The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-08
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
-1NNUAL ELECTION OF WFORD
 COUNCIL, R. d s. E.

Pleasant Supper Given by Ladies' Aid
 Society of Second Congregational
 Church-Strong School Football Play.
 ers' Banquet.
 Crawford council, No. 19, R. and S
 M., held It's annual election on We'd
 nesday evening. The officers selected
 are as follows: w. T. Thompson, T. l.
 M; G. Ammann, R. I. D. M; James s. Haley P. c. of s. w.; Willett H. Kel- logs, c. of G.; Richard G. Davis, treas urer; Francis Ray, recorder; Julius E. Brooks, conductor; Fred L. Hawkins and Harry s. Vail, stewards; Rev. Frank Countryman, chaplain; E. N. Haladay, sentinel
 After the election refreshments were served. The officers elect were install- ed by John O. Rowland, P. G., and 1 John J. Dayton, P. T. I. M. There was large attendance
 East Haven grange at it's meeting of this week elected officers as follows: Reuben H. Coe, master; c. J. Upson, oversecr; Charles I. Curtiss, lecturer; Henry p. Curtis, secretary and treas uref.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Second Congregational church gave a supper Wednesday evening, after which an en- tertainment was held, consisting of lit erary and musical selections.
 William R. Hemingway has returned from Norfolk, Va.
 A new council of the Empire Knights of Relief was organized last evening at Lenox hall, by Frank F. Tyler, su- preme deputy and Lauren A. Hum iston, supreme deputy organizer. The new council starts off with charter list of about sixty members.
 Another fine charter just placed is that of the schooner Harold C. Beecher of 346 tons to load lumber at Brunswck, Ga, for New York, at $7.75 per thou sand feet
 Joseph H. Preble of Boston, who died at his home in that city Tuesday was an uncle of Mrs. s. J. Latta of Pine street, and MT. and Mrs. Latta went on yesterday to attend the funeral. He was brother of the late Mrs John D. Beckwith of Fair Haven, whose death few years ago was the first break in the family circle. He leaves three sons, the oldest of whom, Walter, mar reid Miss Lulu Beach of Exchange street, who has recently died.
 Prof. James Cullen of Manhattan col lege, New York, who has visited his cousin. Justice John c. Fay of Ex- change street, has returned home.
 The members of the football team of Strong school are to give supper in one of the rooms of the building on the evening of Thursday, December A. It will be attended by the members of the eleven and substitutes.
 It is believed the electric cars will be running across the new Chapel street drawbridge by Saturday or Monday next
 A charity whist party is to be given I at the residence of Mrs F. Joseph Chatterton Saturday afternoon for the benefit of the choir of Grace P. E. church.
 A surprise party was given by Mrs Agnes Preston at her home on Dixwell avenue Tuesday evening, many of her Fair Haven friends being in the par ty. Games were played during the evening, and there was much amuse- lnent especially in the potato race A | fine supper was served to the twenty | one callers. A few of those present ! were: MT. and Mrs. F. Rice, MT. and Mrs. John Horn, George Bradley, How ard Rice, Miss Georgia Baldwin Mr. and Mrs. Howard Waters, Miss Lena Baldwin, Steven Mead, Walter Black well, William Wyman, Miss Bella Hoag George Hoag, MT. Leonard. MT. and Mrs. Frank Hayes, Miss Edith Robbins, Edward Gum. the Misses Viola, Martha and I4ottie Hall, William Hall J. William Phillips, Miss Wilcox, Miss Augustin.
 A free entertainment was given by Hiram Camp division, s. of T., last evening The programme consisted of recitations, vocal solos and duets, piano eolos and duets, readings a dia- logue, and photograph selections. Cake and coffee were served by the la dies.
 The schooner Jennie E. Fighter, Cap- ( tain Crossley, which brought a cargo of coal to Providence on the run down { to New York, put into New London this week for harbor. The schooner remained a few hours and then sailed ,n her voyage for another cargo of coal.