Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-05
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Rvangelical Alliance - Supervisors Appointed ana she Work Of District ! ing she Territory Begun-Mlscellane- ous News Items Culled Here and There.
 As result of the union meeting held in the First church Sunday afternoon, at which | Rev. Dr. Frank Russell of New York pre- sentsd the plan of the Evangelical alliance in organizing local branches in the large towns for systematic missionary work for getting the unchurched population into the churches, there was held meeting of pastors and oth. CTS interested in the movement in the M. E. church parlors Monday evening. Rev. Dr. Russell presided and further detailed the necessary steps in forming local branch of the alliance. Rev. A. Fl. Goodsnough was secretary of the meeting. It was decided to divide Fair Haven into Ave sections. Each section is to be sub-divided into five dis. tricts, over which will be one supervisor. Each church will appoint five supervisors. These twenty five supervisors are to be as- signed to different sections, 80 that in each section each of the churches will be repre' sented. In this manner the work will be entirely undenominational. The boundaries of each and the appointment of section su- pervisors are as follows:
 Section 1-south of Grand avenue, between Ferry street and Fair Haven heights-Samuel Bishop, James E. Woodhouse. William Bright, Jesse Price Section F south of arand avenue, estwsenFerry street and Mill river-Oscar J. Full. Henry R. Barass. J. H. Thompson, J. H. Mahaffey. H. A. Section s-North of Grand avenue, between Clin- ton avenue and Fair Haven hsightsJ. o. .Clogston. g. W. Bgelow, Otis Hne. N. A. Beebe and Frank Section 4-North of Grand avenue and south of Lombard street, between Clinton avenue and Mill weton %sTry susSns aud Samuel W Ham M rH | and T. Lawrence. -. As before stated, each section will be di- vided into i've districts and each district into | five fields, and it is intended that these fields shall include from five to ten families in it's | territory. For each field one visitor will be assigned. Dr. Russell recommends that la- dies be largely selected for this work, as they are best adapted for calling OF the families. | He says that in the Alliance work fully nine- | ty per cent. of the visitors are ladies. Each district supervisor appoints the field visitors for his district. It is intended that the field visitors shall visit all families once @ month, making a monthly report to the supervis- ors once each month. Then there is monthly meeting Of all workers when the supervisors reports will be made. A meet-
 
 day evening, each board of supervisors to meet at their respective churches to receive instructions from the pastor and to talk over the work together. On the evening of Thurs. day, March 20, meeting for permanent or- gsnization will be held at which president, vice president and general secretary will be chosen. The pastors expect to receive great help in locating now families of the different denominations as they move into Fair Haven, as result of these reports. The field work ers or visitors are to be appointed in propor- tion to the membership of each church, es follows: Methodist church fifty, First and Second Congregational churches each forty, Baptist church twenty and Ferry street church seven.
 The horse railroad people had pretty hard day on Monday, although the blockade was not as severe as recent snow storm on a Saturday. The big snow-plow was sent over the road early Monday morning. and the four-horse scraper was sent out little later. Despite all these precautions, the track WAS quite rough in certain sections during the morning About 2 in the afternoon the horses were singled out and the cars ran on the regular time.
 Schooner David Carll sailed yesterday for Virginia for load of oyster plants.
 Mrs. Burdett Hart was able to walk down stairs this week. She is confined to her room most of the the time and is very feeble, bat her friends will be glad to learn of her some- what improved hsalth.
 Two schooners were discharging starch feed at one of the Barnesville wharves yes terday. In year many cargoes of this feed are received from Glen Cove, l.. I. It is much sought after by the farmers.
 Officer Mack, who has been off duty three weeks from illness, Is again patroling on tho east side. During his absence Officer Doody had charge of the entire territory and filled the place very satisfactorily.
 A twelve.y eAr-old son of George Brown of the east side, who died from dropsy, was buried yesterday.
 The selectmen should paint the Grand avenue bridge at once. Portions of the wood and iron work are exposed and the material is becoming damaged. You should look after this matter, Seleotman Strong At the corner of Blatchley avenue and Chapel street, Patrick Welch broke ground yesterday for dwelling house and store. He will occupy the etore for his provision business.
 It wouldn't be bad plan to scrape the big accumulation of mud from East Grand avenue.
 Ambrose Allen has returned to his home in Jericho, Vt, yesterday. He has been employed by Richard G. Davis.
 Mrs. 0. O. Francis who has been Ill the past two weeks with grip is somewhat better.
 The ladies of East Pearl street M. E. church will give their annual supper in the will be old time singing and other interest," This evening the Ladies' society of the Baptist church will.give an oyster supper at Mrs. Lewis F. Converss's, corner of Lloyd and | Exchange streets.