The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-10
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
AMERICAN-LUTHERAN CHURCH
 TO BE ORGANIZED.

Will Start Out With a GoodIy Member ship-Odicers WiII be Elected and a Pastor chosen-schooI News -Many Other Items.
 On Friday evening the American Lutheran church will be organized. It is understood there is quite goodly number ready to join the new society. There is no church of the denomination in this part of the city. It is thought by many that Rev. Mir. Siebert, who has been quite prominent in starting the new parish, will be chosen pastor. Off, cers will also be elected at this meeting which will be held at s p. m.
 Mrs. R. T. Warner and children of Downing street have returned from WatertoWn.
 Angelo DeMatty has gone to Hartford to visit friends.
 Miss Helen Doolittle, who formerly taught in room 3 Strong school, has been transferred to the Lloyd street school and Miss Grace Lowe has taken Miss DoolittIe's room.
 F. E. and Fred Brown, who have been setting buoys on the Stratford oyster beds, say they have seen no evidence of an oyster set. These are the natural beds where many score of boats catch oyster seed every year. If there is no set this year it will be a serious loss to the smaller oystermen who fish these beds.
 At the meeting of the grand castle of the Knights of the Golden Eagle held in this city yesterday John E. Thomp- son of AtWater street, the grand chief for the past year, was elected past grand chief. John Dixon of Ferry street was reelected grand master of records. Columbia castle was represented by several numbers.
 The East Haven schools reopened Monday. Myron Schemmerhorn is the principal of the Union school for anoth- CT year. The teachers in this school who have served four years, are Alice T. Minor, Emily Richards, Alice M. Sanford, all of this city. The school is crowded and there are at least dozen pupils who could not be provided with seats the first day. Land has been pur- chased for an addition to the building and it may be found necessary to en- large this fall, although this has not been decided. Either another story will be required, or an addition erected. The registration in this district last year was ITO.
 In the Foxon district, the school is well attended. Mary N. Irwin, teacher there for. sixteen years, is serving again the present year.
 Miss Ethel Parker of this city and Miss Harriet J. Berry of London, Eng land, were guests of Miss Evelyn Silk of Fort Hale cottage, Morris Cove. for the past week. Saturday evening a piaz- ga party was held and ping pong and whist were the principal games of the evening. The cottage was prettily dec- orated with flags and flowers and the lawn illuminated with Japanese lant- erns. Miss Parker was the winner of the 1ady's prize in the ping pong game Fishing, boating and bathing were en- joyed by the young people, and large number of black fish caught during the week. On Sunday morning burglar footsteps were heard about the house and the peoples slumbers were dis turbed. He called again Monday night but it was before the cottagers had re- tired and he decided not to enter the house.
 Rev. Edward J. Brennan, chaplain oi the United States training ship Hart ford, who has been visiting at his home on Shelter street, has returned to his ship, which has sailed for Europe.
 Professor E. Otis Hovey and wife who have been visiting relatives here left for New York yesterday. Professor Hovey, who formerly lived here, is now prominent geologist and few weeks ago made extensive researches in the French West Indies, which were swept by volcanic explosions.
 The concert which was to have beer given at the Grand avenue Baptist church last night by the Young Peo- ple4of the church was postponed unti Thursday night by reason of the storm
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