The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-30

Etta LudIngtOn IO sheldon Green StirIIng-Oiher Items.
 1 The tramp steamer which brought cargo ! of steel biIlets for the National Wire cor
 poration has sailed on her return to Nova Scotia.
 | A big New York barge has arrived with
 cargo of sand for the Adamant company. 1 petition is in circulation for improving l that portion of Ferry street between East Chapel street and Quinnipiac bridge. As the street approaches River street it widens, giving sort of triangle. The petition Is Tor extending the sewer ill Ferry street to Rlv- CT street and afterwards to extend the brick paving. In wet weather this Is very mud ! dy area and in q dry time the dirt blows | about in clouds. It is an improvement TOT which there is q great popular demand. An entertainment is to be given this even ing by Company II, l.. T. L., of the W. C.
 I. L., under the direction of Miss Susie NJ. kanahan.
 A new council of the Brotherhood of Re | lief has just been formed here. 1t will be known as Home council No. lO It starts off with fOrty-twO members, and ten appll- cations will be acted upon at the meeting next Friday evening. The membership will not be much above fifty. The amount to be paid ill w. ekly sick benefits will be decided at the next meeting, but it will probably be $10 per week, with an assessment of twenty
  The officers elected are: President, A. Il. Ellis; secretary, E. W. Arnold; treasurer, r.
 r. Ryan.
 Andrew Holland, of Foxon, drove down yesterday morning to attend services at St.
 Francis church and left his horse hitched in front of the church on Ferry street. During the services the horse became frightened
 and began kicking. He kicked spiritedly,
 pieces, breaking the top, the crossbar and
 body. The animal was secured before It broke away.
 Mir and Mrs. Marcus Hemingway. of Quinnipiac avenue, are returning after
 ten weeks stay in Europe. MT. Heming- ways sister, Mrs. Walter Buck. has been in care of the home and the Hemingway
 children during the absence of NIT. and Mrs. Hemingway.
 The engagement is announced of Miss Florence Etta, daughter of Major and Mrs. Luzerne Ludlngton, of Quinni9iac avenue. to Sheldon Greene Stirling. he marriage will take place after Easter. Yesterday was a cold and disagreeable day, in marked contrast to the recent mild weather. Ice formed in the early morning. The great Jahrmarkt, to be given under the auspices of the several societies connect ed with the Grand Avenue Baptist church, and to continue three evenings, will open at Polar Star hall tomorrow evening. All kinds of fancy and useful articles will be sold in attractive booths presided over by the young ladies of the church. Supper will
 
 menu to be somewhat changed each night. There will be an entertainment each even ing. E. B. Warren and nine associates will furnish music for Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
 The last service of the peoples popular evening services was held last evening ill Pilgrim church. It was d musical service.
 Mrs. F. Howard Russell. Miss Emma Me Donald, Miss Neva Squires and w. H. Stod
 dard sang. short address was made by the pastor.
 Vesper services were held in Bushnell hall
 yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock, with
 short sermon by Rev. Alexander F. Irvine
 and a solo by T. R. Ackrill.
 Clifford Roberts, son of Dr. F.. K. Roberts, who recently secured business position in
 Beacon Falls, was home over Sunday.
 A very enjoyable affair is being arranged
 annual ball, which is to be given in Polar
 Star hail Easter Monday night. Preceding
 the ball there will be an excellent entertain
 ment. It will include the comedy The Baby given under the direction c. Mrs. Wallace Hurlbut; a monologue by Miss Al ice Sperry, and several other selections. The committee of arrangements is working hard to make this affair grand success. There is promise now that the long con test over the matter of building draw
 bridge over East Haven riyer, near John sons trap-rock quarries, Will be settled. East Haven is awaiting the action of the town of Branford, which has town meet ing tomorrow evening If BranfOrd votes in favor, East Haven is likely to have q special town meeting to consider the mat ter. The present plan is to build draw bridge costing about $3,000 and assessing the expense in one third parts between the two towns and Mir. Johnson. If built, the drawbridge will take the place of the old highway bridge, built many years ago, which is in very poor condition.