The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM BOTH
 SIDES OF THE RIVER.

No Tidings as Yet Received by Charles E. Steele Concerning His Missing Mrs. James D. Ashboe to be Held To- day-Othcr News.
 The officers -elect Of Quinnipiac con- clave, Mo- 31S, Heptasophs, will be in stalled Monday evening, January 16, by Fillmore s. Wade. deputy supreme ar chon.
 L. J. Bristol of Exchange street few nights before the loss of the steamer Portland came down from Portland, Me, to Boston in a sister boat of the same line, the State of Maine. MT. Bristol had been on business trip or several weeks in Maine.
 w. H. Huntley of Pierpont street goes to Boston and Amesbury this week on a business trip. In Boston he will visit his son, William Huntley, now on the United States receiving ship Wa bash, waiting orders for a cruise.
 Charles E. Steele of Sherland avenue has received no tidings as yet from his aged father, Chauncey Steele, who has been missing several weeks He left Naugatuck, where he had been visiting, several weeks ago, saying he was com ing to Fair Haven. He was an inmate of the Odd Fellows home at Groton and had left on visit. His son fears that some harm has befallen him, as he can get no trace of him after mak- ing a thorough search.
 A supper and entertainment will be given in the parish house of Grace church on Thursday evening. There will be a sale of fancy articles at p. m, to be followed by a supper and en- tertainment.
 Edward Granniss of Quinnipiac ave- nue. who was threatened with pneu- monia, is improving.
 The office of Adams express has been moved from Maltby Place to the north side of Grand avenue, near James street.
 The funeral of Eleanor w., wife of James D. Ashbee, will be solemnized at her late residence in East Haven this afternoon at ? o'clock Rev. D. J. Clark officiating. The deceased was daughter of the late Willis Bailey She leaves a husband and two sons. MT. Bailey for many years ran the East Haven stage to this city and upon his death the business was conducted by his son-in-law, MT. Ashbee, until the trolley line was established.
 George Granniss, who has been em- ployed by R. G. Davis at his Fair Ha- ven feed store for two years, has ac- cepted a position with l.. R. Heming- way & Go. Henry Palmer has taken his place in the Davis store.
 This evening there will be held meeting of the Brotherhood of Grace church and the Daughters of the King of Grace church will meet with Miss Grace Bishop of Blatchley avenue. .: The thirteenth annual concert and ball of the Dayton Hook and Ladder company of the Annex fire department will be given al old Union armory We'd nesday evening. The music will be by Doolittle's orchestra and the prompting by Coleman. The management will be as follows: Committee of arrange ments, Frank Bailey, T. A. Halpin, J. H. Denton G. G. Ryder William Shaw: floor committee, w. Bowling, H. s. Allis, c. S. Ryan, G. C. Mathis, F. Moze- alous, F. Newell and W. F. Butler; re- ception committee, M F. Fowler, D. Burton Brown, J. Griffin, N. G. Apt, T. Bowden, s. Reach, M. H. Griffin, N. Holiday, H. R. Potter, c. B. Cullen, L. O'Brien, B Bradley, H Brown, G. Gra- ham and C. c. Potter.
 On Thursday evening Hiram Camp division will visit Harmony division, No 5, S. of T. The division will open at 7:30 p. m. and after a short session will adjourn and proceed to the hall of Harmony division, room 13, Insurance building. The members of Hiram Camp division have been requested to be pres ent in large numbers and make the visit a success.
 Isaac E. Brown is building an oyster house 45 by A feet at East Providence, R. J., and will begin opening oysters there soon. He is a member of Fair Haven company which has planted 75,- 600 bushels of oysters in Narragansett Bay and the stock is now in first class condition.