The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-12-01
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Funerals Which Took Place Yesterday
Grand Avenue Baptist Church Peo-
pie to Debate December 1O-SpeciaI
Sermons to be Preached by DIR. Sheath
and Rev. Charles G. smith-SociaI,
Personal and other Notes.
The late Michael c. Eagan Of 400
Blatchley avenue. was for several
| years sentry in Live Oak council, Royal
Arcanum. He leaves a widow and sew
eraI children. He was employed for
several years by the New Haven Clock
company. Mr.. Eagan died at the New
Haven hospital at the age of fifty
years. His funeral will be attended
at ST. Francis church this morning at
. o'clock.
Theodore A, Cooper, who died on
Wednesday at his home, % Pine street,
was formerly a member of the old fire
department and members of the Veter-
an Firemen's association will act as
bearers at the funeral to-day, which
will be held at the home of his sister,
Miss Gertrude Cooper, 65 Atwater
street this afternoon at 6 o'clock. The
burial will be in the East Haven GEM
etery. Rev, c. G. Smith will officiate.
The funeral of the late Willis Ely
was conducted at his home, 165 Quinni-
piac avenue, yesterday and the burial
was in the East Haven cemtery.
There was a pleasant Thanksgiving
gathering at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. w. Crawford in Perkins street, and
nineteen were present. Among the
relatives were Mr.. Crawfords sister,
Mrs. IA. C. Stone of Bellows Falls, VT,
and Mr.. Crawford's daughter, Mrs. R.
sS Griswold and husband of Hartford.
There IS great expectation in regard
to "The County Fair" which begins at
Polar Star hall Tuesday evening next
and will continue four evenings.
#About 5000 will be expended on the dec
gorations, which will be by far the fin
I lest seen at any entertainment in this
section of the city in years. There
+ are to be great attractions every even
Eins.
On Thanksgiving eve the marriage Of
miss Nellie E. O'Brien of James street
Ito William Root, also of this city, took
place at the rectory of St. Francis
&church, Rev Father Kennedy perform
hing the ceremony. After the wedding
Htour the couple will reside at 2S6 James
Hgtseet.
a Members of Co. E, Loyal Temper
lance legion, will give an entertainment
lin the w. c. 4. U. hall Monday even
& ng next, at which Prof. d. A. Monson
Twill give an exhibition Of hypnotism.
leo. E. Zobo band, will render several
Selections. Others to take part in the
Exercises are John Bennett, Burton
Gerner, George Burwell, Gladstone
Smith, William Brinley, Fred Hudson.
hind the Misses Rose Engelhardt AMI
lIizzie Oskins. Mrs. Edith Tice will be
q he aceompanist.
Harvey G. Hemingway of Syracuse
9 Ipent Thanksgiving with his Fair Ha-
yen relatives.
N On Monday evening, December 10, the
WDutlook club of the Grand avenue Bap-
ist church. will have for It's debate
3 he question, "Resolved, That the press
rs greater than the platform" Debat-
IRIS from the Young Peoples society
Ia Howard avenue Baptist church, will
lake the affirmative and Maurice Hat
Held, Ernest Zuber and Miss Ruth JAG
@Dbson will speak in the negative.
Miss Mary g. Lonergan Of Lloyd
3treet AMI Matthew Morrissey of
Bridgeport were married at st. Fran
lis church Wednesday. Returning
N'lom their wedding trip they will re-
kide at 235 Lloyd street
AS a result of a fall at the factory
bf Sargent & Co., Frederick Benjamin
+ Df 257 Lloyd street sustained fracture
] bt one Of his legs.
n Dr.. Sheath, pastor of the Grand ave-
= nue. Congregational church, will
breach Sunday morning upon the topic
s'Your Health" and in the evening the
Subject Of the sermon will be "Barna-
bas, or Good Men Needed"
At the Grand avenue Baptist church
Sunday morning public worship at 1920
& o'clock and the pastor, Rev. Charles G,
#smith, will preach on the subject,
&''Christian Indebtedness" referring at
some length to the immigration ques-
..tion. The communion ut noon. The Y.
Ia. S. G. e. at 6:15 and the subject,
courage or Cowardice, which, and
the president, D. S. Hatfield, will be
+ the leader. In the evening the pastor
will preach on "F'riendShip."