The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-31
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
DEATH OF NATHAN MARK BRAY
 IN ALABAMA.
Was Of Q We'll Known and Prominent FaIr Haven FamiIy-A Wedding Iarasyi clnb,s sAnnuai-PsrsOuai.

The members or the AuySHL cnuEGA, Household Of Faith,' are very busy getting their new chapel trimmed for the dedicatory exercises, which are scheduled to be held January 1st to 3d, inclusive as is announced in another column.
 The Fair Haven Mothers club will hold it's meeting at Bushnell hall, Fer ry street, on Tuesday afternoon, Janu- ary 5th, at o'clock. Mrs. Alexander F. Irvine is the president and very able one. The speaker at the meeting on Tuesday will be Mrs. Charles Whit tlesey Pickett on the theme, Mark Twain in Pettieoatg."
 George Jewett of Hartford is the guest of friends on Blachley avenue. Mrs. George Bulley is entertaining her sister, Miss Mae McCaffrey of Jer- sey City. N. J.
 Watch night services will be held 1 this evening in the East Pearl street and St. Andrews Methodist Episcopal churches. to begin at 9:30, in which all 1! friends of other denominations Will De very welcome to join.
 Nathan Marks Bray, after a long ill., ness, died at his home in Eufaula, Ala bama, December 22d. Mr. Bray was born in Fair Haven August 9th, 1929, went to Macon, Ga., in 1853 and re- mained in the firm of Bray X Carhart until he removed to Eufaula in 1857, and was then in the hardware business with I his brothers under the style of Bray 6 Bros. MT. Bray made his home in Eufaula since 1857 and has always borne an excellent reputation for hon. esty and uprightness in all the walks of life. He leaves a wife, two daugh- ters and one son, besides many farm friends, to sorrow over the loss. He was one of ten children and son of the late MT. and Mrs, Hoadley Bray of Fair Haven. The father was a well
 known and highly respected business man and for many years conducted the stove and plumbing business on East Grand ayenue, which is now conducted
 by his nephew, Charles F. Bray. Ma ] than Marks Bray leaves two sisters,
 Mrs. Sarah B. Ives and Mrs. Lester F,
 Mallory both of Fair Haven Heights.
 Within five years three brothers have died, Judge Charles A, Bray and Welles J. Bray of Fair Haven and James F.
 Bray os MontoWese, The late MT. l Bray was formerly member of the Grand avenue Congregational church, joining under the pastorate of the Rev. D. w. Burdette Hart. Although leaY- ing Fair Haven fifty years ago, he is we'll and favorably remembered by many of the older people. In his death
 his family has lost a devoted member and the community where he lived so long an excellent and upright citizen. His funeral was largely attended from the Presbyterian church in Eufaula. ] At the annual meeting of the First ] Congregational church of East Haven the following were elected members of
 the society's. committee: William H. Robinson, Albert A. Page and Edward
 B. Woodward. About $t,6oO was re- ceiyed from the sale of pews. ... A wedding of interest although very quiet affair was that of Miss Annie D. Duff of Lombard street and Edward R. Vaudeville of Quinnipiae avenue, which took place at Il o'clock Tuesday morning at the residence of Rev. W. w. McLane of Plymouth church, the officiating clergyman. The bride was attended by her sister, Mrs. John Duff
 acting as maid of honor. The best man was ]. Nj. Bright. The brides gown
 was changeable taffeta of dark blue Iwith renaissance lace trimmings, with
 a hat Of white panne velvet. There iwere no guests present at the ceremony Tn the evening from 8 until 10 at the residence of the brides sistera, Mrs lJohn Duff, 251 Lombard street, re-
 ception was given to limited number
 of relatives and immediate friends, Al"
 ter dainty refreshments had been serv'
 ed MT. and Mrs. Vaudeville left for a tshort wedding tour. Upon their return lthey will reside at 25l Lombard street iThe couple received many beautiful gifts Mrs. Vaudeville has held po' sition of responsibility with Manr
 Brothers for several years, MT. Man
 deviile Is member of the firm of. G IE. Twitchell & Co, of Orange street,
 Daniel Smith, Jr., is planning a west
 err rip upon which he will start nex
 Wednesday. He will visit relatives ii
 Minnesota and. will afterwards make tour Of other western states. going a' i1Hf as EdilSdS dflu ShldHuiilds IIE EA' poets to be away about two months. MT. and Mrs. F. A. Fessenden of 3
 Perkins street are receiving congratu
 lations upon the birth of ten and
 half pound baby boy.
 The annual meeting of the Igdrasy
 club was held Tuesday evening at tn home of Mrs. s. L, Salisbury, 134 Grant
 avenue, and was attended by abou thirty persons. This is woman clu but a Christmas affair is given ever.
 year, to which the gentlemen are iu
 vited, The first part of the evenin
 Ipassed away very pleasantly with tn game Streets Of New Haven" tn prize for this game being won by Mrs
 William Kelsey of Willow street.
 shorts musical and literary entertain Ilnent was provided as follows: Plan 5 lduet, Mrs, William Kelsey and Mis- . Josephine Bradley: mpnologue, "Mis 3 Deborah Has a Visitor" Mrs. Wallae - Hurlburt, assisted by Mrs. J. John ] stone; violin solo, Miss Edna Daley - accompanied by Miss Ruth Wilson !. reading, "The Message" by Mrs. S. ] ] Graves. piano accompaniment by Mis-
 IEdna Daley; vocal duet by Miss Mar