The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-02
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ANNUAL MEETING OF ST. JAMES
 PARISH.
Officers Elected and Reports Read Death of Mrs. s. F. Jones-Borough
 Election Down for Next Monday Walter Leigh Recovered from FaIl-

Election Down for Next Monday
 Walter Leigh Recovered from FaIl-l
 Other Items. a
 The annual meeting of the parish of St. James's church was held last even ing, the rector, Rev. Dr. Phillips. pre- siding. G. Clifford Foote was the par ish clerk. Officers were elected as fol lows: Senior warden, B. ". Potter; junior warden, A. T. Mouithrop; clerk, G. Clifford Foote. treasurer. A. L. Chamberlain; vestrymen, B. D. Potter, c. Edward Henderson, p M. Futile, G. L. Foote, J. H. Fowler, B. l.. Tut tie. J. J. Dayton. s. G. Stirling. B. Pot wine, H, M. Shannon, A. Munson, A. |. Chamberlain, D. W. Fowler. G. Cliff ford F'oote, M. E. Fowler, H. K. Rowe, A. Gruener; collector, E. L. Futile; com mittse on repairs, Messrs. Potter, Chamberlain and M. Fowler: ushers, Henry shannon, Percy Parsons, Her bert Anderson, Leon Potwine; conduct or Alfred Gruener. It was voted to abolish the office of collector of rents, as the duties could be performed by the
 regular collector. A. |. Chamberlain, the treasurer. made his annual report, showing total receipts for the year of $2,555.31. The expenses included $1,200 paid to the rector, and s561 for music. The balance on hand is $133.20. The as- sets are s309. S3, and the bills outstand- ing s297, leaving s12.83 on the right side of the ledger. No successor for Dr..
 Phillips has yet been selected nor was
 any one talked of last evening. Dr.
 Phillips will continue in his present
 position for some little time yet.
 The rental of the pews in the Pilgrim church occurred last evening and there was a large attendance. Elmore s. Wade, chairman of the ecclesiastical so- ciety, and members of the finance com- mittee had charge of the sale. Many pews were rented and others will be sold within the next few days. and it is believed that the total sales will be as large, or larger. than last year B 200.
 During the evening the ladies served refreshments. It was very pleasant
 social occasion. This church is now en-
 toying very satisfactory prosperity. Alice Merwin, wife of Simeon F.
 Jonas of 140 Blatchley avenue, died at | her home Sunday at the age of fifty ! two years, She was i'll only four days with apoplexy She was daughter of
 the late Policeman William Merwin. of this place. She leaves husband, son
 and daughter. She also leaves a | brother and sister. The funeral will
 be held from her late residence this aft
 erlloon at 1:30 o'clock, and the burial will be in Milford
 I The first quarterly conference will be I held at the East Pearl Street M. E church tomorrow. evening.
 On Thursday evening the Ladies' Aid
 society of the East Pearl Street church
 will serve supper in the church parlors I Mrs. Walter R.. Downes, who was op.
 erated on for appendicitis at her home on Quinnipiac avenue Sunday; is get.
 ting on as well as could be expected The operation was performed by Drs Harthorn, Ludington, Bacon and Rand I The new ear transfers were used or l the trolley lines yesterday It is saio l the new transfers are a great improve
 ment: over those formerly in use, and
 can be more easily punched by the \ conductors The passengers can also
 read the new slips more readily.
 The annual borough election will be \ held next Monday. It is probable the
 present board of officers will be re. elected. s5
 l At Polar Star hall on Wednesday,
 evening an old-fashioned barn dance I Will be given and two bus loads of
 people from North Haven are expected. | Herbert Hubbard of Hinsdale, N. H., | is visiting relatives here.
 | A E. Linahan, who has been visit ing his parents. Mir. and Mrs. T. F. Linahan of Ferry street, has returned
 to Georgetown university. I.# Walter Leigh, who was injured by a fall from a trolley car at Cheshire, has recovered.
 | Luther H. Whitehead has sold to Jay M Hubbell piece of property in North Quinnfpiac street having a frontage of 1l4 feet. On the northerly side the