The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-11-05
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
DEATH OF MRS. ELIZABETH r. A.
RICE YESTERDAY.

widow of Member of Fifteenth g. w.
Fire Companies' msetingThe Coming
Automobile Ride and Church Festival
Personal.
Elizabeth r. A Rice died in this city
yesterday, aged seventy-two years. She
was the widow of the late George l.
Rice and had been lifelong resident
of Fair Haven. Mrs. Rice was twice
married. Her first husband was Will
liam B. Clark, who was a member of
the Fifteenth regiment, Connecticut
Volunteers, and who was killed during
the civil war at the battle of Kinston.
BY her first husband she leaves five
children, all of whom reside in this city.
They are Mrs. Nettie Ann Hughes,
Merritt T. Clark, Willard L. Clark,
Frederick d. Clark and Chauncey Will
liam Clark. The deceased attended the
Union M. e. church in East Haven.
She lived quiet home life and was
greatly beloved by all who knew her.
The funeral services will be held at the
Memorial chapel, Fair Haven cemetery,
tomorrow afternoon at Q o'clock. Rel
atives and friends are invited to attend
without further notice.
East Rock lodge No. IS, A. o. u. W.,
will hold it's regular meeting tonight
at o'clock in its rooms, 25 Grand ave-
nue.. An interesting meeting is looked
for, and the members are urged to at
tend. An oyster supper will be served
at the close Of the meeting.
DR.. L. T. Doolittle, formerly of Meri-
den, will open, his dental rooms to-day
at 1O3 Grand avenue. DR.. Doolittle
comes to this city highly recommended
as thorough dentist, and no doubt
many will be glad to. learn that once
more Fair Haven is to enjoy the con-
venience of first-class dental rooms.
The Fair Haven East fire companies
held rousing meeting Tuesday even
ing. The large attendance, which in
cluded nearly every member, was due
to the interest in the parade which will
take place in Westville next Tuesday
evening. The companies expect to be
in line that evening headed by their
own drum corps.
Tourist tickets for the automobile
ride to be given under the auspices of
the Ladies' Aid society of the Grand
Der II and IL are on sale by members of
the society and at E. H. Rowe's store
on Grand avenue. The ticket is ar
ranged with coupons which read New
Haven to Paso del Norte, Paso del
Norte to Berlin, Berlin to Paris, Paris
to Toxic" and are headed "a Tour of
the World On each evening the train
viii leave the Grand Central station
(Grand Avenue Congregational church,
at 400, 4:20, 4:40, 6:45, 7:15, 7:45 and
8:15, allowing at least one-half hour to
stop at each station. The affair is an
innovation in this section, and it is be-
lieved it will be well patronized. The
fare is only IS cents, which is within
the reach of all.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Konold are at
Fortress Monroe, Va. They will go as
far west as St. Louis before returning
from their wedding tour.
The three-masted schooner Joseph
q - esel IS af Fl. G. Rowe's wharf, just
east Of Quinnipiac bridge, with oysters
from Narragansett Bay.
Mrs. j. A. Kennedy and children, Of
Blatchley avenue, have gone to Port
land Maine, on a visit with relatives.
The Philo S. Bennett Boys club held
its regular meeting on Monday evening
at the Peoples church, Master Gerald
Fitzgerald presiding. The proposed
mock city council was organized, con-
sisting Of fifteen members, one repre-
sentative for each ward. Two debating
teams have been formed and the open
Ing debate will occur tomorrow even
i11g, the question to be debated being: |
Resolved, That the city of New Ha-
ven should own its lighting system"
Rev. Mr. Irvine is coaching the team |