The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-02
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM BOTH
 SIDES OF THE RLTER.
Business Suspended for Holiday TO-day Watch Party Waited New Year termen Work Under Difficulties.

seasonable Sermons Yesterday Oys-
 termen Work Under Difficulties.
 To-day will be observed as a holiday and business will be partially suspend- ed at noon at which hour station A will close. There will be only the morn ing delivery of the mails. Several so- cial gatherings are down for this even- ing. Many will attend the reception of the Young Mems Republican club. The members of the Calumet club have re- ceived invitations from President Gaf- fey to attend the reception at Republ1- can hall. The members of the Company B, Royal Crusaders, will be given din- ner in the rooms of the s. of T. to-day.
 Rev. Mr. Miller formerly rector ot Grace P. E. church, who recently com- pleted a large sojourn in foreign lands will give description of his journey ings in the parish house of the church, on the evening of January Il.
 Several oyster boats went down to the grounds Saturday in the storm and several hundred bushels of stock were caught. The sailing craft were reefed down and it was very unpleasant day to work out on the sound.
 The new year was ushered in With almost a blizzard. There were few cele- brations of the event in this vicinity, save several small home gatherings and parties. As is customary at the East Pearl Street M. F. church, watch night services were held, but owing to the storm the attendance was smaller than usual. The service was one of prayer and conference and at the close hearty New Year greetings were given. Many people were awakened at midnight by the tooting of locomotive and steamer whistles. giving greeting to the advent of 1899. Many of the sidewalks were not cleaned until noon and with the stormy, cold weather, the effect was to dimn-fI ish attendance at Sunday worship, but in the evening larger congregations as- sembled.
 At several churches the sermons in the morning were appropriate to the New Year. Rev. Dr. Mitchell of the Grand Avenue Congregational church | preached in the morning on the sub- ject, Three Ideals of Valor," and in the evening lis topic was Let It Alone | This Year Also
 Rev. Dr. Sage of the Grand Avenue | Baptist church preached in the morning | on the subject Christian Unity the | topic suggested for the day by the | Evange"tal Alliance. The annual | church meeting to elect officers of the | Sunday school will be held this even- ing at the annual church meeting on | Thursday evening; the other evenings | of the week will be devoted to the week of prayer services, beginning at 7:S0 o'clock. Rev. Clarence J. Hawkins of the Ferry Streat Congregational church ! preached yesterday the first in a series of sermons to be preached in January on Prayer" Subject What is Pray er." At ? p. m. the communion service was held
 At the East Haven Congregational church the communion service was served yesterday morning. f
 Dr. Fred s. Waterbury son of Super intendent Waterbury and Mrs. w. A. Waterbury, sailed yesterday from New York on the brig Reno, for South Afr- ca. Dr. Waterbury has been practising in Chicago hospital, but was recently taken very i'll owing to overwork and came nere. lie takes the sea trip hop ing to restore his health
 Herbert Barnes leaves tomorrow for Chicago on business trip.
 Again East Haven stone comes to the front for it's excellence as a building material. It is to be used for the founda- tion masonry of the Chapel street draw bridge, in preference to a New Jersey sandstone which the contractor desired tc use.
 Ex-City Sheriff John Coleman of East Haven has been afflicted with the grip
 Meetings in the week of prayer will be held at the East Haven Congrega- slonal church tomorrow evening, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evening. The pastor will be assisted in these services by Rev. William Roberts. Rev. H. W. Pope and Rev. H. o. Ab- hnt 1