The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-07
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
MRS. HENDERSON IS BADLY
 BURNED BY BENZINE.

BURNED BY BENZINE.
 ". C. T. U, No. 2, to Give Entertatn- ment-Herbert H. Booth 10 Lecture nt
 Eass Pearl street church-omcfrs
 Nominated by Fort Hale Lodge, N. fs.
 P.-Other Items.
 The Woman's auxiliary of the Grace F. E. church will meet this afternoon at o'clock with Mrs. E. M. seeiy or 147 Blatchley avenue. .y.s... ...
 Mrs. Henderson of Lenox street was badly burned Friday afternoon through the negligence of some plumbers, who had been repairing the furnace. After finishing their work they cleaned their hands with benzine, allowing the drip pings to fall into the coal scuttle, When Mrs. Henderson raised the scuttle to put coal on the fire the benzine imme- diately caught fire and ignited the sleeves of Mrs. Henderson's dress. Her burns though very painful are not se- rious. s.. Y s5. .....s. .'@
 The W. c. T. union No. ? will give an entertainment, consisting of music and recitations, in their rooms, + Grand avenue, this evening. A pleasing pro- gramme has been arranged and Miss Sperry, the elocutionist, who pleases all who hear her, will recite. The ad- mission is but ten cents Witha charge of five cents for children and the affair should command the patronage of many
 At the East Pearl street M. E. church on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of }, this week Herbert H. Booth, son of General Booth of London, will give his famous lectures on Early Christian Heroism," with stereopticon and nov ing pictures. An admission of ten cents will be charged at the doors and it is said the lectures are worth many times the amount charged and should command an audience to fill the church to it's utmost seating capacity
 Robert McArthur, Jr., of 15S Blatch- ley avenue is i'll at his home with a. mild attack of scarlet fever. It is be- lieved he will soon be able to be out again and attend to his work.
 Rev. Isaiah w. Sheath, Ph. D., who has recently accepted call to the pas torate of the Grand avenue Congrega- tional church, was in Fair Haven on Friday and attended the prayer meet E ing at the church. He has leased the , Captain Woodhouse place on Perkins street from Dr. Frank Wheeler, where he will make his home. He returned to Franklin, Mass, Saturday.
 The nominations of officers was the principal business at Friday nights s meeting of Fort Hale lodge, No. 225, N. IF. o. P. The officers nominated were: Wardens, Furmen Romans. Margaret G. Sullivan, Archie M. Hendrick; vice wardens, Nellie G. Casey and Kate Ward; chaplain. Christian Klarman !; secretary, John G. Hurd: financial sec retary, Charles P. Hillhouse; treasurer, William H. Russell: guide, Katie T. Ward: guardians, May Grant, Minnie T. Molloy and Katherine Shanley; sem tinel, David L. Curren; trustee, E. Joseph Whalan; pianist, Minnie E. Conklin. Candidates to the number of twenty-two were initiated and twelve applications were received.
 Quinnipiac conclave, Improved Order Heptasophs. will hold an important meeting in A. o. U. W. hall this ever1- ing at 8 o'clock, at which all members are earnestly requested to be present. Nomination and election of officers for the ensuing year will be the feature Of the meeting. As this is the last meet ing of the local conc1ave before the T class initiation, which will be held next Friday night. Many applications are looked for for presentation this even- ing. All attending will be served re- treatments.
 N Only one building remains upon the site of the new car barns on Fillmore street and Mir. Jackson is having an estimate made of the cost of removing it to the lot on Blatchley avenue, near Clay street, which formerly belonged to the estate of William Geary.
 The East Pearl street Chautauuua circle will meet this evening with Mrs George Stevenson, SS Poplar street. A large attendance is looked for.
 Lester A. Russell of Quinnipiac ave- nue, who has been i'll for several weeks is able to be about again,
 Herman Coates is dangerously i'll with typhoid pneumonia at his home ir New York city. Up to about a month ago he resided on Poplar street and up- on being placed in charge of an express running from New York to Boston he removed from here to the metropolis.
 The Loyal circle of Kings Daughters of the East Pearl street M. E.. churcf will meet this afternoon with Mrs. H A. Stevens, 273 Lenox street, for work
 Charles Molloy, clerk at Station A has moved from IS Grafton street te 175 Lombard street. - ..s
 William Wolcott, who removed te New Jersey about five years ago, has returned to this city and now resides