The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-26
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS

REV. DR MITCHELL MAY ACCEPT
 ONE EOFTHECALLSTE HIM
 Money Raised for Repairs on East Pearl
 brates ainety-third Birthday -Obitu-
 ary Notes.
 The call of Rev. J. Lee Mitchell, D. D., of the Grand avenue Congregational church, to the Second Congregational church, Attleboro, Mass, as announced in this paper yesterday, was a surprise to his parshioners and his many friends in Fair Haven. It is learned that the call is quite unanimous and that the same will be ratified at the church meeting next Friday evening" MT. Mitchell preached in the Attleboro church on Sunday and arrived home yesterday afternoon. He stated yester- day that he had recently received three calls, one to the Attleboro church, the others outside of New England. He would not state where the other church. es are located, but it was reported yes- terday that one of them is at Cos Cob, N Y, where he recently preached. He has not yet determined what he will do, but it was generally believed yesterday by some of his friends that he would accept one of the calls. His is the long, est pastorate in this part of the city, he having come to the church eleven years ago next month In the sixty one years of the Grand avenue Congre- gational church there have been six pastors. Rev. Dr. Burdett Hart was pastor for thirty years, but none of the other pastorates was longer than has been Dr. Mitchell's. It is understood that the salary at Attleboro is larger than is being paid at the Fair Haven church. MT. Mitchell is now receiving $2,6OO per annum, but he has received $3,00O per year during his stay here. Dr. Mitchell has received several previ- ous calls to large churches during his stay in Fair Haven It was reported yesterday that one of these churches paid $4,000.
 Mrs. Howard Waters entertained the members of the Twentieth Century G. S. and their escorts at her home on Per- kins street Thursday evening. Old fashioned gowns were worn, making quite an interesting array of the fash ions of the long ago. The evening was pleasantly passed with games and nu- sic, and refreshments were served. Those present were Miss Grace Hunt ley, Miss Mamie Hill, Miss Libbie Smith, Miss Eva Ellison, Miss Susie Kanahan, Mark Hare, George Reese, Robert Covert, MT. and Mrs. Howard Waters and MT. Lane.
 The money was raised in the East Pearl street M E. church Sunday for cleaning and putting in thorough re- pair the church organ. The expense will be about $50. The repairs will be made this week.
 In several of the churches on Sunday mention was made of the terrible acci- dent at the Winchester avenue fire last week in which four firenen lost their lives. Some of the pastors referred to the event in their prayers, in which the families of the deceased were tenderly remembered. s-A4'
 Mrs. Rebecca L.. Bronson, of "A Wool sey street, was ninety-three years of age few days since, on which occasion a few friends called to offer their con- gratulations She enjoys pretty good health for one of her years and the day before her anniversary she attended church. She is one of the oldest resi- dents of Fair Haven.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Ellenberger have gone to Washington, D. C., and will vis- 1t Mr. Ellenberger's sister, Miss Emma Ellenberger.
 The fire which destroyed the ice house on the Perry pond yesterday is believed to have been caused by an incendiars, The flames were discovered between and 10 a, m., but nothing could be done towards saving the building. It was owned by the New Haven Ice company and leased to the Hygienic Ice compa- ny. Most of the ice is standing in great heap and probably building will be erected over the ice. The building was worth about $2,500. The harvesting of the two thousand tons of ice was completed last Saturday, and then the water was let out of the pond, so no more ice can be harvested there this | winter.
 Miss Fannie E. Graves died on Sum- day at her home, 1172 Chapel street. ! She at one time lived in Fair Haven | and was sister of George M. Graves | and Frank Graves, of Fair Haven East. | The funeral will be held this evening at z o'clock at her late home, and the in terment will be in Guilford.
 Martha J., widow of Daniel Field, died . at her home, 25 Chestnut street. yester- day. She was the mother of Buel D. . Field, of Poplar street, and of the late Frank B. Field, of Lombard street. She also leaves a son, Daniel Field, of 25 Chestnut street, and a daughter Mrs. B. H. Douglass, of this city. The ar for the funeral have not been made, but the burial will be in the Fair Haven cemetery.
 Quite number of tickets have been i' sold in Fair Haven for the flremens benefit. the proceeds to go to the fami- lies of the four firemen who lost their lives at the Winchester avenue fire last week.
 LARGE SALE OF TICKETS.