The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-01
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James salmon and Lloyd Pierce, British Educational Delegates, Visit Strong SchooI--Nnany Sleighing Parties Wintry Appearance of the Water Front-Quinnipiac Hook and Ladder Co.'S Whist--NIrs. Frederick Mans field Celebrates Her Eightieth Birth- day.
 A marriage of Sunday last was that of Miss Ida Rose DeMatty, youngest dang;hter of Anthony DeMatty, the well-known shoe dealer, and John |. Condon of Wolcott street. Miss De- Matty is a well-known dressmaker ana MT. Condon is employed by the Metro politan Insurance comany. The mar riage took place at the parsonage or the Hamden Episcopal church The young couple will receive the congratu- lations of their many friends.
 Preparations are being made for a fine entertainment to be given by the young people of St. James church Tn Polar Star hall on Wednesday even ing of next week. Her Busy Day. a farce. will be the principal number on the programme, and selections Will pc rendered by quartette from the 1aie Glee club. The entertainment is to De followed by dancing
 James Salmon and Lloyd Pierce English school teachers, and part O the contingent who are visiting th' \ schools of this country, paid visit tt Sstrong school yesterday afternoon Ruis Florez, an educational delegate from Chili, also was a visitor a Strong.
 There have been several sleighin! parties through Fair Haven during tn present week. Oneof Tuesday evenln comprised a party of thirty, employe and friends of Harry Hyman, who wen ito Smiths. at South End, for shor supper. Dancing was also enjoye during the evening.
 The Fair Haven water front present more of a wintry appearance than any time for the last two years. our nipiac and Mill rivers were closed D ice yesterday, although tugs and oy' fer steamers were able to break ot a way for their passage. Steamf X-Ray broke out the ice at the ma rows in Quinnipiac river in the morl ing. and that craft with others, wei down to the oyster grounds, but 1t w necessary to break out the ice aga late in the afternoon unpon their
 nt hie water and broke out passage aero the flats, where the ice was thinn than in the channel. Steamer Virgini owned by the Lewis Oyster compa of .Rridgeport came in yesterday WI about 600 bushels of oysters caught Milford. and disposed of them to We Side dealers. The schooner BostWit which sailed early in the week, h weather for a favorable run to Narr gansett bay and will load another ct go for F. Mansfield & Sons.
 Down at Mill river, the channel W closed near Barnesville bridge, [ there were three coal barges dischai ! ing. Opposite the sawmil there IS three-master which has finished nhafging lumber from the south. l boat is e-bound, but tug would e,ble to break her out, but the capt does not care to sail until more fav able weather. Above Grand aver drawbridge, the stream is closed W Ice as far as the eye can see.
 10. B. Rowe has had large gang men cutting ice at his houses in Annex this week. Additional stor was proyided last year by the ereei of 2. large shed, and the storage ca city at this pond is almost 1000 ton Ice, and 1t is expected that most oE houses will be pretty well filled by Nrday night
 Oujnnipiac conclave, Independent der of Heptasophs, will hold msts 4,on of officers next Monday nigh IA a. U. w. hall, 25 Grand avenue F. Davis of this city, district dep who has installed the officers for
 aral wears. will not act this year, ing resigned and Alternate Dis nenutv Wilfred F. Bodwell Of S Nsorwalk is expected to be the ms Ing officer. The installation will be lowed by a supper, served under direction of Captain Ackerman' I
 viu be speeches, reports will be I showing the large growth of the
 claye during the past year, and 1t
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 that every member who IS aole |
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