The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-31
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President EuntIoy Of the Connecticut
Mutual Benent sociery-some Facts
Regarding the Society of Interest to
Odd FeIlows-soeiefy and Persona.
William H Huntley, of Fair Haven
is president of the Connecticut Mutual
Benefit society, recently organized. Mr..
Huntley has been for over forty years
an Odd Fellow and is well fitted to be
the leader in the reorganization. This
society is the successor of the defunct
1. o. o. F. Mutual Aid association, and
many of the old members have already
joined. The new society was formed
on November IS and is now ready for
business.
Mr.. Huntley has given a representa-
tive Of this paper some facts regarding
the new society which will be of inter-
est to many Odd Fellows. The socie-
tvs bylaws have been adopted, put in
printed form and distributed to the
o5Cl4lS anu IlCtitOSlSs A4ElllDCtS VI TIC
old association in good health can be
admitted without a medical eXamina-
ton, subject to the requirements of the
bylaws. Any member of the Old asso-
citation who paid the August assessment
may join, and those who dropped out
after paying the May assessment and
are not over siXty-five years Of age can
be admitted. Those who paid the May
assessment and are not over sixty years
of age, and are in good health, will be
admissible to membership. New men,
bers under fifty years of age may be
admitted after medical examination
There We're between fifty and sixty
members in Fair Haven who dropped
out of the old organization, many of
whom will be glad to come into the re-
organization. A desirable feature of
the new society is the provision for a
regular monthly assessment of SIPS,
and in this way an assessment can be
kept ahead and no delay to ensue in
paying the amount due to beneficiary.
The new society will pay death ben
eft not to exceed $1,000. The head
quarters are at Waterbury. The menu
bers in Fair Haven can secure further
information of William H. Way, 217
Exchange street, or of the president,
William H. Huntley, So Pierpont street;
and members in the center of the city
can secure information of George Love-
land, janitor of Odd Fellows building
on Crown street.
The w. c. T. u. will hold a reception
tomorrow, New Years day, in its
ron OF n M nd
tinuing until 6 p. M, to which all it's
friends are cordially invited. At 8
o'clock there will be short addresses by
the several pastors of Fair Haven and
others. Light refreshments will be
served.
The L. T. L. of w. C. T. U. No. is
making preparations to hold Christ
mas entertainment on Wednesday eve
ming, January T. at 1880. Parents and
friends are invited to attend.
The funeral of Mary j.. wife of
Charles S. Wells, will be held this af-
ternoon at o'clock in the Memorial
chapel The deceased leaves a hus-
band, two sons and two daughters.
Mrs. Wells had suffered for long
time from heart disease. Her home was
at 224 Front street.
The many employees of the rubber
shop residing in Fair Haven usually
get vacation at this time of the year,
but will not this year. The shop is
busy with it's orders in consequence of
the large amount of snow this winter,
which makes a good demand for the
product.
There is a short piece of track on
Quinnipiac avenue, on the MontoWese
trolley line, that is causing great trou-
BILE this winter. A few days ago
spring of water suddenly appeared be-
tween the rails, probably fed from the
sidewalk near by. On very cold morn
ings ice forms several inches thick
along the rails and it is necessary to
have the ice removed with picks and
shoveled out before cars can run. 1t
may be necessary to lay pipe to car
ry off the water unless the spring
| ceases flowing.
Smith T.. Bradley, the florist, is one
of the lucky ones in regard to coal.
Before the strike in the coal regions he
purchased boatioad of coal, and be-
sides having enough to heat his con-
servatories this winter he has sold
some coal to his friends.
Sexton Sanford says that, despite the
cold weather this month, the frost in
the Fair Haven cemetery only extends
through the turf. He has known for
mer seasons when it was necessary to
cut through three and half feet of
frozen ground in excavating for graves,
but this winter the snow has prevented
the earth from freezing to any appreci-
able extent.
NEW YEARS RECEPTIONS.
The Fair Haven Union No. w. c. T.
u; will hold reception New Years
day at II Grand avenue, from to 6.
There will be speaking and refresh
nlents will be served from to G.
Everyone is most cordially invited
particularly church people.