The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-20
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
COAL DEALERS WELCOME THE AR-
RIVAL or COAL.

| Opened to Navigation on Saturday
! Prosecuting Agent Niles Recover,
from Attack of Grip-Other News.
| Rev. Mr.. Potter of Windsor supplied
the pulpit of the Grand avenue Baptist
church yesterday. He is a son of Giles
Potter Of this city.
At the Ferry street congregational
church last evening a large congrega-
ton listened to an excellent praise SER
vice, which had been postponed from
last Sunday. The special quartet was
composed of Mrs. Katherine Murphy
soprano; Miss Louise Banker, alto; Ed
| ward Jones, bass, and Nathaniel e.
Smith, tenor, assisted by Miss Helen B.
johnson, violinist, and Mrs. C. f. Bald
| win, organist.
The Rev. r. T. McNicholl at the East
Pearl street M. E. church yesterday
morning preached on the subject Mary
and Judas-a Contrast" Subject of
the evening sermon, 1.-THE Disappoint-
ed Guest" The Epworth League YES
per service was held at els with Mrs.
e. r. Slater as the leader. The ladies'
meeting will be held on Wednesday at
3 p. m. at the residence of Mrs. Ken
nedy, 81 Clinton avenue. Evangelistic
services on Tuesday and Friday even
ings.
Rev. DR.. Mitchell at the Grand avenue
Congregational church yesterday morn
ing preached from the topic Seeking
Honor of God Alone" and in the even
ing the subject of the sermon was
'They Made Light of IT.
AT the East Haven Congregational
church yesterday the pastor, Rev. d. j.
Clark, preached on the subject 1.-THE
VIII Imperial"
On Tuesday evening the regular meet
ing of the East Haven grange will be
held and the third and fourth degrees
will be conferred.
During the ice blockade only about
one-third of the Fair Haven rolling
mill has been running, owing to the
short coal supply, but the channel hav-
ing been opened, coal will
soon arrive and all the de-
partments will be in operation.
Sufficient coal was saved to run the de-
partment where the small iron for
special contracts Is rolled. Business Is
lively at the mill and the management
will desire to run all the departments
to fill orders, as soon as possible. For
two weeks two canal boats loaded with
$50 tons of Stag iron has been at the
wharf waiting to be towed to New
owl aud no. vol 70 of t1on
big iron mills in Pennsylvania, but the
storms and the ice blockade prevented
The boats will probably get away early
this week.
Eleven cars Of the Fair Haven and
Westville road were disabled last week,
the motors having burned out. The
cars are being repaired as fast as posi-
BILE at the shop.
A little boy came to the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Frederick A. Russell of 255
Ferry street on Valentines day.
Henry G. Noll. who has gone to Mid
detown to assume charge of broker
age office, resided in Fair Haven sew
eral years ago.
The visit of the Sons of Temperance
Of New Haven and vicinity to Branford
this evening has been postponed to
Monday evening, March 6. The post
was on account of the hard
condition of the roads.
The many friends of Charles G. Will
son will be panied to hear of his death,
which occurred at his home on Grand
avenue, February II, after a long and
painful illness which he bore patiently. |
He was son of the late Charles Wilson
Of the east side, was highly respected
and we'll liked by all who knew him.
He leaves to mourn his loss besides a
widow and son. a mother, five sisters |
and one brother. He was for a long |
time connected with the ]. ]. Dayton |
Hook and Ladder Co. of Fair Ha- |
ven and member of Polar Star lodge, |
[. O. o. F., which will have charge of |
he burial which takes place to-day.
The steamer Luzerne Ludington,
which was at work Friday afternoon
a channel in the ice of Quin-
1ipiac river, renewed the work on Sat
lrday, and opened a passage down to
he Quinnipiac drawbridge, and it is
believed the work will be finished SO
hat steamers can proceed down the
ldFDOT DS lHlS dIteIHoUIl. Lie uedleIH
ire short of oysters and will begin
atching up stock as soon as possible.
Several coal boats have arrived at
he Mill river wharves and were dis
harging coal on Saturday. The deal
RS were short of a supply and were
cry glad when the boats arrived.
Charles r. Morgan. a motorman of
he Fair Haven and Westville railroad
as been very i'll with the grip at his
ome, Al Houston street, but is now
omewhat better.
Prosecuting Agent William P. Niles
f the east side, who has suffered sew
raj weeks from the effects of the grip, |
! able to be at his office, but is still In
DOR health.