The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-03-30
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
THE GRANNIS CORNER CHURCH
 LEAGUE ENTERTAINMENT.

math of the EIeetiOn-Rev. pr.
 streeter Here Yesterday-worIl on
 the Streets-PersonaI Notes.
 On Wednesday evening, April ,, the senior and junior league, of St. An drew's NJ. E. church at Four Corners will give what will be one of the most interesting entertainments of the sea- son. They have secured the services of Lottie Reynolds Dill, who will present Emma Dunning Banks beautiful poem "Laufeame,' Or in Marble Dream with calcium light effect; also W. Manning Reynolds. who will present a series of dialect reading, illustrated by sixty original colored views, including por- trayals of Scottish, German, Swedish, Canadian and other characters. Doubt less the church will be crowded as the artists never fail to draw immense au- diences.
 After the democratic primary fight there was considerable discussion over the result in the Fair Haven wards yesterday. AS this paper predicted,
 Walter Leigh carried one of the local wards, the Fourteenth, and in the Twelfth he received about one-tIlird of the total vote. Richard B. Healy, the Ferry street druggist, won for alder
 man-at-large. and J. r. B. Ricketts, who has held the position of alderman
 several terms; was defeated, It is said that his vote against free text books is thought to have injured his pros
 poets. William, H.. Fender, who was defeated for alderman in the Twelfth i ward by William H. Marlowe. claims that the, ballot box was stuffed. There is no nomination of democrats for al- derman In the Fourteenth ward yet.
 The local candidates who were success full received the congratulations of
 their friends yesterday.
 | Some of the officers of Home Council No 10, Brotherhood of Relief, are dis
 cussing plan to provide that the sum | Of $10O be Kept in the treasury continu- ally and when necessary, to lay an ex- | tra assessment. for this purpose. This | is in order that when there is call l for $75 for death benefit and funds to meet the $1D per week sick benefits, l the same may be paid immediately, so
 as tosafford the utmost relief. Treasur- l CT Charles O. Francis, who believes in | running the council on business prin- lfciples, is in favor of some such plan President Ellis has the matter under
 consideration and the project may be Idiscussed at some meeting in the near l future. A large delegation from the East | Pearl street church attended the re-
 cention of Presiding Elder and Mrs. Richard, at the new e1derage in Whit | ney avenue last evening.
 Rev. Dr. l. R. streeter, wife and
 daughter, were, visiting yesterday with
 Charles Q. Francis and family of Grand
 avenue. They came down to attend the
 reception of Presiding Elder Richards
 and family. Dr. Streeter was the pre-
 decessor of Rev. F. C.. Tullar as pas l tor of the East Pearl street church.
 He Is now pastor; of a large church at Torrington, and has been called Unani- mously for another year. A large Fchorus choir was recently organized in Il his church and at a recent fair $700 was
 made. for the church.
 | Half a score of teams and twenty
 shovelers began work yesterday morn- l ing at the corner of East Chapel and
 Ferry streets, clearing up the accumu- llation of dirt Grand avenue has re-
 ceived similar attention. The streets
 and pavements cleaned look much more tidy in appearance. t6 | Mrs. Sheath, wife of Rev. Dr. Sheath. is quite i'll at her home on Perkins
 street. She is suffering from stomach trouble. l This evening quite number of Chau- l tauquans will go over to the Y. M. c. A. rooms, where is to be held a meet ling to complete the organization of the
 alumni of the Chautauqua of New Ha- ! ven, known as the Hall and the Grove. | Rev. Dr. Sheath is unable to arl- nounce as yet who will preach at the union evangelical services to be held in | the Grand avenue Congregational | church. next Sunday evening. It was 1 expected that Rev. M. E. Phillips of
 Whitneyville would preach, but on ac- count of i'll health he is unable to do so
 and is preparing now to go abroad. # The home prayer meeting of the | Grand avenue Congregational church
 will be held this evening at the home
 of Mir. and Mrs. Mcintyre of Perkins 1 street. "f ~
 George c. Cripps has sold to Harold
 Barnes a saddle horse. @ .lss
 Miss Anna Hale, who visited Mrs. Ellen Hope of B1atchley avenue, has l returned to Jersey City. c. H, Conway, o. A. Groark and J. I F. Gibbons went to3 New York yester- I day ~:" , fa <, .y& @
 MT. and Mrs. George M. Baldwin
 have returned from Fortfess Monroe. P
 Miss Sadie Baldwin is at home from
 Mt. Holyoke for the vacation. ~'. l c. H. Conway has sold the one-fami-
 ly house at IA Shelter street to F. E..
 Williams.
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