The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-02
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
MR. AND MRS. FRANCIS CELE-
 BRATE ANNIVERSARY.

Have Been Married Nineteen Years
 Harold J. Moore surprised-Funernl
 of Thomas P. Kain-Rev. Charles C..
 smith to Go 10 Toronto for a Few
 Days.
 Wednesday was the nineteenth mar riage anniversary of Mir. and Mrs. Charles o. Francis, and in the evening number of their friends called to help them celebrate the event at their home,' S9 Grand avenue. There was present a large delegation from the Persevering Circle of Kings Daughters, of which Mrs Francis is 8 member, accompanied
 by their husbands. Their gift was a lemonade bow. and glasses, the presen- tatIon speech being made by Rev. R. T.
 McNicholI, who was among those who called. There were games and ice creamand light refreshments were served. It was a very pleasant occa- sion, and when the callers left for their homes they wished their friends many happy returns of their anniversary. Ascension day was observed with the regular services for the day at St. Francis church yesterday. There were
 large numbers present at the masses. Services were also held at Grace and St. James churches.
 George Rolfe has purchased the barn on George Chipnan's lot on Clinton avenue, and removed it to connect with his barns in the rear of Grand avenue. It will give about dozen additional stalls.
 The Epworth League of the East Pearl street M. E. church met last evening at the home of Mrs. Butterfield in Welcome street. .. r....s ....5 A surprise party was rendered Harold lJ. Moore, of Clay street, Wednesday evening by twenty-two of his young | friends. There was dancing and games and refreshments were served, and it | was a very enjoyable celebration. A musicale was given on Wednesday evening at the. home of Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Farr, of 409 Grand avenue. At the meeting of Polar Star Lodge, I. o. o. F., Wednesday evening, a number of visitors were present from
 Quinnipiac lodge. .-.. The funeral of Thomas P. Kain will ba held at his residence, 442 Ferry l street, Saturday at g a. In., with solemn requiem light mass at St. Francis l church at 9:30. ......- s# Rev. R. 1T. McNicholl, who was for ] several years pastor of the East Pearl
 street M. F. church, and now astor of i the First M. F. church of Manhattan avenue, Brooklyn, who has been mak- ! ing a short visit to Henry J. Barnes
 and family of Exchange street, re-
 turned home yesterday. He has been
 away on vacation of few days in
 Boston, and also stopped in New Bri-
 tain, where he was formerly a pastor. Last evening his parishioners gave him
 a reception on his return home. At va
 rious times MT. McNicholI has been pastor of M. F. churches in New York and Brooklyn for twenty-five years, the churches being the Olive church, New
 York; Sumner avenue church, Brook l lyn; Thirty-seventh street church, New
 York; Fiftieth street church, New York; Fourth avenue, Brooklyn, and
 the First church, where he is now pas l tor. The Sumner avenue church was
 built during his pastorate. He is doing
 a good work in his present field of la
 Dor. During his brief stay here he was
 warmly greeted by many of his old pa
 rishioners and friends. Mrs. McNich-
 oil. who has been an invalid for several
 years, is at present in somewhat better
 health. | St. Francis parochial school was
 closed yesterday, as it was holy day. Mrs. Margaret Mclaughlin, of Poplar
 street, is Ill with pneumonia. A
 The Rev. Charles G. Smith, whose unanimous call to the Grand avenue
 Baptist church was announced in this
 paper yesterday, will leave early next week for Toronto, Canada, to be gone
 about ten days. MT. Smith is native I of Toronto, and after graduating from
 the public schools entered the Toronto l Training Bible school, where he re- tceived his theological education. While
 at the Bible school he conducted a mis- sion and was president of the Young
 Peoples Baptist union of that city.
 After completing his course he went to
 England, where he studied at Noting.
 ham university, finishing his course
 there in 1900. He became pastor of the Stonebroon Baptist. church at Derby
 shire, Eng, in 1901, retaining that pas torate until two months ago, when he
 came to Boston, preferring pastoral work in this country.