The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-22
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
THE NEW PLAN OF LODGE ASSESS
 MENT FAVORED.

MENT FAVORED.
 Barge Meeting of East Rock Lodge, A
 0. U. w., to Consider the PInn-Yester
 day's Church Congregations Were
 Small Owing to the Heavy Rain-M rs
 John G. Hurd is III.
 At the last meeting of East Rock lodge, No. 3S, A. o. U. w., Harry Leigh, the gfa and supervisor of the Mas eachusetts Jurisdiction, was present with two of his deputies and brought up the matter of classified assessment for the several lodges, to act upon fa- vorably, if possible. East Rock lodge has been in favor of the new plan for five years and his proposition was re- ceived with much approval and the members promised him all the support possible. The members of this lodge are convinced of the failure of the level plan of assessments to meet the demand of the younger men desiring to join the order, because of it's inequality. The question of a separate Connecticut jurisdiction was also favorably acted upon, East Rock lodge having tried for the last ten years to have this change brought about. A committee Was ap- pointed consisting of L. J. Mundelin, J. P. B. Ricketts and H. A. Keenan, to confer with committees from the sev- eral lodges throughout the state to con- rate jurisdiction provided for, it is in- tended to locate the headquarters in this city. At the next meeting of East Rock lodge on Thursday, May ?, it is expected that Colonel N. G. Osborn, member of the order, will give an ad- dress; all members of the order in this city are invited. The meeting will be at o'clock and at S:30 the doors will be thrown open to all friends of the lodge who may wish to attend.
 Miss Clara Asher has accepted the place of solo soprano in St. James P. B. church, and will begin her work there in May. She won the Steinert piano scholarship several years ago and has since been studying under Professor Samuel s. Sanford, of Yale. / The weather yesterday was decidedly indictment and attendance at the churches was visibly affected, especial ly in the morning. At one of the houses of worship the attendance was thirty five and at Sunday school sixty-two in an average attendance of 200. Mrs. Sackett, of Montowese, frequent ly receives encouraging news from her daughter, Mrs. Frank l.. Smith, who is spending the season in Georgia for her health. She is improving and expects to be home again soon.
 Eaton Brothers have rented their cot tage at Cosey Beach for July and Au- gust to Theodore Macdonald, of this city.
 Isaac B. Brown will plant 35,000 bush els of oysters in Narragansett bay this season. The schoners Mary and Jane, Ann Louise and another vessel have al- ready taken down 5000 bushels and are now here to load again. The cold, stormy weather has hindered oyster planting and will make the season quite late. The steamer l. E. Brown has been down at Pine Hill, Narragan- sett bay, clearing up piece of one hundred acres, ready to receive the oysters.
 The sixth annual convention of the Light and Advent union closed at Polar Star hall last evening. The convention vas held last year at New London and n 1899 at Polar Star hall. This hall is considered the most convenient place hat the convention meets in. There is ! kitchen and dining room in the base nent and all meals are cooked and erved there, while the visiting mem- ,ers are lodged at the homes of the Fair Haven members of the conference. About one hundred visitors have at- ended this session and coming from different parts of New England, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. This confer nee began Thursday evening and the ervices have been interesting and profitable. On Saturday there was a memorial service for the late A. Clar- nee Whitney, pastor of the Household f Faith. The services yesterday in- luded sermons by Elder A. w. Brad ord, of Springfield Elder Willis G. Brown, of Eatontown, N. J., Dr. c. c. Barker, of Meriden, and by Mrs. R. J. mith, editor of the Herald of Life of ,, pringfield. Mrs John G. Hurd, of East Pearl treet, has been i'll for several months l nd her condition is a source of much olicitude on the part of her relatives. { he is the wife the well known news aper agent Their many friends will f e sorry to learn of Mrs. Hurd's serious hess Howard Clayton of Exchange street, i'll With typhoid fever.
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