The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-23

Churches Interested.
 Last weeks rains raised the water in the ice ponds At Hemingway's pond where the Consumers company cut ice, the water is running over the dam. Ed ward RoWe's pond is nearly full. The water is running over the dam at Charles Palmer's new pond. MT. Pal mer has broken up the thin ice and it has been washed over the dam. The ice dealers are now waiting for several days of cold weather so as to make a crop of ice.
 Fred Moulthrop is visiting with his relatives, MT. and Mrs. Walter Jacobs of Saltonstall avenue. He represents the Weissners, piano manufacturers of New York, and is here on business for that company.
 Mrs. J. flanagan and her brother, Master Kenneth Alling, go to Hartford to-day for visit of two weeks
 The police early Sunday morning found the front doors open at Daniel M. Smiths store, No. 1 East Grand avenue. In fastening the doors Satur- day the bolt which fastens into the doorsill was not adjusted and in the night the doors blew open. None of the goods were disturbed.
 Alvin R., son of Alderman O. A. Rose of the east side, who has been critically ill, was about the same yes terday.
 Mrs John Fax of IFS Pine street died at an early hour yesterday morning af- ter an illness of six weeks. She was about fifty-fve years of age. She leaves husband.
 Mrs. Lucy Eldridge died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ben- jamin E. Stannard, 11S East Pearl street, at the age of eighty-one years. She had been in failing health for long time. She was a widow of William H. Eldridge, who died many years ago at his home in Mystic. For several years past she had made her home with her daughter Mrs. Stannard.
 A large barn on the rear of the prop erty known as the Miles Granniss building on East Grand avenue has been sold to Horace Turner and men were tearing down the structure yester- day. Two men were tearing off the roof boards when they gave way be- meath them and they fell to the floor of the second story, but were not in- jured. This building stands on the old wharf and was built for storehouse many years ago. When the Lee faction seeded from one of the Congregational churches their meetings were held on the second floor of this building and later they went to the Central hall building.
 Miss Edna, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, N. W. Allyn of 601 Quinnipiac ave- nue, has been ill for the past six weeks, but is now little better. She attends the Boardman school
 Miss Louise Flentze of Hartford is visiting at the home of w. H. filling of Lenox street.
 The people of the Second Congrega- tional church, under the direction of the pastor, Rev. Alexander F. Irvine, are soon to open a dwelling house on Franklin street under the auspices of what is known as the Social Settle ment. Mrs. Dr. Teele, who is to be In charge of the work there, gave an ex- position of plans at the meeting of the Y. P. S. c. E. of the church on Sun day evening. She outlined the work in other cities and especially as it Is car ried on so successfully in Philadelphia. One feature of the work will be the es- tablishment of sewing school for girls There will also be games, a reading room and other features for the enter tainment of boys. Mrs. Teele will make house to house visita tions, get acquaint- ed with the people and seek to aid them in many ways Where they need food and clothing she will try and see that they are supplied.
 MT. Irvine has been much interested in the proposed work and has enlisted his people in the home, which is now nearly furnished The Second church will not carry on this home alone, but several other churches are interested in the enterprise. MT. Irvine will deliver an illustrated lecture at the Second church on Ireland on the evening of January 31 to raise funds for the pay ment of Mrs. Teele's salary for a time. It is hoped to raise about $1O0 from this lecture. He will show one hundred fine | views which cost $500 to produce. It | Is hoped to open the Franklin street institution in a few days.
 
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