The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-27
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
sFIRRIEGS IN THE POLITICAL
 FIELD.

East Chapel Street Draw Out of Order Saturday Aforementioned of G.
 w. winsIow Yesterday-Rev. Ed- ward Brennan at St, Johns R. c.
 Church Yesterday-The Lighthouse
 Point Cannon.
 The days are approaching when
 something will be doing politically
 Already there is more or less discussion
 about the municipal election and about candidates for aldermen. The local
 ward registrars have prepared the eau
 GUS registry lists and will have further
 duties to perform in making the regu- lar registration. General Registrar F.
 w. Foley has had several conferences
 with political leaders of the democratic fold. There have also been republican
 conferences The democrats expect to elect their aldermen in the Twelfth ward and the same is true of the re- publicans ill the Fourteenth. In the Twelfth, the term of Thomas c. Brack-i en expires. In the Fourteenth. it isl probable that Alderman c. Clifford
 Foote will be reelected. The demo- cratic primaries will be held March 2S. It is generally believed in this sec- tion that General Registrar Foley will be reelected, although it is said there will be rival candidates. City Clerk Henry E. Norris resides in Fair Haven, and it is believed that he will have another term. The republicans of this district are favorable to giving Mayor Studley another term; on the part of
 the democrats there is little said about. candidates. &
 The names of Rev. Dr. Sheath and Rev. R. E. Brown, pastors of the local
 Congregational churches. appear. with
 the names of the other city clergy of. this denomination, appended to the let
 ter sent out to parishioners, an appeal for a strong religious awakening. The two Congregational churches are to join in union services during Sunday
 evenings in Lent. The first of these. services will occur next Sunday even-i ing and the sermon will be delivered by Rev. Dr. McLane.
 Rev. R J. Smith of Springfield
 preached at the Church of the Second
 Advent yesterday
 There was a large attendance at the fair of Polar Star lodge, L 0. o. F.,
 Saturday evening. There was good music and dancing lasted until mid night.
 After an interesting tour in Europe MT. and Mrs Thomas H. Linahan and daughters, the Misses Lulu and May l,inahan, are at their home on Ferry street.
 The car service on East Chapel street
 was knocked out at about 5o'clock 5 Oil
 Saturday afternoon. After opening. the
 drawbridge to allow a tow to pass up Mill river the machinery refused to
 work and the draw was left open until repairs had been completed at about II ?. lli. During the hold-up the Bran ford. Lighthouse and Grannis Corner
 cars were run around via Ferry street and Grand avenue. The accident caused no little annoyailce to drivers of teams and to Dedestriahs.
 The funeral of George Willard Wins low was held at the residence of his grandmother, Mrs Harriet M. Hubbard. at 731 Quinnipiac avenue, yesterday evening and the burial will take place at Middletown to-day. The deceased was thirty-five years of age He was an electrician and employed by the New Haven Electric Light company many years. He leaves. widow and daugh- ter seven years of age. Rev, F. l.. Taylor, pastor of the Carew street church prached in the Grand avenue Baptist church yester- day morning and evening. The Broth- erhood league of this church will hold its regular meeting Tuesday evening. At the Second Advent mission at IT Grand avenue H. A. McNett of East Norwalk, an ex-captain of the Salya- ton Army, preached at both services yesterday.
 Rev. George F. Prentiss of Davenport church preached at Pilgrim church yes terday morning
 An interesting praise service was given at the East Pearl street M D.. church last evening it being the Men delssohn service of September 25 re peated. Park Commissioner Blake is anxious for the commission to own the two 15-5 inch cannon at Lighthouse Point and have. them as a permanent exhibit there and has addressed letter to
 Colonel Powell of the United States en- gineers. It is probable the government
 will give the city a lease of the one acre reservation at the old lighthouse for park purposes. The cannon were removed there for defense purposes