The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-06
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
NOISEsT FOURTH oLD INHABI- TANTS REMEMBER.

Church Bells Omitted This Year | Number of Applicants for Pulpit ol Grnnd Ave. Congregational Church. | The Fourth is over and most people I in this section are thankful. It was the | noisiest Fourth of July that most peo- pie hereaboutS ever remember and the 1 escape from very serious accidents seems almost marvellous. There were | only a few minor accidents to people. One of these accidents happened to
 Charles, son of Edgar Palmer of Quin- nipfac avenue. By the explosion of
 powder used n aring a small cannon
 he was severely burned in his face and pr. Seibold picked out many grains of powder. There were several small fires, but the damage was not great.
 At 3. m. there was a blaze on the roof of the house at 113 Saltonstall
 avenue, but $15 will cover the damage; and at 11:45 D. m. a barn on Blatehley avenue was slightly damaged.
 The people passed the day in various
 ways, some witnessing the morning parade in the center of the center of the city and many witnessing the fire. works on the Green in the evening. There were several boat excursions down the harbor; many family picnics were held and quite a number went out on the afternoon excursion of the steamer Richard.
 Death came to Joseph w Davis, wife of William B. Penfield, at her home, No 70 Tost al cfr a+ E.Qn n.,f fIa morning of the Fourth. She had been in poor health for some time from heart disease and had been attended by Doctors Hall and Skiff. She was able to be about until Thursday and when out in the yard talking with a neighbor was stricken with paralysis. Mrs. Penfield complained of feeling bad, entered the house and lying down upon the lounge became unconscious and never rallied. Her right side was com pletely paralyzed. Mrs. Penfield was daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. John W. Davis and the homestead was next to the present Penfield residence on East Pearl street. Mrs Penfield was a member of St. James church and her mother was one of the twelve who or Sanized the church. The late Rev. Dr. Vibbert, for so many years rector of the church, officiated at the funeral of Mrs. Penfields sister. the first funeral that he attended after coming to the church. The deceased leaves a hus-. band and son. William w. Penfield. MT. and Mrs. Penfield had been mar ried forty-three years. Her sudden death is a great affilction to her fam- fly. The funeral will be soleinnized from her late home this afternoon at 2:3O. The Rev. Dr. Phillips of St. James church will officiate and the burial will be in the Grove street ceme- tegy.
 Usually on the Fourth of July all of. the Fair Haven church bells are rung. but Saturday only the bells of Pilgrim and St. James churches pealed forth. It being the first Sunday in the month communion services were held at sey- eral churches yesterday morning. At the Grand avenue Baptist church the pastor, the Rev. l.. w Stone, gave the right hand of fellowship to six persons, all members of one family
 The services at the Grand avenue Congregational church were conducted morning and evening by Rev. Frederick l.. Bullard of Dwight Place church. The Lords supper was observed at the morning service. s The committee appointed by the Grand Avenue Congregational church to make recommendations abont calling pastor have received a number of ap- plications from pastors who desire to come to the church and several of these pastors are to preach here before the autumn. It is not expected that 8 pastor will be called before the fall The committee consists of Deacan Wall ter s. Bishop, Arthur H. Brown, Eu- gene H. Rowe, Mrs. Wallace Hurlbut and Miss Edith Groot . j..
 The schooner Silver Leaf, which brought a cargo of six hundred tons of plaster for the Adamant company, was on her first trip. The vessel was built at the same yard where the schooner Coral Leaf was built, the latter also coming here with plaster. The Silver Leaf on the return voyage loaded coal at Perth Amboy for Nova Scotia.
 The annual picnic of the Sunday school os the Grand avenue Baptist church will be held on Wednesday if pleasant, if not then on Thursday. The picnic will be held at Mansf1eld's grove and the cars leave the corner of Grand avenue and Ferry street at o'clock
 Miss Imogene Moulthrop of Brooklyn is visiting the family of Walter E. Ja- cobs of 174 Saltonstall avenue. @