The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-19
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
CHOIR OF GRAND AVENUE CONG.
CHURCH no RENDER Il CANTATA.

Sunday Evening-A steamship Dis
nster nnd BRAY. Deed RecaIled-WoI L.
ers' Mission Bamd-Ice Dealers Yet
Hope Pleasant Surprise.
The qaurtette choir of the Grand ave-
nue. Congregational church will render
the cantata of Ruth next Sunday even
ing, assisted by another quartette. A
sured.
The wreck of the steamship Gate
City, near Eastport, L. l., recalls the
loss of a sister ship, the City of Column
bus, at Gay Head, early in the eighties.
In the Columbus disaster former Fair
Havener. the late st. John u. Rhodes Of
the United States marine service, took
a prominent part and the boats crew
under his command sent from revenue
cutter saved many lives. Lieutenant
Rhodes was a son of the late William
w. Rhodes of Tallmadge street and
Mrs j. p. Hopson, who is now residing
in Madison A sister is Mrs. Friend H.
Francis of Grand avenue. Lieutenant
Rhodes received a number of medals
and resolutions of commendation from
several cities. The New Haven COM
mon council adopted resolutions COM
memorating his bravery. The loss OF
the Columbus occurred in mid-winter
and many people persisted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baeme of Montowese
have returned from a visit to Ger
many.
Our Workers Mission band of the
Montowese Baptist church are arrang-
ing for a sale and tea to be given on
the afternoon and evening of February
81. A dialogue entitled "A Plea from
the Mission Field will be given by the
ladies in costume. Tea will be served
from to 1880 to be followed by the
entertainment
Chdsey brothers are building a new
house on Sanford street, East Haven.
Mrs. Charles l.. Davis of East Haven
has leased her farm for a term of five
years and will remove to this city
March 1.
Henry F. Hemingway and his daugh-
ters Mrs. R. G. Davis, Mrs. Walter
Buck and Mrs. E. H. Barnes, and Will
liam H. Hemingway and his daughter,
Mrs. Ernest Crawford, also Mrs. Marcus
D. Hemingway, have gone to Norfolk,
Va, where they are visiting relatives.
They will also visit other points in the
south. William H. Hemingway intends
remaining south until about April Is.
The ice dealers do not expect to put
up a crop this winter although one year
is remembered where the harvest was
secured in March. The dealers say they
could have secured a bigger supply this
season, if, when the ice was fit they
had worked at the ponds nights and on
Sunday and would have done so if they
had known the cold would not continue.
Constable Frank Sperry and several
others, who fill a storage house with
ice for dairy purposes at MOntoWese, Sc
cured about $50 tons and the gang of
men were at work several mornings as
early as 2 o'clock Charles Palmer has
packed 800 tons of fine ice, but will re-
quire $500 tons for the seasons sup
ply. Upson & Granniss have not cut a
pound of ice at the Hemingway ponds,
but have a good supply stored in their
houses at Congamond lake. Ed. Rowe
has put away about 1000 tons of ice
I'll. Konold & Son are perfectng plans
to bring ice in from the Kennebec river
in Maine. The dealers say they will
have ice to sell the coming summer bat |
prices promise to rule high.
A pleasant surprise party was ten
dered Master VIM. Quinlan, Friday I
evening at his home, 113 Saltonstafl
avenue. The evening was spent in~
games recitations and songs. Refresh
ments were served. 1t was a very en-
joyable occasion for all present.
Among the callers were: the Misses
Kittie Degnan, Rose Twocks, Margaret
Mcfarland, Margaret Legg, Kittie
Smith, Josephine Smith, Anna Harvey,
Anna Slattery, Ada Lindquist, Celia
Hatch, Margaret Bannon, VIM. Wald-
house, Frank Brown, George Egan,
Matthew Gallagher, Thos Byrnes Geo.
Mcfarland, Nelson Johnson, John
Augur and VIM. Quinlan.
Nellie r. Doty has purchased of VIM.
NJ Goodale, 40 feet of land on Frank
street, Morris Cove.
w. S. Moyle, Woolsey street, has
been engaged to sing in the Center
church quartette for the coming year
He had an offer to sing in the Park
street church quartette, Hartford, and
also in a New York church, but felt
obliged to decline.
George A Dickerman, who has been
very ill with pneumonia at his home at
Morris Cove, is recovering.
VIM. e. Morgan of Grand avenue,
will read paper before the meeting
Of General Terry command, No. g. u.
" u, on the campaign of the Gulf, on
the night of Washingtons Birthday.
Captain Stiles, late of the four masted
schooner Napoleon BoughtOn, has con-
tracted for the building of new four
masted schooner of 1900 tons capacity,
at Newburyport, Mass. The Boughton
was the first four master built here at
Hanscom's yard and was lost at sea
early in the present winter.
The record storm for the winter,
brought big fall OF snow and much,
Of the Sabbath was taken up in shovel
ing the surplus from the walks, car
tracks and driveways. The F. H. &
W. r. r. Co., kept their tracks well
cleared considering the severe nature
Of the storm and nine sweepers and
plows were at work fighting snow
lrifts nearly all night, so that the cars
were kept running. Those who came
home late Saturday night, had IA