The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-07
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
THE LATE JEROME COAN OF GULL
FORD.

Was Brother of Mrs. Orren Potter OF
Fair Haven-.A Promi ent Man I'm His
Section-Grace Church Guild-Per-
sona1 and Other lettings.
Jerome Coan, who died at his home in
North Guilford Saturday evening, was
brother of Mrs. Orrin Potter of No. IL
Quinnipiac avenue He was taken sud
denly i'll in the morning and died IN
the evening. He was for many years
proprietor of a general store and one or
the best known men in the town. he
settled many estates and was thorough
Iy conversant with town affairs. Mr..
Coan and his twin brother Joseph en-
listed in the Fifteenth Connecticut reg
iment and the latter died of fever In the
service Mr.. Coan was member of the
Guilford post, G. A. r., member OF
the Masonic lodge in that place, mem
Der of the Masonic Mutual Benefit as
sociation, from which his family Will
receive the sum of $4,000, and member
of the North Guilford Congregational
church. He leaves a widow, who is a
sister of Mrs. George Dorman of this
place; also two children, Joseph and
Fannie Coan. Charles r. Coan of this
city Is cousin Of the deceased. The
deceased was sixty-five years OF age.
The funeral will be held from the Con-
gregational church in North Guilford
this afternoon at 2 o'clock and quite
number of relatives and friends will go
up from this place.
Mrs A. J. Smith died at her home in
Totoket on Sunday after an illness of
about three months. She was first TAX
en- with typhoid fever, coming down
with the illness after caring for her
daughter who was i'll with the same
disease. The fever left her with system
greatly reduced, from which she never
rallied She was woman of fine
Christian character, beloved by her
many friends, and her loss will be Sc
verely felt in her immediate family. She
was a member of the Grand avenue
Baptist church and teacher of a class of
girls in the Sunday school. She leaves
a husband, who is in business as tin
smith and plumber at Chapel street,
near Lloyd. She also leaves four
daughters-Libbie, Ruth, Bessie and
Margaret
Miss Addie Strong has returned from
a visit with friends in Canandaigua,
N. Y.
Rev Alexander F. Irvine went to New
York yesterday to bring home a stere-
opticon lantern that was presented 60
him by friend. Mr.. Irvine will use the
lantern in his talks and lectures on va
rious subjects of interest.
Two candidates were received Sunday
into membership with the Grand ave-
nue. Baptist church and two at the Sec
ond Congregational church.
Rev. A. Douglass Miller began his
work as rector of ST.. James church on
Sunday.
The borough government of Fair Ha
ven East met last evening, Warden |
George M. Baldwin presiding and c. e.
Bray the borough clerk, in charge of |
the records. Monthly bills amounting |
to about $3.50 were approved, which was
the chief business transacted at tn
meeting.
Willis e. Hemingway and family will |
this week move from their cottage at |
Short Beach and will for the present
occupy the house of Mrs. p. A. Tuttle,
the latter being in California for a stay
of several months.
James Brown, the plumber, has rent
ed the store at No. 8 East Grand ave-
nue., which he will open in a few days.
Frank Karsch is expected home from !
a two months stay in Germany to-
day.
meeting of the Young Peoples guild
of Grace church will be held tomorrow
evening at 1880 o'clock in the parish
house.
The first meeting for the season of
the Woman's auxiliary of Grace church
was held yesterday afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. Herbert Jones, 221 Ex-
change street.
On Friday evening the lecture, at the
Grace P. E. church will be held in the
church instead of in the parish house,
as formerly.
The barge G. l.. Haines arrived yes
terday with one thousand barrels of
Rosendale cement and four hundred
barrels of Portland cement for the War
company.
Homer Gould of 113 Lloyd street, who
has been quite sick, is slowly recover {
Ing.
The schooner Jennie E. Fighter, Cap
tain Frederick Crossley, has arrived at ]
New York from Norfolk and is bound
10 Bridgeport The schooner was for |
innate in not being out in the recent 7
leavy gale. {
The Ladies' Aid society of the Second S
church will meet to-
evening. Rev. Alexander F.
irvine will give some notes of travel
md will illustrate with stereopticon pic
ures.
Mrs. John w. Beach of Montowese
las been visiting relatives in Chester,
Jonn.