The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-17
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
4 FORMER FAIR H4 VENER ON
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1I. OttA ktUVey n w ell AhuWH
 Fine statucs Placed In Strong school
 Funeral of Robert ~ Ilson- Death of
 Ruth M c EIrath,
 Dr. F. Otis Hovey. formerly of Fair Haven, a well known geologist, left New York this week on the United States steamer Dixie for the island of Martinique. He will be away several weeks and, with other scientists, will study the recent volcanic outbreaks in 1 the French islands. It is expected that upon his return he will have something interesting to say to the public on the subject of volcanoes.
 Two handsome statues have just been placed in the corridor of Strong school Just opposite the Grand avenue en trance is the statue of David" and on the second floor the statue of Diana. | These art studies were bought with money from the fund secured a the re- cent entertainment In a few days railings are to be placed around the statues so as to protect them from in- jury. Principal Graves has suffered severe ly for several days from a carbuncle on the back of his neck but has stuck to his post of duty as supervising principal of the Strong district.
 At the Grand avenue Baptist church tomorrow morning Rev MT. Ericsson, a missionary to India, will speak on the work in that country In the evening the pastor, Rev. E. w. Stone, will rNo ern Islands.
 Rev. Andrew Burns Chalmers, the pastor, will preach in the Grand avenue Congregational church tomorrow morning at 10:30. In the evening at 7:30 two men from Yale university will give short addresses on The Student Volunteer Movement and report some what on the recent convention held in Toronto.
 Grace church, May IS, Whitsunday- Holy communion, 7:30 a. m; holy com munion and sermon, 10:SO a. m.; Sunday school, 12:15 p. m.; evening prayer and sermon, 7:30.
 At the funeral of Robert Wilson held at his home in East Haven Thursday afternoon, Rev. MT Clark otficiated. | ileFe WAS pIeSe1lI ueleSdtioil lipii Polar Star lodge, I. o. o. F., of which the deceased was a former noble grand.
 Ruth McElrath died at her home, SS Woolsey street, yesterday, at the age of nearly four years. The funeral will be held this afternoon and the remains will be taken to New Britain for inter- ment. The deceased was a daughter of Mr and Mrs. Charles McElrath
 James R. Hunt. of Beaufort, s. C., 1 came here to attend the celebration of l Pulaski chapter, Royal Arch Masons' | MT Hunt resided here about thirty | years ago.
 The veteran sexton of the Grand ave- nue Congregational church William F. Butcher, is very i'll at his home on Grand avenue, having been attack d with heart failure Thursday afternoon, He is seventy-nine years of age and his Illness gives his family some little con cern.
 About seventy persons attended the supper of St. James parish Thursday | evening,
 Elmer s. Wade, a member of the committee on lamps of the borough of Fair Haven East is experimenting the placing of the new Welsbach lights.
 Rev. Dr. Mclean. of California, was visiting here Thursday. He was pas or of the Congregational church, which S now the Central hall building, along II the sixties.
 William Wooding and Henry Mozeal- 'us caught five f1atf1sh yesterday which weighed twenty pounds.
 A strawride to Frederick Daley's louse in Foxon was enjoyed by party f young people Thursday evening. The ,arty had fine time, dancing, music md supper being the attractive feat lres.
 Mrs. Anna Prescott who is on her vay to Painfield. N. J., to visit her laughter, is stopping for few days to -isit her sister, Mrs. B. A. Pierpont, of 6 Grand avenue, who is troubled with Ilcers in her eyes, which are clossly she being kept in dark oom in furtherance of her eye treat nent.
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