The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-17
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
MANY NOTES OF INTEREST HERE
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 ElecciOn of Officers of AdelphI Lodge
 Oyster Dock Injured by Floating lee
 Personal and Social Mentian.
 The election and installation of ofil- cers of Adelphi lodge No. 63. F. and A. M., took place at the annual meeting Tuesday evening. Officers were elected as follows:
 Worthy master Charles W. Evarts.
 Senior Warden-Herbert L. Hayden.
 Junior warden-William F. Hasse.
 Treasurer-Adam Sattig.
 Secretary William s. Rowe.
 Senior deacon-Burton H. Strickland.
 Junior deacon-Henry H. Bradley.
 Senior steward-Samuel R. Chidsey
 Junior steward-Ezra L. Chambers lain.
 Chaplain-Burton L. Futile. s
 Marshal-Wilfred T. Thompson.
 Tyler-H. M. HoIaday.
 Trustees Seth w. Langley. William c. Newton, Dr. E. c. M. Hall.
 The officers were installed by Past Grand Master John c. Rowland. Aftex the meeting a banquet was served.
 The factory of the Ready Bits cor- poration, which was closed last week for repairs to the machinery, has not yet started up, and it Is reported that it may remain closed for some time.
 Frederick F. Brown, the oyster deals CT, is having his dock repaired. It haS been necessary to drive thirty-f1ve piles and replank the wharf, as 1t has grad ually been made insecure at the waterg edge by floating ice. The work is now nearly completed,
 The Adamant Plaster company re- ceived 2 barge of 275 tons of shells on Tuesday from West Hampstead, N. Y., on the Frank L. Tague, of Brooklyn. N. Y.
 The Kirk Driscoll company, which is dredging the Quinnipiac river, has two more mud scows to hasten the work in the river. They are now at Stevens dock.
 The oyster boat Pond, from Green point, L. L, discharged on Tuesday a consignment of 300 bushels of oysters for William Potter.
 The steamer Isaac E. Brown arrived Tuesday from Bridgeport with a cargo of 25O bushels of oysters for Sherman Chipman, of North Front street.
 The regular meeting of the Epworth league of the East Pearl Street M. E. church will be held this evening with Mrs. R. c. Bennett, 73 East Pearl street, to begin at 7:45 sharp. All members and their friends are invited to be pres ent.
 The Ladies Aid society of the East Pearl Street church will serve a ten. cent supper this evening in the parlors of the church.
 The birthday celebration given Fri day evening, December il, by Miss Der. tha M. Hayes at the home of Mrs Charles M. Snow, 109 Lloyd street, wal one of the most delightful events of tht season. The rooms were beautifully decorated in red and green with cut i flowers. Miss Hayes was prettily gown ed in white lansdowne, cut en train She was assisted in receiving by Mist Flo Bellew and Miss Charlotte A Doane. After the evening war far spen in social games and music an elaboratt supper was served, at which tint Thomas O,Brien, in behalf of the ins vited guests, presented Miss Hayet with complete set of Shakespeare's | works. also a beautiful toilet set of stagg-wood style The affair lasted until the wee hours of the morning and | the guests departed wishing Miss Hayes many such pleasant birthdays. ] Among those present were Misses Flo Bellew, Charlotte Doane, K. Kilroy, Lula Schroeder, Margaret Kinney, Ma rie Morris Nellie Bellew, Minnie Hir- chaft, Mrs Luna Peterson, and Thomas 'O'Brien, L. Lumer, w. Hendricks. w. Hopkins, John Howe, John Mann, J. Mulvey, George Rice, M. Hogan, D. Ockner, w. Briest, Mir. and Mrs. Gus ockner. MT. and Mrs. C.. Walker and Charles M. Snow.
 Miss Mary Beuton held a whist at hex l home, S9 Monroe street, last evening, iH honor of Mir and Mrs. John Clark of New York, who are visiting here. About 1 ten couples participated in the play After the completion of the games q I luncheon was served. Mrs. Clark won \ the ladies' prize and John Gibbons the l gentlemen's prize. John Clark took tha consolation prize.
 4 Augustus Barnes, of the Masonic home, Wallingford, is in town for 9 few i days stay.
 The scholars of Strong district will l present their donations as usual Christi mas week. Money will be sent only td families in the district. The scholars in some of the rooms of Strong school 1l are taking advantage of the opportu- Unity to dispose of all the old rubber l shoes they can get together. Two rooms have collected $5 in two days. In the past two years the scholars have I expended $250 in decorations and games ] for the school About fifty dollars has been collected, most of which has been expended.
 I James Crowley, of Maltby place, is confined to his home with rheumatism.
 MISS JENNIE E. JACKIE.
 waterbury, Dec. 15.-Miss Jennie I E. Lackie, who died on Sunday even- linz. at the home of her sister, Mrs. x