The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-15


 of the Churehes-Fareweu Dinner to
 E. M. seeIey.
 One of the pleasantest events of yes
 terday was the celebration by our es-
 teemed and venerable Fair Haven citi-
 zen, William R. Hemingway of 969
 0uinnipiac avenqe, of his eightieth
 birthday. MT. Hemingway is a fine, hale
 old gentlemen, r9ired from business,
 and who was for years an oyster mer-
 chant Of the old lwell known firm of
 H. P. HemiingwaH& Co., He yesterday
 banauetted about horty of his relatives
 and intimate frietds at Bartletts at
 Mansfield's Grove. Rev. R. E. Brown,
 pastor of the PilgrFn church, was toast
 master. The dinnd was splendid one and after the feast speeches of congrat- IlIation for MT. H6 7hingway were made by Rev. MT. BroYnt c. G. Street, R. G. Davis, W. H. Kellogg, and others; The party broke up wishing Mir. Hemingway continued good health and many more birthdays. Of the assembly were W, R. Hemingway, Harvey F. Hemingway, MT. and Mrs Albert Fowler, Mrs. Henry Hale, Miss Harriet Barker, MT. and Mrs. B. H. Crawford, Miss Minnie Crawford, Mir. and Mrs R. G. Davis, Miss Jessie Davis, Mir. and Mrs. W. E. Grannis, Master ". L. Grannis, MT. and Mrs, Willett H. Kellogg, Miss El- sic Davidson, Mir. and Mrs. H. Barnes, MT. and Mrs. Willett A. Hemingway, Mrs. Cora Farnam, Rev. and Mrs. R. E. Brown, MT. BrowR's mother 'and Mrs. Browns brother, MTg Milliken, MT. and Mrs. Marcus B. Hemingway, MT. and Mrs. Clifford Street and daughter, Cap tain F. s. Crossley and c. B. Bray.
 The funeral of Roy Locke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward iLocke of F'airmount avenue, was held yesterday afternoon from the home of his parents, Rev. Alexander F. Irvine officiating, The in- terment was in East Haven. The de- ceased was fourteen years of age. He died at Grace hospital after, an opera tion for appendieitisi+
 Quite a number of the local veterans are talking about attending the nation al encampment, G. 4. R.. at Denver. It is not known as yet how many will go from this section.i Fair Haven was well represented last year at the Bos- ton encampment, but of course not nearly as many will go to Denver.
 At the annual meeting of the National Naval Veterans association of the Unit ed States to be held in this city July IS 1T. M. McCollum of Fair Haven, secre- tary of Gideon Welles' association, is a member Of the reception committee. Fair Haven IS well represented in the membership of Gideon Welles' assoeia- ton, many from this section going out in the United States navy during the civil war. ' #zA y-. r.t .J .-* 4
 The work of Iebullding the fender pier of Quinnipiae drhwbridge will soon begin. The contract has been. let to W. IT. Allen 6 Co, lforf $2,125. This pier has long been inl need of replacement, having been built many ears, but this is the first timel the board of public works has felt tInht the city was able to do the work. During the past severe l winter a great dhnount of heavy ice fioated down upoA the bridge and tbisti pier saved the bfidge piers from de- 1 struction. %
 D. M. Seeley df Blatchley avenue, | who is about toI leave the Howe & I Stetson Co. was siven farewell dln- ner at Morris CoFe Thursday evening | by 25 of the heads of departments of l that firm and he Ras presented with a 1 beautiful Masonic watch charm. He | is a membeer of Adelphi lodge, Pulaski | chapter and Crawford council of Ma | sons, and vestryman of Grace church. | He leaves for Boston this evening. l
 Percy King, il years of age, while | wheeling on Grand avenue yesterday, | fell against a trolley car. The boy was 1 pushed in an opposite direction by l passenger on the car and thus saving him from serious injuHy.
 There is movement on foot to close | Ire markets in the city on Thursday | afternoon and the plan may be taken | up here.
 About 15O people participated yester- day in the annual picnic of the East Pearl street church ani Sunday school at Double Beach,
 F. H. Crawford and family of East Pearl street have gone. to Morris Cove for the summer. i F
 At the Grand Avenue Congrega- tional church on Sunday at 10:3O. a. m., worchip and preaching by the pastor, Dr. Sheath; theme, '"The of Christ" At 12 m., Sum- day school 6:15 D. m., Y. P. S. c. E.; subject, .The Message of the Flow CTS" Matt, vi: 2S1s4, Jas. i: 9-11; lead CT, Dea. W. S. Bfshop There will be no Sunday evening services through the balance of July and August. Tus- day evening, prayer and praise service; subject, Influence of tie Soul over the !, Body" Rev. ii: 1929.