The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-10-20
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
DEATH OF MRS. MARY A. STEPP
YESTERDAY.

Series of Whists-Essay Delivered by
Rev. E. w. Stone at state Conference
of Baptist Ministers-W. C. II. o.
Elect OfIicers-PersonaI Items.
Mrs. Mary a., wife of Charles stepp,
died at her home on Kimberly avenue,
East Haven, yesterday at the age Of
seyenty-tive years. She was daughter
Of the late John Farren of East Ha-
ven. The funeral will be held at her
late home this afternoon at 2:3O O'clock,
the Rev. D. ]. Clark, officiating.
The first of series of whist was
given last evening from to 10 o'clock
by the ladies of Quinnipiac Hose COM
pany. A picture was awarded for the
ladies' prize and an umbrella for the
gentlemen's prize.
Quinnipiac conelave, No. 31S, A. o. H,
will give an entertainment and dance at
Polar Star hall, Monday evening, No
vember Il. Arpin's orchestra will fur
nish music and McCabe will prompt.
Martin Allen and daughter of Lenox
street have returned from visit in
Middletown.
Mrs. Emma Kellogg, who has been
visiting relatives for four months and
most Of the time with her sister. Mr..
Louis Ryman Of IT'S Lombard street,
has returned to Seattle, Wash. Mrs.
Kellogg was formerly teacher in
/ woodbridge.
Miss Marie Ives is visiting in New
York
z4 IT roa..oe 80 r,,,obo,,ora sf,,aaf
went to New Rochelle yesterday on a
visit to Mrs. N. G.. Cheney.
At the annual meeting Of the state
conference of Baptist ministers held in
1 Norwich Tuesday, the Rev. E. w, Stone
of the Grand Avenue Baptist church
delivered an essay on THE New Tesla
ment Elders" It was long and
thorough compilation Of facts regard
ing the origin and number Of elders
from the time of the early Jewish
churches in Palestine, when they We're
a governing bdy and lived apart down
through the different ages. The Chris
tan church, he said, came to exist
when the imperial policy was jealous of
any form Of social organization. The
government Of the churches was placed
in the hands of cody and wise men,
and in the opinion of Mr.. Stone body
lof wise, godly men should be elected
! BY the church to-day to act as elders
and in their hands should be placed
the ruling of the church Rev. Mr..
stones paper was thoroughly ecclesias-
tical and showed the result Of much
research and preparation. II was heard
with marked attention by the gather
ing Of the clergy, and It Tas praised
# in the discussion.
Yesterday morning at st, Francis
church, Miss Catherine Cronar, daugii-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Cronan Of 81
Clinton avenue, and Andrew Whalen
were Joined in wedlock by Rev. p. M.
| Kennedy.
The w. C T. u, No. 2. at the an
nual meeting Tuesday elected officers
as follows: President, Mrs. S. F. KAN
ahan; treasurer, Mrs. John Loyeday;
4 secretary. Mrs H. Brinley; vice presf-
dents, Miss Lillian Gladwin, Mrs
| Meeker Mrs. S. b. Ives, Mrs. Brinley,
/ Mrs. Cooper; superintendent evangel-
iistic and Jail work Mrs. William B.
/ Mcbride; superintendent soldiers and
sailors work, Mrs H Brinley; superin-
tendent hospital work, Mrs. ]. Love-
day and Mrs. Brinley; superintendent
Flower mission, Mrs. Lucas; superin-
tendent scientific instruction, Mrs. s.
b. Ives; superintendent L. 7. L., Harry
! W. Brinley.
Harry ". Santry has purchased Of
| William Hervey the one-family house
on the northeast corner Of Houston and
Chambers streets. The house was own
ed and occupied by the late Captain
John e. Hervey for many years.
Miss Josephine G. Casey of 154 Blatch-
ley avenue and M H. johnson of Ans
sonia will be married In st. Francis
church early in November.
Two rummage sales by Fair Haven
churches are scheduled for this week.
! The X. p. S. q. F.. Of the Grand Ave
nue. Baptist church have sale on for
Thursday and Saturday afternoons and
/ evenings in the store at the corner of
Grand avenue and East street and the
Grand Avenue Congregational church
will have its sale at 692 Grand avenue
on Thursday and Friday.
Harry Crawford of East Pearl street
| has returned on the five-masted schoon-
| err Magnus Manson from a trip to Nor
folk. He Joined the vessel at Boston
and went to Norfolk and back to this
port The craft brought 2,7O0 tons OF
coal on a draft of % feet. The voyage
was a long one owing to light winds,