The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-15
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM BOTH
 SIDES OF THE RIVER.

DOings in the Churches-The Reception
 to Rev. MT. Sanford-Rev. Dr. Sage on
 Truth TelIing-HIram Camp Division
 Live Oak Councils Good Time, Etc. At the Grand avenue Congregational church to-niorrow morning the sermon will be on the topic Where a Man Al ways Tells the Truth" Evening, cho- ral service. Anthem, Hike as a Fa- ther," Martin. Choir hymn, "No Shad- ows Wonder" Gaul Soprano solo, Miss Skinner, Still, still with Thee" Schneider. Address, An Every Day Ability for the Truth"
 Rev. Dr. Sage at the Grand avenue Baptist church tomorrow evening will deliver the third in the series of sermons on Old Testament Chapter Studies. Subject, ''Trouble in the Fam | ily," or "The Duties of Brothers Rev. Frederick T. Rouse of Plants | vile will preach at the Second Congre- | gational church tomorrow.
 The schooner Northern Light is dis charging a. cargo of spruce timber to | be used in building the new Chapel | street drawbridge. The schooner | Otranto has completed discharging | lumber and has sailed for Calais, Me-, via New York.
 The schooner Fred Snow, Captain J. M. Tate, arrived last evening from Mar ragansett Bay with 1724 bushels of l Providence river oysters for H. c. | Rowe & Go.
 l The members of Hiram Camp divi- l sion, Sons of Temperance were very | agreeably surprised Thursday evening | by a large delegation from Harmony l division walking in upon them in a l body. Speeches were made by Charles l A. Baldwin, A. A. Baldwin, George R. 1 Bill, William c. DeF. Dickinson. MT. Daniels MT. Dalzell and others from Harmony division and by several mmbers of Hiram Camp division, | Charles E. Hart spoke of the insur- | ance feature of the order, which he | Setlu w iS equal u IHdl Ol ally OluGI SO- ciety for the amount insured.
 At the next meeting of Hiram Camp division on Thursday evening, under the good of the order there will be a Jack Horner Pie" on exhibition. The meeting will be open to the public after o'clock and members and friends are invited to attend and have piece of pie, at the small price of five cents. The reception rendered on Thursday evening to Rev. Frederick R. Sanford and wife in the parish house of Grace F. E. church was great success. As- sisting MT. and Mrs. Sanford in receiv- ing was Mrs. Bailey, the sister-in-law of the former. There were nearly 300 people present during the evening from to 10 o'clock The parish house was prettily decorated with potted plants, palms and flowers. Piano selections were rendered by Miss Brett. Re- treatments were served by the ladies of the parish. Many friends outside of the parish called and were introduce ed to the new rector and his family. Rev. Dr. Sage of the Grand avenue Baptist church and Rev. MT. Chapman of the St. James church, were among the callers.
 The gathering of Live Oak council, Royal Arcanum, on Thursday evening, was undoubtedly the most interesting affair in the history of the council. The occasion was the taking possession of the new home in the A. O. U. w. hall. There was large attendance of mem bers. During the evening a handsome rug with the emblems of the order and the lodge initials worked in. the gift of several members, was presented to the council in a speech by E. s. Wade. : Regent Robert o. Bright presided over
 the meeting. Under the good of the order, E. s. Wade gave an interesting
 talk on "Time," teaching the progress of time keeping from the sun dial up to
 the elegent time pieces of the present
 day, Just before adjournmnt of the
 council meeting, delegations from all
 the councils of the city dropped in; from Sheridan council, the principal of- ficers and a goodly number of meny bers were present. But the social part
 came at the supper served in the fine
 banquet room. Fully seventy-five sat
 down to the spread, an important fea-
 ture of which was the fine scalloped | oysters. The orator or the lodge, c. Il
 Coyle, presided over the speech mak-
 ing. Remarks were made by many o1
 the visitors and by members of Live
 Oak. The especial guest of the evening
 was Harry w. Smith, a member of the
 council, who recently returned iron
 Porto Rico, and the occasion was ir
 part reception to him. MT. Smitf
 gave an interesting talk about his ex.
 periences in Porto Rico in the United
 States army, He was taken i'll witt
 fever three days after the protocol was signed, was brought to Philadelphia
 where he was in the hospital and ther
 came home He is on a furlough anG
 will be mustered out November 19. The