The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-10
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
DOINGS AT THE ANNUAL BOROUGH
 MEETING, FAIR HAVEN EAST.

MEETING, FAIR HAVEN EAST.
 The New Board of Warden and Burgesses
 A Very Pretty Wedding Yesterday
 Afternoon-Marriage of Miss Mable E.
 Doolittle and Rev. Albert L. WhittaIser--
 General News.
 The annual public meeting of the borough of Fair Haven East was held retiring warden, MT. r. w. J. Sizer, presiding. The treasurer of the borough, Orton A. Rose, read his annual report. It was a gratifying exhibit, showing a balance in the treasury of $1,S00, which is on deposit in the New Haven County National bank; the report also showing a reduction in the borough indebtedness of $525 The annual rate tax was fixed at mills, the same as last year, and various previous years. The borough's expenditures for the year amounted to about $6000. Warden Sizer in few | of his four years service as warden of the borough, and his retirement from the office. MT. Sizer had served the borough as warden most efficiently and acceptably for four successive terms. having been unanimously nominated and elected each time. In his remarks he returned thanks for the honors the borough had conferred upon him and alluded to his earnest endeavors to faithfully serve his constituency. The borough public meeting having ad- tourned, the new board of warden and burgesses convened at the office of Charles F. Bray, clerk of the board, the warden, MT George M. Baldwin, pre- siding.
 MT Baldwin is the superintendent of the New Haven Steam Saw Mill Co.,, very worthy successor of the retiring warden, and an active and efficient business man. He is a son-in-law of the lamented Major H. H. Strong. At the borough meeting the various com- mittees for the year, on finance, light ing. police etc, were appointed. It was voted to have two or more addi- tional electric lights, and routine busi- ness was also transacted.
 pretty wedding occurred at the home of MT. and Mrs. Milton c. Doolit- tie of 21 Clinton avenue yesterday at 3 o'clock, when their daughter, Miss Mabel Baldwin was united in marriage to Rev. Albert Lavine Whitaker, son of MT. and Mrs. Samuel Whitaker of Walltngford. Rev. J. F. Sexton of Wal lngford officiated. The house was beautifully decorated in ferns, daisies and palms. and the spacious rooms pre- scented a most attractive appearance. The bride, who is a charming girl, pos session a large circle of friends, was gowned in white silk organdie over white profusely trimmed with exqui- site val lace. She carried a bouquet of white roses The attendants were Miss Margaret and Master Frank Doolittle, two, young cousins of the bride, both of whom were dressed in white, and the maid of honor was Miss Helen Doolittle a sister of the bride, who was becomingly attired in dainty blue organde The best man was Edward Johnson of the Philadelphia Theological seminary and the two ushers were Ed win Lawton of Hartford and Herbert w. Allen of Cheshire. The gifts were numerous and costly, including silver, cut glass. pictures, rugs and dainty : bric-a brac. The young couple left last night for a wedding journey, which will consist of q roundabout trip to their future home in Missouri. A stop over will be made at Chicago and the great lakes. The brides going away suit was of slate color cloth, tailor made, , worn with black hat trimmed with waving back plumes. The hearty good wishes of the many friends of both bride and groom go with them to their far off home.
 The hospital authorities state that nc doubt is expressed of the recovery ot Stephen Cute, the Hungarian who was injured in a collision between team l and bicycle he was riding at the , Four Corners Sunday.
 The marriage of Miss Emma Luding- ' ton of Shelton, formerly of Fair Ha. ven, and Merton Lyons, occurred at the l home of the bride yesterday.
 | On Tuesday evening at the regular meeting of the Daughters of Liberty r Perseverance council, the new degret 5 team which has for the past few weeks / been practicing under the direction oi |. William Hensten, gave the initatory drill. The costumes of the sixteen la dies composing the team, were skirt: of red, white and blue with red blouses all wearing gilt crowns and carrying { flags
 The funeral of J. Glover Smith, who died at the home of his mother 23 Prospect street annex Tuesday, will bt held at ? o'clock Friday afternoon S Particulars of his life are given il another column.
 Rev. Father O'Connor officiated a St. Francis church yesterday mornins at the funeral of Mrs. Bessie Faugh a nan, wife of John Kenney of 205 Poplar , street. The bearers were P Flynn, M :, McCann, D. Early, T. Faughnan, J . Carroll and E. Moffatt and the flower bearers were P. Brennan and w. Whit ton.
 Myrtle chapter, O. E. S.. will observe I its twenty-fifth anniversary at tht f chapter rooms this evening. An inter f esting programme has been prepared