The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-03
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
MANY AT CAPTAIN MEHAFFEY,S
 FUNERAL SERVICES.

CandIemas Day Across the River
 Agate Shower NOw-GOod Demand
 for Oysters This Winter--Church
 News--Iterns of Interest.
 There was large attendance yester- day at the funeral of Captain Joseph J. Mehaffey, services having been con- ducted at his late home 179 Blatchley avenue. Rev. Dr. Sheath officiated. Captain Mehaffey was prominent member of the Grand Avenue Congre- gational church and a member of the standing committee. There were a large number of beautiful floral tributes resting upon and about the casket. Un- dertaker Crawford had charge of the funeral arrangements. There was pres ent delegation from New Haven com mandery, Knights Templar, of which the deceased was member This del- egation accompanied the remains to Portland, furnished the bearers and of ficiated at the Masonic buriA service. Rev. Dr. Sheath read the committal ser- vice.
 Ground-hog day brought pretty cold weather, and, from appearances, this animal returned to his burrow, if the old saw is true, for he must have ob- served his shadow.
 If Candlemas day be fine and clear, There'll be two winters in the year"
 Candlemas day was observed with the usual services at St. Francis church.
 But little sickness has been reported this winter at the Home for the Friend less There are now about fifty inmates at the home and they have enjoyed very good health during the winter, for the most part.
 A number of friends and former scnoolmates Of Mrs. Anna De Lacey Halpin gathered at the home of Miss Agnes Weber Thursday evening to give the former an agate shower. Whist and other games were played, and vo- ca'' and instrumental numbers were ren- dereoe,
 AltiloNugh the present winter has been 1aVoraSle for catching oysters, the de- mand has heen pood for all that could be marlx xeted There has hardly been a uay len the boats could not work uoWH the harbor. One year ago the rlVer ct annels were securely closed and aor weeks navigation around the harbor was pr ractically closed. There was llluch uspmage by ice to the boats and tne e@peI Inse for carrying on the oyster pusliiess Was considerable. Boats run Ilhg to ahc from Narragansett Bay are also aple to go through with less deten- tloh tilah is st winter, and the service in every way shows remarkable gain. Ine goou Weather for catching oysters mas resulteYi in large output and the sales nave been large
 ihe 'tiliu meeting of the Outlook club was heiu li the chapel of the Grand Avenue oaptist church Thursday even- Ing ana was largely attended. pro- graiilile Was rendered as follows: Piano soio- Miss Ruby Woodruff. Flule soio-lT frank Holbrook.
 Taper on Benjamin Franklin-Miss
 Mary no .ssnson.
 Piano solo ~.owen Hatfald
 Nocai soio- Miss Georgia Bennett. Original poo,o-Ro r,on+snt will What
 1ou r1aN9 Got-Maurice Hatfield Flute soio MT. Holbrook.
 Quotations on CT oven bv eaob of tbo
 members.
 lhe pfesigle lent of the club, Rev. C. G, sInleh, Ipad extracts from the book Frankllh the Patriot" The next meet Ing ol the N b will be held March 1, when U is e1 b,cted that the programme ana quolatiqF4 will be on Italy"
 Rev' Char 1G. Smith will preach at me Grano 1i enue Baptist church to- morrow pog@ morning and evening; suDJect oI the morning sermon, "The OaypreaR' levening, "The Triumph of Trust"
 At the Gra rd Avanue c,onereoa+ioro1 chureh to-m brow at 10:SO, public wor- ship and seriLo hv inc nastor Raw. m, nneatni The, Prayer and the Hay stack Fraye1 Meeting" Sunday school at noon. At n m Sunday school in the gerry stGeet chapel. Y. P. S. c. E. meeting at 6l16 m and sneoiol GOV wee III recos milton of the twenty fifth aIlnlVersafy of Christian Endeavor. hVehliis Worbhip at 7:30 and subject of serIiloh' Nathaniel the Guileless Man.