The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-08
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST HERE AND
THERE,

Mr.. FowIsr's Condition Very Hopeful
Young Lad ies' Ls ague Entertainment
Strong School AiumnI-othsr Notes.
DR.. e. Otis Hovey lectured before the
Yale faculty yesterday at North Shelf
field hall on Martinique" DR.. Hovey
was sent by the Natural History Mu--
scum Of New York to Martinique on
the steamer Dixie, and he has recently
returned. DIR. Hovey is assistant cur
ator of the Natural History Museum OF
New York city and a Yale man of the
class Of '84. He is a former New Ha.
veneer and his large circle of friends
take pride in his marked success. He
Is son of Rev. DIR. Hovey. former
pastor of the Second Congregational
church fnow Pilgrim church,, Fair Ha-
ven.
Rev. Edward Halves, D. D., Of Hart
ford, Will occupy the pulpit Of the
Grand avenue Congregational church
tomorrow morning.
At the Grand avenue Baptist church
Tomorrow the pastor, Rev. EW. Stone.
will preach in the morning on Fruits
Meet for Repentance" and in the even-
ing his subject will be Jobs Words in
the Judgment
The condition of Leon Fowler, of
East Haven, who was accidentally shot
on Tuesday, was about the same yes
terday. His condition is still regarded
as serious, but yesterday very hopeful
signs were manifest
Mrs. Ernest Potter, Of Quinnipiac
avenue, has been visiting at her former
home in North Guilford.
F'rostfish are beginning to run. and
quite number are being caught by
hook-and-li1e fishermen around the
wharves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles P. futile. Of
Front street, are visiting their daugh-
ter, Mrs w. F. Wright, Of Newark,
N. J.
The house and lot on Aver street for
nerly belonging to Victor A. Wright
has been sold to George r. Clark for
about $4,000.
The Young Ladies' league Of the
Grand avenue Congregational church
gave fine entertainment in the church
parlors on Thursday evening. 1t was
chrysanthemum sale and there was also
sale of homemade candy, cut flowers
and ice cream. An orchestra led by
Mrs. Simpson furnished the music The
parlors We're decorated with orange
crepe paper, festooned from the chan
deliers to the tables, with a fine arr
rangement Of ferns and fancy lamps.
Bittersweet and other plants were used
literally in making up the fine effect.
Among the young ladies who took part
in the sale were the Misses Emma Par
| ker, Inez Broekway Hattie Denisorl,
Lizzie Soderberg, Inez Denison, Matte
Adams, Eta Sparks, Grace Lowe, Lena
Gierding, Miss Finch and Mrs Amy
Dunning. The proceeds are to go for
church improvements.
The Alumni association of the Strong
school is arranging for dance to be
given in a few days The proceeds are
to go into the treasury to be used iii
various ways for the interest of the
school. :t-.
Grace church, twenty-fourth Sunday
after Trinity-Morning, prayer, litany
and sermon at 1890; Sunday school at
1915; evening prayer and sermon at
7:a0.
A small schooner with a cargo of
lumber bound to the wfarves on Mill
river grounded on the side of the chan
mel below the Chapel street bridge on
Thursday. The channel up to Grand
avenue is to be deepened, and this will
greatly aid in floating boats up the riv-
err. 1t Is expected this Improvement
will begin in few weeks.