The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-04-04
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
and THE RET. j. LEE
MITCHELL.

Entertainment at Ferry Street Congre-
the Lax Discipline Casc-Surprise Visit
to w. II. Mcdonald and Wife.
| A press dispatch from an Attleboro
man yesterday afternoon says as fol-
lows: REV. James Lee Mitchell Of the
Grand street Congregational church.
New Haven, who has been called to the
pastorate of the Second Congregational
church, announces that he will accept
the call and begin his labors here on
April 21.
Dr.. Mitchell was born in Idnerick,y
Me-, in 1864, educated at Andover acad-
envy, and graduated with the class Of
1881. lie attended Harvard college, and
graduated from that institution with
the class of 1884 After leaving Har-
ward he went to the Union seminary,
New York city, for the study of the
ology and graduated in 1887, the last
class to leave that institution while 1t
was under the presidency Of the vener-
able Roswell d. Hitchcock.
: The first pastorate of DR.. Mitchell
was in Cadillac, Mich, where he re-
manned two years, and was then called
to New Haven. His passionate there
has been attended by most renarka-
BILE growth of the church. Though an
old church, and situated In portion
of the city which has ceased to grow,
the church in few years doubled its
membership, becoming one of the larg-
est in the city. with membership OF
nearly 800.
DR.. Mitchell was president Of the
New Haven Congregational club in 1898
and 80, and in 1896 he received the de-.
gree Of doctor Of philosophy from Yale
university"
A fine entertainment is to be given at
the Ferry street Congregational church
this evening, and a large attendance Is
assured The committee has prepared
an interesting program, as follows:
Moonlight on the Lake.
Band solo ............ Charles O'Connell
Soprano soIo-"Forgotten" ...........
Observation-Disclosures. Sarah f., Graham
Club Swinging ............. Miss White
Trio ......... Parsons, Hugo and Dibble
Recitation" Henry VS. Wooing' .....
Prof. Wetzel
Alto solo-"Shine On Oh Stars" .......
................. Miss Clara l.. Bishop
The Banjo Club. O'Connell Club
Tenor SOLO ...Dr. barbour
..............,........ Prof. Wetzel
Trio ...... Parsons, Hugo and Dibble
Quartette Maiden Of the Fleur de
Les"
Rev F. r. Sanford Of Grace church
will preach this evening at the Church
Of the Good Shepherd in Shelton.
The alleged lack of discipline in
school charged against Lincoln p.
Granniss of the Foxon school, which
was inquired into by the East aHven
school board as noted in this paper, has
been given considerable circulation in 4
he eastern press. As before stated, the \
evidence Of alleged lax discipline was 4
by only one person. and the
BOARD dismissed the charges. One of
he Boston papers, in referring to the
natter yesterday, said: "He Is charged
With the awful crime Of playing Duck
IN the rock and leap frog with his
pupils. 1t is even said that the big
Joys of the school call Mr.. Grannis
Link The propriety Of the village has
,een outraged by this levity, and the
-illage gossips are wagging tongues
md calling upon the powers that be ITO
all the young man to account The
,ossip had reached such point that,
his morning, the 'deestrict supervisors
allied at Mr.. Grannis' school and held
n investigation. One of the witnesses
aid that he had seen the teacher at
oon indulging in out-of- door play with
he pupils and that he had played
Duck on the rock Who's got the butt
on?' 'Puss in the corner and had even
entured to play football and baseball
Nth the pupils. AS soon as the pupils
1ere called upon they declared that
fr. Grannis was the greatest and best
aacher they had ever had. Their praise
f the young man who plays games
18th them at recess was so great that
he board of inquisition was slenced.
finally the school board decided that
If. Grannis had such hold on the
upils that it would be dangerous to
amper with his methods. Then the
GARD Of supervisors went home"
Henry I. Barnes and the Booth COM
any have up notices that they will
lose their markets every Thursday at
80 p. m.
James N. Dadmun, son Of Capt.
Gorge Dadmun of SO Houston street,
as been seriously i'll for several days,
nd is threatened with appendicitis.
-e Is attended by DR.. Roberts
Mrs. w. s. Bishop, of 81 Grand ave-
lie, has been i'll with nervous pros
alton for the past ten days, but was
better yesterday.
William H. Davis and. wife, of Quin-
piac, were paid surprise visit Tues
~ evening by party of about 20
lends, who came over from Guilford
Y train and returning at midnight.
r. and Mrs. Davis formerly resided in
uilford.
The Epworth league will meet this
Tening at the residence of George
.evenson, So Poplar street.