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

Christmas Sale at Grace Church.
 HOrseshOers Busy-Outlook Club of
 Grand Avenue Baptist Church Holds
 Interesting Debate-Fair Haven Built
 Schooner Lost at sea--Many People
 nt Symphony Concert.
 The Rector's Aid society of Grace church held a Christmas sale-an an- nual affair-in the parish house yester- day afternoon and evening. The sale included home made candy, fancy and domestic articles, home made food, ice cream, etc. There was an entertain ment consisting of musical selections by the Crescent quartette and whistling solos by Paul Martin.
 The funeral of Mrs. Henry E. Stone was held at her residence in Quinnipiac avenue Monday afternoon. A relative of the family, Rev MT. Taylor, of Mid dletown, officiated. The bearers were Dr. 10. c. M Hall, John H. Linsley John s. Sanford and H. " Santry.
 Adelphi lodge, F. and A. M., held spe- cial meetings for work last evening and the evening previous. The lodge is completing its work for the year, sev- eral candidates taking the degrees. The horseshoers were busy yesterday sharpening shoes so that the animals could travel safely on the icy streets. Some of the shops were open at 6:3O a. m, and in one shop at that time there were ten horses to be shod.
 Rev. Dr. Piper, of Greenwich, is stop ping at the home of W. M. Jonas in Woolsey street.
 On Saturday afternoon from 2 to 6 o'clock St. Anthony's guild will conduct doll sale
 MT. and Mrs, F, B, White, of Ferry street, are receiving congratulations over the arrival of a twelve pound girl at their home
 The Outlook club of the Grand Ave- nue Baptist church held a very sue cessful meeting Monday evening, when there was a debate on the question: Resolved, That the press is greater than the platform" The affirmative was taken by Messrs. Johnson, Jones and Henderson, of the Young People $ club of the Howard Avenue Baptist church. and the negative was taken by Maurice Hatfield, Miss Ruth Jacobson and Ernest Zuber, of the Outlook club Each put up strong pleas for it's own side, and at the close the judges-Rob- era Crane, Robert Burton and Robert White, of the Yale Law school-retired and soon announced their decision in favor of the negative. There was a smile went around when the president. Rev. Charles c, Smith, announced the names of the judges, each being a Rob- ert Rev. MT. Trick, of the Howard Avenue church, was present and made some interesting remarks, in which he spoke of the advantages of young peoples club for educational improve ment in the chruch.1After the debate refreshments were served. It was a very interesting and instructive meet ing.
 Information was received in this city yesterday of the loss at sea of another Fair Haven built schooner the three masted Charles L. Mitchell, which was abandoned at sea on December l7, sixty miles east of Cape Henry. The schoon- CT was from Savannah, bound for Bos- ton with lumber and the crew of seven were lander at Baltimore. Vessel and cargo were valued at $21 ,OOO. The Mitchell was built here in 1881 and was of about 500 tons. She had been very successful vessel
 Yesterday morning the walks were in the most icy condition of the present winter, There was much demand for sand and ashes in making a foothold secure on the treacherous ice.
 Many Fair Haven people attended the symphony concert at Woolsey hall yes- terday afternoon, and it was the gen. eral opinion that 1t was the best so far of the series.
 Within the past few das six new troll ley cars have been run out of the Grand avenue railroad shops and put into commission. These care have side seats and are in use on the short city runs, including several on the Grand avenue route. They embrace all the latest improvements in trolley car con- 
 The funeral of Ella J. Dunham, wife of John F. Thompson, formerly of Fair Haven, will be held at her late home. S9 Thompson avenue, East Haven, this afternoon at 2;SO o'clock. The inter- ment will be in the Fair Haven ceme- tery.
 A postal card was received from Fair Haven, Mass, yesterday by a resident who has friends there, giving a view of the high school erected by Henry H. Rogers, the Standard Oil man, who has a residence there. It is a beautiful building, seemingly finer than the New Haven high school MT. Rogers also built for the town a handsome hall and a hotel.
 THE LATE MRS. STONE, WIDOW
 OF DIR. H. E. STONE.
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