The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-11-06
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
DEPARTURE OF THE TRAMP
STEAMER HESTIA.

The Late MRS. Elizabeth RIcs-coming
Automobile Ride and Church Festival
Church Society Elects OhiCsrs-Per-
's0naI, Etc.
A deed has been recorded in the town
clerks Office given by the st. James
parish to the Church of the Second Ad-
vent. The deed conveys a piece of land
on Grand avenue fronting fifty feet and
opposite Strong school The Advent
church, which has been holding meet
ings in Central hall, expects to build
new church in the near future.
The tramp steamer Hestia, of Nova
Scotia, which has been discharging g.
400 tons of steel bfllets at the wharf of
the National Wire corporation, and
which stuck in the mud at Tomlinson's
bridge last Friday, sailed eastward yes
terday morning. No trouble was ex-
perienced at the bridge on the outward
passage. On Wednesday evening Cap
tain Ferguson, Chief officer R. Ran
kline and officers were banqueted by a
number of well-knoWn British-Amerl-
cans at Heublein's. About twenty-five
sat down and James Mustarde acted as
POSTMASTER.
Tourist tickets for the automobile
ride to be given under the auspices OF
the Ladies' Aid society of the Grand
Avenue congregational church Novem-
Der II and e are on sale by members OF
the society and at E. H. Rowe's store
on Grand avenue. The ticket is ar
ranged with coupons which read, New
Haven to Paso del Norte, Paso del
Norte to Berlin, Berlin to Paris, Paris
to Toxic" and are headed "A Tour OF
the World" On each evening the train
will leave the Grand Central station
(Grand Avenue Congregational church,
at 400, 4:20, 4:40, 6:45, 7:15, 7:45 and
8:15, allowing at least one-half hour TO
stop at each station The affair is an
innovation in this section, and it is be-
lieved it will be well patronized. The
fare is only 35 cents, which is within
the reach Of all. s .... r.. LAX.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rice, widow of George
I. Rice, of 264 Quinnipiac avenue, died
on Wednesday evening from enlarge
ment of the heart after suffering with
the disease for about a year. Mrs. Rice
was twice married, her first husband
being William b. Clark, who was a
member of the Fifteenth regiment, G.
", and who was killed during the civil
war at the battle Of Kinston. Mrs.
Rice was seyenty-four years old and
had been lifelong resident of Fair
Haven. BY her first husband she leaves
Ave children, all Of whom reside in this
city. They are Mrs. Nettie Ann Hughes,
Merritt T. Clark, willard L. Clark,
Frederick D. Clark and Chauncey w.
Clark, with whom she lived. She lived
d quiet home life and was greatly be-
loved by all who knew her. The flu
neral services will be held in the Mem
orial chapel in Fair Haven Union GEM
etery this afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev.
M. %. Lepley, Of st. Andrews M. E.
church, officiating.
Fort Hale lodge will hold its regular
meeting this evening. Five candidates
are to be initiated and the meeting
promises to be as interesting and en-
thusiastic as all of Fort Hale's have
been of late.
Mrs. Thomas Brooks and her daugh-
ter-in-law Mrs. Clarence Brooks, of
Danbury, have returned to their home
after a short visit with Mrs. Sarah
Smith and Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Bush, of
Lenox street.
The Ladies Aid society of the Grand
Avenue Baptist church reelected its
officers at it's annual meeting Wednes-
day afternoon. They are as follows:
President, Mrs. Henry Kay; vice-presi-
dent, Mrs Frederic Willis; secretary
and treasurer, Mrs. S. J. Latta; direct
resses, Mrs. George Hatfield, Mrs. G. D.
Manwaring, Mrs. West, Mrs George
Grips, Mrs Daniel Hatfield, Mrs. A.
w. Randall, Mrs. Frank Butler and
Mrs Myers. ..
The w. C. T. u. No. 2 has changed its
meeting day from Thursday to Tues
day afternoon. The meetings open at
o'clock and the first half hour is devot-
ed to devotional service and the last
half hour to business meeting. At
o'clock the Loyal Legion or children's
meeting is held, to which all children
are welcome Every Sunday afternoon
at 8 o'clock evangelistic services are
held, and the public is asked to keep
them in mind and help sustain them by
its presence.