The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-10
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
IMPRESSIVE SER VICES HELD
 YESTERDAY.
FunernI of Mrs. w. H. Potter--Funeral of Mrs. Lennder F. Johnson--Funeral of Miss Rothaar-strong school Notes Other Notes

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 The funeral of Laura M, wife of Will Iliam H, Potter, was attended yesterday Iafternoon from the East Pearl street M.
 E. church. There was a very large at-
 tendance. Rev. Dr. Streeter officiated land spoke feelingly of the departed, re-
 ferring to her long and faithful service of fifty-nine years in the Christian church and of her excellence as wo-
 man. The bearers were Frank J. Mans field, Rev A. o. Abbott, George w.. Dadmun and D. o. Chipman Until three years ago Mrs Potter was Sun day school teacher. and the Sunday school of the East Pearl street church sent handsome cluster of roses, The
 Ladies Aid society gave large wreath
 and there were a number of other floral
 tributes. The interment was in Fair | Haven cemetery.
 The funeral of Ellen s., wife of Lean-
 der F. Johnson, will take place this af- ternoon at 1:45 from the residence of
 her daughter. Mrs. Celia H. Eddy, 3l2 Lexington avenue. The interment will
 be at Clinton.
 As before stated the Strong Alumni association has offered three prizes for the best essays by members of the graduating class of Strong school. One
 of the writings is to be an original story and the other subjects are New Haven
 as Residential City" and "Electricity,
 Past, Present and Future"
 The seventh grade in Strong school | |. z, tyocfnrHpv One hundred and fifty words were given out, and of the thirty-six competing all but nine were spelled down. Those who held out will have another contest on June 16. A prize is to be given to the successful speller
 | The prizes to be given at strong school at commencement will be pre- sented by the class president, A. Willis Blackman.
 | So far about eighty have spoken for l class pins, mostly members of the grad uating class.
 | There will be quarterly conference
 at the East Pearl street M. E. church
 Friday evening. The new presiding el- l der, Rev Dr. Richard, will be present | for the first time.
 ! The funeral of Elizabeth R., daughter of MT. and Mrs. Christopher Rothhaar, was solemnized yesterday afternoon | from her home, 164 Saltonstall avenue,
 Rev. F. w. Stone, of the Grand avenue
 Baptist church, officiating. The house was crowded with relatives and friends Mir Stone made afvery appropriate ad- ] dress. speaking words of comfort to the family in their great aff1iction. He also read several passages of Scripture and
 offered prayer. The deceased reposed in a beautiful oak casket. which was completely surrounded with flowers. The bearers were Frank Altman, Amiel Altmann Gustave AItmann. Herman Jente, Robert Dyas and John Murray. The flower bearers were William Grady and Andrew Murtagh. The floral offer ings included the following: F, Nichols, carnations; c. Weiss, star; Mir. Murray, basket: Mrs. S. Bishop and Miss s. Greenfield wreath; Margaret Sullivan, wreath: Mrs. E. Woodruff. basket; Mrs. Mathius, basket; Miss K. Bedding, pink carnations; Sunday school class, roses; James Sullivan. carnations; P. Byrnes and Joseph Murray, carnations: Annie and Lizzie Dwyer roses; Mrs, J. How ard, roses; F, Jacobs and F. Butler, EHSJpT lilies, AlliildtilI ldiiliiSJ ip5NS, Philip Miller, roses: R. Dyas, carna- tions; from the family broken column; David Hennessey. wreath; Mrs c. Her j rick carnations; Mrs Pfanalecker, car- nations; employees of F. Nichols & Co.,, wreath employees of Osterweis, wreath; Misses Mooney, wreath.
 Captain Lafol and crew, of the Fair Haven steamer Isaac F. Brown were | receiving congratulations yesterday upon their rescue of four Bridgeport | men from sinking sharpie in the | sound off Stratford light Sunday after noon. Frank p Brown, one of the | owners of the steamer, after the men were taken on board jumped into the l sinking sharpie, attached tow line and | the craft was taken into Milford.
 The Dragon Whist club will have it's | annual dinner at the Momauguin this | evening at o'clock. There will be some | music, few informal speeches and a l general good time. The club is com- | posed of about dozen couples and the | dinner will mark it's wind-up until cool | weather.
 Mrs. Hastings, wife of Adjutant Fred | erick c. Hastings, of Admiral Foote | post, G. A. R. whose home is at Morris | Cove. has gone to Poughkeepsie on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Newton J. | Winchell. She will be away about three | weeks.
 Captain John P Beckwith, of Pine street, who has just been mustered into Admiral Foote post, c. A. R., served in | the United States navy for one year during the civil war. He enlisted on the United States ship Sabine when she was lying at New London and in. six weeks was transferred to the United States steamer Dakota on the blockade off Wilmington. Since the war he has followed the sea and for many years has been in the towing business on Long Island sound and in command of several tugboats.
 Twenty-Five small children connected with the Grand avenue Baptist church Sunday school are i'll with the whooping cough.
 A dozen pupils of the primary depart ment graduated to the Sunday school of r Pilgrim church Sunday.
 The new organ of Pilgrim church was used for the first time at Sunday ser