The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-30
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN CITI-
ZENS IS VERY ILL.

Lester r. Mallory, Retired, Stricken
With PRraIysis-AnnuaI Meeting of
Brotherhood of ReIioG-Other Items of
Interest.
Lester P. Mallory, one of the best
known citizens of the east side, is very
i'll at his home on Fair Haven Heights
from the effects of paralysis. He has
been unconscious several days and his
recovery is not expected. Mr.. Mallory
retired from business several years ago.
He was for many years engaged in the
oyster business and was very success
full. His many friends will be sorry to
learn of his critical Illness. Two ply
sfcians and two nurses are in attend
ance.
A meeting of the teachers of the
Strong district was held in Granniss
hall yesterday afternoon. About TWEEN
ty-five teachers attended. Teachers Of
the second, third and fourth grades
were present and Principal Graves
gave an address on Readings This
was the second meeting held with this
subject for the discussion. The next
meeting will be held in two weeks.
The long season of damp, foggy
weather is very unpleasant and much
complaint is made. But what is the
use of complaining about the weather
was remarked yesterday in reply to
lament on the thick fog. you would
hardly improve the weather If you had
the ordering of it, The fog Wednes-
day evening was well nigh impenetra-
Bile to the eye save for few feet. 1t
hung like wall and was almost as
Itthick as a snow storm. Several per-
sons remarked that it was the heaviest
fog they could remember.
The funeral OF Elias Apologize was
attended from his late residence, 440
Chapel street, yesterday afternoon.
Rev. DR.. Sage OF the First Baptist
church officiated. The burial was in
the new East Haven cemetery.
Sexton Sanford of the Fair Haven
cemetery says it is necessary to cut
down through twenty inches of frost
in excavating for graves. There have
been but few burials this month and
in fact the number this winter has
been unusually small, Very seldom
are there two burials day in the Fair
Haven cemetery. One day this week
there were six burials in Evergreen
cemetery.
All the Methodist churches were in
vited to unite in the evangelical SER
vices held last evening in the Grace
M. E. church and number from the
East Pearl street church were present.
n Q bn ae,+ si5
sailed from New York in one Of the
Ward line steamers yesterday for Mas
sau, New Providence. Nassau was her
former home and Mrs. Bradley visits
the island occasionally.
The steamer Oceana, which has been
at anchor several days opposite the
oyster watch house. has completed
discharging her cargo of coal and will
clear to-day. The steamer goes to New
York to load grain for Europe.
McKinley's birthday was observed at
Strong school yesterday afternoon by
appropriate exercises in Grannis hall.
At S:15 grades and s, about five hun
dred pupils, met in the hall and Joined
in singing Nearer, My God, to Thee"
This was followed by duet song,
'"Thy Will be Done.'' Then Principal
Graves read a portion of President
Roosevelts recent address at Canton,
O., at the occasion of the Mckinley
memorial exercises. Following Mr..
Graves talk quartette sang Lead
Kindly Light" and to close the school
joined in singing America" The
teachers and many pupils wore the
carnat:on.
All friends of Strong school should
make an effort to attend the lecture on
Color to be given by Frederick L.
Burnham Thursday evening, February
5. at the Grand avenue Congregational
church. Mr. Burnham is the super
visor of drawing in the public schools
and in this popular lecture has pre-
pared something especially for the par
ents, as we'll as the older pupils.
Throughout the lecture he uses colored
crayon sketching landscapes and in
most pleasing manner explains how
color is used by nature.