The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-25
1iTH AND 12TH WARD NEWS
PREPARING FOR AN INTER ESTING
 CHURCH ELIMINATION.
Fifieth Year of the Second Congresa- tional is at Hand--A Big Celebration Yale Boathouse Wui Have an Ad- dtIon-Other Fair Haven News.

ditton-Other Fair Haven News. The committees arranging for the celebration of the fiftieth year of the Second Congregational church are working very hard for this object. The celebration will be on March 30 and 3l. On Sunday there will be sermons by several former pastors and other inter esting exercises The second day of the celebration will include several services, with historical addresses, the reading of reports, etc. It is expected that Rev. Dr. Hovey, of Newburyport, Mass, Rev. Erastus BIakeslee of Massachu- tts, former pastors, will be present. Another of the ex-pastors is Rev. MT. Thurston but his whereabouts are not known as yet, but it is hoped by the committee that they will be able yet to communicate with him and invite him to be present. He was the pastor about twenty five years ago. A large number of guests of the church are to be inVi- ted The society began their existence in a small chapel near the site of the present church. The church member ship to-day is about 450.
 E. S. Bradley, who is an authority on sleighing matters, says that it is very poor at present He says there is hard- ly street in New Haven that is safe to drive a horse at a four minute pace. The snow Is deep and so soft that horses readily break through and are strained and laned. He says that the present snow is not likely to make any sleighing. There is too much of it.
 The Hubbell- Merwin company will begin work in a few days on the addi- tion to the Yale boat house on East Chapel street It will be large addi- tion, providing room that has long been needed. There will also be some re- pairs to the present building, improve ments that have been needed for a long time.
 The attendance at the supper of the Grand avenue Congregational church has become so large that those in charge have decided upon a more sys- tematic arrangement of serving, which will be put into effect at the supper on Wednesday, The first table will be ready at quarter of six, the second at half past six and the third at seven. The second and third tables will be pre- pared with the same care as the first, tnd will be equally good in every re- spect. An entertainment will follow the supper.
 Six boats with oysters are overdue from Nalragansett bay but have been detained by adverse weather. With the present fine weather the craft ought to be along soon and they will come to good market, as there is a very short supply on hand at present.
 A missionary tea will be given in the chapel of the Second Congregational church this Tuesday evening. Mrs. George H. Hubbard will address the la dies at three o'clock and supper will be served at six. In the evening Mrs. Hubbard will dress in Chinese costume and tell the young people about girls life in China. The young people are in vited from seven until nine, and all la dies of the church at three. A volun- tary offering will be taken both after noon and evening for missionary socie- ties and supper will be served at ten cents.
 Charles Eugene Rowe, formerly of Fair Haven, was married at Los An geles, Cal, February 19, to Miss Eliza beth, daughter of Mir. and Mrs J. R. Holbrook, of that city.
 The funeral of Adelaide, wife of M. B. Hitchcock, of Plainville, was held in that place yesterday afternoon The remains were brought here and the burial was in Faif Haven cemetery at 4:3O MT. and Mrs. Hitchcock formerly resided in Fair Haven.
 The funeral of William A, Briggs was held from his late residence, 636 State street, yesterday afternoon, and the in torment was in the Fair Haven cemete- ry.
 R. G. Davis of Quinnipiac avenue, has gone to Cuba, and will be absent for several weeks
 D. c. Saunders attended meeting of the State Letter Carriers association at South Norwalk Saturday.
 MT. and Mrs. Miles P. Futile have re- turned from Newark, where they have been visiting their daughter, Mrs. w. F. Wright.