The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-30
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
EXERCISES OF THE GLASS OF ,93 OF
 THE STRONG SCHOOL.
An Interesting Progra mme Given Knights of Relief Rats Killed Twen-
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 Knights of Relief-Rats Killed T,ven-
 ty-two Duchs-King's Daughters'
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 The exercises of the class of '99 Strong school were held in Granniss' hall yes- terday afternoon. The hall was filled with people, about 800 in number The class were seated on the stage. The hall was prettily decorated for the occasion. The exercises were as follows: Address of welcome, Chauncey Clark, class pres ident; song, Morning Invitation, school; comforting of Granniss scholarship medal by Principal G. A. Mi1ick, to Ag- nes M. Thompson; essay, Contest for China, Sadie Parmelee; song, Good Morning, Glee club; biography of Daniel Webster, Augusta White; Reclamation, Eulogy of Washington, James Murphy; class poem, Eleanor Mann; song, Little Dutch Garden, school; essay, Notre Dame Marion Blackman; Reclamation, The National Flag, William Fitzgerald; Song of the Cobbler, Glee club; essay, Snow Bound, May Matthews; cantata, The Picnic, school; presentation of class gift, Superintendent c. N. Kendall; con- ferring of diplomas, Walter J. Connor; member of the board of education. The honorable mention graduates were c. E. Ames, E. J. Baldwin, M. T. Black man, E. G. Mann, A. M. Thompson. The class officers are: President, Chauncey Clark; vice president Frederick Smith; secretary, Agnes Thompson; treasurer, Curtis Hilhouse; marshal, William Reichel; assistant marshal, Hugh Cart land. Fifteen pictures given to the pub lie schools by the New Haven Art Club associate were loaned for commence ment and were placed on easels and were on exhibition in the first floor corridor. The pupils who will attend school at Strong school next year will be present this morning to be assigned their seats and the schools will then close until Sep tember.
 Much sympathy is felt by friends of MT. and Mrs. William A. Booth of Wal lingford over the sad death of their son. Harry Booth. While returning from a Sunday school picnic held at Hanover Park, Wednesday, young Booth, who was on a crowded trolley car, was acci- dental1y thrown from the car and run over and died from the effects of his in- juries at o'clock yesterday morning. MT. and Mrs. Booth resided in Fair Ha- ven several years and MT. Booth was formerly a conductor on the Fair Haven and Westvile railroad.
 J. F. Wade of Welcome street leaves +, ,,,crro,,r fn, North Ts,,ilfor1 fnr of two weeks for the benefit of his health
 New Haven council No. 136 Empire Knights of Relief, meet this evening at A. o. U. w. hall, 25 Grand avenue. Inn portant business is to be considered and there will be several propositions for membership to act on.
 Peter F. SharnhOrst of Quinnip ac ave- nue lost twenty-two young ducks this week; they were killed by rats
 Columbia castle, K. c, F., has elected 1 officers as follows: Noble chief, Joseph Whipper; vice chiaf,A H. McGregor; sir herald, Stephen Buckbee; venerable her nit Otto M. Smith; Frank M CraW- ford.
 Charles Cook, the barber. formerly of Fair Haven, has returned from Califor- mia after an absence of three years. He stopped in San Francisco most Of the time. Mir Cook and Christian Miller have bought out one of the barber shops at the corner of State and Chapel streets. 4HJA
 The members of the Comforting circle Kings Daughters, of the First Baptist church had an outing "Wednesday, en- towing the afternoon and evening at Mrs.