The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-02-06
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
VARIOUS ITEMS OF INTEREST
HERE AND THERE.

Services at Baptist Church-Nr. II. W.
Wheeler breaches Interesting Ser
mOns-GeOrge NJ. Baldwin and Fam
lily to Leave for Old Point Comfort
TugbOats Stalled in Ice-New Mem
hers of East Pearl Street Church.
Frank w. Wheeler of Newton, Mass,
occupied the pulpit of the Grand ave-
nue. Baptist church, morning and even
ing, yesterday, preaching two excel
lent sermons. In the morning his sub
Ject was: I'm the Masters Footsteps
and in the evening "a Vital Question"
Mr.. Wheeler also led the Friday even
ing prayer meeting, the topic for which
was Seeing Jesus" Mr.. Wheeler is a
graduate of Brown university, and is
just finishing his course of study at the
Newton theological institution. While
obtaining his education he has been
pastor of the Baptist church at North
Easton, Mass. Next Sunday the supply
at the Grand avenue Baptist church
will be Rev. N. r. Eyarts of Plymouth,
Mass. ,.F5s. 8 r-rs'"
Frank T. Hitchcock of the Hitchcock
Gas Engine company Of Bridgeport
was in town Saturday looking after the
matter of placing several new and inn
proved engines in local boats. He has
just taken an order for two S0-horse
power four cylinedr Hitchcock gas en-
gines and hoisting machinery for two
large oyster boats to be built by j. S.
Ellis & Sons, Staten Island. One boat
| is for the American Oyster company of
City Point and the other for a syndi-
cate composed of jeremiah Smith &
Sons, Smith Brothers and Charles X.
Wedmore. The placing of gas engines
on such large boats is a new depart
ure. The same company is now COM
plotting a 2S-horse power engine to be
shipped to San Francisco. The Hitch
cock Gas Engine company was incor-
porated this month with a capital of
$4,000 by Frank /. Hitchcock, ]. I.
Hitchcock and Edmund Cellison. The
engines were previously made by
Frank /. Hitchcock and several are
WOI 1lllCly Ill loScll pOdI5. i1S Hos'
formerly a Fair Haven resident.
The ladies' guild of Pilgrim church
has elected the following officers and
chairmen Of committees: Mrs. George
Baldwin. vice president; Miss Addie
Strong, secretary and treasurer; Mrs.
Edward Rowe, church decorating COM
mittee; Mrs. G. p. Bray, music; Mrs,
Sadie Wright, entertainment, with ten
assistants.
George M. Baldwin and family will
leave early next month on their winter
trip to Old Point Comfort. They first
planned going to Cuba, but owing to
sickness on the island had nearly de-
cided to so to- Florida. This ar
rangement was also changed owing to
the recent cold weather in that state.
Elder L.. B. Giles of Richmond Hill
preached yesterday at the Church Of
the Second Advent.
An infant daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Roboy Of $40 Grand avenue died
| Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Oscar G.. Whiting Of
Sherland avenue are receiving congrat-
ulations on the arrival Of little boy
at their home
A tugboat attempted on Saturday to
break the ice out Of the Quinnipiac
channel and reached point just above
Tomlinson bridge, and became stalled.
| Three tugs towing boats with 1900 tons
Of coal got stalled below Chapel street
\ bridge several hours but finally
brought the boats up Mill river. +.
Mansfield & Sons had their schooner
from Nassagansett bay, which was
| frozen in the llarbor towed UP Mill
river and the oysters are being dis
charged at a wharf just above the
! bridge and carried to their oyster shops.
| Several Of the dealers are getting
shot of stock, but it is believed the ice
will be broken out SO their boats can
| work, before there is an oyster fam
| inc.
-Four new members Joined the East
| Pearl street M. +. church yesterday
and two were received on probation at
| the communion service. -
Leonard Bradley, Waterman at the
oyster beds down the harbor, is i'll with
grip at his home at Lighthouse Point.
Herman G. Taesch of 1855 Lombard
street began last week acquiring the
| art of embalming to prepare for the
regular course to be taken through the
| United States college of embalming at
| st. Louis, conducted by Prof. Sullivan.
Mr.. Taesch expects to graduate In 1907.
| william "a. Countryman, special
agent from the division of manufac-
| turers of the department of commerce
| and labor Wa shinpton arrived here to
make preparations for taking the inter
decennial census of industries Of Con-
necticut. He will have corps of TWEEN
| ty men to assist him in this state. and
| he has established headquarters in the
| federal building. 1t is expected that
three months will be required to COM
| plete the work.
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