The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-08-07

Death of John DOnegan-Items OF
Personal Interest.
Services were held in three Of the To-
cal churches yesterday and goodly
number were present. At the Grand
avenue Baptist church at the close OF
the communion service the right hand
of fellowship was extended to Rev. and
Mrs. c. C. Smith by Deacon ]. P. Mer-
row in behalf of the church, welcomed
their pastor and his wife to his new
field of labor, in a few appropriate re-
marks. At the Grand avenue Congre-
gational church Rev. A. ]. Jones of
Wallingford preached a strong sermon.
The holy communion was administered
by Rev. E. c. Tullar in the East Pearl
street NJ z. church at tn emorning SER
vice and in the evening the pastor con-
Quoted a one-hour service with SER
mon.
Grand avenue crossing of the Manu-
facturers' railroad is a dangerous one
and an accident was narrowly averted
on Friday at this point. 4 train of
loaded freight cars coming from Cedar
Hill was about to cross Grand avenue
just as a westbound trolley car was
coming down the hill from James street
at a lively pace. But for the quick
work of the motorman a collision would
have been inevitable. A it was the
trolley car touched a freight car just
as it came to full stop.
Mrs. George Booker and daughter
Florence of Atwater street have gone
to Maine for a stay of five weeks. Mr..
Booker will join his family the last of
the month.
A good oyster set is now assured.
Several of the planters have examined
the shells put down last month, and
within the past few days have found
them covered with spawn. All the shells
along the Quinnipiac have been thrown
overheard with the exception of two
piles OF about 1000 bushels, which will
be taken care Of this week.
Carl E. Anderson, the five year old
son of Charles Anderson of 43 Cham
berlain street. who died of pneumonia,
was buried in the Fair Haven Union
cemetery on Saturday. Rev. j. Nell
son, pastor of the Swedish Lutheran
NA4blNA4t OAAAGAeAltAtS' H. W. NIdNIOlu
/ had charge of the funeral arrange,
ments.
Quinnipiac conclave, Improved Order
of Heptasophs, meets this evening in
A. o. U. w. hall, rs Grand avenue.
Mrs. ]. d. Lopez of Guilford, mother
of Mrs. E. r. Slater of 55 Chambers
street is critically i'll at her home in
tina town,
George Coleman, seventeen years old,
OF 46S Ferry street, had the tops of
three fingers crushed by press at the
W. s. Burn Mfg. Co.'S plant on Batch
ley avenue Friday afternoon. The fin
gers were dressed without the loss of a
joint.
Miss Marguerite Bradley Of 264 Ex-
change street is spending two weeks at
Lave Mahopac, N. Y.
At Pythian hall, Branford, on Mon
day evening, August IA, midsummer
concert will be given for the benefit of
the st. Barnaba's choir, boys summer
camp, which will include an excellent
programme Of vocal and violin music
Harry Woodstock, we'll known here as
a director and organist is in charge
of the affair and so doubt many from
here will avil themselves of this oppor-
tunity Of having Masters Arthur Aus
tin, the boy soprano, and James Mac
Laachlan, the boy alto, in concert.
Miss Kathleen Compton Of Milford is
visiting friends here. She recently
moved from Atwater street.
Mrs. John H. Coleman and daughter
Loretta of Rowe street are spending
the month of August with her brother
John Maher, at his cottage in Far
Rockaway.
Theodore Nelson of the Albany Day
line spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. James Nelson of South Front
street.
Miss Katherine J. Harry of 212
Blatchley avenue is spending the month
of August at Lake Maranacook, Me.
On Thursday evening next the Ep-
worth league chapter, Apt, will hold
it's meeting at Savin Rock on the rock
near Cox's pavilion. After a short bus
mess session a general good time is
planned.
Miss Hazel E. Porter of Bristol,
Conn, is visitin CHER aunt, Mrs. Wilson
+ II, IOTIeF OIL O4o retry street,.
Miss Grace Bishop of SO Grand ave-
nue. will leave with Miss Alice Frisby
of Orchard street on August Is for a
ten days vacation in Boston and vicin-
ity.
Mrs. Harry Clearwater of Glendale, L.
l., is visiting Mrs. John H. Goodwin of
163 Lloyd street.
Miss Anna Reynolds of Exchange
street and Miss Helen Clark Of Ferry
street have returned from a delightful
! vacation spent in the Adirondack
mountains.
John Donegan, one of the best known
and Oldest Irish residents of New Ha-
ven, died Friday at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Nellie Healy of 252
James street He had been ailing for a
year and death was due to ailments in
cidental to old age. Mr.. Donegan was
brother to the late William Donegan,
for years prominent liveryman in this
city, having his place of business in
High street. Mr. Donegan's wife died
about five years ago. Besides Mrs.
Healy he leaves another daughter, Mr..
Thomas Kilbride of 934 State street.
The funeral will take place from his
late residence at $50 O'Clock This roorn-