The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-09
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
4 LIVELT BOROUGH MEETING
 COMING.

At Which the Three-Quarier Mill Tax and fhe Engine House Removal Cues tion wiII he Debated Again-F. H. Ford Co's Factory Whistle on Deck Other Notes.
 Ther.; is promise of a lively borough meeting at inc engine house ca the east side Eext Monday evening. It will be special meeting and is called upor the petition Of humber of citizens, who desire the use of three quari"ls ml'I tax for fire purposes. This Dan will be advocated by the buracish fiie- men and friends. At the annual hGr- ough meeting tax of five and three quarters mills was voted, three-qCar- ters of a mill more than usual, with the general understanding that the fractional amount should be appropri- ated for the fire company. Now coun- ter petition has been signed by taxpay- CTS and citizens. praying that the for mer vote be rescinded and that only five mill tax be voted. The meeting promises to be well attended and decid- edly interesting.
 The whistle at the plant of the Fair Haven Food company on the east side was heard for the first time yesterday. The mill started up with about fifty hands, but this number will be gradu- ally increased This promises to be an important industry and of great benefit to Fair Haven.
 One of the largest cargoes of laths to arrive this season is being unloaded from the schooner Frank Nye, from St. Johns, N. B. The cargo consists of l. 100000 laths and is consigned to the Warner Miller Go.
 The following vessels are due from New Jersey for the same company: Barges c. N. Haynes, 1900 barrels Ros- endale cement; Buffalo Inquirer, 2,OOO barrels Portland cement; Warner-Mil- Ter 250 tons blue stone and the schooner Marietta, 5OOOO fire brick.
 Mrs. L. S. Hotchkiss of Providence, who has visited her daughter, Mrs. Ira E. Fonda of Quinnipiac avenue, has re- turned home.
 Mrs. William N. Meickle and son of East Grand avenue are visiting rela- tives in New York city.
 Miss Nellie Sutton of Front street is visiting in New York.
 Frank Coats of Front street goes to Minneapolis this week, where he ex- poets employment as an engineer.
 Officers elect of Polar Star lodge, I. O. o. F.,owill be installed this evening. A surprise party was given to Miss Rose Girken of Front street by a few of her young friends Monday after noon.
 As announced in full in another col- umn. the funeral of D. Thorpe Munro, the victim of the recent automobile ac- cident, will be attended this afternoon from his late home on Woodward ave- rue It is expected that delegations from the Stationary Engineers society and the N. E. o. F., of which he was member, will be present. Much sym pathy has been expressed by his friends upon his sad death and the funeral services promise to be largely attended.
 The funeral of Mildred A. five years of age and daughter of MT. and Mrs. Lucas Porter of 165 Townsend avenue, will be held this afternoon.
 The new drum corps of twelve pieces, composed of members of the east side firenen, has been accepted by Quinnl- piac Hose, Hook and Ladder company The corps will play at parades and va rious celebrations of the fire company. They have held frequent drills and play very well.
 Miss Emma Macdonald of Grand avenue is visiting the family of the Rev. D. M. James at Plymouth, Mass.
 The W. A. Warner & Bro. Co. are fit- ting up an office in their west store on Grand avenue, corner of Front street. The present office will be moved from the second floor and the vacated space will be added to the storage room.