The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-02
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
SERVICES AT THE CHURCHES TO-
 MORROW.
At the First Church-At the Baptist Church Halloween Doings-Politlcs- oe"th of Miss Forbes-Personai,E Etc.

Church Halloween Doings-Pol!tlcs-
 Death of Miss Forbes-Personai, Etc. At the Grand avenue Congrega tionaI
 church tomorrow the Rev. Andrew
 Burns Chalmers will preach subject
 morning, Humble Fidelity to Christi"
 evening, 1.-The Backgrounds of Life"
 At the East Pearl street M E. church 1 holy communion will be held Sunday | morning. In the evening the pastor,
 Rev. L, R. streeter, D. D., will preach. Subject, "Men and Sheep
 One of the coming Christmas events
 in Fair Haven will be grand fair to
 be held in Polar Star hall under the
 auspices of the East Pearl street M. F.
 church, beginning December 3. Prepa-
 rations on large scale are being made
 to make the affair an occasion of un-
 usual interest
 Jean Francais Millet created a revo- lution in art. His masterpieces breath a deep religious atmosphere and at the same time portrays the struggle of man with the forces of nature. A peasant born and a peasant died, this devout man, whose life reminds one of the characters of the Old Testament. MT. Irvine of the Second Congregational church went to Normandy this sum- mer to study Milet's life. While there he was the guest of the great mans son. In an old shoe shop in Cherbourg he discovered four Millet paintings. He heard scores or anecdotes and secured views enough to make four Sunday evening sermons. Next Sunday he will give the first of the series. The ser vice begins at 7:30 doors open at 6:30 The inspiring feature of the service is the introductory song service. Each service will be followed by prayer service. An offering will be taken up. Halloween has come and gone and the juveniles made merry as usual. One lad when asked yesterday morning how he had enjoyed the celebration replied: 70, I had great time. I broke six window lights last night By the way, a citizen observed a lad smash the glass in a street lamp on Perkins street with a cabbage stalk Fence gates were stolen or hid away and the usual amount of mischief induged in. Hun dreds of boys and girls in Fair Haven were out for nights lark. Several en- joyable Halloween parties were also held.
 Mrs. J. T. Hillhouse of Grand avenue is now in Brooklyn, N. Y, on visit to her daughter. She will be absent from home about month.
 There were large numbers who at- tended services at St. Francis church All Saints day.
 The hardening of Clay street Is pro- gressing finely. The work began at Ferry street, and one block is nearly 
 The primaries were decidedly tame | and one sided Thursday evening. It is indeed a very unusual circumstance when the democrats of the Eleventh | and Twelfth wards do not succeed in | spirited contests at their | ward promary gathering and with only | one ticket in the field Thursday. it did | not seem like old times at all.
 MT and Mrs. William Redhead of | New York have been visiting Mrs. Red l heads mother, Mrs. Mary Meyer of At J water street. They are now at the Pan- American with Mrs. Minnie Greu- 1 1er of Atwater street.
 Mrs. Lavinia Avery is very i'll at her nome on Saltonstall avenue. She has been in poor health for several weeks.
 Miss Mary Forbes died in Middletown October 30 and was buried in the fam ly plot in the Fair Haven cemetery ! Friday, November 1. Rev. MT, Streeter if the East Pearl street M F. church at the grave.
 Miss Forbes was very well known lere she being the sister of the late A. T. Forbes, who carried on a stove and inware store on East Chapel street, ,orner of Lloyd for a number of years. She was eghty-one years of age.