The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-09
D0INGS In FAIR HAVEN


Death of John ". Kent-The Borough
Election Next Monday-A Discovery
able Wedding Gifts-The Furnishing of
the New Memorial Chapel-other Notes.
The funeral of Frank Hill was large
ly attended from his late residence, Ill
Poplar street yesterday afternoon.
Rev. ]. Lee Mitchell otticiated. There
were many floral tributes. Adelphi
lodge, +. & A. NJ, sent a square and
compass with the letter CO: the Gull
ford lodge, I. o. O. f., contributed q
pillow with three links worked on it
and East Rock lodge. A. o. U. W., gave
an emblematio piece with the letters
"A o, U. W." and there was hand
some pillow bearing the word Illus
band" The bearers from the Masons
were S. A. Tourtelotte, William S.
Rowe, Lloyd Salisbury and G. Am
mann and from East Rock lodge Z. S.
Wade and Lester Lindsey.
John F. Kent. son of Patrick Kent
eX-superintendent of streets, died at his
home, 376 Blatchley avenue, yesterday
afternoon. He was completing his
studies for the Catholic priesthood at
Genoa, Italy, but was obliged to re-
turn home several months ago on ac-
count of pulmonary troubles, which
caused his death. The deceased was
about twenty-five years OF age, and
was born in this city, August 16, 1871,
and attended the public schools here,
graduating from ST. Francis Parochial
school, and then entering the high
school. In 1887 he entered st. Laurent's
college in Montreal, and remained
there four years in preparation for the
priesthood. After leaving St. Laurent
he entered Holy Cross college, Worces-
ter, Mass, and graduated from there
with the class of '93. In order to finish
his course in philosophy he spent one
year in st. Bonaventura seminary in
Allegheny, N Y, after graduating
from Holy Cross. From there he was
sent to Genoa, Italy, by the bishop of
this diocese to complete his theological
studies Several months ago he re-
turned from Italy in rather poor health,
suffering from pulmonary troubles. 1t
was thought that he would improve in
health once he got back to America,
and for a while his condition was i'm
proved. But of late he began to fail
A schooner with about 700 tons of
plaster from Nova Scotia, has arrived
for the Adamant company.
New and larger poles for the electric
wires have been set on the east side
of North Front street. They are set
out further than the old poles, so as
not to interfere with a sidewalk when
it is decided to lay one on that side
of the street.
The ticket to be voted for at the
annual election of the borough of Fair
Haven East to be held next Monday
is as follows: Warden, F. w. j. SiZer;
burgesses, George M. Baldwin, Willis
H. Farren, Joel M. Bradley, r. G.
Davis, G. w. Clark, A. w. Wright;
clerk, Charles e. Bray; treasurer, Or
ton A. Rose; assessors, C. w. Heming-
way, A. l.. Chamberlain, f. H. Hem
ingway; collector, Lewis A. S. Blake.
bailiff, Charles N. Mack. Mr.. Wright
is placed on the ticket instead of Bur-
CESS H. w. Shannon. who declined re-
nomination. Mr.. Hemingway for as
SCISSOR is in place of Martin Allen, who
| declined, and Mr.. Blake is to fill the
vacancy in the Office of collector caused
by the death of ex-Judge Bray.
In looking over the papers in the
office of the late eX-Judge Bray yes
| terday blank bonds in the old East
Haven funding series were found. The
amount would have been $4,000 if the
| bonds had been executed, but they were
never issued. This series of securities
were put on the market in the COS
| The find was consigned to the flames
! Merritt Farren, a son of Willis H
Farren of the annex, who is attend
| ing the Bangor Theological seminary
has received a call to preach in the
| Congregational church in North Bel
| fast, Me-, during the summer. Last
summer Mr. Farren preached at Lin
coin, Me- He has one year more OF
study in the seminary.
Rev. A. Douglass Miller. formerly
rector of Grace Episcopal church, who
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