The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-01-09
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
WOODBRIDGE ICE COMPANY HAR-
 TESTING 4 FAIR CROP.
Wilbur F. Jefferson III at His Home-- Annual Meeting of the Grand Avenue Were Elected.

Were Elected.
 The Woodbridge Ice company ha
 been engaged for two days in housing
 ice at the big houses in Woodbridg'
 about 5000 tons are already stored
 This is believed to be the first harves
 of ice in this vicinity this winter. VII
 liam J.I Konold said yesterday that thf
 ice was eight inches thick. He reared
 this would be an open winter like las'
 winter and he desired to save what ice
 he could even if it was not un to the
 standard thickness. The ice was hard
 ly strong enough to bear up heavy team
 horses and three of the companys ami
 mals broke through into the lake yes
 terday, but they were fished out with
 out injury. The company will keep on
 with the harvest work as long as the ice is in as good condition as it is at present.
 In the Second company of Governors Horse Guard and Foot Guard there are quite a large sprinkling of Fair Haven men. Major Luzerne Ludington of the Horse Guard expects to take about lOO men to Hartford to-day to participate in the inaugural parade. Among the members of the Foot Guard are Captain James M. Townsend of the Four Cor ners. He is one of the most enthusiastic members of the guard, and his enthusi- asm in an incentive to the younger members Previous to his membership in the Guard he was member of the Grays, joining in 1S40 He was com pany worker, and in 1S4S was elected captain. His father was a lieutenant in the Horse Guard. Captain Townsend to-day. He has participated in many state inaugural parades.
 The barges Charles McCaffrey and Defender are at the wharf of H. Konold 6 Son discharging 1900 tons of coal.
 Francis A. Maloney of East Chapel street, assistant engineer of the road department, went to Hartford yesterday to testify in the suit of the Berlin Iron Bridge company. The company is suing the city of New Haven for about $5,OOO. which it claims is due from the city in the contract for the Chapel street draw bridge. The case is now being tried in the Hartford superior court.
 Wilbur T. Jefferson, secretary and treasurer of the Jefferson company, is i'll at his home on Atwater street from severe cold Lewis Tyrrell. of the same company, and his wife are also i'll at their home on Clinton avenue
 Miss Florence Bailey, sister of the wife of Rev. Dr. Sanford, is quite ill at the rectory on Blatchley avenue, and is threatened with pneumonia.
 The Dragon Whist club meets Janu- ary 15 at 8 D. m. at the home of MT. and Mrs. Francis J. Chatterton, 172 Grand avenue. It Is expected that twenty-four players will attend. Four prizes will be awarded.
 The funeral of Michael Doherty, the builder, was largely attended at St. Francis church yesterday morning. There were short services at his late home, 123 Fillmore street, followed by a requiem high mass at the church.
 Three horses belonging to Charles the Grand avenue baker, whose establishment was attached yes terday, were taken to Dudley's livery ters can be adjusted.
 The annual meeting of the Grand ave- nue Baptist church for conducting the business of the Sunday school was held in the chapel Monday evening. The Rev. E. W. Stone, presided. | First came the reports of work show | Ing the school to have been in a pros- porous and growing condition the past year. The report of the treasurer, M | J. Barnes, showed receipts of $195.04 | There was paid $10S93 for supplies, the sum of $25 towards the music fund of | the church, and several other expendi- | lures, Secretary D. Milo Stevens re- ported membership of 233. There were f2 new scholars during the year. Sev- anteen birthday offerings were received. ! Ten scholars joined the church, and 1 three have died.
 The librarian, Henry Robinson, re- ported 312 books in the library. Mrs George Loveland, superintendent of the primary department, reported IT pupils, including IS new ones, for the year. There have been thirty visitors. One 'lass of were transferred to the large school One of the scholars has died
 The election of officers resulted as ollows: Superintendent, Charles D. Manwaring; assistant superintendent. John w. Phillips; lady assistant, Mrs. }. J. Latta; superintendent primary department, Mrs. George Loveland; |, secretary, D. Milo Stevens; treasurer Miles J. Barnes; librarian, Henry Rob- nson; auditor, Jacob P Merrow.