The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-05
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
THE DEDICATION OF THE NEW MA-
 SONIC HALL.

anu ihstaiiation or Adelphia Lodges oficers-Bishop Family Annual Re- union-East Rock LOdge-The Late Jo- seph P. Havens--Personal. ... The sixth birth anniversary of Clar- ence Linsley, son of MT. and Mrs. George l. Bishop, was celebrated by a party of his young friends assem- bled at the home of his parents, S7S Center street, Saturday afternoon. There were games, music, etc., and g. fine spread was served. It was a very pleasant occasion for the little people. Those present included the folloWing: Bertha Niles, Nellie MeiclSle. Melville Meickle, Elsie Huntly, Mildred Thomp- son, Josie Thompson, Jessie Norton, Beatrice Norton, Caroline Buck, Ruth Augur, Marguerite James, Florence Jacobs, Ellen Cornell, Katherine Con- nell, Lulu TWeedale, Leah Tweedale, Mabel Hughes, Elliott Franklin, Louis Dunham, Bertie Gesner Horace Bald- win, Orton Rose, Leon Rose, Freddie Simpson, Freddie Bates and Dwight Bray
  blacksmith shop in South Front street, for 30 years, died on Sunday. He was 70 years old His wife died a few weeks ago. They had no children. MT. Havens was at one time in comforta- ble circumstances. He owned consider able property, but this was rendered useless by certain changes in the lay out of streets.
 
 The dedication of the new Masonic hall and the installation of officers elect of Adelphi lodge, will take place this evening. The dedication exercises will begin at 7;45 and will be followed by the installation. It is expected that the principal officers of the grand lodge including Grand Master James H. Welsh of Danbury, Deputy Grand Master Ravens of Hartford and Grand Chaplain D. M. James of Fair Haven will be present and conduct the inter- esting exercises. After the installation a banquet will be served. On Saturday the furnishing of the banquet room was completed. There are eleven long ta- bles. each with accommodations for seventeen persons.
 The offlcers-elect of East Rock lodge, A. o. U. w., will be installed next Thursday evening by Deputy ". S. Hackett. After the installation re- treatments will be served. The officers are as follows: P. M. w., B. E. Cooper; M w., w. S. Compton; foreman, H. A. Keenan; overseer, J. L. WetherWax; guide, William G. Hugenduble; repre- sentative to grand lodge, M. c. Buell.; alternate, E. E. Cooper; recorder, F.. w. Prince; receiver, F. H. Francis; financier, Ezra Healy; organist c. B. Rowe; trustee, l.. J. Mundelin.
 Extra religious meetings in the week of prayer series will be held at the Grand avenue Congregational and East Pearl street M. .. churches each eve ming this week, but Saturday. The ex- tra meetings at the Baptist church will begin next week and Rev. MT. Lemon of Willimantic will assist the pastor
 The eighteenth annual reunion of the Bishop family was held, as has long been the custom, at the residence of Samuel Bishop. 93 Grand avenue, on New Years day Forty-two members of that family were present to enjoy the bounteous repast prepared for them. After dinner, by the kind invit- alton of H. w. Crawford, they attend ed the reception at the new Masonic hall, where they were we'll entertain ed On their return the entertainment of the evening commenced. First Tn order was a collection of family pie lures on which guesses were made and a prize awarded to the one who recog- nized the greatest number. The Win ner was Mrs. Jennie Woodhouse, and the prize was silver-mounted picture. Following this came the usual ex- change of souvenirs.
 Among those present were MT. and Mrs. Clifford Bishop and Mrs. Coan o1 Guilford, Mrs. Buddington of Spring field, Albert Bishop, ST., William B1sh- op, ST., and family, Samuel Bishop, ST. and family, Mrs. George Jacobs ana family, William Bishop, jr., and wire Samuel Bishop, jr., Joseph Bishop, ST. Joseph Bishop, jr., MT. and Mrs. Star bird, Harry Hughes and family, George Norton and family, and Byron Penny The day was fine and the occasion one to be pleasantly remembered. It was not unrnixed with sadness, however there being one vacancy made by the death of Miss Sadie Bishop, which oc' cured last June.
 The Sunday school was resumed al St. Francis church on Sunday last Heretofore the parish depended upor the regular religious instruction giver in the parochial school, but it has beer found advisable to start the Sunday school again for the benefit of those children who do not attend the paro chial school. All the children of tho parish will be expected to attend or Sunday hereafter.
 The St Ignatius T. A. B. society at tended communion in a body at St Francis church yesterday.
 The new ice house which Upson X Granniss are building will be of abou 1000 tons capacity.
 Several loads of ice have already been cut in the annex and carted into the city. It is of about eight-incf thickness, but is not heavy enough t' store away for future use.
 Henry I. Barnes, the east side mar ketman, has purchased four spring pigs of A. Miller of Wallingford weigh ing 1,216 pounds.
 At the annual meeting of the Foxor church officers as follows were elected Clerk. Leland Haight; treasurer, B. c Goodrich; committee, E. Goodrich, F