The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-05
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM BOTH
 SIDES OF THE RIVER.
of Cndmns Literary Clnb-R. T.
 Warner Recovering Srom Severe Ill., Death of Mrs. Walter F. Hovey.

 Death of Mrs. Walter F. Hovey.
 MT. and Mrs. Hickok of Lombard
 street entertained the Evening Whist club on New Years night. The first prizes were won by MT. and Mrs. Am prose Munson and the second by MT.
 and Mrs. Wallace Moyle. The members of the club are MT. and Mrs. Hickok,
 pr. and Mrs Robinson, MT. and Mrs. Wallace Moyle, Mir. and Mrs. Joseph
 Chatterton, MT. and Mrs. Asa L. Cham
 berlain, pr. and Mrs. Thomson, MT. and
 Mrs. Henry Ellenberger, Mr. and Mrs. s. Lloyd Salisbury, pr. and Mrs. Ad-
 ams, MT. and Mrs, Burton Strickland
 MT. and Mrs. Marcus Hemingway, MT
 and Mrs Ambrose Munson.
 MT. and Mrs James MacMahon of
 Blatchley avenue entertained the
 members of the Cadmus Literary club
 on Tuesday afternoon, it being the New
 Years meeting. It was made a
 thoroughly social time. An hour spent
 with the celebrities was greatly enjoy ed, the prize having been awarded to Mrs. MacGregor Pleasing musical se- lections were rendered by Miss Wood ard. New Years gifts with appropriate couplets were presented to each one present. A dainty luncheon was serv- ed.
 R. T. Warner, who has been i'll for eleven weeks, was able yesterday to be at the store where he is partner, w. A. Warner & Bro.
 Joseph Applegate, who was badly burned with molten metal at Warmers foundry ten weeks ago. is improving, but the recovery is slow. His foot and leg were terribly burned, about three pounds of red hot metal having been accidentally poured in his shoe. It was necessary to amputate the toes. He is able to sit up but it will be several weeks more before he is able to be out.
 Mrs. Mary Perry of Wolcott street, who has visited friends in New York, has returned.
 D. H. Mather has become treasurer of the Portland (Me) Electric Light com- pany. He was formerly superintendent of the New Haven street railway and resided in Fair Haven.
 The new volunteer fire company of East Haven on Monday evening next will elect officers. Twenty-eight citizens have already signed the membership roll.
 It was anticipated that the price of apples would rule low during the win ter, on account of the large crop har- vested last fall, but as the fruit has rotted badly the prices have advanced. Those having apples to sell are not likely to realize much profit even al the higher prices, as there has been shrinkage of at least 50 per cent. In ap- pes in storage, chargeable to decay.
 The barge c. l.. Haynes has arrived with 1900 barrels of Rosendale cement and the Buffalo Enquirer with 1,700 barrels of Portland cement. The schoon- CT Rightaway has arrived with 200 bar rels of fire clay and 5o,0Oo fire brick. These vessels are consigned to the Warner Miller company.
 The New London Day says: ''The oyster pirates are getting in their fine work again on Long Island sound Every effort should be made to catch them and when successful they should be punished to the full extent of the law"
 William E. Morgan of Grand avenue has been appointed a member of the 1 hospital board for two years. |
 Mrs. Walter P. Hoven died at her | home, IDA Exchange street, yesterday | at the age of sixty-three years. Her husband, who was an old fireman, died | In July last. He was a watchman at the fire headquarters at city hall and [ was found dead one morning, having lied during the night from heart dis sase. Mrs. Hovey leaves a daughter, Mrs. Ella Connor. The funeral will be ' solemnized on Saturday at 2 D. m. f
 Yesterday was the coldest morning of he season, the thermometer at an early hour registering zero The con inued cold spell is very much appre- dated by the ice dealers. The ice Is thickening, and in few days ought to be ready to cut.
 The members of the Crosstown Whist ,lub were entertained on Wednesday by MT and Mrs. R. K. Jones if Blatchley avenue. Most of the mem- ,ers resided in the western part of the ity and this is the first time the club las met in Fair Haven. The first adys prize was won by Mrs. Edward G Sperry and the first gentleman's rie by Mir. Davis. It was a very pIeas- mt occasion and the gathering broke 10 at late hour