The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-13
LATEST FAIR RAVEN NEWS
SUDDEN DEATH OF WILLIAM
PHILLIPS OF LLOYD STREET.
ApOpIexy was the Cause-LincoIn Day
Observed by the SchOOIs-TsacheFs'
MeetIng-Other Items of Interest.

| MeetIng-OtheT Items of Interest.
William Phillips of 176 Lloyd street
died very suddenly in Lebanon, Pa, of
apoplexy, on Wednesday. Mr.. Phillips
went to Lebanon to secure work in one
of the iron mills and had a job. He
was in his usual health until Wednes-
day morning, when he was suddenly
attacked with illness. Mr.. Phillips was
forty-four years of age. He had been
employed for several years at the
plant of the New Haven Iron and Steel
company and was an experienced iron
worker. He leaves widow and three
children-John W., Lizzie and Sarah
Phillips.
Lincoln day was not particularly OBJ
served here with exception of exercises
in some of the schools. Flags were dis
played in recognition of the anniver-
sary. In the morning a short pro-
gramme was rendered in room 10.
Among those present was Principal
Lambert of Day school, who made a
short address on Lincoln and told sew
eral of the latter's stories. The schools
We're in session as usual yesterday.
Yesterday afternoon monthly
teachers meeting for the teachers of
the Strong district was held and was
addressed by Principal Graves. The
subject discussed was Reading and
Number" a continuation of the subject
taken up month ago.
Washington's birthday will be cele-
brated at Strong school on Monday,
February %. The exercises will be held
in Granniss hall and the members of
the alumni association will join with
the pupils of the seventh and eighth
grades in the exercises. The address
will be made by Colonel N. G. Osborn
of the Register. There will be patriotic
music.
The Epworth league social was given
last evening at Trinity NJ. E. church,
to which the members of chapter 4277
connected with the East Pearl street
M. e. church was most cordially in
vited and quite a number attended.
The affair was given for the purpose
of bringing Epworth leagues of the
city in close touch with each other in
a social way.
The hearing in the matter of a petit
ton of several citizens in the lower
part of the borough of Fair Haven
East, to be set off from the borough
which is to be heard before the legis-
lative committee at Hartford next
Tuesday, promises to prove an inter-
esting hearing. Many in the borough
are opposed to stirring up the matter
as such discussion is likely to hasten
the merging Of the district with the
city.
1T is very foolish for the people Of
the borough to get to scrapping over
borough lines" said Fair Haven citi-
zen. 1.-THE result will be to get the
whole district right into the city, if the
residents don't watch out. It would
be better to let the borough lines re-
main as at present until the residents
shall conclude that it is time to unite
with the city,
Notification was received yesterday
that sub postal station is to be es-
tablished at 81 Townsend avenue about
April 1. There will be money order and
register letter facilities and arrange
ments for the sale of postal supplies.
The new station will prove very con-
venient to the people of the district.
The ladies of Park chapel, Morris
Cove, will give valentine sociable
this evening for the benefit of the
chapel, to be held at the home of Hen
ry S. Sinner, ST., at the corner of Nor
ris street and Lighthouse road.