The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-14
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEW.
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE DONEBY
THE ICE STORM.

THE ICE STORM.
Trees and Wires suffer The Farther
Lights society-The Icy streets and tho
Busy OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Chapter, o.
The New Church Quartette.
The ice storm caused considerable
damage to trees and wires in this vicin-
ity and on Saturday repairs were being
made to several trolley wires. The worst
break was at the corner of Grand ave-
nue. and Ferry street. B. 81 Bradley, Of
Bradley Brothers, when driving into
town early in the morning collided with
a section Of the live wire, but Fortunate
ly his horse was not injured. Boys
skated on the sidewalks. Many per-
sons slipped and fell on the ice. and
several were painfully injured
The Father Lights society Of the
Baptist church will meet this evening
| at o'clock, with Mrs. e. w. Stone, 800
Exchange street.
| Catherine Mann has sold to Phoebe
! T.. Hale twenty-five feet of land on
Poplar street.
| At the Ferry street Congregational
church yesterday morning the commune
ion was observed, Professor Porter of
Yale university officiating. The pastor,
Rev. Mr.. Ralph, preached in the even
ing.
Harry Leigh and his daughter, Miss
Leigh, have been in Hartford several
days. They attended the inauguration
ball. 3
Lester P. Mallory has been Ill with
grip several days.
Miss Effle Tyler Of Quinnipiac avenue
has been quite ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Holiday of Quin-
nipiac avenue are i'll with grip.
The horse shoers had good business
Saturday. In the morning many horses
were waiting to be shod. It was nsces-
sary in some cases to tie bags on the
horses feet so they could be led over
the slippery streets to the blacksmith
shops.
Live Oak council, No. 1927, Royal
Arcanum, have installed their officers
for the ensuing year. The installing
officer was J. J. Snaveley, with Mr..
Johnson as grand guide, both of Daven-
port council Past Regent s. c. Fleet
wood of Davenport council, Regent
Pease of Hillhouse council, and Orator
Milliner Of Hillhouse concert were pres
ent. Edgar NJ Butler, past regent, wae
presented with a jewel by Past Regent
1ay,fu a14xfsN
served, and there were remarks by sew
raj officers and a number Of the visiting
brethren
Home council, No. 3, Brotherhood OF NJ
Relief have elected these officers: Pres
ident, Thomas Rogerson; vice president,
J. Homer Gould; secretary and treasur-
err, William S. Rowe: sick visiting COM
mittee, Charles Hines. During the past
six months there have been only four
assessments for sick benefits
The music committee has not yet NJ
completed the organization of the new N
quartet for the Grand avenue Congrega-
tfonal church. Those so far secured
are: Soprano, Mrs. Clara Okeson; con-
tralto, Miss d. Gertrude Duell; bass,
Dwight Chamberlain. Mrs. Okeson Is
I'll with tonsilitis and Miss Florence m
May Loomis filled her place yesterday,
and N. G. Smith sang tenor.
Miss Mary Williams Of Boston is Wis
iting her cousin, Mrs. William p Niles.
Her father is a member of the firm OF
Burdett & Williams. Mr.. Burdett wac
manager for John L.. Stoddard when
lie was leoturing.
Frank P. Tyler is i'll with grip
Myrtle chapter No. g. Order Eastern
Star, has installed the following officers
for the ensuing year: Worthy matron,
Mrs. Carrie Haywood; worthy patron.
Emory L. Smith; secretary, Mrs Hat
tie Smith; treasurer, Mrs. Scholl; con &
ductress, Mrs. Gertrude Holiday; assoc
ciate conductress. Mrs. Clara Smith;
associate matron Mrs. Kate Fowler;
marshal Amelia Cone; chaplain, Mar
tina Howell; warden, Mrs Mary Brown;
sentinel, Edward Holiday; organist,
Mrs Helen Meickle Ada, Inez Denison;
Ruth, Ella Hesse; Martha, Grace Sim
ons; Electra, Jessie Maybray. The In
stalling officers were: Past grand mat
ron, Mrs. Henrietta Holiday; grand
Mrs. Pond and Mrs. Annie
acting as grand chaplain. The
chapters we're largely repre-
sented: Mystic, Ethel, Excelsior, and M
Golden Rod. Mrs. Jennie Houston, IN N
behalf Of the chapter, presented to p.
G. M, Henrietta Holiday, very pref
ty basket of carnations and SIMILAR, and
the latter responding by thanking the
chapter for their kindness. Attorney
Charles H. Fowler in behalf of Charles
Russell of Excelsior chapter in very
neat speech, presented Myrtle chapter
with beautiful oil painting. Mrs.
Lizzie Holiday, the retiring matron, in
behalf of the chapter in a few re-
marks thanked Mr.. Russell for the
same. At the close of the meeting all
were invited to the banquet room where
a bountiful supply Of good things were
partaken of About $50 persons were
present Notwithstanding the bad wealth
or.
There was a still alarm yesterday
morning at River and James streets.
THE ICE STORM.
How silently the rain against my window
pane
Last night its gentle mist-like showers