The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-05


ed Schooner, Alice II. Phillips Warden
and Burgessos' Mecting-special De-
livery Lettcrs-Funcral OF Joseph
French PERSONAL, Etc.
The funeral Of Michael Long of
Townsend avenue, who was drowned at
Belle dock on Tuesday, was held yes
terday from his late home, ana Sl. rat
rick's church at 10 a. m. Ihere was
large attendance ofreatives and friends.
Rev. Father O'Connor celebrated re-
uuien mass and the burial was IN ~.
Lawrence cemetery.
Mary A. Conroy has purchased OF
Jonathan N Rowe, forty feet OF land
on Forbes avenue.
The funeral of Henry E., younger son
Of Henry Z. and Sarah Gibson Lowe,
was held yesterday afternoon from MS
late home 223 Grand avenue. He was
in the sixth year of his age and died
after a short illness with appendicitis,
and after a surgical operation was re-
sorted to in hope Of saving his lie,
The many friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lowe
will sympathize with them in their be-
reayement.
The friends of Captain John G. Cross
ley, the Fair Haven shipmaster, feel
sorry for his misfortune in the strand
ing of his schooner, the Alice B. Phil
Jips. near Cape Cod. Captain Crossley
has had some rough experiences at sea
the past winter and remained home one
trip to recuperate. He had just joined
The vessel at Portsmouth, n H., and
the vessel was on the voyage to Satilla
river. Ga. light, and was to load hard
nine lumber for Rondout, N. Y, having
been chartered for two voyages. In the
gale Tuesday night the schooner ran
ashore. The vessel is we'll up on the
beach. but there is hope of saving the
craft. The Philips is a good vessel
and valued at about S25,00O
The monthly meeting of the warden
and burgesses of Fair Haven East was
held Tuesday evening. Bills amounting
to about $500 were approved. The
board adopted notice for the annual
meeting which is to be posted. the
meeting will be held next Monday and
the business will be the election of Of
ficers for the ensuing year.
Postmaster Howarth wishes it stated
that there are now superior facilities
for sending special delivery letters
from the New Haven postoffice, proving
a great convenience especially where
letters are to be sent to distant points.
These letters can be sent to- the far
Their limit Of the carrier routes and all
over the Morris Cove district. The
cost per letter is twelve cents. Let
tiers mailed from a. m. to $3.50 p. m.
will receive attention and be dispatched
in a few minutes from the time of
mailing.
Mrs. Serene Hopkins of 127 Atwater
street is able to sit up after very
severe illness from heart disease. Dr.
Hall is the attending physician.
Herbert Barnes of Quinnipac avenue,
one of the directors of Swift G. Co.,
meat packers of Chicago has returned
after a tour of inspection to the COM
pany's plants in that city, Kansas City
and ST Josephs At the latter place |
the company has just established new
plant and he considers it the finest |
house In the world Mr. Barnes says
that business is much better in the
west than in the east The outlook for |
trade, he SAYS, is very encouraging. i
The season is late in Kansas and Ne |
braska, and when he was there the
farmers In order to get in the seed were
planting corn by moonlight.
The funeral of Joseph French jr,, of
Exchange street was held from the
Grand avenue Baptist church yesterday
afternoon. Rev. Mr.. Elder of Hope
BAPTIST church officiated. The section
of the rolling mill where the deceased
oh Mt down fOr tbn |
funeral and about seventy five employees
of the mill attended in a body and
marched to Fair Haven cemetery, where
the interment took place. Two selec-
tons were sung including the hymn
Nearer My God to Thee" The de-
ceased was member of N. A. Beebe's
Sunday school class, and members act
ed as bearers. They were j. M. knight,
Ray Fudge, George Sturgess, John
Phillips, John Robinson, jr., Arthur
Darby, Herman and John Amman.
There were many floral offerings. Two
handsome pieces were sent from the
rolling mill, one a broken column the
other a crescent with the word "Com-
panion."
Memo rial services will be held by the
". G. T. u. next Sunday afternoon, {
May Z, in honor of Mrs Hannah Hurd,
In w. C. T. u. hall. Grand avenue SER t
vices to commence at o'clock
A quarterly meeting and supper will
be held at w. G. T.. u. hail. Grand ave-
nue., next Wednesday afternoon and )
evening, May TO- to begin at o'clock. c
Supper from 6 to s o'clock. Price of l
supper only ten cents. All are welcome
FIRE IN WESTPORT
Wstport. May 1.-Two fires occurred d
1ere this morning. resulting in total h
oss of about S4 500. The barn owned by a
Nelson Crosman was burned; loss $500, h
With $1,000 insurance. The fire is sup n
posed to have been started by tramps t
A house owned by Adam Reithmiller "
vas destroyed by fire which originated O
rom chimney this noon. Loss $1,000; "
zoo insurance -
MAYORS PRIVATE SECRETARY. W
It is stated on good authority that b