Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-02
FAIR HAVEN.

The Republican League Project
 Meeting of she Committee-Jaek the Ripper Again-Personal Mention
 Services Te.MorrOw-Death of Mr.
 James M. King, aged sevonty-seven.
 The committee of the Fair Haven Repub- lican league have meeting tonight at pr. c. B. Adams house. During the week the chairmen of the different ward committees have been obtaining names of those who will join and pay $10 year dues toward the ex- pense of maintaing club. Already quite Q number of names have been taken. Up to last night seventy names had been secured. Of these there are twenty who live in the Fourteenth ward, the remainder divided be- tween the Eleventh and Twelfth. It is ex- pected that by tonight the committee will be able to report one hundred names on the roll. Nothing definite has yet been done about club quarters, but they will either buy or build league house. Various locations are being considered. The prospect is good for the establishment of league. There is nothing in the line of a social room of the kind east of Mill river. and this is one reason why the starting of this league is meeting longer little village, but place of 15,O0O inhabitants, and the total of its wealth runs we'll up into it's millions of dollars. Presiding Elder Beach, of Middletown, will occupy the pulpit at the Methodist church tomorrow. Tonight there will be a
  John Lowe, the builder, has four houses in course of construction at present. Miss Jennie Francis, daughter of MT. and Mrs. F. H. Francis, Is quite seriously i'll with spinal meningitis. She came home from the seminary at Holyeke Monday night and was taken dangerously i'll. Drs. Gilbert and Daggett have been attending the case. The villain who has been frightening Fair Haven ladies by his "Jack. the Ripper" methods is about again. During the past week several ladies who chanced to be out alone after dark were frightened badly. One of the ladies is quite positive that she recog- nized the man. It is the same party who police will catch him at his tricks some fine night. They know who he is already, but are waiting for proof.
 Rev. MT Evans will deliver his last sermon at the Grand avenue Baptist church to-mor row.
 Endeavor societies of the city was held at the Grand avenue Baptist church Thursday night.
 Fillmore S. Wade, who has been i'll with pneumonia, was little better at last ac- counts.
 Tomorrow evening Bishop Williams will preach at the Grace church and will admin ister the right of confirmation. The service will begin at 7:30 o'clock.
 All the oyster dealers say that business is quite dull for this season of the year.
 THE PRIZES AT THE F1REMEN's FAIR.
 Winners of prizes drawn at the firemen's fair in Fair Haven are as follows: Spring bed (24), Otis Bowers; marble-top table (92), Frank Bailey; lamp (66), J. M. Quinn; table scarf (90), Charles Barnes; easy chair (60), w. Henderson; carver and fork (29, John Leete; plush rocker (65). Miss s. M. We'd more; bedquilt (54), R. M. Crockett; clock Q09), 0. K. Wedmore: box cigars (33), A. D. Bradley; rubber boots (47), George Dayton.
 Henry M Shannan won the prize of fancy clock for guessing the nearest to the number of beans in the jar ,61O; actual number 1,61S.
 MT. James M. King. an old resident of Fair Haven, died yesterday, aged 77 He was for many years sailmaker. He had been in feeble health several years, and died of Bright's disease after weeks illness. He was native of New York city and worked there at his trade for years. He was well known to New York and New Haven ship owners and builders. He leaves three chil~ dren, William N. King of Fair Haven. of the we'll known firm of Van Name 8I King, sailmakers; and Mrs. Bassett of New York, and Miss King of Chicago. Rev. MT. Goode- nough will oficiate at the funeral tomorrow.