The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-05
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
TERT ENCOURAGING REPORTS
 MADE LAST NIGHT

Annual Election in the Borough
 Ladies' Aid Society of East Pearl St.
 Church to Give supper-Death of
 Mrs. A. T. Swift-SoeiaI Items.
 A meeting of the Second Congrega- tional Ecclesiastical society of Fair Haven was held last evening for the purpose of receiving reports from the officers and also to transact other bus mess There was a good attendance. The report of Elmer s. Wade, chairman of the society, was read. The report Of the treasurer, Charles G. Keeler, show i ed that the society was in an excellent financial condition.
 The report of the trustees of the chap el fund, Herbert Barnes, A. F. Hem inway and George M Baldwin, were very encouraging. They announced that they already had a little over $S,2OO on hand for this purpose. The meeting was held in the Pilgrim church chapel at eight o'clock.
 The regular meeting of the Ladies Aid society of the East Pearl Street church will be held this afternoon in the church parlors. At six o'clock a ifteen-eent supper will be served by the EpWorth league for the benefit of the society and it is believed many will at tend.
 The regular meeting of the Epworth league will be omitted this evening and a rehearsal for the oratorio by the East Pearl street choir will be held in the church parlors at 7:45. Every member of the chorus should be present.
 The regular meeting of East Rock lodge, No. 3s, o. U. A. NJ, will be held in their hall, 25 Grand avenue this even- ing. Owing to the fact that the Con- necticut jurisdiction has enough money in its treasury to pay all claims, includ- ing May, there will be no assessment called this month
 Mrs. Amarillo Futile Swift, daughter of Cyrus Chamberlain, and a former resident of this city, died or Monday in Chicago, where she has resided for fifteen years. Funeral services will be held in Memorial chapel, Fair Haven o'clock
 Ground has been broken at 22S Blatchley avenue for two family house to be erected at a cost of 5000 by H. H. Smith. of 26 Shelter street, the Grand avenue marketman. Philip Platt has the contract for the mason work and Harry l. Fowes for the carpenter work. The house when completed will add much to the avenue and contain all the modern improvements. A ,.tr ing at the home of William Jacobson, 67 Clinton avenue, in honor of c. F. i Squires of the U. s. navy, who is home on a r days furlough. The evening was spent in music and games, light re- treatments being served. Among those present were the Misses Susie Ross, l Minnie Crawford Crena Montague, Orilla yalkenburg Ruth Smith, Neva squires, Miss Davis, Elsie Watrous. Beulah Bowers, Ruth Jacobson and the Messrs. c. E. Squires, jr., Chas. Love- lland Walter Totham, Melven Doty, Buck Kelsey, Waldron Wright, Carl Linsley, Everett French, Frank Bot tune, William Jacobson.
 Next Monday is election day in the borough of Fair Haven East. The of ficers to be elected are a warden, six burgesses three assessors, tax col Ilector, treasurer and a clerk. A caucus, which will include voters of both politi- cal parties will be held in the engine house this evening and a ticket will be made up. All of the present officials will probably be placed on this ticket and no doubt will be reelected without opposition. There are two vacancies on the board of assessors at present, caused by the death of c. w. Hemingway and the removal of Frederick Hemingway from the borough John Parker, the East Grand avenue grocer, will proba- Ibly be chosen to succeed c. w. Heming- way as first assessor
 T. c. w. Jefforson and family have removed from Shelter street to Grove lcottage' Short Beach. It is Mir. Jeffer- Ison's intention to reside in Short Beach laltogether in the future.
 Mrs. A. E. Peck has removed from 264 Blatchley avenue to 479 Elm street. Miss Newbrook, teacher of Room II, Strong school, has been given leave or having been called to her home in Buf- falo by sickness in her family. Joseph Smith of 17f Pine street has taken a cottage at South End for the summer
 Geo. ". Gardner os 3S0 Blatchley Iavenue has accepted position with M. Is. Benedict Manufacturing company of East Syracuse N. Y.
 John F. Cohane has taken position las driver with Morans laundry.
 William Conefrey has enlisted in the regular army.
 George Merwin of James street has recently moved to his cottage at Pond Point Beach, Milford, for the summer.