The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-09-05


Dor Day to be Generally ObserVed-A
Number of Residents at Manassas
Social Items of Interest.
After the vacation season, all the.
pastors who have been away are home
and ofhciated in their respective
churches yesterday. Several Of the
meetings omitted in the summer are be-
ing resumed and church work will soon
be going on as usual. The choirs and
organists, absent from the churches IN
August, were back in their places yes
terday. Despite the warm day there
were good sized congregations assem-
bled at public worship. Communion
services were conducted in the morning
at the Grand avenue Baptist, Pilgrim
church, East Pearl street NJ. E. and the
Grace and st. James churches. The reg
uiar communion services at. the Grand
avenue Congregational church were
postponed until next Sunday.
To-day-Labor .day-will witness
quite general cessation of business
and the occasion will be observed as a
holiday. Station A will close at IL noon
and only the early morning delivery of
| the mails will occur. Stores will quite
generally close at noon, some before
that hour. Many people will go away
for the day, some having left the city
Saturday, as as to have a larger sea-
son to remain with relatives and
friends. There will be the usual num-
Der Of family picnics, sailing parties
and excursions. Races will occur in
the morning between boats of the Quin-
nipiac Canoe club. u, .r..Ss
Scores of Fair Hayeners went away
Friday night and Saturday morning
with the troop A of cavalry and the
Second regiment to the Manassas, Va,
camp. Many from here went down to
Tomlinson bridge and Belle dock Sat-
urday morning to witness the deporta-
ton Of steamer New Hampshire with
the troops.
A special meeting of Woolsey lodge,
No. 1856, knights of Honor, was held
Friday evening to approve the death
benefit Of the late Oscar w. Cook. The
certificate has been forwarded to the
supreme officers and Mrs. Cook will re-
ceive a benefit of $4,000. Mr.. Cook was a
charter member of the lodge formed in
| 1879 and for twenty-five years was re-
porter Of the lodge. The present Off
GERS are S. Wilbur Scranton, dictator;
Henry R. Towne. reporter; Ezra Healy.
treasurer, and 7. G. w. Jefferson and
Henry r. Towne, trustees. lad. 4.
/ Rev. Martin o. Lepley, has returned
from his vacation and resumed preach
ing yesterday with Baptism and the
Lords supper in the morning.
/ Presiding Elder w. A. Richards
preached in the Park NJ, r. church,
Morris Cove, yesterday afternoon.
Miss Helen Male of Wolcott street has
returned from Troy. N. Y.
Miss Anna Hubbard of Exchange
street is visiting in New York.
Rev. A. F, Irvine conducted commune
ion services at Bushnell hall yesterday
afternoon.
Ned Squires Of Houston street, of the
training ship Hancock, is home on a
short furlough. He is accompanied by
his shipmate, Mr.. Fargan.
/ Miss Carrie Nj. Chapman of Houston
street, who has been sending the sum
nler at Lake Waccaubuc. N. Y, and
Block Island, has returned.
Mr.. ana Mrs. e. F, Eggleston OF wa
Iterbury is visiting the latter's sister,
Mrs. Henry, Keech of Exchange street.
Mrs. John Hill of Wolcott street is en-
tertaining her cousin, Miss Ella Seeley
i Of Schnectady N Y :r III
Mrsr. Gordon of New London is visit
lingw it'll her cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
l.. Willis Of Exchange street.
Miss Ethel Manwarring of East Pear
street has returned after five weeks
visit with her aunt. Mrs. John s. Ed,
wards of Amagansett, L. I. .
Mrs. Edward Perkins of 295 Lloyd
/ street is visiting with her five sisters
and brothers in Salem, Mass. One sister
she has not seen in thirty years. Hei
lson, Edward S. Perkins, recently re.
turned from two weeks stay ir
Salem.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Huband of Elk
change street are visiting in New York
Mrs. John futile and sister, Mis-!
Elizabeth Seymour of Naugatuck, arr
visiting with Mrs. H. S. Lancraft o
Fair Haven Heights.
William A. Warner and amily Of Gin,
ton avenue ave gone to the Adiron
dacks. They stopped in New York
where Mr.. and Mrs. Warmers son hal
been in a hospital several weeks ant
took him with them.
Miss Alice O'Keefe of Clay street il
Visiting in New Britain. IT.
Miss Minnie Devlin of Clay street ha
returned from Naugatuck. 49,
Miss Annie zeibel of Peck street. viii
visit in Hartford this week.
The Ladies' Aid society held foot
sale in the chapel of the Grand avenu
Baptist church Saturday afternoon.
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