The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-02
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
BELL FOR EAST PEARL STREET
CHURCH.

EIIls-Marriage Of Walter Beckstein
and Miss Lulu Spence-Dr. Roberts
and Wife Return from Cuba.
There are very good prospects Of the
parish of the East Pearl Street NJ. Z.
church obtaining a bell for their church
edifice. It is understood that a friend
Of the church stands ready to contrib
ute the sum necessary to place a fine
bell in the church tower. This was the
announcement made by the pastor, Rev.
e. c. Tullar, at the meeting of the Off
cial board Tuesday evening. The board
voted to accept the offer. The name of
the donor was not announced, but the
members of the board manifested much
pleasure that this object, which has
been much desired by many members
of the church, seemed about to be real
lied. About fifteen years ago, under
the pastorate OF Rev. Mr.. Goodencugh,
the spire of the church was erected. 1t
is a graceful tower, with ample belfry.
procured and other improvements upon
the church carried out. Since the erec-
ton of the tower there has seemed the
greater need of a bell to place in it.
From the encouragement that was
manifest in Mr.. Tullar's statement
there is a probability that a bell will
be procured for this church through the
thoughtful liberality of one of its
friends.
The death of Mrs. Obed NJ. Ellis took
place yesterday at her home, SO Ferry
street, at the age of eighty-six years.
Her husband, Captain Ellis, is ninety
years old. Mrs. Ellis had been ill sew
eral weeks and death was due to the
infirmities of age. Her maiden name
was Lydia e. Russell and she was a
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Tim
othy Russell, of Branford. The couple
were married sixty-two years ago. and
during most of their married life they
have resided in Fair Haven. They were
a couple singularly devoted to each 9TH
er, and it has been often remarked by
Captain Ellis that they never spoke an
unkind word to each other. Captain
Ellis followed the sea for nearly sixty
years, later carried on meat market
and retired few years ago. A daugh-
ter, Mary, first wife of William III. Pol
lard, died about a year ago, and the
late Russell T. Ellis was a son of the
deceased. The funeral will be solemn
ICED tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 at the
Memorial chapel.
There are about fifty members of st.
Francis parish who are members of
the Queens Daughters and actively in
terested in that philanthropic society.
Ia large delegation from here will at
tend the whist to be given by the soci-
ETY. next week at Harmonic hall. Mrs.
J. Frederick Jackson and Mrs. Philip
Mayrand are selling tickets for the
whist in this part of the city.
Edward r. Coogan, of English street,
the well-known letter carrier, who has
been i'll several months, was able to
walk out yesterday for the first time
since his illness.
Mrs. Frederick Mansfield has been
very ill for the past week at her home
on Quinnipiac avenue. She suffered
with pieurisy and later was threatened
with pneumonia. She is now a trifile
better, although quite weak.
On the evening of March IA. after the
regular meeting of Columbia castle, X.
G. E., a Ouch lunch will be served to
all present.
The Girls Aid society of the Grand
avenue congregational church met on
Monday evening with Miss Lena Gier-
ding, of 40 Atwater street.
At the prayer meeting at the Grand
avenue Congregational church Tuesday
evening, In the absence Of Rev. DR..
Sheath, Deacon Henry futile was the
4 leader. The prayer service this evening
will be held at the home of Mrs. Arietta
Harrison on East Pearl street.
The teachers meeting held at the
Grand Avenue Congregational church
Tuesday evening was conducted by
Mrs. Sheath in the absence of Rev. DR..
j Sheath.
Arthur Bradley, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eliot Bradley, of AtWater street, who
was i'll with rheumatism and got better,
has had a relapse.
The death of Alfred Dwight Tyrrill,
at the age Of sixty-seven years, occur
red at his home, rs Woolsey street, on
Tuesday, after about years illness.
He leaves a widow, a son, Dwight f.
Tyrill, and a daughter, Mrs. William
Reid. of Hartford. Mr.. Tyrrill was for
fourteen years superintendent of the
National Casket company's factory. He
was a native of NeWtoWn and the in
terment will take place there to-mor-
row, and funeral services will be held
at his late home this evening, Rev. G.
a, Alcott officiating. ,
The marriage of Miss Lulu Spence,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George E.
Spence, of sos Russell street, and Wal
ter y. Beckstein, of this city, took place
at the home of the brides parents last
evening. Rev. e. c. Tullar performed
the ceremony.
The steamers Stratford and Isaac E.,
Brown have arrived with oysters for
Lancraft Brothers, Charles Thompson,
William Potter and Charles Buck.
Mrs Ray Frank, of Memphis, is Wis
iting Mrs. E. Kantrovitd, of Grand ave-
nue.. Id 5.y%%t :~],~
The steamer Amanda, which was
raised Tuesday, lies on the flats off the
sewer dock. The steamer will be patch
ed up and taken to Noank for some re-
pairs. sts
Mrs. Seeley, Of Blatchley avenue, is
entertaining Mrs. F. r. Sanford, of