The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-04
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Report of Principal Graves on School Attendance-Death of Mrs. Lewis EIIIott-AnnuaI Thanksgiving Se-- vices to be Held in Grand Avenue Baptist Church-An the Church, Lodge and Social News.
 Principal Graves of the Strong dis trict reports an unusually large att tendance in the local schools in Octo- ber From the reports in the different schools the following has been com piled:
 Woolsey school, highest attendance in Room g, 97.9 per cent. of the entire number; total, 5S0.
 Woodward, highest per cent, Room 4, 99.2: total, 210 pupils.
 Lenox school, 52, and highest per cent, 96.7.
 Lloyd street, PAP pupils; highest per cent, 9S: Room 8.
 Strong school, highest per cent, 9S.9; Room 14. There Were 14S perfect ses- sions in this school. Room l, attend ance, 45; Room 2, AS; Room 8, 51; Room 6, AT; Room 10, 4S; Room il, 42; Room B, AT; Room IS, 45; Room 15, A; Room IT, S6; Room F, 46; Room 4, 50; Room 8, 46; Room 9, 4S; Room II, Al; Room 19, 129; kindergarten, 94.
 In Woolsey there were S1 perfect sessions; Woodward, A; Lenox 2; Lloyd street, fl.
 The Fair Haven w. c. T. U. will hold its Sunday afternoon gospel meet ing at 3 D. m. at the hall, r Grand avenue. All are welcome.
 May J. Elliott, widow of the late Iucius Elliott, died to-day (F'riday) at her late home in Foxon, in the ninety sixth year of her age, nearly two weeks ago, she fell and suffered a fracture of the hip, from which she could not re- cover. She was the oldest member of the East Pearl Street M. E. church. She leaves one daughter, Miss Jennie P. Elliott, to mourn her loss. Funeral services will be held at her late home on Sunday morning at g o'clock, Rev. E. c. Tullar officiating. The burial will be at Durham, Conn.,, at 12:S0 o'clock.
 At a meeting of the local clergy held yesterday it was decided that the Thanksgiving day service will be held at the Grand avenue Baptist church, and the pastor, Rev. Charles G. Smith, will preach the sermon. The other clergymen in Fair Haven will take part in the service.
 At the East Pearl Street M. E. church last evening love feast was held in place of the usual general class meeting.
 Rev. E. c. Tullar delivered his illus traied lecture on Among the Sons of Ham" in the Seymour M. E. church Wednesday evening. This is mission ary lecture, and it will be given in the East Pearl Street church next Tues day evening in place of the usual pray CT meeting. It deals with missions in Western Africa.
 Communion services will be held at the East Pearl Street church Sunday morning, and it is expected that eight unemhers Mil- be received. There will also be communion service with the re- ception of members at the Grand Ave- nue Baptist church.
 Rev and Mrs. E. c. Tullar will go to Waterbury to-day to attend the funeral of Mrs. Buckland.
 The marriage of Josephine Benjamin, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Frederick Bushman, to Charles Wesley Wicket of Oldtown, Me, took place Thursday evening at the nome of the brides par ents, 656 Quinnipiac avenue, Rev. E. c. Tullar officiating. Miss Edith Pearl Wickett, a sister of the groom. was bridesmaid, and Frederick Wicket, the groom's brother, was best man. About 125 people attended the wedding re- ception. Mir. and Mrs. Wickett will be at home at 656 Quinnipiac avenue aft er December i.
 Professor Ralph Langley of the New York Medical college is visiting his parents, MT. and Mrs. $. w. Langley of Blatchley avenue.
 Dr. Frank Mcclure of Ferry street has been i'll since Sunday.
 The subject of the Rev. G. A. AL cott's sermon at Grace church Sunday evening will be "The First Command ment.'' E. E. Ball desires to have oyster beds off Groton and Stonington and al available places between. He wants $500 acres. His petition for the grant was posted at town clerks office in Stonington Tuesday, and it will remain mp ten days.
 
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