The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-06
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
GOOD SALE OF SEATS AT PIL-
 GRIM CHURCH.

Funeral of Mrs. G. w. Augur--Res
 Estate Purohase-The Talked of Gai
 Main to Cosey Beaoh-Funeral of Mrs
 Arnum.
 The funeral of Phehe c. La We're
 wife of George w. Augur of IS Clifton
 street will be held on Wednesday at
 2:30 D. m. The deceased had been ill
 about a year and died from exhaustion. She had suffered very much but bore | her pain with great patience and for titude She was an active member of
 the Pilgrim Congregational church.
 Mrs. Augur leaves a husband and two
 daughters, Ruth and Edna. Her fa-
 ther, Gilbert n We're, resides here and she has three sisters, Mrs William Granniss, Mrs. Frank Gum and Mrs Clark.
 Harry Leigh will have his launch in commission in about a week. He has had new machinery put in this season which will increase the power and speed of the craft The launch has &C., commodations to carry about thirty persons.
 Anthony De Matty, the Grand ave- nue boot and shoe dealer, went to New York yesterday on 8 business trip.
 T. G. w. Jefferson is one of the jury of the United States circuit court which meets in this city to-day.
 Police Sergeant Charles o. Bowers is very i'll at his home on Atwater street. He has had severe inflammation about his head and face from the effects of bad tooth which was extracted and will be confined to his house for several days
 The funeral. of Mrs. Eunice Arnum was held at the rooms of Lewis X May cock yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Arnum died on Saturday from heart failure, while being taken from the Home of the Friendless to the hospital in an ann bulance. She was one of the oldest in- mates of the home, her age being sev- enty-five years. She had been at the home for many years. Mrs. Arnum had been i'll for some time and it was thought best to have her removed to the hospital. So far as known she had no relatives in this vicinity. Mrs. Ar mum formerly resided in Massachusetts.
 William R. Hemingway and his daughter, Mrs. F. H. Crawford, have returned from a visit of several weeks with MT, Hemingway's son, William D. Hemingway of Norfolk Va.
 MT 1 position as bookkeeper of the Moran laundry on Grand avenue after ser vice of several years. Before leaving the office last Saturday she was pre- sented with a handsome silver tea set by the employees as a mark of their es- teem
 The attempt to have a gas main laid from East Haven to Cosey Beach will be watched with interest by the owners of the fifty cottages. Harry Leigh, who set the ball rolling, is sure the en- terprise will be successful. It is said that nearly every cottage will take the gas if the main Is laid, It will require n main two miles in length to connect with the main at East Haven.
 The assignment of seats at the Pil- grim Congregati tional church last week was very satisfactory. Assignments were made amounting to over 5000 and asats spoken for will bring $500 addl- | tional Last year the first night as- signments were only about $1,500. It | Is believed the revenue from pew rem tals this year will reach an aggregate If s2,500. The committee desires that | all who wish seats would give their no | Hifcation as soon as possible
 Harry V. Santry, the real estate deal- ar, who has been boarding in Woolsey | street, has purchased the one family | house No. 226 Lloyd street of Mrs Mary | fill of Meriden and has gone to house. keeping, He has quite improved the | property, expending about $500 in re- pairs The house has modern improve nents and steam heat