The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-15
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
FIRE IN OLD CENTRAL HALL ON
GRAND AYENUE SUNDAY MORNING.

$500 Worth of Damage Dono-IlIus.
messed by Large Crosvd--Dcath Oh thu
widow of Joseph Ames
A fire broke out in the old Central hall
| building on Grand avenue, corner OF
Front street, Sunday morning at $3.50
| The fire started in a vacant room on the
| second floor and burned through a par
| tition into the rooms occupied by the
pHousehold of Faith. The partition and
floor were considerably burned and
| some of the chemicals soaked into John
sons bakery on the first floor. The fire
was extinguished by the use of chemi-
| Gals from engine SIS house. An attempt
| was made to turn in an alarm, but the
| wires were crossed and the alarm did
not ring. The damage to the building
| is probably from 5000 to $500. An old
colored woman, Mrs. Somers occupied
apartments in the rear of the fire. She
was i'll and was assisted out of the
building, badly frightened.
During the storm Friday the team be-
longing to d. H. Granniss & Son, of
Quinnipiac avenue, ran away on tho
Woodbridge hill. The horses We're driv-
en- by willard A. Granniss, who was
thrown out and was unconscious for
time but was able to be out again yes
terday. The wagon ran against tree
and the top was demolished. News of
the accident was telephoned here and
w. A. Granniss, jr., and Harry We'd
more went up in another team, brought
h he driven orH the pnntantS Of the
broken wagon.
Henry Palmer, clerk in the store OF
r. G. Davis, has been i'll several days
from the effects of carbuncle on his
neck.
Wilbur T. Jefferson and Lewis Tyr
relI, of the Jefferson company, who
were i'll several days with the grip, are
out again. Mrs Tyrrell, who was also
i'll, has recovered.
Mrs. H. 1. Barnes and daughter Flor
ence have returned from a visit to the
formers sister, Mrs. Walter Lewis, of
Hartford.
Frederick Darrow, of Houston street,
has been quite ill with grip, but is now
improving.
Two candidates were baptized by Rev
z. w Stone at the Grand avenue Bap-
fist church Friday evening. Two 9TH
ers were to have received the rite, but
owing to the storm they were not pres
ent.
The illustrated address on ben Kur,"
combined with the singing of the Y. M.
C. A. quartette, pleased and inspired a
large congregation at the Second Con-
gregational church Sunday evening,
The church was filled to its utmost ca
pacity. The address will be concluded
next Sunday evening and George Chad
wick Stock will sing. The next address
begins at the chariot race and concludes
at the cross. The slides of the first part
will be rapidly run over so that those
who missed it may see the views.
w. H. Sallman, M. A., who was trav-
cling secretary of the students move
ment in Australia for some years, will
preach in the Second Congregational
church next Sunday morning Mr. Sail
man is one of the best Bible scholars in
the country and a progressive Yale man
who took an intense interest in the re-
igious life of the university while an
Undergraduate.
Ellen, widow of Joseph Ames, died on
Sunday at the home of her niece, Mrs.
Frederick Foote, on North Front street.
Her husband, who died few years ago, |
was one Of the well known oyster deal |
ars of the east side. The deceased was |
he last of the children of the late Will |
lam Fl. Shipman.
The w. c. II. U. will hold a parlor
meeting at the home of Mrs. Bristol 1876 |
Exchange street, this afternoon at three
o'clock.