The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-09-30
FAIR HAVENERS AWAKE
ROUSING SOUND MONEY MEETING
Held LAST NIGHT.

Formed-Starts With Seventy five Mem
bers-other Fair Haven News-A Trot ut
Riverside Park-A Spaniel Fell Fifty
Feet-Morning Star Rebekahs, Etc.
An adjourned meeting of the voters
of the Eleventh, Twelfth and Four
tenth wards interested in the forma-
tion of a Mckinley & Hobart Sound
Money club was held last evening at
377 Grand avenue, C. S. Scoville pre-
siding. There was a large attendance.
A committee consisting of Ned Clark,
e. A. Johnson of the Eleventh ward,
Mr.. McCullom and Henry F. Arthur of
the Twelfth ward, and E. S. Wade of
the Fourteenth ward, was appointed on
resolutions, and while they were out
an enthusiastic speech was made by
Fred S. Orr Mr.. Orr portrayed the
effects sure to follow the adoption Of
silver standard and earnestly urged all
to vote for Mckinley and Hobart and
sound money. His remarks were very
enthusiastically received. The commit
tee on resolutions reported, endorsing
the republican national nominations
and pledging members of the club to
work earnestly for their election.
The resolutions were adopted and
seventy-five Joined the club. AT the
next meeting it is expected. the MEM
bership will be largely increased. Off
GERS as follows We're elected: President,
Eugene c. Hill; vice president, John
Hare; secretary, Fred Clark; treasur-
err. Henry f. Arthur The purposes Of
the club is to open rooms to be pro-
vided with campaign literature and to
have the club take part in parades.
The national candidates were roundly
cheered and the club starts out under
promising auspices.
Rex" a valuable spaniel owned by
A. H. Granniss, fell from the roof Of
the Central hall building to the ground,
a. distance of fifty feet on Saturday.
1t was at first thought the animal was
fatally hurt, as he bled internally, but
he IS limping around again His
owner says he must have broken his
fall by striking electric wires, else he
would have been killed outright. Work
men were repairing the roof of the
building, and it is believed the dog
followed the men UP through an in
side stairway to the roof where he
chased some of DR.. Bunnelfs pigeons,
and then slid off to the sidewalk.
An entertainment and butterfly fes-
tival will be given at the rooms of Hi
ram Camp division, S. of T., this even
ing.
An attempt is being made by some of
the local horSemen to arrange a trot-
ting meeting at Riverside park for Sat
urday afternoon.
Mrs. Sarah Morris, who has been
spending the summer with Deacon and
Mrs. Woods of Foxon, has returned to
Fair Haven
Miss Bessie Granniss of Foxon has re-
turned to Vassar college and Lincoln
Granniss has entered Hopkins Gram
mar school.
The annual melting Of the Ladies' Aid
society of the Grand avenue Baptist
church will be held this afternoon.
Supper will be served in the evening
The board of education will shortly
accept the new Strong school house
the contractors having completed the
improvements they were requested to
make
The health of Willis Hemingway has
somewhat improved. He made a call
at his store yesterday, and on Monday
attended a meeting of the Second Ma
tional bank directory, of which he has
been for many years a member.
Next Sunday the evening services al
the ST. James church, omitted for sew
eral months, will be resumed.
The new bell tower In East Pear
street is being built the delayed iror
work having arrived.
The inspection of the boundary line
between this town and East Haven by
the boards of selectmen was resumed
yesterday. On their previous inspec-
ton the selectmen went as far as
Camps pond.
Miss Susie Ives of the annex is q
student at Mt Holyoke, where the
seminary buildings We're destroyed BY
fire Sunday
Members of Morning Star Rebekaf
lodge, No. 43, will give supper to-
morrow evening at the residence Of
Mrs. J. G. Boone, 165 James street. All
members are requested to attend as
business of Importance is to be trans
acted.
The annual meeting Of the New Ha-
ven Baptist association, to be held here
on Wednesday and Thursday of next
week, promises to prove very inter.
esting gathering of the people of the
thirty-three churches represented. Il
will be the first time this association
has ever convened with the Grand
avenue Baptist church.
The w. c. T. U. of Fair Haven is tc
have fair at its rooms on Grand ave-
nue. tonight and tomorrow night. Ar.
ticles for sale from five cents to fifty
cents Admission each evening ter
cents First evening includes suppe,
from to s O'clock. Tomorrow even
ing cake and cocoa will be served and
and a literary and musical entertain.
nlent will be given.
THOUSANDS OUT OF WORK.