardell of East Haven, who fell on the ice and fractured his hip, is getting along as well as could be eX- pected.
 Mrs. Keeler will entertain the mem- bers of the Cadmus club at her home, 57 Atwater street. tomorrow (Tuesday)
  afternoon.
 The storm yesterday affected the at- tendance at the churches, especially in the morning, when very few were pres- ent. Rev. A. o. Abbott supplied the pulpit of the Grand avenue Baptist church, morning and evening. Rev. Dr. Mitchell at the Grand avenue Congre- gational church preached in the morn ing the thirty-third in the series of ser mons on John; subject, Seeking Honor from God Alone" and in the evening his subject was "They Make Light of It." Rev. D. J. Clark of the East Haven Congregational church exchanged with Rev. MT. Mutch of the Howard avenue Congregational church in the morning. A praise service was given in the evening at the Ferry street Congrega- tional church. This church has reason to feel much encouraged by the interest taken in it's welfare, not only by those directly connected with it, but by those heartily in sympathy with its efforts to attain an important and self-sustaining position among the Fair Haven church. es. AS result of interest and hard work by it's pastor and members it may be interesting to some to know that the
 
 ed until at the present time it has an average of two hundred. This is double what it was eight months ago. Under the able and satisfactory preaching by its pastor, the Rev. MT Hawkins, the church membership is constantly being increased. A brilliant and successful career for this young preacher is pre- dicted. n lodge which has made great progress during the last three years, has 32O members and is under the supervision of Deputy Grand Warden Charles T. Jones' The lodge was formed in Fair Haven, but now meets in the Music hall building.
 The sleighing carnival, arranged un- der the direction of B. s. Bradley, the | marketman of 100 Grand avenue, took | place at Elm City park Saturday af- | ternoon, and about 100 teams were out. | Fair Haven was represented by B. s. Bradley's Blue Light" and Henry R. Smith drove his promising bay colt, Ed Futile drove fast, clipped horse. W. E. Morgan, jr., drove his new trotter, Rob- { ert Meachen drove fast trotter and . William Hosley of East Haven drove a clipped bay horse, very stylish and fast. On the return from the park B. S. Bradley, driving Blue Light" found himself in company with a bunch of very fast trotters and there was pretty race for a mile down Whalley | avenue For half a mile Blue Light" trotted neck and neck with flyer hav- ing a record of 2:221s, but beat him out, coming in ahead of the entire party Yesterday was very disagreeable day out of doors. There was low tenn perature all day and in the afternoon the thermometer indicated only from to above zero.
 A special meeting of the Grand ave- nue Baptist church will be held on Wednesday evening at o'clock. An informal reception to Dr. and Mrs. E. c. Sage will be given at their home on Wolcott street. Members of the Grand avenue Baptist church and other 7 friends of MT. and Mrs. Sage are in- vited to attend.
 A dramatic performance will be given at the parish house Of Grace church {