The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-20
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
COMING CHRISTMAS ENTERT1IN- MENT AT GRICE r. F. CHURCH.

Several Residents III With the Grip Death of Mrs. Catharine Hennessey- Annual Meeting of Adelphia Lodge, F. and A. M.-oficers of Fort Hale Lodge. N, E. o. F., Installed.
 At Grace P. E. church the Christmas entertainment for the children will be held Saturday evening at 6:30 o'clock. On Sunday at 7:S0 a. m. there Will be the service of the holy communion in communion; 3 p. m., children's service, and 7:30 D. m., sermon.
 Joseph S. Bates, son of c. F. Bates, is making big fight to secure one of the Shetland ponies which is being vot- ed to the most popular boy. He has heen leading by 800 votes.
 Miss Matte Griswold of Clinton ave- nue sung in the choir of Grace church Sunday evening, taking the place or Miss Scranton, soprano, who is ill. on Sunday afternoon she was taken with the grip and was unable to sing in the evening. Her sister, Miss Jennie Grls- wold, is i'll with the same disease. The Misses Griswold are teachers in the Strong school.
 Home council No. 8, Brotherhood Of Relief, has three members ill-E. C. North, Frederick Smith and Morgan D. Fowler.
 Mrs. Catherine Hennessey of No. 32l BlatchIey avenue died yesterday at the age of seventy years. She was one ot the oldest Irish women in the city, haV- ing resided here fifty years. She was the widow of Daniel Hennessey. She leaves a son, Michael Hennessey, with whom she had made her home. Of twelve children Michael is the only one surviving.
 Mrs. N. A. Ludington of Grand ave- nue is very i'll.
 At the exercises attending the closing of the Hamilton street evening school previous to the holiday vacation An tonic De Matty made one of the speech es. He Is one of the efficient teachers at the school.
 The annual meeting of Adelphi lodge,
 
 at the new Masonic hall in the Craw- ford building. Officers will be elected for the ensuing year and will be install- ed. These exercises will be followed by a, fine banouet such as the Adelphis have such high reputation for. It is expected that many members of other lodges will be present.
 Fort Hale lodge, N. E. O. F., will ln- stall officers at the next meeting. Those elected are: Warden, B. $. Beard; wee warden, Mrs. Eva French; chaplain, Mrs. Elizabeth Fogarty; guide, Joseph Whallen; secretary, John G.. Huro; financial secretary, William s. Rowe; treasurer, D. A. Hummer; guardian, Mrs. Annie Sullivan: outside guardian, E. G. Sleicher; trustee, Mrs. Mary Bruce. At the night of the election three candidates were initiated, making a total membership of three hundred and seventy-five.
 John Jude of East Haven is very i'll with pneumonia Dr. IIolbrook says he has a chance for recovery, but his case is considered quite serious. He was at one time employed at the Booth market in Fair Haven and later was manager for the Booth market on State street, formerly the County market. Of late MT. Jude has been carrying on market for himself in East Haven.
 w. A. Warner 6 Brother yesterday loaded a barge with one hundred and fifty barrels of cement at their dock, to be used on the new Chapel street draw bridge. They are supplying ten thou sand barrels of cement for this con- tract
 The Kings Daughters of the Grace P. E. church meet tomorrow evening with Mrs. Nettleton of Lloyd street.