The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-18
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
LECTURE ON BY MELTILLE
 M GoW'ER.

Delivered at Grace Church Parish House Meeting Of Benedict Whist Club Home Mission Society of Grand Ave- nue Church. Other Items.
 The Benedict Whist club met Tues day evening with MT. and Mrs. Alex ander McGregor, 2S Shelter street. The first prize was won by MT. Richey and the second prize by Mrs. Porter. Those present included MT. and Mrs. J. J. Willmott, MT. and Mrs. Ambrose Nun son, MT. and Mrs. Jackson, Mir. and Mrs. Richie, and MT. and Mrs Porter. The club has recently reorganized for the winter season.
 Balfour Cowen, father of Mrs. p. c. Sage, died a few days since at his home in Virden, III. MT. Cowen was on here last summer and remained several weeks with MT. and Mrs. Sage at their cottage at Summer Island, Branford.
 
 was feared that he would not long sur vive. The deceased was sixty-six years of age. He was a veteran of the war of the rebellion, having been captain of company in an Illinois regiment. He was the county judge of Maconpin county, and was well knowp for his in- tegrity and uprightness His daughter, Mrs. Sage, left for Illinois last week as soon as she learned that her father was worse.
 Edward J. Smith has purchased of George c. Bradley fifty feet of land on Quinnipiac avenue.
 On a recent trip to LoDg Island Cap tain H. Pond and party of four shot 136 ducks.
 Rev. pr. Burdett Hart of Philadel- phia, formerly of Fair Haven, was in town yesterday attending a meeting of the corporation of Yale university, of which he is a member.
 Miss Hattie Jefferson, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. T. G. w. Jeffrson, has taken the position of cashier in the store of the Jefferson company on Grand avenue.
 The lecture on "Hawaii' was given
 
 "Wednesday evening and was deserving of larger attendance. The lecturer was Melville M. Cover of this city, who for sixteen years resided on the islands and the lecture was replete with in teresting information. A large number of illustrations were shown by the aid of the stereopticon adding much to the interest in the subject. As Hawaii has recently come into the possession Of the United States the interest in these islands is much enhanced. Mir. Gower should be given opportunity to deliver this lecture before many audiences this winter as the people desire to learn all they can about our new possessions in the Pacific.
 Rev. Dr. Sage preached the sermon yesterday afternoon at the special ser vices held In the Baptist church at Bristol.
 The schooner Grace Seymour, one of the Hanscom fleet, secured crew at New London Wednesday and sailed for Philadelphia.
 MT. and Mrs. Lucas Tunnell, who have visited Frank s. Mallvry of Lex ington avenue. a cousin of the former,
  Mrs. Bumnell were on their wedding tour.
 ''Sam," John Parker's bird dog, died Tuesday "Sam" was favorite canine pf the east side.
 The ladies' aid society held it's regu- lar fortnightly meeting Wednesday af- qernoon and in the evening served sup per in the chapel of the Grand avenue Baptist church. In addition to the regular supper fine clam chowder was served.
 The home mission society of the Grand avenue Baptist church met yes- terday afternoon with Mrs. George Kill bourne 20 Woolsey street. The sub feet taken up was the work among the Indians. Recently this society has sent B barrel of clothing containing com- plete outfit, to an India girl of the Wichita mission at Anadorko, Indian Territory.