The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-02
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
THE CELEBRATION OF NEW YEARS
DAY.
Business is Brisk Watch Meetings Nom
day Night Bishop Family Reunion
Gift to Rev. K. w. Stone.

day Night-Bishop Family Reunion
Gift to Rev. X. w. stone.
At an entertainment to be given in
the Sunday school room at the Grand
avenue Congregational church on
Thursday evening, the third, the follow
ing programme will be rendered.:
Mandolin and piano-Master Applegata
and Shepard.
Song-"I am Only Big Wax DOLL
Isadore Goldberg.
COmedy--"Christmas Boxes"
Characters.
Miss May Redmond. Miss Mabel Sims
Kittie Sterling. Miss Grace. Hofacker
Laura Maxwell ........ Miss Edna Sims
Nora O'Darrah ......Miss Grace Ryals
raul Lamberton ........... Royal Smith
James sylvester ....... Ernest johnson
Dennis MoShane ......... FORAGE Smith
Lieutenant Arthur Powell .......
........ Fred Gutbrod
Song-Selected.. ....... FORAGE Smith
A Musical Satirical Sketch
odd China
Characters. 81
Mrs. Nankeen Worcester
Miss Mary Griswold
General Deelah ........ Irving Hurlbut
Monologue-"My Father-in-Law and T..
A few flags displayed from residences
yesterday were in recognition Of the
coming of the new century. Not much
bunting was displayed on the shipping,
but one large barge in Mill river was
decorated with a large flag. Usually
on a holiday the liberty pole at Quinni-
piac park bears aloft Old Glory but the
flag was not seen there yesterday. Most
OF the stores closed at noon and the fac
tories for the most part shut down for
the day. Station A closed its doors at
noon. The rolling mill run to its full
capacity Business is brisk there and 1T !.
was not deemed advisable to bear the
loss of closing for one day. Every
time these big works close for day 1t
requires forty tons Of coal extra to get
the twelve furnaces ready for work
again. In the evening there were
number of whist parties and pleasant
family gatherings.
Three big watch meetings were held
Monday night. At the Grand avenue
Baptist church the first watch night
service in the history Of the church was
a great success The church was filled
with people. From 10 to II O'clock was
a social hour and coffee and waters were
Then followed a religious ser
vice, including addresses by Rev. "A. K.
Foster, Of Olivet Baptist church, and
Rev. MIR. Fenno, of the Y. M. G. A. Two
hymns were also sung by Rev. Mr. Fos-
ter. Just after the midnight hour Rev.
Mr.. Foster in appropriate words pre-.
sented to the pastor, Rev. q. w. Stone,
a Standard dictionary and a cane OF
CHARTERED oak and silver mountings.
The gifts were from the church and
Mr.. Stone was complete
" surprised, but thanked the donors In
q feeling manner. At the close of the
service the congregation spent a short 4
time in greeting one another AID ex-
changing good wishes for the new, cen
tury.
About $50 persons attended the watch
services at the East Pearl street M. r.
church. There were short addresses by
The pastor, Rev. r. T. McNicholl SUI
F. j. Mansfield of the Sum
lay school and the local preachers, Rev
Mr.. Abbott Rev. Frederick Collett and
Rev. Mr.. Hall About one hundred par
.ook Of the sacrament Of the Lords
Supper. During the service light re-
'reshments were served.
There was large attendance at tha
midnight mass at st. Francis church.
A new mass was sung under the direc-
ion Of Professor William j. Rchan and
full choir and chorus sang the Halle
utah chorus from the Messiah.
The members of the All Content
Whist club went on trolley ride to
Stanford yesterday afternoon, and In
he evening they met for whist at he
home of Mr.. and Mrs. 0. A. Rose on
ouinnipiac avenue.
Mrs. M. e. Baldwin, Of Quinnipiau
venue, has returned from Chicago,
where she visited her son, James u.
Baldwin, and several friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodford, of Avon, are
eceiving congratulations on the birth
f a girl. Mrs. Jennie Woodford, the,
mother, was formerly a resident Of Fair
haven.
c. B. Foote and family are still al
heir cottage at Short Beach, but in
end moving up to the city some time
his month.
For number Of years past reunions
( the Bishop family have been held IN
'air Haven. These gatherings were U
ED at the home of Mrs. Samuel Bish-
D, of Grand avenue, until the death OF
hat woman. Last evening about thir-s
y-five members Of the family met al
he residence of Mr.. and Mrs. William
:. Bishop I'd, at is Woolsey street. It
yas very pleasant reunion. A purse
E money was contributed to be pre-
anted to one of the family, who has 4
cen ill for some time.
A whist party was held on Monday
vening at the residence of Frank 8.
hipman, 81 Downing street. Therd
ere five tables, occupied by twenty
inc players. The first lady's prize was
on by Mrs. Willard Granniss and the
rst gentlemans prize by Walter Han
IN. The lady's consolation prize was
on by Mrs. Russell and the gentles
ANS by Walter Granniss.
THE ELKS AS PILGRIMS.
The New Haven Elks, who are now In
batting new minstrel surprise will, be-
re performing at the Hyperion theater,
nuary Is, journey to Derby, where they
i'll hold forth at the Sterling opera house,
nuary II, for the OBLIGATION of their
ethren of the busy Naugatuck Valley. In