The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-09-28
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
HAPPENINGS ON BOTH SIDES or
THE RIVER.

Annual Autumnal Reunion of Baptist
Church Tomorrow -Naphtha Launch
Meets With an Accident, Getting Atire Mt
the New Drawbridge-E. IL. Rowe Re-
sigma as Trustee of Polar Star Lodge.
The annual autumnal reunion of the
Grand avenue Baptist church occurs
tomorrow, and it promises to be a very
interesting occasion. Interesting exer-
cises are arranged for the afternoon
and evening, and the committee is
working hard to make the affair sue
cess. In the afternoon at o'clock the
exercises will be preceded by devo-
tional service and at o'clock there will
be an address by Rev. Mr. Moore of
the First Baptist church. Letters will
be read from absent members, and
there will be music and other eXer-
cises. The Ladies' Aid society will
serve tea from $50 to 7:3O, and at s
o'clock the reunion exercises will be
continued with a programme of inter-
| est.
The Daughters of the King of Grace
P. e. church will meet tomorrow even
| ing; the Junior Brotherhoow of st. An
| drew will hold it's meeting this even
| ing.
Miss May Elcock has been substitute
ing as soprano at Grace P. e. church
and her singing is greatly appreciated.
| She was intending to sail for Europe
| about October to study music in Paris
and in Italy, but her departure has
been delayed and she may sing at
! Grace church from four to six weeks
| longer.
| The Ladies' Aid society of the Grand
avenue Congregational church will give
! a tea to the ladies of the church and
| congregation tomorrow from 2 to 5 p
! M The president, Mrs. c. B. Adams
and members of the committee on en-.
| tertainment will receive the ladies.
| A naphtha launch met with an acct
| dent at the new drawbridge site early
| Sunday evening. The man who was
steering, in attempting to run between
| the piers, brought the smokestack il
| contact with cable attached to q
| scow. The pipe bent and sprung the
| magazine containing naphtha, which
| Immediately caught fire, shooting up 8
blaze six feet high. There was an out
| cry from the half dozen men in the
boat, and those who witnessed the ac-
cident from the shore believed some Of
| he n
| Fortunately, all escaped the flame
which soon subsidized, and the boat was
| then poled over to Welchs wharf. The
machinery was considerably damaged
and parts Of the woodwork were scorch-
| ed. The boat was towed down the riv-
er yesterday for repairs.
The committee from Polar Star lodge
I. o. o. F., which is arranging for the
big fair to be held December 3-14, will
hold another meeting this evening
| Last year the proceeds of the fail
amounted to over $500, and the com
mittee will try to make a larger sun
this year. The committee has organic
ed as follows: e. X. H. Teeter, chair
man; T. I'll. Brett, assistant chairman
| Charles Brandt treasurer; A. N
| Thorpe, secretary; F. NJ. Brown, e. A
Johnson. E. H. Rove Franklin Page
Arthur Skinner, Harry Seeley, Henri,
Kay and Wilbur P. Robinson.
e. Fl. Rowe has resigned from tn,
board of trustees of Polar Star lodge
I. O. 0. f., owing to business engage
ments, and j. 7. Rice has been elected
for the unexpired term ending in July
1898.