The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-28
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
THE LATE POLICE OFFICER M,GOY-
 ERN'SLIFE INSURANCE.
Payment Held Up on Account of Age Question-Hopes That the Widow VIII
 Receive the Benefit-Other Matters of

Question-HOpes ThattneW idow Will
 Receive the Benefit-Other Matters of
 Interest.
 Some controversy has arisen over the payment of the insurance on the life of
 the late Policeman McGovern, who was
 kille2sby the trolley cars during the ter.
 rife thunder storm on July 3. He was
 a member of East Rock lodge, A. o. U. 1 w., and when he was initiated in 1893 he made the statement that he was | born in 1849, which would make him | forty-four years of age and just within | the age limit. The death certificate
 states that he was born in 1S4S, as do the records kept by the police depart ment. This would make him over age l at the time of joining, and the grand | officers of the A. o. U. w. have held up | the payment to the beneficiary, who is ] the widow. Mrs. McGovern has retain I ed Tyler, Ingersoll & Moran as her at torneys. She claims that the records l of births in the town in Ireland where
 McGovern was born were kept by the parish priest and that they were subse-
 quently destroyed by fire. The mem- bers of East Rock lodge are in hopes 1 that the widow can substantiate the date given at the time of joining, as they would like to see her receive the benefits
 The last of the ice cream sociables given by the Ladies' Aid society of the Grand avenue Congregational church will occur this evening at the church. These sociables were instituted for the
 purpose of supplying the deficit in the
 money pledged by the society toward
 the church music for the coming year. If all who are interested in the choir would be present this evening there is no doubt but that the deficiency would be fully made up Mrs David Pollock with her assistants, the Misses Maud Kelley and Grace Rivals, will be in charge of the affair, and there will be music to enliven the occasion.
 Mrs. Bernard o. Coogan and son Vim cent, of Bridgeport, are the guests of MT. and Mrs. John Cain, of Clay street, for a few weeks
 Miss Grace K. Burleigh, of Brooklyn, is visiting Mrs. Mary B. Mallory, of Perkins street.
 The handsome piece of road along by the suiceway on the road to Foxon was spoiled by the recent storm. The dirt was washed away clean, leaving only cobbles and stones where once was a very pretty piece of road for carriage or bicycle ride.
 Sydney B. Smith, a market gardener who supplies many of the stores in Fair Haven with vegeta bles, lost sixteen | acres of celery by thes storm of Satur- | day night. The plants had just begun | to flourish and were knocked out com pletely.
 Earl F. Johnson, of Blatchley avenue has for the past month occupied the | position of organist at the Davenport church, substituting for the regular or- ganist, S. R. Bishop, of Woolsey street, who has been enjoying his summer va cation.
 Mrs. Henry Johnson and daughter, May Beckstein, are visiting friends in Hoyoke Mass. From there they will go to northern New York state and East Huntington, Vt.
 A number of friends of Clara Eliza beth Girken, of 246 Front street, gave her pleasant surprise on Monday, the DSlIls lIc llllle .lulSS IliuLu l There were games and re- treatments, and the friends brought many pretty presents to Miss Clara. Among those present were the Misses Carrie Story, Helen Mansfield, Annie Nugent, Yillie Bohnson, Gertrude : Iraebner, Josie Hoff, Bessie Hanson, Gertrude Hanson, Edna Kimberly, Ma ,el Earle Lulu Dwyer, Mary Earle, iladys Hogan, Rose and Bessie Girken lnd Masters Clifford and Raymond 1oodsell, Eddie Earle, Oscar Burg lardt, Eddie Hoff, Andrew Dwyer, Otto ' 5raebner and Lawrence Hogan. Gilbert Van Dole, of Waterbury who las been visiting R. T. Warner, of At | water street, has gone to Bristol for a isit. MT. and Mrs, William King and ieorge King, of North Front street, are | pending this week in a cottage near