The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-04
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
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tional Church Engaged for the Com
Ing Year by the Music Committee
Death of Joseph French Other Items
The music committee of the Crane
avenue Congregational church has en-
gagged singers for the coming year al
follows: Miss Meta Skinner, soprano
Miss d. Gertrude DUEL, alto; Mr. Will
| liams. bass; w. e. Schneeloch, tenor
! George r. Brks, formerly organist o.
the North Congregational church
Bridgeport, has been engaged as organ
! list.
Joseph French, jr., son of Mr.. ant
Mrs Joseph French of Exchange street
died yesterday of lung trouble. He
was employed at the New Haven roll
ing mill and left his work only week
ago. He was about twenty years of
age The flag at the rolling mill was
flying at half-mast yesterday out OF
respect to the deceased Funeral SER
vices will be held at the Grand avenue
Baptist church this afternoon at three
o'clock.
Mrs Minnie M. Ward died at her
home in Foxon yesterday. Her maiden
name was Miss Haight Her husband
is New York contractor. Consump-
ton was the cause Of death.
The barge E. D. Fiske arrived yes
terday with fourteen hundred barrels
of Portland cement for w. A. Warner
e. Brother. The barge Is chartered for
next trip to bring another cargo of &C.
ment for the same firm.
The pews Of Grace P. e. church were
let for the ensuing year on Monday.
Nearly all the former pew-holders hired
seats again, and there will be several
new pew-holders this year. The Sun
day school of this church has consider
ably increased in membership and now
numbers about ITS.
B. w. Phelps, clerk at the Booth mar
ket, Grand avenue and Front street
has secured position as travelling
salesman for w. S. Quimby & Co. Of
Boston. He will continue TO have his
home in Fair Haven.
James B. Moran will open his new
laundry at 235 Grand avenue next Mon
day The new building is of brick,
three stories high, and the entire plant
with machinery cost about $4,000. The
new concern will employ about twenty
q ~ FL 1,o,
chimes, collar ironing machine, was
built purposely for Mr.. Moran from
special designs. Mr.. Moran has a cou-
pie of machines patented by himself,
which are to be used in the new works.
The new building sets well back from
the street and the grounds in front
have been graded, walks concerted and
flower borders made. Mr.. Moran has
been in business tWenty-four years, for
eight years in Fair Haven.
The annual May breakfast and sale
arranged by the women of the Union
Baptist church of Montowese was held
yesterday from II a. m. to IL p. IN.
Meals were served through the day and
evening for twenty-five cents per per-
son. There was also a sale of fancy
and useful articles, ice cream and cake.
A few went up from Fair Haven ard
all the surrounding villages We're rep
resented. Over three hundred persons
oatronized the sale, There was large
attendance in the evening. The chapel
was prettily decorated for the occasion.
The affair was quite successful and
goodly sum must have been made for
10 pbI1rch trp9sllrV
Joel M. Bradley is building an addi-
ion to the rear of Mrs Moulthrop's
house on Pierpont street.
Mrs. L. G. Strickland of 14S Grand
venue is Visiting her daughter, Mrs
=. A. Kendrick of Paterson, ~ j.
Officers Of the annex fire department
or the ensuing year are as follows:
chief, Robert Fl. Meachen: assistant |
hief, Sidney S. Kelsey; second assist |
mt. p. Burton Brown; secretary, Har1 |
non A. Snyder; treasurer. d. Thorpe |
Iunro: steward, Samuel Winters
At the benefit concert given last eve
ling by Clan Mcleod Mrs. William
Ieickle of Fair Haven was one of the
oloists, and she also gave piano selec
ions
The annual rental of pews in the Sec
nd congregational church will be hid
his evening at 1870.
Burton H. Strickland, who has been
/ for two or three days, is able to be
ut again.