The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-07-02
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
EX-MAYOR DRISCOLL EX4MINES
GRAND AVENUE PATEMENT.
Vacations Mt Station A Began Yesterday
Death of Rev. Joseph Cook Spoken
oftn PuIpits sunday James II. CIark's
Condition.

Condition.
Ex-Mayor Driscoll came over to Fail
Haven yesterday afternoon, having frs
| intended to take run through tc
| MontoWese. He examined the Crane
avenue pavement and said he was
glad that Fair Haven had such paved
| street He was pleasantly greeted by
a number of residents.
Vacations at station A began yester-
day and the first to go was Carrier
John H. Cain. Substitute Frank Daily
is working in his place. Carriers r. T
Downer and J. J. Halligan will &c
| away two weeks hence.
| Charles Baldue is home from New
| York after a vacation trip.
| B. S. Bradley's trotter Blue Light
| has not trotted in any of the season S
| races. He was entered for the S0th of
May race at Branford, but the race was
indefinitely postponed owing to bad
weather. 1t Is doubtful If the horse
| is trotted this season, as its owner is
| very busy in the big Church street
market of Bradley Bros. Mr.. Bradley
gives the horse several hours exercise
every week day in an order wagon, and
| says the horse would be as good as
ever with a little training.
James T. Clark of 100 East Pearl
street has been laid up several weeks
from the effects of gangrene in one of
his feet, and is now able to dispense
with clutches and walk with a cane.
James Girken of 246 North Front
street, since he has become blind, has
do AZ nd
he wishes to thank his many friends
who have assisted him. He is now en-
gagged also in Gaming chairs. Anyone
who may have work in his line or who
wishes to buy brooms should give him
a call or send him a postal card order,
The regular monthly meeting of
Quinnipiac Hose, Hook and Ladder
company will be held this evening.
Some new bylaws are to be acted on
and a large attendance is desired.
H. f. Henderson of Bristol street is
a guest of Howard Henderson Of Lenox
street.
Owing to the torrid heat several
workmen who are employed in the sun
had to quit work yesterday. Several
also returned from the shops owing to
the heat
General illusions were made in New
England pulpits on Sunday to the
death of Rev Joseph Cook, well known
in Fair Haven. and whose wife is
Fair Haven woman. The pastor of the
First Baptist church, Providence Rev.
Henry M. King, in his tribute to Mr..
Cook Sunday morning said in part:
During the past week death has
claimed one who was prominent in the
religious thought OF New England and
indeed of the whole nation. For many
years Joseph Cook had a phenomenal
career and did phenomenal work. No
man unless he lived in Boston at the
time of Mr.. Cooks activity can fully
understand the nature and power of his
philosophical themes, he stirring the
thought of his generation in this coun-
try as few persons have stirred 1t. In
fourteen years In Boston he drew at
midday to hear him audiences which
We're limited only by the capacity Of
the largest accommodations and were
never diminished. No other man could
have done it unless possibly the late
Bishop Brooks, whom he resembled in
some respects, while he differed from
ability he commanded the respect of
men generally for his doctrine and for
himself and his doughty championship
nerved many a timid heart. He never
ceased to her his testimony to the d.
vine Christ, His supernatural birth
and sinless character, His atoning death
and glorious resurrection On this
he based all religious teaching, all
highest philosophy, all noblest reform
and all hope for the permanence OF the
Christian church and its continued In
fuence upon the life Of the commune
ty and of the world. A faith clear and
positive like his was the need Of his
generation and of every generation"
East Rock lodge, A, o. u W., will
will hold it's meeting this evening in
stead Of Thursday.