The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-10
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
 ACROSS THE RIVER.

meeting of Mems Club Tonight
 County Fair" Was Great Success
 Grand Regent to be Present at Royal
 Arcanum Thursday Night-Other
 Ledge News--SOcinl and Personal
 The Mems club of the Grand Avenue
 Congregational church will meet in the
 church parlors this evening at 8 o'clock.
 An interesting programme has been
 prepared, consisting of war reminis-
 cences by Professor Benjamin Jepson and readings by Willis B. Isbell. The
 musical part of the programme will be
 rendered by Homer R. Denison, tenor;
 Dwight L. Chamberlain, basso, and Or
 ton Rose, pianist. A treat awaits all
 who will avail themselves of the oppor-
 tunity. The programme will be follow
 ed by social and light refreshments. All men are welcome.
 The general committee which had
 charge of the arrangements for "The
 County Fair" held four nights at Polar star hall, feels very grateful to all of the workers for their cooperation. Be-
 sides those connected with the Grand Avenue Baptist church, under the aus pices of which church the affair was given, there were the following from outside the parish, who rendered ma terial aid: Mrs. w. A. Graham, Mrs. L. l.. Bradley, Mrs. George Kelley, Mrs. s. B. Borst, Mrs Mae Wooster, Miss Kate Futile, Miss Antoinette Brett, Miss Venna Mclaughlin, Miss Bessie Storer, Miss Inez Rolf, Miss May Rowe, Miss Elizabeth Coggshall, Miss Gather inc Burwell, Miss Dibble and Albert Dibble. Much credit is due the general committee, and especially the chair man, Mrs. c. G. Ames, who worked so faithfully for the success of the under taking.
 Mrs. John E. Thompson, resident of Fair Haven for many years, and until month ago residing at 120 Atwater street, died Saturday evening at Dr. Cafmalt's hospital after an operation. ! About month ago the Thompson fam fly removed to East Haven. The de- ceased leaves a husband, two daugh- ters, Mrs Jennie Van Name Manwaring and Nellie, and one son, Edward Mrs. | Thompson was a member of the Grand Avenue Congregational church.
 At the memorial chapel in Fair Ha- ven cemetery yesterday afternoon were held funeral services for the late Miss Harriett A. Rowe The services were E conducted by Rev. R. E. Brown, of Pill | grim church, where Miss Rowe had | been a member many years The bear 'ers were four nephews of the deceased --E. H. Rowe, Augustus Conklin, Wal ter Curtiss and William Curtiss.
 The regular meeting of Fair Haven lodge No. ?, Degree of Honor, will be held in A. o. U. w. hall, 25 Grand ave- hue, this evening at o'clock, and all members are requested to attend as .there will be initiation of candidates and election of officers. After the meeting pie supper will be served. ! Members of Live Oak council No. 1927, Royal Arcanum, are looking forward with interest to the meeting Thursday 1. night, when there will be initiation and Grand Regent Walter E. Garfield, of Norwich, will be present and make an address. The new carpet bowls have arrived and it is expected that teams ( will be made up and the game inaugu- rated. A largely attended meeting is I expected.
 The Ministering circle of Kings Daughters will meet at the home of Mrs. Augur in Grand avenue Thursday Afternoon.
 East Rock lodge No. 3S, A. o. U. w., will hold an important meeting in its nall, 25 Grand avenue, on the evening Df Thursday, December 20, when officers will be elected and other important ! business considered.
 The Outlook club will meet this even- c Ing in the chapel of the Grand Avenue y Baptist church and there will be an in- teresting debate with team from the Young Mems Literary club of the How J ard Avenue Baptist church. A large a and interesting meeting is expected. r
 The young ladies of the Grand Ave | hue Congregational church are arrang- t Ing for food sade for Wednesday eve q hing. f Frederick L. Willis, of Exchange 6 street, an engineer at the office build Ing of the New Haven road, fractured Dne rib while at his work one day last ' week. He expects to be able to resume f work this week. a The schooner Bessie c. Beach, which c went ashore near Gloucester, Mass, on t Saturday morning, loaded with stone b from a port in Maine, and bound to ( New York, was built at the Hanscom yard in Fair Haven in 1880. The vessel was of 34l tons. It was stated yester- day that there was a chance of saving the craft, C