Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-04
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.


 Jubilee-Funeral Rites over the Late
 Rev. Dr. Havsns-Local Wheelmen
 at the Hartford Tournament-Rev.
 Dr. Har,'s Philadelphia Visit-
 Poetic Lines That Please oyster
 Planters-A Smart Fair Haven Girl-
 The Borough Taxes-BIts of Win.
 nOWed News.
 lated for the past two days. Labor day attracted quite contingent to the city center, but there was much greater exodus yesterday at the semi -centenial of Odd Fel- lowship. Fair Haven is well represented in the order. It has dourishing lodge, Polar Star of 172 members, with representatives in the city lodges. But many Fair Haveners for the day and reviewed with pleasure the superb parade of the great order. Many ladies were also attracted to the city and the exodus was general. In the morning Polar Star lodge with 100 members, preceded by the East Haven Cornet band, marched from their headquarters in Granniss' block to the east side and there took the horse sa1s sa1nsa for out the aTsss se fesI Soay S'of men and with it's excellent band and good marching they made satisfactory showing in the great parade. Aged and disabled members of Polar Star who rode in carriages were w. R. Holt, Reuben G. Futile, William Benedict, George Bunnell, George Granniss, Frank Johnson and Hiram Nathan. Post master William H. Moore, member of Harmony lodge, also rode in carriage. At the Union armory, J. P. Merrow of Clinton avenue, prominent Odd Fellow, superin- tended the catering. MT. Morrow is an ex- pert in this line and the management were fortunate in securing him.
 At the funeral of the late Rev. Dr. D. William Ravens, held in the Old Stone church, East Haven, Monday afternoon, the bearers were Rev. Messrs Clark, of East Haven; Gallop, of Madison; Reynolds, of North Haven; and Willard of Westville. l in which they enlogized the high Christian l character and sterling excellencies of the de. parted. The prayer was by Rev. MT. Rey- holds. The choire of the church rendered some impressive selections. There were some ! fine floral contributions, including a cross of white flowers four feet in heighth in front of | the pulpit. The church also bore mourning | decorations.
 At the wheelmen's tournament in Hartford on Monday, the following Fair Haven wheel men were present: Ernest C. Rowe, B. R, Dudley, B. Fl. Strickland, O. H. Voorhes, Frank Fl. Holoomb, E. s. Dayton, O. D. Dayton, George R. French and John H. Whiting. Most of these gentlemen rode up on their wheels Sunday, and when entering Il | to the number of forty-seven. They speak very highly of their trip. Some of the num- ! Der were entertained by George B. Thayer of Hartford, the celebrated long distance rider, ! who, among other performances, took a I-fourteen. mile coast down the Alps without \ putting his feet on the treadles.
 The large number of our residents who de. pend upon the oyster industry for liveli-
 hood enjoy reading lines such as the follow ! ing:
 The oyster down in his bed of ooze
 Walked with a start from his summer snooze, ! 'si fear that our season of safety is gone, For my pleasant dreams were disturbed by the jar And know, by ths keel of that hideous sloop, That some of us shortly will be in the soup.'' l A. L. Chamberlin's business block at the
 corner of Grand and North Quinnipiac hal
 been treated to coat of white paint. Mrs. Thompson, wife of Rev. H. M Thompson of the Memorial Baptist church Hartford, is visiting her parents, Mir. and Mrs. McGregor, S1 Woolsey street, after { ! vacation trip to Windsor, Vt. She is &C., eompanied by two children and by Mrs. C. 0. Burlington and daughter of Hartford.
 MT. and Mrs. Jesse Price have returned from New Jersey.
 Henry L. Ellenberger returned to Provi. | dence yesterday. He is representing tht New Haven Wire Goods company in that
 city. His sister, Miss Emma A. Ellenbergel
 returns to Washington to-day to resume
 work as clerk in sthe treasury department
 She received word this week that she hac
 successfully passed examination for $1 ,20G
 clerkship. It was very rigid examination
 and speaks well of her expertness.
 Rev. Dr. Burdett Hart on Sunday preached
 in the old Washington Square Presbyterian
 Church, Philadelphia. This is very historic
 church and was presided over for fifty year
 by the celebrated Rev. Dr. Albert Barnel ! the author of Barne's Notes. Dr. Hart wal requested to preach two additional Sundays
 but he felt obliged to decline. Philadelphi.
 was Dr. Hart's home for twelve years an6 the recent visit was made very pleasant in re viewing old acquaintanceship and in the visi to his former residence.
 | On October 1 the borough tax falls due | Judge Charles A. Bray is the collector, hay. ! ing succeeded the veteran Samuel B. Hill, fol | eleven years collector and who for twenty | years was collector for the old town of East | Haven. Tine tax is four and one-half mill and will raise about $4 1000.
 ! H. Lee Mallory, son of Henry Mallory | now of Brooklyn, visited his old home thit week. His family is at Winsted. He ii | just back from a four weeks business trir | west and south.
 Luzerne Barnes is the champion basi 1 catcher. He caught one yesterday weighing l two pounds and ten ounces.
 Owing to the horse car blockade in town yesterday people desiring to take cars te ! town soon after noon were obliged to wait | from 1920 to 1:30. Extra cars were run tc | carry the crowds to and from the center. '