The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-02
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEVIS
ITEMS OF INTEREST HERE AND
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Reception to Rev. Charles G Smith
 John G. Hurd Celebrates Anniversary
 Mrs. RusseIrs Funeral Other
 News,
 There is very little excitement over the special election which occurs to-day and the vote will undoubtedly be quite light in the Fair Haven wards. The town meeting is to consider proposed amendments to the constitution regard ing the election annually or biennially of selectmen and local police; and for the proposed use of voting machines at elections. The voting places in thls part of the city will be as follows: Eleventh ward, 29 Wolcott street, cor ner of Poplar street; Twelfth Ward' corner Grand avenue and Bright street. Fourteenth ward, engine house, East Grand avenue; Fifteenth ward, engine house, Forbes avenue.
 The Grand avenue Baptist church and Congregation will this evening ten- der a reception to their pastor, Rev. Charles G. Smith, and his family in the chapel of the church, beginning at 7:SO o'clock. MT. Smith became the pastor of this church in June, but it was thought best to defer the church reoep- tion until now as so many people were away in the summer. The recep- tion committee consists of Deacon N A. Beebe, Mrs. Frederick L. Willis, Mrs. s. ]. Latta, and Deacon and Mrs. George Sturgis. Deacon Beebe will preside. Invitations have been extend- ed to the Fair Haven pastors and to the Baptist pastors of the city, several of whom are expected to make brief addresses. A guest of the occasion will be Rev. W. W. Weeks, D. D., pastor of the Highland Baptist church, Spring field, Mass. Dr. Weeks is a native of Toronto, Canada, which is also MT Smiths birthplace, and it was through the former that MT. Smith first preach ed here and was afterward called to. the pastorate of the Grand avenue Baptist church. There will be vocal. and instrumental music. Among those taking part will be Miss D. Gertrude Duell Miss May Nettleton, Miss Ruth Wilson and Mrs. Harry Goodyear. ] MT. and Mrs Frank I. Hitchcock and daughter Bertha of Bridgeport called on relatives here yesterday. They for merly resided in Fair Haven Mir. | Hitchcock is the manufactures of the celebrated Hitchcock gasolene engine ! for motor boats. During the past sea- l son he has installed fifteen of these en- zines, including several in this city. He l has just completed for his own use the ], boat Ellen $, 5S-feet long, 15 feet beam, 5 feet draft, engined with a 4-ey1inder 1 4o-horse power engine. The boat has capacity for about 1000 bushels of oys- | ters and'wtll be used on his oyster beds. | Thi2 craft is the fastest in the fleet of ] gasolene oyster boats, has run from Bridgeport to Greenport in six hours ' and fifteen minutes, and from Execu- ton light to Penfield reef in three hours and fifteen minutes. MT. Hitchcock has ! just secured a patent for a hydrocarbon l engine. -s @ @... 3 :. y-@.,..
 Quinnipiac conclave, Improved Order of Heptasophs, will meet Monday eve ming at o'clock at 25 Grand avenue. One candidate is to be initiated by the degree team. An oyster supper will be served at the close of the meeting. All members are invited to be presents, 1 John G. Hurd, the we'll known news dealer of East Pearl street, on satur- leday completed tWenty-seven years in the newspaper delivery business and 'has received congratulations from many friends. MT. Hurd is obliging fl, his business dealings and a popular cit izen. "'- .,'9@ .~.
 The funeral of Jane A. Russell, wife of John M. Rowe, will be held at her late residence, 457 Ferry street, this afternoon at 2 o'clock, The deceased
 was born in East Haven in 1887, and was a daughter of John Russell. She
 had resided in Fair Haven most of her life and was a member of Pilgrim
 church. She leaves besides her husband a son, Eugene H. Rowe and two sis-
 ters, Mrs. John o. Rowland and Mrs
 John D. Andrews.
 The monthly meeting of the New Ha.
 ven union of Kings Daughters will be held in the Grand avenue Congrega-
 tional church Wednesday at 3 D. m.
 The monthly meeting of the vestry ot
 Grace church will be held this evening
 Letter Carriers William Flynn and
 James J. Halligan of station A resume
 their duties to-day after their vacation
 A parish social will be held in the
 parish house of Grace church Wednes.
 day from to 10 p. m.
 At the communion service held at the
 East Pearl street M. E, church vester.