The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-17
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
PL1INYILL C1MPERS DEPART FOR
THAT PLACE.
A Number of Families Already Fixing
Thctr Cottages in Preparation for
ter Geer Held Yesterday Afternoon.

Quite number of people of the
East Pearl street NJ e. church have
gone to the Plainville camp grounds.
The meetings begin next Monday.
Among those there are Mr.. and Mrs.
Shafer and family, Mrs. Harvey Robin
son, Mrs. Elhu Larkins, Mrs. Taylor,
Mrs. George Stevenson and family, l..
]. Bristol and family. Among those
who go this week are Mrs. e. G. Hill,
Miss Lillian Gladwin, Mrs, F. ]. Mans
field, Miss Florence Butterfield, John A.
Damn and Miss Charlotte Damn.
The funeral of Henry A. Stevens will
be held from his late home on Lenox
street this afternoon at o'clock.
The funeral of Harvey e. Cooper was
held from the Montowese Baptist
church yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Cooper formerly resided on Exchange
Company X, Fifteenth c. V. A delega-
ton from Admiral Foote post G. A. r.,
attended the funeral The interment
was in the Montowese cemetery.
The funeral of Walter .Geer, who was
p. instantly killed on Saturday by pile
of lumber falling on him. was held yes
terday afternoon from the home of his
father, Charles w. Geer, 10 Woolsey
street. The deceased was member of
the Sunday school of the Grand ave-
nue. Baptist church and the pastor of
the church, Rev. e. W. Stone, OBLIGATED
at the funeral services. Schoolmates of
the deceased We're the bearers.
Jared AtWater of Hamden died at his
home in that place yesterday al the age
of eghty-six years. The funeral will
be held on Wednesday and Undertaken
Crawford of Fair Haven will have
charge of the arrangements.
Letter Carrier p. McCarten returned
from his vacation yesterday. He has
been to Bantam Lake.
Letter Carrier James j. Halligan
leaves on his vacation to-day. He will
go to Old Point Comfort for a few
days. Francis Daily will substitute in
his place
Miss Eva De Matty of Perkins street
has returned from visit to Hartford.
The schooner Emily Baxter of Perth
Amboy is transporting shells for ]. e.
Bishop & Co. The schooner loads above
Grand avenue bridge and many people
watch the vessel on her trips through
tIC vi O. DIlu6S.
Frank Larrabee yesterday afternoon
took out a sailing party on the river
in his sharpe
Mrs. DR.. E. M c. Hall of Grand ave-
nue. is entertaining friends from Ohio
The w. c. T. u will hold a parlor
meeting this afternoon at the residence
of Mrs. Ezra Healy, 1877 Exchange
street.
Mrs. Carrie B. Nettleton has received
$1,000 from Sherman lodge, N. E. 0. p,
of Ansonia, on the death of her hus-
band, Elford G. Nettleton of Fair Ha-
ven.
Alderman w. S. Moyle has returned
from Sharon, Mass, where he visited
his mother. He made much of the
journey both ways on his wheel, talk
ing one ride of 100 miles in a day
from this city to Worcester. He rode
back on his wheel as far as Plainfeld.
He made run of thirty miles into
Providence in two hours and forty min
utes. He says the roads in Rhode
Island are the worst of any he ever rode |
over. On run of forty miles, he was
obliged to walk eighteen miles, owing
to the sandy and billy road. The trip
was very enjoyable and Mr. Moyle re-
turns much improved from his vaca- |
ton.
Henry l. Barnes caught three and |
a half pound striped bass yesterday; |
this is the biggest bass caught in the |
Quinnipiac river this year.