The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-11
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
FUNERAL OF WAITER u. BUCK
FILL BE HELD TODAY.

Social at the Grand Avenue Baptist
| Church This Eventng-Big Attendance
| Looked For-DTamy Signs of Christmas.
The funeral of Walter J. Buck will
be held from his late residence, 444
| Quinnipiac avenue, this afternoon at 3
o'clock. An account of his life appears
in the obituary column.
| Christmas poultry will begin arriv-
| ing next week and it promises to be
fine stock. Manager Crook of the
Booth market says that good turkeys
will sell from 10 to 20 cents and with
good weather he expects large guam
tity will be disposed of.
Mrs. Hettie Bradley Kelley is visiting
| her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. d. Brad
| ley Of Grand avenue. Her husband is
on trip 20 California
The sloop II. D. Simonson has arrived
from Keyport, N. j., with 700 bushels
of oysters
Miss Maggie Cochrane, who has Wis
tied Mrs. s. c. Burwell for MONTH
has returned to her home in Oakdale
L. I.
Harvey f, Hemingway started on
Saturday for northern New York, but
was intercepted at Albany by tele-
gram announcing the death of his SON
in-law, Walter j. Buck, and he return
ed home yesterday.
e. B. Rowe has gone to northern New
York to buy a carload of cows.
There is prospect of a crowded house
at the Grand avenue Baptist church
this evening from 1880 to 10 o'clock, the
occasion being a sociable for the mem
bers of the church and congregation
and their friends. A short programme
will be given and light refreshments
will be served. The affair has been ar
ranged to promote sociability and ac-
quaintance among the people and a
very pleasant occasion is expected
The funeral Of Lewis Pierpont took
place yesterday afternoon at the resi-
dence of his mother, Mrs. Rosette Pier
pont, 23S Quinnipiac avenue, Rev. A.
F. Irvine officiating.
The Christmas business has already
commenced at Station A. 1t consists SO
far principally of money orders and
registered letters sent to distant parts
Of the country and to Europe for
Christmas presents. From twenty to
twenty-five money orders and half a
dozen registered letters are being sent
out from the station daily.
Christmas green's are being wound
for Christmas decorations and wreaths
were offered for sale on the street yes
terday. Small evergreen wreaths, be-
sprinkled with red berries sell two for
a quarter of a dollar and large wreaths
two feet in diameters bring 81 each.
Evergreen trees are being cut in the
woods to bring cheer in churches and
in homes on Christmas eve.
The young people of st. James
church began winding evergreens last
night, preparatory to the decorating of
the interior Of the church for Christ
mas
There was a very large attendance
on Sunday evening at the Second Con-
gregational church at the service en-
titled 1.-THE Holy City, illustrated with
pictures. The galleries, which have
been closed of late We're open on this
occasion and were filled with people.
The collection amounted to $15.
The ''rummage sale" of the Grace p.
e. church on Grand avenue was opened
yesterday and $40 was taken in in the
The crowd was so great at
the opening of the doors that the ser
vices of a policeman were required to
regulate them and to keep from crowd |
ing.
The w. c. T. U. will hold a meeting
in the rooms Tuesday at 3 p. m.