The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-05
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
DEATH OF COZ. GEORGE ". GRAN
 MS OF CALIFORNIA.

vener-Donor of the Cemetery's Benu-
 tifuI Gateway-Attempt to Raise
 Church Debt at Morris Cove-Return
 ofHarvey E. .shepard-Fine Entertain
 ment Wednesday Evening.
 Many friends iii Fair Haven and also in this city will be pained to learn of the death In California of an old resi- dent of Fair Haven, Colonel George Washington Granniss, who died there on January 26, aged seventy-five years and nine days. MT. Granniss was born in Fair Haven in 1926 and resided for many years in the old homestead on Grand avenue. He was man of very benevolent and kindly disposition and took great interest in many public organizations. He donated the beauti- tery, which bears his name, the Gran miss Gate" He was a member of the
  with a competitive gold medal, which has been held for the last three years by George Fox, son of Colonel Simeon J. Fox. He also gave competitive gold medal to Strong school for best scholarship He leaves to mourn his loss in California a widow, and one daughter, Mrs. Alexander Center. His sister, who died three or four years ago, Mrs. Harriet Ann Scranton, was for many years matron of the old la dies home on Wall street, In this city. He also leaves many relatives in Fair Haven, one of them, cousin, Willis Holt, formerly alderman and deputy sheriff. Since living in California few years since, MT Granniss sent a money order to his friend, the late MT. Chamberlain, who kept a grocery store on Grand avenue, and through him ev- cry relative, whether rich or poor, re- ceived Christmas present. MT. Gran miss was buried in California. The officers of the United chapel, at Morris Cove, are making an earnest at tempt to clear the property from the indebtedness of $2,700. Subscriptions are being taken and already quite sum has been raised. Sunday school and preaching services are held, but the workers are much encountered by the troublesome debt. With the debt paid, it is believed the chapel would be self-supporting.
 Ex-Alderman Harvey G. Shepard, of H. G. Shepard & Sons, has returned from the west and south after stay of about three months. Early in No vember he went to Tennessee and other neighboring states to purchase timber for use in his wood working factory on River street, corner of James street. Of late he has been at Hot Springs, Ark to obtain relief from rheumatism and is considerably better. Charles G. Keeler has purchased of Henry w. Loomis 52 feet of land on Lexington avenue.
 Under the auspices of the Ladies' union, a dramatic and musical enter tainment will be given in the Grand avenue Congregational church, We'd nesday evening, at 8 o'clock. The ad- mission is twenty-five cents. A fine programme has been arranged, as fol- lows:
 Instrumental solo-Selected. George F. Birks.
 Reading-King Robert of Sicily...... .......... ............ .....LonslelloW Miss Edith May Root. Song-a. Love Thee. Mildenberg | b. Swallows ....................Co .CoWenS Miss Frances Heath. | rsonation-Pyramus and Thisbe. ...... ..... ....... Shakespeare Willard D. Howe. | Aria-My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice l .s.......,....'. .ot. oHeif9 | Miss Heath.
 Reading-Just Like Other Folks | Miss Root.
 rsonation-Selected.
 | MT. Howe.
 | Song-I,Ardith Waltz .Ardith lReading-Arena Scene from Quo 1 Nad1S' ........... ....... .olenhleWlcA | Miss Root.
 | The people of Fair Haven are much , interested in the matter of the rebuild- | ing of the wire mill in Fair Haven
 East. Over 400 men are thrown out of employment in consequence of the fire and most of them reside in the Elev- enth Fourteenth and Fifteenth wards. | The officers of the corporation had not arrived from Boston yesterday and un- til they arrive it will not be known
 what the company will do. If the mill is not rebuilt it will prove a great blow to Fair Haven business interests. With 1 such a fine location for manufacturing
 1t would seem that the works would be
 rebuilt, as the company was busy with | orders.
 The funeral of Amos Gilbert, of 4o9
 Lenox street, will be held this after noon at o'clock from his late resi- dence. The remains will be taken on 1 Wednesday to Torrington for burial
 MT. Gilbert was eighty-six years of age and died from the effects of breaking
 his hip several days ago. He was born in Hamden. He leaves widow and one daughter, Mrs. John Dwyer, of this city. He was pensioner of the Mexi- can war, having served at that time in the navy. He followed the sea many years and later became a joiner by trade. He was member of St. James church.
 o. A. Rose, who has been i'll with the grip, is able to be around again
 Mrs. Willis Hemingway, who was
 taken very i'll in church Sunday, has re- covered. Her illness was caused by savera attack of in0igeStiOn,