The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-02-03
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
FUNERAL OF MRS. ESTHER
BARNES.

Announcements of Registrars Meetings
-candIemas Discussions Yesterday
Grand Avenue Congregat iOnaI Cot
tage Prayer NIeetings-GeseraI satIs-
faction at James Bree's Recommenda-
tiOn for Authorship.
The funeral of Esther, widow of
Alva Barnes. will be held this after
noon at the chapel in Fair Haven GEM
etery, at o'clock. Mrs. Barnes died
in Baltimore, where she had resided
since the death of her husband, who
was an oyster dealer in Fair Haven.
Mrs. Barnes leaves two brothers, Orzo
C. and George Talmadge, and the late
Mrs. Henry B. Goodale of Houston
street was a sister of the deceased.
She went to Baltimore several years
ago to make her home with her
daughter, the late Mrs. William Belts
worth. Three granddaughter survive
her in that city. Mrs. Barnes was in
the eighty-frst year of her age.
The funeral of Alfredo May, infant
daughter of Wellington L. and Lama
d. Atkinson, was attended yesterday
afternoon by Rev. A. f. Irvine and the
interment was in Fair Haven ceme-
terry. -...-s
Constable w. E. Beach has brought
in over $50 horses from North Dakota
since last summer. He expects anoth-
er car load of horses soon and will
send them to Windsor.
There is still a large amount of snow
on the ground in the country and it is
good sleighing just outside of Fair Ha-
ven. In some places snow is drifted
against the fences and covering the
top of the same.
Mrs. Frances A. Robinson of lis
Grand avenue has gone to Florida for
a stay of several weeks.
The Girls Friendly society will meet
in the parish house of Grace church
this evening at Hf:30. go
The report from Hartford. that the
finance committee of the general as
sembly had decided to recommend At
torney James p. Bree for reappoint-
ment as one Of the state auditors was
received here yesterday with general
satisfaction among his many friends.
Mr.. Bree was not the choice of the
democratic caucus. but having perform
ed his duties well in the past, it was
the feeling that he should be reappoint-
ed.
| There was considerable discussion
yesterday about Candlemas day, Some
believe in the old saying about the an
lniversary, but more do not. Accord
inging to the queer belief of some,
there is to be six more weeks of the
present wintry weather, because the
ground hog if he sailed forth from his
hole yesterday, only TO see his shadow
would scamper right back again.
katherine l. Shea has purchased of
Murtha j. Tuttle two acres of land with
a frontage on North Quinnipiac street.
Elizabeth II. Nettleton has bought Of
Ashael I'll. Thompson property fronting
fifty feet ON Townsend avenue.
The first of series of cottage prayer
meetings which the Grand Avenue
Congregational church people are hold
ing was conducted last evening at the
home Of Deacon Rollin Smith, 40 Per-
kins street. s
The Fair Haven registrars will be in
session commencing to-day, from IL
o'clock noon until . p. M, for making
an enrolment of voters. The meeting
places in the Fair Haven wards are as
follows: Eleventh ward, 290 Grand
avenue, February 8 and 10;
Twelfth ward, barber shop, 265
Grand avenue, February 3 and 10;
Fourteenth ward, "a East Grand ave.
nue., February 8 and 10; Fifteenth
ward, engine house, Forbes avenue,
February and 10. s s.
In honor of Miss Annabelle Lawlor,
| a birthday party was given at the
home of her parents, is Castle street,
Tuesday from to p. m. Little Miss
LawIor, who is five years of age, is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John F..