The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-04-01
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Spring YaeatiOn-CrawfOrd Building
Being Repaired-High School Society
Member to Make Home in PhiIadeI-
phia-FuneraI of Mrs. james B.
Daley Congregational Church to
Celebrate Anniversary-LoeaI Fisher
men to Try Luck in Country Streams.
At the Grand avenue Congregational
church at 1890 tomorrow preaching by
the pastor, DE-. Sheath; theme "An Old
Testament Love Story and Its Les
sons" At noon the Sunday school and
at 6:15 p. m. the Y. P. S. @. e. There
will be another of the union evangelical
services held at the Grand avenue Con-
gregational church. Singing Of the
GLORY Song and other hymns used
in the recent old world reyiyals, with
leaflets of song for all who come On
Tuesday evening prayer and conference
meeting. The Pilgrim church will
unite with this church in the Sunday
evening services
DIR. Sheath went to Newton High
lands, Mass. yesterday to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Sneaths favorite neice.
Mrs. Sheath was not able to go because
of her illness.
The schools closed yesterday after
noon for the spring vacation and will
reopen on April 10.
Sherman /. Graves. principal of the
Strong district and family win go to
New York to remain during the school
vacation.
Some minor repairs are being made
on the Crawford building at the corner
of Grand avenue and East Pearl street
preparatory to repainting.
The seventy-fifth anniversary of the
Grand avenue Congregational church
will be, celebrated in June. The cere-
monies win be given on Sunday, June
rs, when there will be a historical SER
mon delivered in the morning by DR..
Sheath. The evening services have not
fbeen arranged. but it is expected there
will be number Of addresses by diff
erent clergymen. Wednesday, June 2S,
will be devoted to an old home fellow
ship gathering. In the afternoon, the
services will be more especially for the
older members of the church and con-
gregation and in the evening will occur
the final exercises, for which no pro-
vision has been made as yet.
Seven candidates who are. now mem
bers of Fort Hale lodge, N. r. o. p,
took the degrees at the class initiation
held by Elm Tree lodge last evening.
Il The Gamma Delta Tau club, tompos-
ed Of members Of Boardman manual
and New Haven high schools rendered
a farewell reception Wednesday even
y ing to one OF its members, Burt Mae
Arthur, who leaves soon to make his
future home in Philadelphia, at the
home of Warren NJ. Crawford, ZIG East
Pearl street. During the evening a
fine scarf pin was presented to Mr. Mac
Arthur, who thanked the members in a
few well chosen words Afbuffet lunch
Twas served after an evening of music
I and games. Among those present were
Burt Macarthur, Frank Nettleton, Will
son Emery, Oliver Bishop Warren
Crawford Alfred Seeley Irving Allen,
Howard Brooks, and Marvin Currie.
Principal Graves reports that while
the school attendance at the Strong
school was rather light in January ow-
ling to the severe weather and so much
illness during February and March the
attendance was good, with an aggre-
gate Of about 900; in the fall the at
tendance was 975 and there is prospect
that next year the 1000 mark will be
Preached. t.-. .
The funeral of Ellen, wife of James
B. Daley, will be held at her late resi-
] dence, 232 Poplar street, Sunday at
, 1870 with services at st. Francis
s church at pm. II
: Quite number of local fishermen
/ are intending to go out in the country
!. to-day trying their luck for trout, as
) the law on this fishing issoff April 1.
: There was preparation going on yes
: terday, many getting their tackle in
5 readiness for an early start this morn
3 ing. fr --.
There is quite a reduction in the
price of eggs; the rates are from is to
? rs cents per dozen for the cheaper
, grades. A few strawberries of southern
growth have been seen in market, but
: the quality and price is not tempting.
{ The young people were busying their
brains last evening with preparations
= for April Fools day and if people don't
+, watch out many will be victims of the
annual jokes The day coming on Sat-
n urday, it is expected that there will be
!, greater. opportunity to fool people thar
usual. tt.-.@
The Elks are getting ready for the
base ball season. This club of juveniles
' of the Eleventh ward played twenty
four games last year and lost only
- They will soon be ready to accep
challenges. 90. a>.s',-.. -s-
Mrs R. S. Griswold of Hartford il
% visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fl
g w. Crawford, of Clinton avenue.
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