The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-07
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS or INTEREST FROM BOTH
SIDES THE RIVER.

The Choir of Second Congregational
Church Decided Representatives, Meet
ing of Fair Haven East Held Last
Night.
At the communion service held at the
Grand avenue Congregational church
Sunday afternoon the two new deacons,
Thaddeus S. Coleman and Joseph Sum-
ner, were installed. One of the deacons
was recently elected to fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of Willis Heming-
way and the other deacon is q new APP
pointment.
The volunteer. choir on duty at the
Second Congregational church for some
time past is to sing the coming year.
1t consists of Mr.. and Mrs. John Park
err, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank o. Hutchings,
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard A. Granniss, 5r.,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Hemingway, Mr..
and Mrs. George c. Black, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick w. Foote, Miss Ada
Linsley, Miss Grace Hunt, Miss Emma
Macdonald, Miss Grace " Littlejhon,
Miss Myra futile, Miss Kitty Mer-
chant, Miss Addie H. Strong, A. d.
Barnes, c. B., Rowe, Walter Clogston,
Walter B. Curtis. Miss Jennie Mallory,
Miss Matte Shipman, Miss Pauline
Merchant, Robert Parker, Germaine
Crossley, Harvey Davis and Chester
Baldwin.
Herbert ]. Blaokbird leaves on Thurs
day for Clintonville, N. Y, for the ben
eft Of his health.
Two gold medals were presented to
members Of the Sunday school Of the
Congregation Israel on Sunday for gen
eral department and attendance for the
awarded to Rosalind NJ, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul S. Goldberg of
Grand avenue. 1t is a very handsome
medal, and is finely engraved and in
scribed.
This (Tuesday) evening Adelphi
lodge, F. and A. M, will meet for de-
gree work.
Rev R. T. McNicholl left yesterday
for Pennsylvania to attend the funeral
of a relative.
Burt S. Strickland, E. r. Farr,
Charles l.. Way and Mr.. Butler were
among the Naval Militiamen who went
to Mantle yesterday.
Rev. Frederick r. Sanford of River
side will preach at Grace P. e. church
next Sunday.
A meeting of Grace p. r. church par
ish was held last evening. Warden w.
s. Rowe presided and Charles Smith
was clerk.
At the meeting of Fort Hale lodge, N.
e. 0. p, Friday evening one candidate
was initiated.
The annual business meeting of the
borough of Fair Haven East was held
last evening. Warden George M. Bald
1t was voted to lay tax of six mills
and to pay the collector 4 per cent. for
collecting.
The report Of Treasurer Orion A.
Rose was as follows:
Amount for last year, s1,0S0.06; from
L., A. r. Blake. collector, $7,215.7S; D. B.
Cornell, rent of engine house, So; total,
SIS, 303.84.
Paid G. N. Mack, police, $1,003.75; W.
A. Bright, police, $1,006.50; New Haven
Water company, $3.50; c. A. Rose & Co..
for oil, S1S8.43; L. A. T. Blake, collector,
$249; interest on notes, $3.50; D. B. Con-
mel, chief engineer, $75; c. w. Heming-
way, for rate book and list, $40; G. w.
Hemingway, preparing list, $55; print
ing and stationery, $2676; New Haven
Gas Light company 1896; Charles Will
son & Co., insurance, $22.50; Joel T.
Bradley repairs and flagpole, etc, $40
45; o. A. Rose, treasurer, $780, G.. E.
Bray, rent, $44.09; Electric company
$2,4S7.75; cash in bank, $2,149.29; cash
on hand, 81; lighting and care Of lights,
$44S75; stove brick, As cents; total, So
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