The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-22
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
PREPARATIONS BEING MADE
FOR THANKSGIVING.
Coming Grand Twentieth Century
F"ir-strOng Schools Donations
Leon ID. Fowler Better-steamsr
AvaiOn's Trip From Kingston, Ja-
maIca, to ProvIdence-EIsSen Thou
sand Bunches of Bananas-Death of
Isaac Palmer.

Isaac Palmer.
One of the coming social events in
Fair Haven is the Grand Twentieth
Century Fair to be held in Polar Star
hall December 2, and 4, under the
auspices of the ladies of the East Pearl
Street Methodist Episcopal church.
The fair is to bear the name Rainbow
Festival-the name suggesting the
form and colors which are to be fol-
lowed in the unique and beautiful dec
orations of the hall and the booths
Fourteen booths will display a large
and handsome line of goods, represent
ing an elaborate variety of useful and
ornamental articles gathered from all
Quarters. The ladies of the church
held fair last year and were rewarded
with handsome returns. Their many
friends in Fair Haven and in other
parts of the city attended in numbers
that crowded the hall each evening
This year an equally choice supper will
be served each evening from 6 to 8. A
professional orchestra will furnish the
musical part of each evenings enter
tainment, and other innocent pleasure
making features win be introduced
The ladies are making large prepare
tons to please their patrons and make
the occasion one in which they will
fully maintain the enviable reputation
won last year. One of the particularly
satisfactory features of the fair last
year was that no soliciting to guess or
buy chances on any articles was al
lowed and the same regulation will be
strictly enforced this year. Any per-
son can come to this fair and feel as
free and Independent as in any depart
ment store. Every society in the
church will have special part in car
rying out the large plans that have
been adopted for making the fair a
popular and successful event.
At the schools next week supplies
will be received through donations by
the pupils for the annual Thanksgiv-
ing distribution. The supplies will be
received up to Tuesday noon. Most Of
the supplies will be distributed through
the Organized Charities association
but in a few instances, the gifts will
be made to deserving families by
teachers and pupils. At the Strong
school there is always a large amount
contributed for this annual donation.
The schools will close Wednesday
noon for the Thanksgiving vacation
and will remain closed until the morn
ing of the following Monday.
Irving D. Niles, son of Attorney WILL
lam p Niles of Fair Haven heights,
who has been i'll for over a week with
chills and fever, is now some better.
He is attended by DR.. Robinson. Mr..
Niles is preparing for Yale university
at the Booth school.
At the First Congregational church.
in Bridgeport, at the. concert to be
given next Tuesday evening, w. s..
Moyle of Woolsey street will sing In
"Floriana" and THE Daisy Chain"
Besides quartette work he will sing
several solos.
Leon 3. Fowler. who was accidental
ly shot in the East Haven woods a few
days ago, is improving rapidly and it
is believed that he will be able shortly
to leave the hospital for his home in
East Haven.
Steamer Avalon, which at one time
was running here, principally with iron
for the rolling mill, is now running
from Providence to Kingston, Jamaica.
This week the trip brought in II, 900
punches of bananas to Providence.
Isaac Palmer, son of Mrs. Nancy
Palmer of East Pearl street, died at
Lakeville Thursday at the age of 50
years. He also leaves a brother John
Palmer of New York, and married
sister in New Bedford. The funeral
was attended yesterday afternoon from
the home Of his mother on East Pearl
street, Rev. A. B. Chalmers officiat-
ing.
Rev. E. W. Stone of the Grand ave-
nue. Baptist church will take for his
subject Sunday morning What Is 1t
to Love God?" and in the evening he
will speak on weighed Of the Lord
There will be a union Thanksgiving
service of all the churches of Fair
Haven in the Grand avenue Baptist
church, Thursday morning, November
81, at 1890 o'clock. Rev. Mr. Phillips
of the St. James P. E. church will
preach the sermon.
| At the Grand avenue Congregational
church, Sunday morning, the pastor,
Rev. Andrew Burns Chalmers, will
| preach in the morning on "A Good
World" special Thanksgiving SER
mon. In the evening his subject will
be 1.-The Man Without a Church"