The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-27
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
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 Churches Yesterday-PersonaI Items.
 The quarterly meeting of the New Haven Christian Endeavor union will be held at the church in Mt. Carmel next Wednesday evening. Cars will leave the Green at 6:36 and p. m, It Is expected that large delegations from the Fair Haven societies will attend. The Rev. F. w. Stone, pastor of the Grand avenue Baptist church. is presi- dent of the union. A programme or very interesting exercises is being ar ranged for the quarterly meeting.
 It is long time since an assessment has been laid for a death benefit by Columbia castle, K. G. E. An assess ment for fifty cents per member has just been made to be paid to w. B. Renfleld in consequence of the recent death of his wife,. the assessment must be paid on or before August 14.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Mcdowell of 64 Poplar street spent Sunday in Ansonia with relatives
 Mrs. s. Bauer has gone to Hancock, N, J.. for a stay of two months.
 Services at the churches yesterday were well attended despite the high temperature. At the Grand avenue Baptist church the pastor, the Rev. E. w. Stone. preached for the last time prior to his vacation. MT. Stone and family will leave for Carmel during the present week Last evening there was large attendance at the vesper services, which have proved so inter- esting during the month. The series have been entitled For Eyes and Ears" Subject last evening, ''The Magnet" During August the choir of the church will have vacation.
 The Rev. George J. Bloomfield of Machias, Me, preached morning and evening at the Grand avenue Baptist church yesterday. Both the women's and the mems Bible classes met and the Y. F. s. 0. E. at 6:15. A fine musi- cal service was rendered at both morn ing and evening services.
 # The services of the Peoples church were held at Bushnell hall, Ferry and State streets. at ?. nl., and the Rev. Thomas Mckay was the preacher The Bible school met at p. m.
 At Park chapel, Morris Cove, regular services were held at 3 p. m. and a song; service at 7:30 p. m. Services were con- ducted by the pastor.
 The Empire whist club of Fair Haven was entertained by Mrs. W. L Warner of Pioneer cottage. Morris Cove, Thurs day afternoon, A fine shore dinner was served and during the afternoon whist was played. Miss Warner captured the first prize, a salad dish; Mrs. Wander bilt won the second prize and the con- solation prize was taken by Miss Hines. Among those attending were Mrs. Pol: lock, Mrs. Hartman, Mrs. Burnham, Mrs. Bowers. Mrs. Lines, Mrs. Perkins, Mrs. Scholl. Mrs. Holiday, Mrs. Pander-5 bilt, Mrs. Saunders and Mrs. Warner; the Misses Hines, Warner, Lines, Bowers and Perkins. The club will hold many sessions in the future and it's meetings are much enjoyed The secretary, Mrs. D. c. Saunders, gives ample notice of the club meetings.
 Dredging of Mill and Quinnipiac riv- CTS is progressing satisfactorily. Sat- urday afternoon one of the two outfits working on Mill river, having ap-s preached nearly to the drawbridge, dropped down stream several hundred feet and will make another cut. It is understood the deepened channel below. the bridge is to be about 400 feet wide. The digging on both interests will. prove great benefit to Fair Haven business interests. In the past, many loaded vessels have grounded through an insufficient depth of water, some times right in the draw, causing inter- ruption of traffic over the bridge.
 Near by, the progress made in build- ing great holder and other improve inents for the New Haven Gas Light company is being watched with inter- est The new holder has capacity for 2,500, 900 feet of gas. Hundreds of spiles. are yet to be driven on the area front ing Chapel street and scientific methods are to be employed. The new holder has progressed several feet above the surface. giving a faint idea of it's inns, mense proportions.
 Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Linahan of Ferry street and the Misses Linahan left Sat- urday for Lake George to remain until September. M
 Mrs. John A. Damn, Miss Mae D. Damn of Ferry street and Mrs. Arthur J. Sloane of Lombard street, with her son, Wesley. are occupying the Damn cottage at the Plainville camp grounds. MT. Damn and Miss Charlotte C. Damn expect to join them shortly.
 Mrs. F. w. J. Sizer is now in London |. znsGd dia the steamship Cedric.
 Mrs. Ellsworth Bennett and daughter Dorothy of Wolcott street have been visiting in Georgetown.
 Mrs. Belle Jaques of Lloyd street, who was called to Clintonville, N. Y.,3 by the severe illness of her mother, will remain until Septembtr.
 Eldon Gridley of Brooklyn, N. Y, has joined his mother, Mrs John Gridley, here, for a visit with the sister of the latter, Mrs. M. J. Barnes of 50 Houston street.
 The schooner Coral Leaf has arrived from Nova Scotia with about 500 tons of plaster for the Adamant company. < MT. and Mrs. John W. Hill, who have been stopping in Guilford for a few days, have returned to their home in. Wolcott street.
 OLD ssvETS" MEET.
 "A short session of Admiral Foote post No. II was held Saturday night The