The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-29
FAIR HAyES.

 Election Of Oaicers-Grand Avenue congre'
 gationai Church-Generai News Of Inter
 est.
 The Grand avenue Congregational church has elected officers as follows: Clerk and treasurer. Willis Hemingway; auditors. F. D. Smith. Lucius s, Lud- ington; standing committee. Lueius 5. Ludington, Leverett P. Clark. Samuel Hemingway. Walter T. Kelley. Eliza beth H. Hurlbut. Mrs. Charles F.Bates. Mrs. H. D. Franklin; joint supply com mittee, E. D. Smith, Fred II. fleming way, Walter S. Bishop. The report Of the church membership shows that at the beginning of the years there were 6S2 members; added by profession. T; by letter, 25: removed by letter. 9; by death, 8; dropped. 2. Present mem- bership 6s0, a gain of 3s. The disburse- ments chiefly for benevolencies amount to S1,252.67. and included the following objects: Home Mission society. Sl5s.ss; Woman's Board of Missions. $l74.5O; American Missionary association, $6l.2l ; A. B. c. F. M.. s9S.57: for the disabled ministers fund, s46.50; Gloucester Agri- cultural school. s66.70; collected for be- nevolencies by the Ladies Aid society. $5O4.07; Self Denying society. sl56,s2; Young Ladies' Mission circle, $70. There was a remarkably small death record the past year. They were Charles H.. Wilson. fifty-six years and six months; Nancy L. Futile, eighty-three years, and Kettle L. Hewlett. thirty-four. Dea- con Willis Hemingway has served faith fully as clerk for thirty-four years and treasurer forty-two years.
 Rev. T. T. Munger. D. D.. will speak in the Second Congregational church tomorrow evening at 7:30 on Municipal Affairs" The service will be under the auspices of the Congregational Brother hood of the church.
 Ernest c. Rowe. who has responsi- ble position in a large dry goods estab- lishment in Washington. was in town yesterday on a short visit to his father, Lucius Rowe. He will return home to- night.
 There were several Fair Haven trot- ters out on Whalley avenue yesterday afternoon. Among them were horses owned by O. A. Rose. Robert Noble, Bert Bradley and George Allen. To- day H. s. Lancraft will take out his pair of three-year-olds, very fine team, and there will be other local horses trotted.
 Mrs. Richardson, the evangelist, of Amherst, N. H., will address the meet ing of the Y. M. c. A. tomorrow after noon.
 The Christmas tree exercises for the Sunday school of St. James, church were held last evening. The church is prettily decorated with evergreens and looks very pretty. There was a large attendance of the young people despite the cold, and all greatly enjoyed them selves. Presents were distributed from the tree, and interesting exercises were held. - KS. [
 Fort Hale lodge, N. E. o. F., has elected officers as follows: Warden, D. A. Hummer; vice warden, William A. Eldredge; secretary. William s. Rowe; treasurer, William H. Russell; chaplain, Sarah K. Wright; guide, Charles A. Keeler; guardian, Rose McGivney; sen- tinel, F. J. Morton.
 The distribution of Christmas gifts for the children of the primary department of the Second church took place Thurs day evening.
 During Thursdays storm sharpie was sunk at the wharf of F. Mansfield & Sons.
 A Christmas choral service will be given in St. James church tomorrow evening. The following program will be given: Prelude, "Eplogue Eccos- saise," Thomas Salome: professional, Christmas Awake" George William Warren; Gloria, arranged from Gounod; Bonum in est, in B fiat, Buck; Bebedic, In B fiat, A. J. Holden; hymn, 70 Zion That Tellest," Buck; oftertoire, Awake My Soul" J. Wiegand, Miss Edith Anne Porter; recessional, "Hark. What Mean," J. Wiegand: postlude, "Min- uette," Thomas salome. William J.. Kraft is the organist.
 At the Grand avenue Baptist church tomorrow morning Rev. Dr. Sage will preach on "The Days of the Years of Our Pilgrimage" The evening subject will be 'The Closing Year."