The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-17
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
SHIPMENT OF OYSTERS TO EUROPE
 BEGUN.

Dea tn of Mrs. Harriet M. Fowier--Name of Second Congregational Church to be chansed-It win Hereafter Do Called Pilgrim Church. I,ancraft Brothers began on Saturday making shipments of oysters to Europe They have been engaged in this export trade for the past eighteen years, most of the stock going to England They have an order for 1000 barrels to De sent forward as rapidly as the stock can be got ready. These shipments Will be made up to June 1, with an output ol from LOGO to 1,2OO barrels week. They are sent to New York and taken out Ill the cold storage rooms of the White Star line steamers. Some thirty-nVe men are at work getting the oysters TOT shipment and the company's fleet or steamers are busy catching the stock on the beds in Long Island sound, oys- ters five and six years old are shipped in the shell,
 Mrs. Harriet M., widow of Edwin ID, Fowler died at her home on Quinnlpiac avenue Saturday morning at the age or eighty weight years, She had been Tn poor health several months due to her great age. She was one of the oldest and best known women in Fair Haven, where she was born and had lived all her life. Her husband had been for many years a deacon in the Pilgrim The funeral will be held this afternoon at o'clock from her late residence.
 The funeral of Willis $. Barnes was held yesterday afternoon from the Memorial chapel, Rev. MT. Chalmers conducting the services,
 The people of the Second ConEfega tional church have voted to change the name of their organization to that or the Pilgrim Congregational church or late years it has been known as the Second Congregational church Of Far Haven to distinguish 1t from the First Coneregational church, but the name or the latter was changed few years ago to the Grand avenue Congregational church, and consequently IL was thought best to change the name or the Second church, as there really IS no Second church now, The name Pilgrim Congregational, seems to meet with the approval of the membership and when the vote was taken there was only one member dissenting
 The regular meeting of the w, C. T. U. will be held tomorrow afternoon, and all members are requested to be present The union Is making arrange ments for holding memorial service for its promoted chieftain, the late Mrs. Frances F. Willard, next Sunday even ing at the Grand avenue Congregation al church,
 The next in the course of lectures of the w. c. T. U. will be given Wednes- day, March 26, by pr. Dorman, of this city.
 Joseph Post who operates the build ing elevator for carrying materlal al the factory of the New England Cereal and Prepared Food company, now building on LenoX street, fell three sto- ries Saturday mcrning. He was severe ly shaken up and bruised, but no bones were fractured and there were no inter nal injuries, as al first feared He had wonderful escape, He is at the New Haven hospital and will be discharged in a few days His home Is on Hamil- ton street.
 The committee on music of the Grand avenue Baptist church prepared re- port for the annual meeting Of the church recently held, and it is given below:
 At the first quarterly businejs meet ing of the church in 1901 sum not to exceed $500 was appropriated for music, By the aid of two members of the church. who gave their services for the year. an organist and qnartette were assembled a cost of s290, commence ing their duties May f. Almost without exception four anthems, or solos, have been rendered each Sunday, and there have been two praise services in which the ouartette was assisted by singers from other churches. An Easter praise service is now being arranged With the help of the men of the church supper was given by the committee last fall and the proceeds-s17-were turned over to the church treasurer. On Feb ruary 9 the committee pledged S25 to the special collection taken at trat time. Of this amount s20 has been paid. This money was the proceeds of an enter tainment under the auspices of the com mittee, assisted by Mrs. F. B Warren and Mrs. C. c. French, who volunteered their help and to whom the credit of the affair is due. The concert will be repeated on Tuesday evening, with va rations, at which time 1t is hoped that large sum will be netted for the treas ury of the church There is q small fund in the bank drawing interest, with which it is hoped ultimately to procure a new and more powerful organ.
 (Signed) M. J. BARNES,
 Chairman.
 c. D. MAINTAINING,
 M P. HARE,
 Music Committee.
 The new committee, consisting of c.