The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-11
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ROTH
 SIDES OF THE RIVER.

 Oyster Supper at II D me of s. c. Burweh
 Rev F. ID. Luddington Accepts Pas torato of Baptist Church in Derby, Vt.
 -Now England Food Compnny's
 Building Com m en ced- Other News,
 On Friday evening an oyster supper was given by s. c. Burwell at his resi- dence, 32 Perkins street, to a few of his friends During the evening piano se- lections were rendered by William Glb- son, and the Riverside quartette, con- sisting of c. c. Barnes, F. Mozealous, l.. Bradley and J. A. Jacobs, gave sev- eral selections. Those enjoying MT. Burwell's hospitality were MT. and Mrs. Frederick Barnes, MT. and Mrs. William Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. McGregor, Mrs. Brush, Miss Julia Payne, Miss Lizzie Hines Maud Tatro Miss Shanisch, John Stewart and Harold Sayles.
 Rev. F. D. Luddington, of this place, has accepted a call to the Baptlst church in Derby, Vermont, beginning his labors there on November l. He recently closed a pastorate in North Stonington.
 The contract for the mason work on the new plant to be erected in the an- nex by the New England Food company has been awarded to D. G. Carmichael, and work on the foundations has al- ready Aegun. The main building will be 75x12O feet, of brick, three stories high, with power house about sixty feet square. The carpenter work, the specified tions for which are now being revised, has not yet been given out. The company was recently 1ncorporat- ed with capital stock of $1,00O,OO0 by D. B. Hand, of Scranton, Pa., and N. 5. Phelps and Burritt Hamilton, of Battle Creek, Mich., as principal stockholders, a number of local parties also being h. terested in the project, A gang of about fifty men from the water com- pany have begun laying q main from the corner of Lenox and Oxford streets to the new plant, a distance of about seventy five rods, to afford water supply. Some of the excavations Will be through ledge, and dynamite will have to be used to break out the rock. It is said the company has purchased the Townsend property on Quinnipiac avenue, including the wharf privilege. This will give fine wharfage on Quinni- piac river affording facilities to the company for receiving coal and other supplies by water.
 The board of education has asked for an appropriation of $4O00 to purchase a site for new grammar school build ing. The city board of finance has this matter under consideration with the estimates for the schools for the ensu- ing year. It Is understood that the board of education desires to build in the vicinity of Quinnipiac drawbrldge and Ferry street, on the east side If the site is purchased the building will not be commenced until 1903, and per- haps even later, the whole matter de- bending upon securing building ap- propriation.
 The committee has nearly completed arrangements for the installation ser vices to be held at the Grand avenue Congregational church next Thursday evening. The choir will render spe- cial programme of music and will be assisted by Miss Florence Loomis, of Dwight Place church.
 An old house on Fairmount street owned by the National Wire company, is being changed by R. c. Lowe into two family dwelling.
 Rev. George A. Wilder, a missionary fin East Africa, occupied the pulpit of the East Haven Congregational church yesterday morning and gave an account of his work among the Zulus. Mr. and Mrs. Wilder addressed the thank offer ing service of the Woman's auxiliary in the evening. MT. Wilder was class mate of Rev E. J. Clark.
 Mrs. Chapman, wife of the chief of nolice of Watch hill, has been visiting her brother, Herbert Hoxie, of East Haven.
 The Farther Lights connected with the Grand avenue Baptist church, will meet this evening at the home of Miss Susie Kanahan, 55 Pine street.
 At the Grand avenue Baptist church on Wednesday afternoon the ladies will meet for the regular society work, and in the evening at 6:30 the men of the church will serve a supper, which, it Is expected, will be great success. The price of the supper will be fifteen cents. The affair is for the benefit of the mu- sic fund of the church, and is given ,lnder the auspices of the committee on music.
 MT. and Mrs. Miles P. Futile are amending a few days with their daugh- ter. Mrs. Watson F. Wright, in New ark N. J.