The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-25
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
VARIOUS ITEMS OF INTEREST
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Opening of Annual Fair of Polar Star
 HaII-Meeting of chautauaua Circle -Ann.anI Meeting, of Live Oak Sick Beneft CouneiI-FranI<- P. Tyler of- fers. Hill at Hartford-Church News.
 The annual fair Of Polar Star ladge'
 N IT T. q. o. F., opened at Polar Star
 hall last evening. and is to continue
 until March $. The committee of ar rangements consists of D. 0. Chip
 man. A. H. Ellis, E. R. H. Leeter, Ed
 gar A. Johnson, Frank Page, Joseph Jacobs. $. w. Parker, Fred Fischer.
 There is to be dancing every eyenins' with music by an orchestra. A large number enjoyed the dancing last even ing. About I,5O0 season tickets have 1 lbeen sold and each ticket will partlcI. pate in the drawing of twenty cash prizes, ranging from two dollars to l twenty-five dollars, which will be awarded at the close of the fair. A
 parlor clock and a watch will be dis posed of by ticket. This is the seventh annual fair of this lodge.
 The East Pearl Street Chautauqua circle met this week with Mrs. James
 De Baum of Pierpont street. There was. a good attendance and very interest," ing meeting. During the evening there | was surprise i'll store for Mrs. De Baum, who was presented on behalf of
 few of her friends with a fine teach CTS Bible. The presentation was made in appropriate words by Ernest Coop CT. For several summers Mrs. De Baum has been in the charge of the
 cottage of the East Pearl Street M. E.
 church at the Plainville camp grounds,
 and has attended to those duties in a
 manner which has won great approval
 and as a testimonial for these services this gift was presented.
 The Live Oak Benefit council, made up of members of the Royal Arcanum,
 held it's annual meeting prior to the meeting of the latter on Thursday evening. Officers elected are: Presi- dent Arthur Sherwood, vice president. Herbert J. Bush; secretary and treas, l urer, John H. Keisel. There has been I less illness than usual among the mem- bers, and the benefits disbursed
 amounted to s120. A proposition to do away with the death benefit and pay ! ing only the sick benefit of s5 per week was discussed, but no action was talk
 en, the matter going over to special I meeting.
 l At the meeting of Live Oak council,
 Royal Arcanum, Thursday evening, a delegation was present from Sheridan
 council and the degree team of Daven- \ port council initiated one candidate, l There was large attendance. There
 were remarks by several of the mem- bers and visitors.
 ] Rev. w. l.. Taylor of the CareW Bap- I tist church, Springfield, will preach at \ the Grand Avenue Baptist church l| Sunday morning and evening. His sub \ ject in the morning will be, aThe Ex- Il haltation of Christi and in the even ing he will preach about A Few Mod. Eern Rabshakesshs. ,l Frank F. Tyler, in Hartford Thurs al day, went before the committee and \ opposed the bill providing that no se- sl cret or fraternal society shall employ 3I any, agen in soliciting business <, except for organization of local branches and assistai1ce of weak bodies to increase
 membership. Mir. Tyler represents the
 Fraternal Benefit league.
 il The first of the Lenten services for
 the two local Congregational churches l will be held on the evening of March 5 and Rev. Dr. McI4ane will speak
 Members of Adelphi lodge, F. & A. :l M, will conduct religious services at
 the Masonic home, Wallingford, Sun
 day, March 5, and Rev. E. c. Tullar I will speak.
 'l Henry Manwaring and l.. l.. Bradley
 will move their families to the Augur house at Grand avenue and Ferry street as soon as the residence Is reno vated
 At the Grand Avenue Congregation
 al church preaching services on Sun
 day morning at 1o:8D a. m The pastor,
 pr. Sheath, will speak. Sabbath school at F o'clock and all are welcome. The Young Peoples society will meet at
 6:15 p. m. Evening worship at T:s0,
 prayer meeting on Tuesday evening at l 7:30. Home prayer meeting on Thurs day evening at the residence of Will I liam H Linds1ey, fl Pierpont street,
 and 5 a cordial invitation is extended to
 all to attend.