The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-07
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS or INTEREST FROM 10TH
 SIDES OF THE RITER.
A. 0, U. w. to Give a Lecture-Fatr Ha- veners Returning from Their Sum- mer Homes es-IIotchkiss Groves EIabn- rate Celebration of Labor Day.


 mer Homes Groves EIaba-
 rate Celebration of Labor Day.
 Deputy J. J. Howard will give an in teresting lecture at the meeting of East Rock lodge, A. o. T.. w., this evening. Deputy Howard has few equals as a speaker in the fraternal line. His lec- ture will touch on matters in general and will be of an entertaining and in- teresting nature. The members of the lodge are notified that the fall and win ter season opens with an assurance of pleasant features. with music, lectures and, as usual, a social smoker. All A. o. T.. w. members are invited to be present.
 Charles Palmer, the ice dealer, lost a heavy team horse recently, the animal suffering from collie.
 B. s. Bradley's fine trotter Blue Light won second prize in the Branford races -$50--on Labor day, trottlng in the 2:3O class. It is expected that there will be some good races at Riverside Driving park this month
 Friend H. Francis, Wallace Hurlbut and l.. F. Barnes are among the local G. A. R. men attending the national encampment at Philadelphia.
 The steamer Ella owned by Gerrish Brothers, will make an excursion trip down among the Thimble Islands and along the sound tomorrow. Among those who will go are the family of A. De Matty, MT and Mrs. F. s. DelGrego and Dr. Verdi and family of St. John street.
 Frank Hovey of IT Poplar street, who died on Monday, was buried yes terday afternoon. The funeral was held from his late residence and Rev. R. T. McNicholl of1iciated The inter ment was in the Fair Haven cemetery.
 E. c, Allis, formerly of Fair Haven, has been visiting old friends here after an absence of two or three years. He went to Colorado for his health and af- where he is at present conducting weekly paper. His health has greatly improved since leaving Fair Haven
 Fred Allen, son of Charles Allen of Perkins street, who has been ill with typhoid fever, has had a relapse and his condition causes some anxiety to his family.
 Invitations have been issued for the of Asa L. Chamberlain of the east side and Miss Mary Webster of The ceremony will take place in the Naugatuck Congregational | church on the afternoon of September 20.
 The schooner Ryan which brought a cargo of sea sand for W. A. Warner & | Bro, sailed yesterday for New York.
 Walter Maybry, driver of the local | Adams express wagon, was in New [ York yesterday.
 Miss Hattie Jefferson, who has been ! very i'll at the cottage of her parents | Mir. and Mrs. T. G. w. Jefferson, at | Short Beach, having been threatened | with appendicitis, is slowly improving She is attended by pr. Holbrook of East Haven.
 The ladies of the East Pearl street H F. church are busy cleaning the ,hurch and will meet to-day to sew the ,arpets. The Aid society of the church will meet to-day and adjourn over for
 
 will be formulated.
 Lewis Tyrrell caught twenty-two fine ,luefsh at Short Beach Monday.
 Labor day was again selected for the nnual fete day and illumination at 1otchkiss Grove, Emerson Hotchkiss vas master of ceremonies. At 10 . m. the festivities opened with a 'oat race won by Winfred Hotchkiss irs. Winfred Hotchkiss carried off he laurels of the ladies' amateur boat ace, The blind mans boat race was pon by Sherman Cate Eugene Coe vas the most successful in the gentle nen's winning match and Miss Clara .mes ins the ladies' swimming match tuned. Miss Alphia Cobuln and Miss ,thel Clapper won the ladies' three- 'gged race and Arthur Gates and Joe 1acGregor the gentlemens three-legged ace Bertie Baxter was the winner of he childrens potato race. The wheel arrow races were won by Miss Sarah Wright and Albert Bown In the even lg each cottage was lighted by Japan SC lanterns, while waste balls burned l two rows along the beach, At either nd was large bonfire, while in the . ater burned an old diving pier and a sdar tree The entertainment closed ith display of fireworks from cot lge No. 1.