The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-26
LATEST FAIR HA7EN NEWS
BROKEN FEED WIRE CAUSES
EXCITEMENT

Sunday at the Churches--W. G. T. u.
Memorial service--AdeIphi Lodge
Delegation for Wallingford-Ernie
Wade with Hartford-Other News of
Interest.
Adelphi lodge, F, and A. NJ, will send
quite a delegation to Wallingford to-
morrow afternoon to conduct services
at the Masonic home. 1t is expected
that about seventy-f1ve will go up. Rev.
E. C. Tullar will give the address,
Members Of the Outlook club of the
Grand Avenue Baptist church win meet
this afternoon at the cottage at Hotch-
kiss Grove that Rev. G. G. Smith and
family are occupying. The company
will go down to the shore on the Bran
ford car leaving State and Chapel at
1876 p. m.
The funeral Of Mary, widow Of
Charles H. Wilson, was largely attend
ed yesterday afternoon at her late res
idence, 219 Grand avenue, Rev. DR..
Sheath officiating. The burial was in
the Fair Haven cemetery.
The railroad commissioners went
through here yesterday on the direc-
tors car of the Consolidated railway.
They went down to Lighthouse Point
and to Momauguin, accompanied by
the trolley officials, and inspected the
road and the proposed improvements in
Woodward avenue.
Ernie Wade. Of Perkins street, for
merly with the Danbury team, is now
playing as pitcher on the Hartford
team.
The remains Of the late Rev. DR.. Bur-
dett Hart Will arrive in this city from
Philadelphia this afternoon and the fu-
neral will be held at the Grand Avenue
Congregational church tomorrow aft
ernoon.
Announcement is just made of the re-
cent marriage of Miss Hattie Denison,
formerly, of Fair Haven, who for a
number Of years resided in Clinton ave-
nue., to Robert Brinley The bride has
been in the employ of the Howe & Stet-
son company for quite a while. Mr..
and Mrs. Brinley are now on their we'd
ding tour
AS a recognition of efficient services,
the Ladies' Aid society of the Grand
Avenue Congregational church at its
meeting this week presented to the sex
ton, William H. Linsley, $40 bank
note.
There was a little excitement yester-
day afternoon at Grand avenue and At
water street, when a feed wire broke
and a big stream of fire and smoke de-
scended into the street Several people
looking up the avenue thought an auto
had exploded. The power was soon cut
out of that section and the repair car
was sent for. An investigation showed
that where the live wire struck the
steel rail piece had been gouged out,
showing the great power of the electric
current. While repairs were in prog
ress quite a crowd assembled.
AT the Grand Avenue Congregational
church tomorrow morning there will
be preaching at 1890 by the pastor, DIR.
Sheath; theme, "The Peace Of Christ"
Sunday school at noon and Sundty
school in the Ferry street chapel at 3
%. m. At 6:15 the Y. P. S. G. e. meet
ing will be held. Evening worship at
7:3o and theme Of sermon, "The Glory
of Christ"
AT the Grand Avenue Baptist church
tomorrow there will be public worship
at 1890 a. m. and the pastor will preach
on Humble Toilers." In the evening
at 1880 the sermon topic will be "Herod
Antipas-a Character Sketh."
A memorial service will be held at
the rooms of the w. G. T. u, II Grand
avenue, tomorrow afternoon at $3.50.
The union held similar service three
years ago, and since that time several
members have died. Those who have
died include Mrs. Rebecca Bronson,
Mrs. Maria Kilborn, Mrs Marcia Glad
win, Mrs. Hiram H. Thompson and
Miss Susie Mansfield. There will be
special singing by the choir The King s
Daughters and the Senior and Junior
Loyal Temperance Legion will assist in
the services. Those who will assist in
the singing are Mrs, Ives, Mrs. Plum
mer. Mrs. Augur and the Misses Tiera
Brostd, Rose Engelhardt, Bertha Avery,
Minnie Champlin and Miss Wicketts
Mr., Brinley will act as organist and
director. The union extends a welcome
to all.