The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-06
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ABOUT SIXTY APPLICATIOvS FOH
 THE PASTORATE

or tho Grand Avenue Congregational
 Church-The Little Irvine Boy Re.
 covering Reception to New Pastor.
 A reception by the East Pearl Street
 Methodist Episcopal church will be ten-
 dered to the pastor, Rev. Lewis R,
 Streeter, D. D., and family, on Thurss
 day evening. May 9, from eight to ten il
 the chapel. All members of the church
 and congregation, and all friends ara invited, also all neighboring pastora
 and their congregations, regardless of
 their denominations, are cordially in.
 vited to be present to meet the pastoY
 and make his acquaintance.
 An adjourned meeting of the ecclesi.
 astical society of the Second Congrega-
 tional church will be held Thursday
 evening next to listen to the report of I'the treasurer and to transact any other
 business that offers. The pews of thia
 church are now being rented, and prom-
 ise to somewhat exceed in receipts tho
 amount last year, which was about $2,750.
 The little son of Rev. and Mrs. Alex. F. Irvine, who was so badly injured in falling from a second story window at his home last week is getting along aa well as could be expected.
 A movement is on foot to introd,icd water and gas into Lexington avenue. This Is getting to be an important resi-. dential thoroughfare, and there IS de. mand for both of these Improvements. It is expected that these ,improvementa will be put in during the summer.
 The coal barge, Kentucky. is waitinE In the lower harbor for tug to take her to one of the coal ports to be re- loaded. This barge and the Ohio are the largest coal carriers coming into this harbor, each having a carrying ca pacity for 5000 tons of coal. They are of wood and were built at Noank
 Laura, six years of age. daughter of MT. and Mrs. John McNeil Of East Chapel street, was badly injured Sat- urday afternoon, having been struck by one of the Branford cara One thigh was broken. and her foot crushed, re- quiring an operation at the New Haven hospital It Is wonder that more chil- dren are not injured on East Chapel street, where they are very careless. A few days ago a child stood in the mid- de of the track until the car had near- ly struck her. and the motorman had to chase her away, and then the mother put up a vigorous protest. If the email children are not kept off the tracka there will be more accidents M
 The Sigma Theta Phi club. which re- gently took new rooms over Gesler'e barber shop, corner of Grand avenue and Front street, are talking of having another entertainment to raise funds for fitting up and furnishing their new quarters. Their recent ball was very but only five dollars was realized in net receipts. The club has ' twenty members.
 w. J. Gates, financial secretary of Beacon lodge, N. E. O. F., has three daughters i'll with typhoid fever.
 Mrs. Mary Perry left Saturday for New York; Mrs. Elias Perry of New York, who has been visiting her, re- turned with her.
 Rev. Merritt A. Farren of Lyndeny vt., preached' at the Grand Avenue church yesterday
 Between fifty and sixty clergy havd applied for the vacant position of pas- or of the Grand Avenue Congregation Il church. and it is said the applications ire still coming in at the rate of two or hree each day. The committee Is in no hurry about securing a pastor, until hey can get just such one as they will feel like recommending to the fav- ,rable action of the church. Two or hree ministers who have not applied he committee have in view, and will ask them to preach, that the hurch may hear them later in the sea- on.
 The citizens of Montowese and vicini- y are looking forward with interest to he celebration of Old Home week in Worth Haven, in June. The day of the 'ublic exercises will be June G. The band has been engaged for hat day, and the public school children gill assist in the celebration with songs nd recitations.
 Mrs. Samuel R. Bishop of Woolsey treet has returned from New York yhere she visited her husband. Mir. 'ishop who is taking instructions in ar- hitecture at Columbia college, Is now in harge of the business of Robert D. .ohn, a New York architect, who Is cry i'll with typhoid fever. Mir. Bishop 'as formerly in the office of L. w. Rob- lson of this city.