The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-07-13
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
FUNERA AL OF MRS. EMORYL. SMITH
 HELD YESTERDAY.
At Grand Avenue Baptist Church-Mr Kings Fine New Residence-DeIay in Reopening Second Congregational Church-Ofher Notes.
Church-Oaher Notes.

l Church-Oaher Notes.
 l The funeral of Clora A., wife of Elm ory l.. Smith, was attended from her l late home, Fl Rowe street. yesterday I afternoon and later at the Grand ave
 nue Baptist church at 3 o'clock. The l large company of relatives and friends
 completely filled the church. The ser ! vice was opened by reading of Scrip ture by the pastor, Rev. F. w.. Stone, and prayer. A Quartette consisting of Mrs. Henry Robinson, Mrs. D. Milo | Stevens, Harry " Santry and Mark Hare sang Abide With Me-" followed | by remarks and prayer by Rev. Dr. Sage, of Hope Baptist church, the quar- ' tette singing in conclusion Good Night. Both clergymen spoke highly of the departed and to the great loss sustained by the family, the church and ] the many friends of the deceased. The Sunday school class of which the de- ceased was the teacher sat in body in the church and also went to the place of interment in East Haven. There was a beautiful display of floral offer ings upon and about the casket, in- cluding sixteen Handsome set pieces.
 Among the floral pieces were offerings from the Sunday school, her class and the Myrtle chapter, O. F. S., Degree of Honor No ?, Shepherds of Bethlehem,
 and the Amaranth, societies to which the deceased belonged. The bearers
 were B. w. Phelps, Frank Ludington
 Joseph A. Jacobs William Lounsbury,
 Leroy Wilcox and Merton Lyon.
 The circus that showed on the lot
 near to the engine house on East Grand
 avenue Thursday evening pitched its
 tents yesterday on the lot at the cor
 ner of Grand avenue and James
 street
 MT King and family have recently
 moved into their fine new mansion back
 of Fair Haven Heights. It is on the F. s. Fowler farm. It is beautiful
 mansion, and, with the other buildings and the improvement of the grounds, has been over two years in process of construction.
 It was intended to have reopened the Second Congregational church for ser vices tomorrow, but the improvements have not been completed and no ser vices will be held. The contractor who has been recovering the pew cushions was unable to secure all of his material, which has strayed in transmission, and consequently was unable to complete the cushions. The ladies who are hay ing charge of the improvement conclud- ed that it was not best to reopen the church until it was entirely ready The committee was much disappointed yes terday when it learned the situation, as it had intended to hold services to-mor- row.
 Ernest Ball has been planting oysters above Grand avenue bridge, nearly up to Lewis bridge. On Thursday his steamer planted two loads of oysters there. His idea of putting them up there was because there were some jim gles among them and they prey upon the oysters Planted in the fresher waters of the river he says the drills will die and later he can transplant the oysters down the harbor, where they will thrive.
 Mrs. Della Eaton, of Fair Haven, is spending a few weeks with the family of James L. LoVeand In Waterbury.
 Mir and Mrs. Hawkins, of Thompson avenue, East Haven, have gone to the | mountains for a months vacation.
 The Sunday evening service at the | East Haven Congregational church will | be discontinued through July and Au- | gust The young peoples meeting will | be held at o'clock.
 The following letters remain uncalled | for at Station A: Mrs. Mariette But ticks, D. H. Barrett Captain John H. Bennett and Mrs. Lucy White, care of Mrs Maucensey.
 Rev. F. w. Stone will preach at the Grand avenue Baptist church to-mor- 'ow as follows: Morning subject, "The Perfect Example," evening, "The Young Widow and the Old Bachelor"