The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-18
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
FUNERAL OF HENRY n. STETENS
YESTFRDiY.

Friends-De ath of Miss Emma Field
Was a sister of l.. IL. Field who Died
Last woek-Other es.
The funeral Of Henry Alonzo Stew
| ems was attended from his late resi-
dence, 317 Lennox street, yesterday af-
| ternoon at 8 o'clock, Rev. r. T. Nc
! Nicholl of the East Pearl street M. e.
church officiating. Despite the great
| heat there was a large attendance.
There was a delegation present from
| Adelphi lodge, F. and A. M, the New
Haven Commandery x. t., and of the
| Second company Governors Horse
guard. Members of the commandery
| conducted the knights Templars' SER
vices at the burial In the FaT Haven
cemetery and members Of that society
We're the bearers There We're many
| beautiful floral offerings. From the
| Horse guard there was sent large
standing WREATH from the Adelp1i
lodge q square and compass and the
commandery sent q floral tribute. Mr..
Stevens was a prominent Fair Haven
business man for many years. About
| forty-fiye years ago he learned the ship
| joiners' trade and worked In several of
| the old Fair Haven shipyards. Later
| he engaged in the coal trade and had
large yard on Front street and an Of
| flee on State street. He was also en-
gagged in the manufacture of oyster
shell lime at 1876 Chapel street. He was
| for many years a member of the Horse
guard and the quartermaster OF the
company He was a member of the
East Pearl street M. e. church, a
| member of the board of trustees and
! chairman of the official board. lit
| tie over a year ago his health began to
fail and for several months he has been
unable to attend to his business avoca-
tons. He had suffered from the effects
of kidney trouble He leaves a widow
to mourn his loss.
| Miss Emma Field died on Monday at
| the home of her sister, Mrs. B. II.
Douglass, West Chapel street. She for
merry resided here and was sister of
| Frank e. Field, who was buried last
week. OF late she had made her home
| in Philadelphia and came to this city
about six months ago, when she became
| i'll. The funeral will be held to-day and
the burial will be in the Fair Haven
cemetery.
Polar Star lodge, I. o. o. F., will have
its installation of officers this evening.
After the installation there will be a
banquet in Polar Star hall and the
wives of members are invited to the
hall between and 10 p. M; also all
members of the lodge will report then
after the installation exercises in Odd
Fellows hall.
The annual picnic of the Sunday
school of the Grand avenue Baptist
church will take place at Mansfield's
grove to-day. The cars will leave from
in front of the church at $50 a. m.
There is promise Of a large company
and fine time is assured for all.
Mrs. Martha Robinson of New York
has been a guest of Mrs. w. B. Hem
ingway Of Montowese.
Miss Helen Brown of Shelter street
has gone to Asbury park and will go
later to Atlantic City. On Saturday
Miss Brown was presented with trav-
cling satchel by her friends and CO.
workers In the office OF Peck Brothers
& Co.
Fred Mouthrop and Mabel Gillispie,
who have visited the family of Walter
e. Jacobs of SaItonstall avenue, have
returned to New York.
The soop Kestrel, Captain Francis
Wright, has gone on a sword fishing
trip.
The S.. c. Burwell company fish
dealers on Front street, have increased
their capital stock--35 shares at 500 per
share
Adeline J. Goodrich has sold to Fred
erick w. Donnelly so feet of land on
M!ddletown avenue
The parish Of Christ church will meet
next Monday night to listen to esti-
mates from joiners concerning a plan
to repair the building
The old steam canal boat George C.
Notter has become total wreck This
boat made many trips here and brought
cement for the William A. Warner
Brother company. In the Hoboken fire
the vessel was beached on Governors
Island, where the flames finished her
destruction
Charles Bartlett Is soon to build a
house on Hemingway avenue, East Ha-
ven.
Miss Ruth Holbrook, eldest daughter
of DR. Holbrook of East Haven, has
gone to Massachusetts for her vaca-
ton.