The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-20
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
THE EXTENSION OFTHE GAS SER
 VICE TO COSBY BEACH.

Strong school--saiis for England | Other Notes.
 The cottagers at Cosey Beach are l much interested in their petition for 1 the New Haven Gas company to extend
 the main from East Haven green to the Beach. There are some drawbacks which it is feared will prevent con- summation of the enterprise this year, although 1t may come when the settle | ment grows larger. It is said there
 would be but few customers along the route and not all the cottagers would buy gas. Then the expense of laying a
 main for two miles would be a con- siderable charges and the sales would only be in the summer. It has been suggested by some that the cottagers who desire gas could club together and have small local plant established. Under any consideration, it is altogeth- CT doubtful if the cottagers obtain H. luminating gas this year and will have to rely upon kerosene oil as an illumin- ant for the present. Sunday was the day set apart to se- cure subscriptions for the fund to be used in repairing and improving the
 Grand avenue Congregational church
 and a liberal sum was pledged. It Is
 desired to secure s1,200 The plan is to
 repaint and decorate the interior, re- new the brick work where needed in the
 tower and paint all the outside wood work. Some other improvements are
 intended. It is desired to secure the full amount of $1,2O0. Quite a number who would have given were not present at the services on Sunday.
 William F. Butcher the veteran sex ton of the Grand avenue Congregational church, who last week was very ill with heart failure, is now better.
 Polar Star lodge will be represented by delegates at the annual meeting of the grand lodge. I. o. o. F., to be held at New London, Wednesday.
 The new organ at the Pilgrim Congre- gational church is nearly installed and the front, with its large and numerous pipes, presents quite an imposing ap- pearance. It occupies a much larger space than did the old organ. After completing the setting up of the instru- ment 1t will require several days to tune it.
 The monthly business meeting of the Y. P. s. c. E. will be held this evening with Miss Susie Kanahan, 55 Pine street; the society is connected with the Grand avenue Baptist church.
 The Strong school alumni will meet Wednesday at 7:So ?. m. to transact some important business. Admission only to those who pay the membership fee of twenty-five cents
 Ira F. Fonda and George Morse took out parties of friends in their naphtha launches Sunday.
 w. D. Hemingway of Norfolk is the guest of William Hemingway.
 The remains of Mrs. M. G. Woodward of Boston will be brought here to-day for interment in Fair Haven cemetery.
 Louis R., infant son of Mir and Mrs. Walter S. Lane of 69 Lombard street, died Saturday, aged six months.
 The nine from Strong school defeated a baseball team from Eaton schools20 i0 10 Odtul
 Miss Martha Van Dyke, who has been in the family of Rev. E. w, Stone sev- eral years, went to New York yesterday and tomorrow will sail for her old home in England. Her health has not been good of late and her physician her to return to the old country. She hopes to be able to return here if her health becomes re-eetab- lished.
 Attorney w. s. Moyle celebrated his thirty-fifth birth anniversary last even- ing at his home, 2S Woolsey street, and the Dragon Whist club of twenty members.
 A few evenings ago a very pleasant anniversary was celebrated at the home of MT. and Mrs. Frank J. Quinnipiac avenue. MT. and Mrs. Marcius E. Butterfield, relatives of the Mansfields, whose marriage an- niversary was at about the same date, were present and so the occasion was a double celebration.
 Notices of early closing are posted on several Grand avenue stores. Some | will close at o'clock every evening ex- | cept Monday and Saturday and others will close at 6:30 p. m. Monday, Tues lay, Wednesday and Thursday. The l new rule will go in effect at once.