The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-16
LATEST FAIR HAIEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FRoM
 ACROSS THE RIVER.

ACROSS THE RIVER.
 I. o. H. Minstrel Entertainment a Suc-
 cess--speeding on Clinton Avenue
 Speedway Proposed--Small Fire at
 Ye Old Time Bakerie--AnnOunceme
 of Marriage of Bernard L. Brennan
 and Miss Anna M. Moran.
 There was decidedly wintry aspect to the weather yesterday The first snowstom put in an appearance and according to the weather sharps We will have fifteen snowstorms this win ter. The snow shovelers got out and cleaned the walks, although the walks were not obstructed to any great ex- tent. People who went away in the morning without gum shoes returned at eventide with dampened feet and garments.
 Charles w, Kelsey sent out tickets yesterday to members of Live Oak council No. 1,027, Royal Arcanum, of which he is regent for the entertain ment to be given in Music hall Tues day evening, November 20. This will be the largest and best entertainment given by the Royal Arcanum in New Haven in years. This affair is given under the auspices of the united com mittee of the New Haven councils to inspire new interest in the order.
 Despite the storm Polar Star hall was crowded last evening at the big min- strel entertainment given under the auspices of Quinnipiac conclave, No. 313, Independent Order of Heptasophs. Certainly the entertainment given last winter by the conclave was of a very high order but in some respects the entertainment last night eelipsed it. The programme included the Imaginable sketch "A Crowded Hotel.' There were also melodious songs, quartette medleys, ballads, comic speeches, and the usual selections of minstrelsy The The interlocu;or, Waiter R. Downs, acquitted himself well, as he did in the entertainment of last winter. The end men were F. P. McCabe, w. H. Byrne, A. w. Beecher, H. C. Norton. F. K. Lane and F. Lewis, and they kept the large audience in uproarous laughter Soloists were c. J. Daily M. E, Smith, c. Loring Burwell and R. S. Davis and they gave excellent selections The en- tertainment throughout was a great success and there was barrel of fun at Polar Star hall last night. William H. Barnes of Pot Island Stony Creek, was calling on friends her eyesterday. MT, Barnes and fami- ly, who have been stopping at their cottage on the island all summer, have come to the city for the winter.
 The meeting on Clinton avenue speed way had to be postponed again yester- day owing to the storm. The horsemen have been disappointed on several mat inees this season, owing to bad weather It is hoped to have a good meeting on the afternoon of Thanksgiving day Manager Bradley hopes to be able to arrange for four or five classes for that matinee. One year ago there was a smart contest between two pairs of fast horses-Geerge Pfaff's Bar-Me- Not, and B. s. Bradley's Blue Light and James Fergusons Cyclone Girl and Daniel. The race ended in dead heat and it is hoped that this race can be decided on Thanksgiving day. Then it is also desired to have a 2:20, a 2s2S, 2:40, BOO minute and free-for-all aloGc if oil can be carried out there will be the very best races ever held on the speed way
 There was quite little excitement in Grand avenue just before noon yester- day, caused by fire at Ye Olde Time Bakerie, at S79 Grand avenue, corner of ! Maltby place, The fire was extnguish- ed by chemicals and the damage was only about $50. The walls were char red and several thousand wooden pie plates were bdrned.
 The Quinnipiac Canoe club will hold it's first informal dance of the season this evening, The committee of ar- engagements are planning for a very in- teresting evening.
 The announcement of the marriage of | Bernard L, Brennan and Miss Anna M, Moran was received here yester- | day by cards sent to friends. The | marriage occurred in New York. MT. Brennan formerly resided here. He is a brother of Ms. T, F. Callahan. The couple will reside in New York.
 As a result of football injuries receiy- | ed Saturday John Lawlor is housed | with a badly swollen face.
 About $1OO was collected here for the Leila day nursery.
 A very enjoyable auto trip in Massa- chusotts has just been taken by Mr. | and Mrs. N. w. Kendall
 Mir. and Mrs. Curtiss of Quinnipiac avenue are entertaining MT. and Mrs. Davis of Montreal
 The Misses Anna and Margaret Thompson, who have visited Captain T