The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-31
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
FE4TURES OF LOCAL MEMORfAL
 D.1Y EXERCISES.
Flowers in Suficiency Were Provided Despite the Backward Seas0n-Fine Floral Decoration at the Cemetery Thrilling Experience at Sea OfCaptafn Peters. Personal, Etc.

l Memorial exercises were held yester l day in accordance with the programme previously published. The flowers were
 brought to Polar Star hall, where they were made up into bouquets and othel 1 forms. Ten o'clock was the hour fol the procession to move, and the route of march WAS down Grand avenue tt | the east side, countermarching anc l then moving direct to Fair ilaver Union cemetery. The procession was composed of detail from the G. A. k. preceded by drum corps. Boys brl- gade, school children and citizens. Col one William E. Morgan was marsha and in charge of the arrangements. The , 125 ormore graves were decorated with | flowers, and this was followed by the G. A. R. ritual and an address by Rev Dr. Phillips, of St. James church. All though the season is so backward, there were sufficient flowers for all the graves.
 The weather was unfavorable for a holiday, although not as bad ns It It had rained, which at one time threat ened. Business was suspended most of the day, the stores closing at noon.
 Many went to the city to attend the
 memorial exercises, and in the after-
 noon short tpips were taken. Many
 went to Union cemetery to look at the
 fine floral decorations.
 Captain John Peters, of Westport, N.
 S., has written to his Fair Haven rela-
 tives concerning a recent thrilling eX-
 perience on his schooner, the Mary A.
 10~% tv,ln
 boarded here when he was employed in
 this city. He is a brother of Mrs. Miles
 J. Barnes, of 50 Houston street. His
 schooner had freighted cargo Of dried
 fish from Westport to Shelburne, N. S.,
 and while at the latter port he sold the
 schooner and sailed for a port near by
 where the craft was to be delivered. Just outside of Shelburne the vessel struck submerged rock and leaked so that the water was over the cabin lock- CTS. The schooner put back to Shel- burne, where repairs were made. Start ing away second time, and when just outside the harbor, tempest arose and the vessel was struck by lightning. The electricity went down the topmast, split the head of the mainmast. then ran forward to the foremast and down the mast to the companionway and into the cabin. He describes the bolt which waltzed through the cabin as ball of fire which capered over the stove and then made a plunge through the side of the vessel into the sea. Quite hole was torn in the side of the cabin. All of the crew were affected by the elec- trc shock He says this voyage was by the most unexpected expe- riences of all his going to sea.
 The exhibition of writing by the pu- pills of the fifth grade at the Woolsey school, which can be seen at the rooms of the board of education, is very cred- table work for the young pupils. There are two specimens for each pupil, show Ing the progress that has been made. in six months. The work is much praised by Superintendent Beede.
 Alderman C. H. Conway, of the Twelfth ward, has been appointed a park commissioner.
 Edward Gilbert, who resides at the corner of Pine and Atwater streets, and | who has been i'll with typhoid fever, has been taken to Grace hospital, as 1t was thought he would receive better care | there He was attacked recently with | of the bowels and his con- Hilton was becoming serious