The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-09
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS 0FINTEREST FROM BOTH
 SIDES OF THE RIVER.
Death of Mrs. Mary yvayIand-Oid Resi- dent-Anothsr Oetogsnarian Dead Interesting Fly of Carrier Pigeons.

dent-Anothsr Oetogenarian Dead
 Interesting Fly of Carrier Pigeons.
 Mrs. Mary Wayland died in Middle
 town yesterday at the age of eighty-six
 years She was formerly Mrs. Nipple
 and for several years conducted store
 in, the Central hall building and later
 had store on State street, near Ferry.
 She was a member of the East Pearl
 Street M. E. church and Rev. Dr.
 Streeter will officiate at the funeral,
 which is to be held from the Memorial
 cemetery tomorrow morning at eleven
 o'clock. The deceased leaves sister in
 the west. l George H. Case, formerly of Fair Ha-
 ven, died in Milford Sunday at the age
 of eighty-four years. Until year ago
 he was an inmate of the Clifford Home
 for Incurables in this city. MT. Case
 had suffered for a long time from can-
 cer. He was a native of Canton. this
 state. The funeral will be held from
 the Memorial chapel this (Tuesdayl af-
 ternoon at o'clock, Rev. Dr. Streeter
 officiating.
 A son was born to MT. and Mrs. Am 1 thony M, Russo, of East Pearl street, yesterday.
 The rain will prove a great benefit to
 the 150 trees recently planted on the
 East Haven green. Only very few of the trees died during the recent
 drought, they having been watered fre- quently.
 The new Maloney house on Ferry
 street is approaching completion. It
 is now being plastered. It has all mod ern conveniences and will cost about | $7.000. The most interesting fly of New Ha- ven birds of the season occurred yes- terday, and number of Fair Haven carrier pigeons participated. The race was from Manassas, Va, whither the
 birds were forwarded by express. The birds were to have started at 7:20 yes- terday morning, but owing to the storm it was considerably later before they were liberated. Like the conditions one week ago, the storm impeded the birds, land number were lost. The distance of the race is 300 miles. Only one of Harry Leighs four birds returned, but all of Jacob Frohlieh's pigeons, three in number, returned, and only one of Dex- ter Bradley's arrived. The Fair Haven birds came in together. One bird be- longing to MT. Driessens, who is em- ployed at Mir. Frohlich's cigar factory, arrived in the city at 3:20. The first Fair Haven bird arrived at S:25 p. m. Twelve Fair Haven birds liberated at Havre de Grace, Md, a week ago have not returned. On June If there will be fly of birds from Lovingston, Va, to Fair Haven, distance of four hundred miles.
 John G. Hurd, the newsdealer, is suf- fering considerably from ulcerated teeth.
 A very interesting show was given by Donald Warner, Ronald E. Warner, Henry and Helen Embler and Roy Par sells in the shop in the rear of R. T. Warmers residence in Downing street Saturday afternoon. Ninety friends of the young people, attended the affair, which was called fair. There was a good programme presented and there was a sale from the booths. It was a good entertainment and reflected much credit for the enterprise and push of the young people.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the East Pearl Street M. F. church will serve its annual strawberry supper in the par lors of the church at o'clock to-nor- row evening. The principal feature of the supper will be strawberry shortcake served hot. The price of supper is 15 cents, and everybody is invited. The Sunday school of the Grand Ave-
 nue Congregational church is arranging l for special services next Sunday morn ing-Children's day. The committee
 having the exercises in charge consists
 of Rodney W. Roundy Mrs. John Han | over, Miss Hattie Denison, Miss Lena Gierding and Miss Ethel Prince. A reception is to be given Rev. and Mrs. John H. Jackson at the rectory on
 High street, East Haven, on Thursday
 from to 10 o'clock. MT. Jackson, who
 is in charge of Christ church, is to be ordained to the priesthood on the morn ing of the above day at Trinity church, Branford.
 MT. Bradley, of Bradley Brothers,
 says the recent rain will greatly assist vegetation, but not enough has fallen to wet down deep and reaching the low est roots He says that much of the land will have to be replanted. In the case of corn not over one kernel in