The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-05
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
BIRTH Y.fNNITERSARY OF DEA-
 CON JACOB P. MERROW.
It Was u Surprise on Him Home for the Friendiess Donation Day To -day-Fair
 Haven East Borough Meeting Monday
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 The party of friends of Deacon Jacob F. MerroW called at his home, Al Clinton avenue Monday evening, the occasion being his, seventy eighth birth anniver- sary. His friends, most of them con- nected with the Grand avenue Baptist church, met at the residence of s. J. Latta on Peck street and proceeded in a body to the Morrow home, taking the good deacon completely by surprise. But they were given a cordial welcome and the evening was passed very pleas antly. Late in the evening refresh ments were served. MT. MerroW was congratulated upon his good health and wishes expressed that he might be spared for many a year more. Dur ing the past winter he was in very poor health, but at present he is very well for man of his age. He has large circle of friends, and all would have been glad to congratulate him up- on his anniversary could they have been present on the occasion of his surprise visit.
 James P. Landers of East Pearl street is one of the police commissioners re- moved by Mayor Studley yesterday. He is not saying much, but believes that quite a good case will be made out when the appeal reaches the superior court.
 Next Sunday at 6:30 P. m. the ser vices of childrens' Sunday will be ob- served by the Sunday school of the Second Congregational church. At the Baptist church, similar exercises will be held at D. m.
 pr. Seibold, who removed to his old home in Cincinnati two months ago, has returned to this city and will open an office on State street, near Grove.
 The ladies' aid society of the Bap- list church will meet this afternoon for work and will serve supper at o'clock.
 Miss Katherine Poole of Fairbault, Minn., student of Barnard college, New York city is visiting her cousin, Miss Susie T. Post. 126 Grand avenue.
 The annual donation at the Home for the Friendless will take place to-day. The Fair Haven section is divided into three districts for collection purposes. For the east side Ed Farren is in charge. For the district east of Fer ry street in the Eleventh and Twelfth wards H. w. Crawford is in charge, and the collectors are William Rowe, Charles Hamilton. C. A. Francis, Lloyd Salisbury, and Charles Hillhouse. Ezra Healy is in charge of the territory west of Ferry street.
 The store of George Goodsell of 297 Front street was broken into Monday evening and goods valued at about $50 were stolen. The thieves then took a $9O boat and probably took the plunder in it.
 The Fair Haven East brought meet l ing Monday evening voted a , mill tax | which is one mill smaller than last | year, This reduction was possible be- cause of the reassessment which gives | a borough grand. list of about $1,5OO,00O, | and a larger tax was not necessary. | Some would have liked a f mill tax, | but a study of the figures shows that | I mill tax will be none too much to | raise the amount necessary to run the | borough. The pay of tax collector was from 1 to 3 per cent, but it Is said this will give him within SIS or s20 If his salary last year. There was | some surprise that the uncollected tax ss amounted t6A about s1,5OO, and many ire of opinion that liens should be put on in such cases, the same as in the ,ity.
 Miss Evaline A. Jacobs of Saltonstall | avenue, who has been visiting in Hart 'ord has returned home.
 Mrs. H. Tidd of Warren. Mass, is visiting her brother, L. P. Converse of Grand avenue.
 A strawberry festival will be given n the parlors of the Second Congrega- ional church this evening.