The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-11-30
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS


Pupils of Miss Carpentss's School Fur
nished Dinner for Family of Eight
Meeting of seIectmen Tomorrow
Attempt to Rob Mr.. H. =. Bartlett's
House.
Thanksgiving services were held in
several of the churches yesterday
morning. AT the Grace and st. James
p. E. churches there was morning
prayer and sermons by the pastors
Services were held at the East Pearl
street M. E. church, with an address by
the pastor At ST. Francis church
early services were held.
There were O. few pretty large tur-
keys sold in Fair Haven for the
Thanksgiving trade. A 23-pound bird
was sold at the market of the Booth
Meat company and Henry l. Barnes
sold two whose combined weight was
80 pounds.
The pupils Of Miss Chapman's school
at Ferry and Pierpont streets furnished
Thanksgiving cheer for family of
Sis5lLI Oll Clellt SllGtl, NUClS lie ldlllCL
is sick and unable to work. The stores
consisted of a turkey, groceries, one
half ton of coal and clothing. Nearly
81 in cash was raised by the pupils to
purchase some of the supplies.
j. A. Bishop went to Long Island to
visit friends over Thanksgiving.
The young child of Mr.. and Mrs. f.
j. Mansfield is very ILL.,
r. r Hart of LenoX street, who Is
with the Quo Vadis company, is now in
Denver and next month they go to
Iowa. His little daughter, lone, who
has shown much ability on the stage,
was offered remuneratlve position
with the company, but owing to her
youth, they preferred that she should
remain in school for the present.
Last Friday evening an attempt was
made to enter the house of e. S. Bart
lett, 60 Quinnipiac avenue. The fam
lily had not retired and the would-be
burglar was heard attempting to enter
at the pantry window. When the in
truder heard the people in the house
raise the window shade to look out he
was frightened and ran away. This |
makes the third attempt in one week to |
enter houses in the Annex.
Although yesterdays weather was
not very pleasant, there was no storm
and SO the holiday was not spoiled.
There We're several outdoor games and /
the day was greatly enjoyed The |
shops closed down all day and stores
closed at noon.
William Curley, a clerk in S. L. Sal
isbury's drug store drew a chest of tea
Monday evening at the fair of st.
Joseph's r. G. church.
The East Haven seectmen will hold
a regular meeting tomorrow.
The Essex turnpike in Foxon has
been graded and is to be hardened with
crushed stone.
There was plenty of Thanksgiving
cheer at the Home of the Friendless.
Several of the inmates were invited out
10 dinner and most of the remainder
sat down to fine spread in the home.
One old lady is confined to her room
with dropsy and Mrs. Rand, eighty
four years old, who fractured her arm
4 month ago, is at the hospital. The
donations included four turkeys, three
IF which were contributed by Mrs. DIR.
I. H. Bishop. Mrs. Thomas G. Bennett
and Mrs. Wayland Fellowes. There
are about fifty-five inmates and most
If them are we'll; one of the children
has whooping cough.
Several games of football were played
One contest played on an
open lot near Saltonstall avenue at
.racted quite crowd. The first team,
of Jack Stewart, Captain
John Cochrane, Norman Peters, S. c.
Burwell Loring Burwell and William
Sloat, made score of seven. The
second team, with #. r. Barnes, Har-
I'D Thompson, George Barnes, Arthur
Wiper, Henry I. Barnes and M. ].
Barnes, made score of one.
The meeting night of Columbia castle,
<. G, E., falls on Christmas and the
Ulcers will seek to obtain a dispense
ion to change the night of the meet
ng.