The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-05
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
Austin Hull, Aged NInety-one Years,
Expires slice Dealers Begin Harvesting
-Communion Services Held In Several
Churches-Death of "a Soldier In the
Philippinea

Philippines
Several of the ice dealers will begin
this morning to cut ice, if the weather
is suitable. They will take advantage
of every suitable day now to house a
supply of ice, as it ID getting late in the
season. The Messrs Konold of the
Woodbridge Ice company will have
about 1850 men at work this week hous-
ing ice. Constable Sperry of East Ha-
ven is expecting to harvest about one
hundred tons of ice, which he uses in
his dairy business, and Representative
Charles W. Grannss of Montowese will
put up supply The large dealers are
hoping for this cold spell of weather to
continue long enough for them to fill all
their storehouses.
Communion services We're observed
yesterday at several Of the local church
co. AT noon three new members receiv-
ed the right hand of fellowship at the
Grand avenue Baptist church.
For several weeks past two teams of
members of Hiram Camp division, S. of
T., have been engaged in arranging en-
tertainments at the meetings. In the
contest junst ended the young ladies'
team beat the young mems team, hav-
ing made the largest number of points.
The men are now considering the plan
of taking the ladies' team on bus ride.
One of the young men, residing in North
Haven, has invited the members to his
home for parfor dance and supper, but
no decision is yet reached about accept
ing.
Mrs. John l.. Larkins of MontoWese
was recently severely burned, caused by
her accidentally tripping and falling
against hot stove. In trying to aid
and tightening her fall she allowed her
arm to rest upon the stove and sustain
ed painful burns. She is getting along
very well and no serious result is antic-
ipated.
Alvin Ames, the oyster dealer has
returned from a business trip to Bos-
ton.
Richard G. Lowe is building on Ferry
street a two-family frame house to cost
about $1,000.
The schooner Electa Bailey is at H. H.
Stevens dock discharging a cargo of
ground oyster shells, which is sold to
poultry dealers. The shells were loaded
at Baltimore.
T. D. Niles of Lenox street is confined
to his home by Illness the effects of an.
accident about two years ago.
-Four new members were initiated and
there were thirteen applications receiv-
ed at the meeting of Fort Hale lodge, n.
E. o. p, Friday evening. n
Michael J. Martin of 66 Ferry street
has received tidings of the death of his
cousin, John c. Feely, in the Philippine
islands. Feely formerly resided with
Mr. Martin, but when in Jersey City on
a visit last June he enlisted in Compa
ny G. Eighteenth regiment, United
States infantry, and was sent to Ma
Mia. In a combined army and navy at
tack on the insurgents at the island of
Romolou December 16 Feely was killed.
The remains We're brought to Iloilo on
the United States steamer Concord and
buried. Mr. Martin is making arrange
ments to have the body brought here
and buried. Feely was twentyfour
years of age.
Austin Hull died yesterday at the adj
vanced age of ninety-one years at the
home Of his daughter, Mrs Henry Lines
of Sc Atwater street, where he had made
his home since the death of his wife,
fourteen years ago. His youngest
daughter is Mrs. Newton Bartholomew
Of $40 winthrop avenue. Andrew Hull
a son of the deceased, died November IS, |
1879, at the age of forty-one years, and |
his eldest daughter Mrs. William Walk
er of Brooklyn, N. Y, died in Septem-
Der, 1892, at the age of fifty-four years.
Mr.. Hull was born in Clinton January
IA, 1909 He married Lucy Ann Leete of |
Guilford, with HON he lived for fifty !
two years. She died February IS, 1886. |
He had thirteen grandchildren and four
teen Observation-Disclosures. He built the |
house in which he died, where he re-
sided forty years. He was remarkably |
we'll and strong for one of his age. Ills
Illness was of short duration, having !
been confined to his bed only eight days.
He was taken with a chill and great
loss of strength, heart action being very
weak. He wae member of the Grand
avenue Congregational church for near
ly forty years. Mr.. Hull was highly re-
spected by all who knew him. The flu
neral will be held from the Memorial
chapel in the Fair Haven cemetery to-
morrow (Tuesday) afternoon at 2:3o
O'clock.
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