The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-20
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
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Live Oak CounciI-The Late J. II. Snow
 -Brotherhood Leasue-Grand Ave-
 nue Church-Funerat of w. J. WeIch
 -The Pigeon Club.
 The schools have been very we'll at tended during the last two weeks, which has been marked by so much storm and severe cold. Principal Graves of the Strong district estimates the di- unfinished attendance at not over 10 per cent, which certainly compares favor ably with other districts of the city.
 Nelson A. Beebe, administrator of the estate of the late Eunice J. Munson, who recently died in Fair Haven, has sold the property 7l9-21 Grand avenue .to F. F. Heslin. It is understood the property was disposed of to very good advantage and the estate will soon be settled.
 The Live Oak council, Royal Area mum, recently had two of it's officers on the sick list, Secretary John Kessel and Collector George Oldershaw. It is said that these two members of the council, officers for many years, have seldom been absent at a meeting of the coun- cil. MT. Kessell was disabled for a week by a severe injury to his knee, but is now back on duty at Ezra Healyss Grand avenue drug store, and MT. oldershaw was injured by getting d piece of steel in his eye at the New Ha- ven clock shop, where he is q foreman.
 The late Joseph H. Show of 164 Edge wood avenue was one of the constituent members of Live Oak council. Royal Ar cantim, and his widow will receive a benefit of $3000. He was also a member of Live Oak councils Sick Benefit asso- citation and the members have been as- sessed the usual $1. amount to pay the death benefit.
 Thomas E. Newgent of the Yale di- vinity school addressed the Brother hood league of the Grand avenue Bap- 3tist church at it's first meeting since organization on the subject Why Men Do Not Attend Church, He said that men desired plainer, church service, 5plainer sermons sermons more easily understood. He said the people in gem eral made many excuses for not attend ing church, but the principal reason why men did not attend church in larg- CT numbers was that they did not want to.
 The annual meeting of the Grand avenue Congregational church will be held this evening. Reports will be made from the several societies and depart merlts and officers will be elected, the 8conmittee on nominations to report a Hist for the church to act on. The usual Tuesday evening prayer meeting will be omitted. #
 The Chautauqua circle met last eve- ming with Mrs. George Stevenson.
 Miss Minnie Crawford daughter of MT. and Mrs. B. H. Crawford, has gone to Norfolk, Va.s for a visit with rela- lives.
 Charles s. Wells of 21 Tallmadge street has brought suit for $1,0OO against the city claiming that he fell on the icy walk on the Chapel street drawbridge. He fractured both bones in the right wrist.
 The funeral of Walter J. Welch, son of Assistant Superintendent of Streets Patrick Welch, was attended yesterday morning from the residence of his par ents, 100 Blatchley avenue and later from St. Francis church. The bearers were W. Graham, M Scanlon, T. Byrne, A. DeLacey, F. Connors and H. Brogan. The flower bearers were J. Clancy and U. McNamara. There were a number of floral tributes among them, wreath from the officials of the department of streets. The burial was in St.. Law renee cemetery.
 One candidate was baptized at the Grand avenue Baptist church Sunday evening and several others are expected to join the church soon.
 The w. c. 1T. U. meeting was address