The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-09-04
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
RUMORED RESTGNATI0Y OF REV.
MR.. MITCHELL.

| Mrs. Mitchell Non-Committai ON tn
Subject at Present--Qutte Genera
Suspension of Business for la Dor Day
| Grand Avenue Paytng-Grand Gas.
tie, X. C. E.-Personal, Etc.
| Rev. j. Lee Mitchell, pastor of the
| Grand avenue Congregational church
has just returned from his vacation OF
igan and during his absence, it is said
| was offered a pastorate in one of the
| western cities. On Sunday Mr.. Mitchell
preached to his congregation at the
morning service. 1t was afterwards
| reported that Mr. Mitchell contemplate
sed resigning, but where the story start
ed no one is able to explain. A report
er called at MI Mitchells residence
yesterday morning. Mrs. Mitchell would
not affirm or deny the rumor that Mr..
Mitchell would leave Fair Haven soon.
She said it was a matter that should
properly go before the society's COM
mittee first before it was announced to
the public. Friends of Mr.. Mitchell in
Fair Haven yesterday said that Mr..
Mitchell had probably received call
from another church during his absence
and was contemplating its acceptance.
Mr.. Mitchell has been pastor of the
Grand avenue Congregational church
for ten years. Last spring he received
a call to another church in Illinois, but
declined. His people in Fair Haven are
much worked up over the possibility
of losing their beloved pastor, who is,
and always has been, a general favor
tie.
With the fine weather for Labor day
the holiday was very generally observ-
ed here and business was for the most
part suspended, The stores closed at
noon and only a few shops We're run
ming. There was a great migration to
the shore and sails on steamers on the
river and sound The Fair Haven and
Wostvile railroad had scores of extra
cars running and transported many
thousand passengers,
The contractor Is pushing the work
of paving Grand avenue and did not
stop work even for Labor day. A gang
of men We're at work yesterday, al
though the usual number seemed some
what diminished. Brick is laid on the
south side of the roadway nearly to
Lloyd street.
Miss 1mogene Moulthrop of Brooklyn,
N, Y, Frederick Shipman of New Lon
don and Bernice Pitney of Bridgeport
are visiting the family Of Walter ia
cobs of Saltonstall avenue.
The Lancraft drum corps furnished
music yesterday for the r. M. Bassett
Hook and Ladder company in the La
Dor day parade in Derby
Miss Bessie Chandler Of Yalesvile,
formerly teacher in District No. 3, has
been the guest Of Mrs. Albert B. Brock
EFT of Mcntoweses
Mrs. Fannie A. Robinson and daugh-
ter, Miss Mary Robinson of New Bruins
wick, N. J., are visiting Mrs. Charles
Blatchley of Battllley avenue.
The steamer Isaac f. Brown of Fair
Haven has been employed by Engineer
Nichols of the shell fish commission for
several days past in setting 1865 buoys
on the natural oyster beds of the sound.
The open season for these oyster beds
begins September 10 and several of the
Fair Haven boats will begin dredging
for the seed oysters.
f. II. Hemingway Of Fair Haven, of
the Smith & Hemingway company of
ISL Grown street has bought out Fl. F.
Smiths interest in the company and Fl,
#. Smith, formerly Of Fair Haven has
opened store in the tailoring business
in the Washington building.
The twelfth annual session of the
grand castle. K. G. e., will be held in
Red Mems hail. this city, on Tuesday,
September H. Several officers and past
officers of Columbia castle will attend
John r.. Thompson of this castle is the
chairman of the committee on distribu-
ton c. f.. Hendrickson is a member
If the committee on credentials and
John Dixon is the grand master of rec
1rds.
Fair Haven was well represented at
the excursion of the steamer Chester
W. Chaplin on the sound yesterday af-
.ernoon.