The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-03
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
INTER ESTING ITEMS FROM BO1H
 SIDES OF THE RIVER.
Church TO-dny-Ncw ChOirs Named
 Hygenic Ice COmpany's Nrw ofice

Hygenic Ice Company's Nrw omco
 Opened.
 The steam yacht Ceres, owned by James A. Parish, has been thoroughly overhauled at Graves shipyard and she will be put in commission in few days.
 John w. Quinn has purchased a sixty foot lot on Market street of Bernard Quinn.
 The. choir of the Grand avenue Con- gregational church for the ensuing year will be composed as follows: Miss LiI- Han Abbott, soprano; Miss Susan T. Newell, alto; c. D. Whitney of Bran- ford, tenor; R. F. Nash, bass; c. D. Brown, organist.
 The choir of St. James church is as follows: Miss May c. Bradley, soprano; Miss Florence Bradley, alto; MT. Far rell, tenor; Mr. Chamberlain, bass; MT. Bristol, organist.
 Howard B. Dayton has sold to Miner va J. Shepard thirty-nine feet of land on Cove street.
 Frederick Silverthau has sold to Ellen T. Jeffers thirty-five feet of land on Woolsey street.
 The annual May-day festival of the Montowese Baptist church will be held to-day. Refreshments will be served from noon until il p. m. | Attorney James P. Bree of Ferry street has returned from a five weeks trip in the Adirondacks, greatly improv- ed in health.
 l Clarence Crockett and Oscar White l tv1pr on, the Branford shore Monday and shot thirty-nine birds
 John Olsen of Montowese has return ed from Florida. He purchased two hundred and seventy acres of land near St. Augustine and will grow oranges and pineappes on the tract.
 The Hygeia Ice company yesterday began shipping ice from their new stor- age house on Poplar street. The new office was also opened and is in charge of George Kilbourn. Charles Palmer, manager for the, Fair Haven district, expects big trade for the company as soon as the weather gets little warm- CT.
 The oyster schooner Dan Sooy, owned by c. D. Parmelee, which has been laid ashore up the Quinnipiac river during the winter, was hauled afloat yesterday and will be put In commission for the 1 oyster business.
 | Harry Leigh has rented one of his cottages at Cosey Beach for the summer to Warden George M. Baldwin of Fair Haven East.
 The committee on the sale of pews in the Grace F. E. church met last evening | Jot o1,. O If were rented There will be another meeting this evening. The committee consists of J. J. Willmott. Thomas Rog- erson and w. T. Broadbent The estate of the late Jane A. Dibble of Grand avenue is being settled by her brother, Hudson B. Forbes of Mor- | ris Cove.
 | Five baymen of Freeport, l.. l., have made demands aupon the city of New York for damages to the amount of $1b,- 900 each sustained by the pumping sta ton causing the water in Freeport Creek to run dry. It Is said that the withdrawal of the water from the creek in such large quantities will ruin their oyster business.
 Next Sunday morning eighteen candi- dates will be added to the East Pearl street M. E. church, ten by probation and eight by letter. M Live Oak council No. 4, Brotherhood of Relief, has just issued printed by laws to the members. This council Is composed of members of Live Oak coun- ell. Royal Arcanum. The regular bi-monthly meeting of St. James Church Parish Aid society win be held this evening A fine supper will be served at 6;30.
 c. D. sherman of this city will give a lecture before East Rock lodge, A. o. U. w, after the usual business of the lodge this evening; subject, Some things that attracted my attention in Florida dur ing my visit last March MT Sherman will give an interesting talk, and a large attendance of the members is desired by the committee on entertainment.
 A. A. Hollister of Chicago has been visiting his father, Albert l.. Hollister, S5 Chambers street. Since leaving here he has sailed on the steamer Teutonic for Europe and will have charge of an exhibit by Chicago jewelry firm at the Paris exposition.
 Miss Viola Hall has been visiting in Bristol
 Captain Jesse Mallory is able to be | out after several weeks illness
 John Elmer, the milk dealer, of Quin- | nipiac avenue, who has been i'll for a l couple of months, is out again.
 Mir and Mrs w. A. Hemingway and 1 leave this week for Clinton, Iowa, on a visit to MT. Hemingway's | brothers.
 AN UNNATURAL. DAUGHTER