The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-29
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
LARGE SHIPMENTS OF OYSTERS
TOB THINKSGIVING TRADE.

News of the Schooner Van Name and
KMg-Fair of Annex Fire Department
Schools Close To-day Thanksgiving
Services at East Pearl street Nj. Il.
Church.
Thanksgiving day services will be
held in the East Pearl street M. E.
church tomorrow at 10 a. m. The ser
mon will be preached by the pastor,
Rev. r. Il. McNicholl.
The people of the Grand avenue Bap-
list church have been invited to attend
Thanksgiving services to be held at the
Calvary Baptist church tomorrow
morning Rev. George B. Cutten of the
Howard avenue church will preach the
sermon.
The Fair Haven schools will close
this noon for the Thanksgiving vaea-
ton and will reopen on Monday morn
Ing
Business was booming at the oyster
shops yesterday and large shipments
were made. George Lancraft of Ian
not fill all of it's orders and if the
weather had been cold the increased
demand would have been too great for
the dealers to cope with. 1t is the best
trade preceding Thanksgiving in many
years.
William R. Hemingway has gone to
Norfolk, Va, to visit his son. William
D. Hemingway, over the Thanksgiving
holiday.
E. B. Rowe has returned from bust
ness trip to Albany.
The steam barge C. H. Haines, which
came here with a couple of barges in
tow, was delayed in sailing in conse-'
quence of some necessary repairs which
were made to the steam pipes.
William M King of North Front
street, agent for the schooner Van Name
& King, received tidings yesterday that
the vessel had been towed to Savannah,
waterlogged The vessel was bound to
Philadelphia from Brunswick with rail-
road ties, and 1t will be necessary to
remove the deckload to make repairs.
Some four years ago the schooner was
abandoned at sea, drifted down to Sa-
BILE Island, was lowed to Boston, and
the salvage and repairs cost about $15,-
900.
The Benedict Whist club was enter
tanned last evening by Mr.. and Mrs.
j. j. Willmott and Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Gregor, whose homes are at 202 Blatch-
ley avenue.
The barges c. HI. Haines, Buffalo En-
uuirer and Needham have sailed for
New York to load cargoes for Fair Ha
ven.
The second annual fair of the annex
fire department is now in progress at
dts engine house, Four Corners. The |
fair will continue through the week and
the award of prizes will take place Sat
urday evening.
A little daughter of Police Sergeant |
Charles o. Bowers Of Atwater street Is |
seriously i'll.
The Misses Margaret and Anna Ho- |!
gan of Downing street have gone to |
Boston to remain over THANKSGIVING.
Clayton Brown has taken a position |
in the hardware store of W. A. Warner |
& Brother.
An entertainment and dance will be |
given in Polar Star hall this evening by
Fair Haven Degree of Honor No. 2.
"A birthday masquerade party was
given on Monday evening at the house
Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Hurd, 100 East
Pearl street. by the officers of Fort Hale
lodge, N. E. o. p.
A surprise party was rendered Mrs.
John Boyson of Peck street Monday
evening. Games were played, refresh
nents were served and the occasion was
very enjoyable for all who attended.
Those present included Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hatfield, Mrs. Frederick Siebert,
Mrs Henry Keech, Mr. and Mrs. l.. p.
Converse, Mrs George Loveland, Miss
Grace Huntley, Miss N. G. Porter, Miss
Viola Hall, John Phillips and Harry V.
santry.
Mrs w. E. Jacobs of Saltonstall ave-
Tue is visiting friends in Brooklyn.
Considerable discussion has developed
Imong the young people of the Second
church over the action
f their pastor, Rev. Mr.. Irvine in dis
,anding the Christian Endeavor society
f the church and subsequently reor-
.anizing it, putting in new officers
mainly The new pastor wanted the
constitution of the society amended in
ONE particulars so as to provide,
mone other things, that the honorary ,
members should give llIldflcidl DIS well (
s moral support to the society. Mr..
ryine. it is stated, consulted the stand
NO committee of the church and was
ustained by it in his action. Then on
fonday night the meeting was held.
,harles Saunders was chosen chairman
f the meeting and later was elected
resident of the new society, and Mr..
ryine proceeded to organize another So
iety. Officers We're elected, but not all
f the old ones. Only those We're elect
Il. those dissenting assert, whom Mr..
rvine believes will carry out his ideas.
he new society has forty-five members.
ames Merchant, who was correspond
,e secretary of the old society, was
animated for membership in the new
ociety. His name, it was said yester-
ay. had been rejected, but without ex-
Ia nation The constitution adopted is
nat of the United Societies, but it is
xnected that one on the line of that
1ggested by Mr. Irvine will be adopted
ter on.
Mrs Thomas H. Gebbie of Fair Ha-
en- Heights. entertained the members
the Colonial Tea Wednesday after
DON. November %, and whist was play
l. Mrs William Cannon received first
rize, ebony toilet articles; Mrs. A. e.
Holiday second prize, silver mounted
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