The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-07
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
HERBERT BARNES TO START FOR
 CHICAGO SOON.
Stockholders of swift dS Co. WiH Decide
 New Bond Issuc-Funeral of Charles E. Kay Yesterday Afternoon.

Herbert Barnes, one of the directors
 of Swift x Co.,, expects to go to
 Chicago the last of the month to attend
 a meeting of the directors, which is to take up the proposition to issue $5,000,- 900 in new bonds, He says an offer has been made for the new bonds at pre-
 mium. Of the proposed issue $2,5O0,00O is to be used to take up 6 per cent bonds, the company having that option The new bonds will bear per cent. in- terest. A number of stockholders reside in Fair Haven, where about $500,0OO in stock is owned
 On East Chapel street the work in preparation for the brick paving is go- ing on rapidly. The car tracks on the south side of the street are being newly ballasted on the level with the new pavement and cars use the north track. The south side of the street is dug up and the foundation is to be prepared for the paving. The brick is piled up at the side of the street and the work of laying will soon begin.N During this work the street cars will be more or less delayed. The car service was in terfered with for months while the two bridges were building and it is to be hoped when the paving is done the street will not be disturbed for years to come.
 The funeral of Charles F. Kay was conducted yesterday afternoon from No. 20 Clark street MT. Kay formerly re- sided here and for several years kept grocery store at the corner of Grand avenue and Poplar street. An account of his funeral appears In another column.
 Schooner w. w. Converse, one of the Hanscom fleet, has arrived in this city from Savannah with lumber.
 At several of the churches yesterday the new choirs which are to sing for the the coming year began their services yesterday.
 Eighteen candidates were received in- to the membership of the East Pearl street M. F. church at the communion service yesterday.
 The new choir of the Grand avenue Baptist church began It's services yes terday. It consists of Miss Nellie Thompson soprano; Miss D. Gertrude Duell, alto; Harry V. Santry tenor and Bert Driver, bass M. J. Barnes con tinues as organist.
 l.. r. Mallory having declined to serve as chairman of the society's committee of the Second Congregational church, w, P. Niles has been elected to the po- sition. The pews of the church will be sold for the ensuing year tomorrow evening at o'clock and MT. Niles will have charge of the sale. The sale is ex- pected to yield from $3 800 to s, 700 for the year.
 The management which is arranging Ye Olde Folkes' concert to be given in the Grand avenue Baptist church, has issued the following notice: Ye Olde Folkes' concerto will be held in ye meet ing house on ye Grand Turnpike on ye corner of ye Poplar street, ye 22nd Day of ye months of May, of ye clocke Ye tax for entrance hath been fixed at ye most reasonable sum of [ 1-2 pence 15 cents of ye present style of monie. N. B.-Ye Singers will tax thee pence (10 cents) for cold victuals (called ice cream).
 Quinnipiac conclave, No. 313 I. O, H., will hold it's regular meeting tonight in A. O. U. W. hall, and several candi- dates will be initiated. After the meeting refreshments will be served and speeches made by prominent Hepta- sophs of this and other conclaves and | a general good time is looked for, as a large attendance is expected,