The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-04
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM BOTH
SIDES THE RIVER.

The Second Church-Its Society Election
The Coming Borough ElectiOn-Rev.
Joseph Cook Much Better-A Wedding
Yesterday.
The Daughters of the King Of st.
James church will give May festival
in the parlor of the church Thursday
evening. Fancy articles, homemade
candy, cake and ice cream will be for
sale.
ton lodge, ]. o. o. F., of New Britain,
little lone Hart, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. c, Hart of the annex, received
g. prize for the best recitation by chill
dren. The gift was a handsome gold
necklace.
H. c. Hemingway of Syracuse, N. Y,
has just paid visit to his sons, Roy
and Stewart Hemingway, Of the an
mex.
The All-Content Whist club will meet
tomorrow evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
F. H. Hemingway of No. S44 Center
street.
G. D. Parmelee is suffering from an
attack Of rheumatism.
AT the annual meeting of the Ecclesi-
astical society Of the Second Congrega-
tional church, held Saturday evening,
Willet A. Hemingway was elected clerk
and Charles Keeler treasurer. The re-
port of the standing committee showed
the society to be practically out of debt,
a floating indebtedness of s., 200 having
just been paid.
F. L. Dennis and Victor Wright Of
Fair Haven, United States inspectors
of marine boilers for this district, have
begun the inspection Of the steam craft
in Fair Haven and New Haven. There
are forty-five of these vessels and 100 in
the entire district, extending from Mad
ison to Greenwich.
The Second Congregational church
has not as yet engaged choir for the
ensuing year. There was congregation
al singing last Sunday, Miss Williams
acting as precentor.
Miss Laura Deming, who is studying
at Philadelphia medical college, is
home on a vacation.
The annual election of the borough
of Fair Haven East will be held next
Monday. The caucus has not yet been
called, but so far as can be learned
there will be only one ticket in the field
The monthly meeting of the burgesses
was held last evening. Bills amount
ing to about $500 were approved. In
the absence of Warden Sizer, Burgess
r. G. Davis presided.
Miss Mabel Black of Brooklyn, N. Y,
is visiting Miss Addie Strong of the an
mex.
A large party from the annex attend
ed the presentation of the opera "Pris-
ella" Saturday evening.
Roy and Stewart Hemingway made a
trip to New York Saturday.
Rev. Joseph Cook, son-in-law of Dea-
con Willis Hemingway, who has been
at Newton, Mass, several months, has
removed to his home at Ticonderoga,
N. Y. He is much improved in health,
and has gained fifty pounds in weight
during his stay at Newton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Waters of Fer
ny street have removed to Paterson,
N. J.
Wilbur Pratt, who lives on the Miles
Granniss place, recently lost a five
months old babe from meningitis.
The people Of the Montowese Baptist
church have made great preparations
for the annual May-day festival to be
held in the parlors of the church to-
day.
Nathaniel E. Smith, chief train dis
patcher of the Consolidated road, and
Miss Anna Elizabeth Moore were unit
ed in marriage at 81 Edgewood avenue
yesterday afternoon. After brief
wedding trip they will occupy their
newly furnished home at the above ad-
dress.