The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-01-27
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Sad Death of Lars zOrnberg-The Eff
feets of the storm-Mrs. Mary Elliott
of FOxOn, Who is in Her Ninety
fourth Year, Seriously III-LOcaI
Church, Lodge and Society News.
The funeral OF Lars Zornberg of go
Wolcott street, will be held at the
chapel in Evergreen cemetery Satur-
| day at ? p. m. Zornberg's death was
very sad, he having taken his life by
shooting a bullet into his brain at his
home yesterday morning. He has been
In i'll health for over year from the
effects of nervous prostration, and while
in Respondent condition, he took his
own life. He was a much respected
man and for years worked as a body
maker in the Demarest carriage fac
tory. He leaves widow and two chill
dren. AS soon as the shooting occur
red, Dr., c. L. Kilbourn was sent for,
but the case was too serious for medical
aid.
AS a result of the blizzard, number
of people living out on the Montowese
trolley line, were unable to get home
Wednesday evening and remained dur
ing the night at the homes of Fair Ha-
ven friends, This part of the trolley
system was pretty badly hit. All the
trolley cars made bad work of it yes
fapaoU NTl,fIa tra fra aIye fra
quently cleared by the plows and scrap
ers, teams passing over the lines pack
ed the snow around the rails SO that
the transmission of much of the power
was prevented.
/ While the government thermometer
registered one degree below zero, some
of the local thermometers marked five
below yesterday morning. With the
cutting north wind blowing twenty-five
miles an hour, it was very uncom-
Portable day.
The weather had its effect upon bus
mess. Trade was diminished. The
heavy carting interfered very much
with the delivery of coal. !
The letter carriers suffered much from
cold and one delivery was omitted yes
terday. Carrier Fisher was off duty
Wednesday and Carrier Carroll was not
able to work yesterday, owing to ill
ness.
At the Strong and Woolsey schools
yesterday, only about forty per cent.
of the pupils attended.
The lecture of Miss Reynolds before
the Mothers club of Lloyd Street
school was deferred Wednesday even
4 ing, and win be given next Monday
evening.
Many people were disappointed about
getting to the center of the city
Wednesday evening, owing to the hold
up of the trolley service. -
Mrs. Mary A. Elliott OF Foxon is very
i'll at her home and Is not expected to
recover She is in her ninety-fourth
year and her ninety-third anniversary
was celebrated, few weeks ago. She
is the oldest member Of the East Pearl
Street church. -
The annual meeting for the election of
officers of Home councils, Nos. | and 2.
! will be held next Monday evening at
5 o'clock at the store of Francis Bros,
81 Grand avenue. A proposed emend'
ment to the bylaws will be acted upon.
The annual fair of Polar Star lodge
I. o. o. F., will be held at Polar Star
than, February 26 to March 4. A com
mittee Of arrangements has been ap.
pointed consisting of ID. o. Chapman
E. A. Johnson, A. II. Ellis, Fred Fisch
er, Frank Page, r. H. Dieter, George
Eldridge and Andrew Nelson.
The Ready Circle of Kings Daughters
of the East Pearl Street church met al
Mrs. John S. Sanford's, I'd, on East
Pearl street yesterday to work on Com
fortables. They carried their luncheons
and Mr.. Sanford also served stewe6
and fried oysters which were much en-
joyed. This was an extra. meeting and
the eight ladies present tackled three
comfortables.
Patrick J. Ryan, who died at his
home, CT Perkins street, Wednesday
viii be buried to-day, with funeral SER
vices at his late home at $3.50 O'Clock
and at st. Francis church, where re
QUEEN high mass will be celebrated a.
8 o'clock. He was about eighty years
of age, was native of Ireland, and re,
sided here many years. ..+
The Brotherhood league of the Crane
Avenue Baptist church, has elected Of
fieers as follows: N. A. Beebe, presi
dent; B. A. Lenfest, vice president
Morris Hatfield, secretary; Mark Hare
treasurer; c.. D. Manwaring, Mari
Hare and H. v. Santry, programme
committee.
An invitation has been accepted b,
Wallingford lodge, I. o. o. F., to visi
Polar Star lodge next Thursday evening
Next Thursday evening the Hol!
Name society of st. Francis churcl
will hold a smoker at A. o. U. w. hall
rs Grand avenue.
Patrick Burns of East Chapel stree
has started for Tuscon, Arizona.
Ice has closed Quinnipiae river AM