The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-14
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
 ACROSS THE RIVER.

ACROSS THE RIVER.
 Donation Day and Reception at the
 Home for the Friendless--Racing on
 Clinton Avenue Speedway--Miss Niles
 Home from smith College-Annual
 Inspection and Drill of the Morris
 Cove Fire Department-0ther Notes.
 The annual donation day for the Home of the Friendless, elicited liberal donations yesterday The managers wanted about $2,300 At the home in Clinton avenue yesterday afternoon there was a reception for the friends of the institution, many calling and being received by the officers and man. agers Tea and cake were served to the callers, and late in the afternoon, | the inmates partook of the anniversary supper, and were welcomed by their 1 friends. Every room is now occupied, and there are fifty women and one infant at the home. During the year two have died. One of the inmates, Mrs. Mary Ann Hogben, eighty-four years of age, during the past year has been able to do some fine needle work, and from the sales was able yesterday | 4 to tGhp iG
 member of St. Paul's church. During the day supplies of household goods and provisions were received at the
 home Besides the collections by mem
 bers of the committee from different parts of the city, the following sums
 were received at the home in the aft
 ernoon: Miss Susan B. Hotchkiss
 $1OO; Mrs. Henry A. Warner $50; Mrs
 r. w. Benedict, $50 Mrs. Charles II,
 Townshend, $25; Mrs. B. shoninger Mrs s. Dwight Bowers, Mrs. William T. Fields and Mrs. Frank P. Barnes each $5; Mrs Mcfarland, Miss Bond Mrs. G. M. Grant, each $2; Mrs. Lesll' Moulthrop, $3; Mrs F. s. Sanford, Mis- Brintnal, Mrs. T. B. Salisbury, Mrs
 Austin Mansfield and Mrs. c. K. Bush each Si,
 There were only few horses on tn J Clinton avenue speedway yesterday aft
 ernoon, but there were several goo : heats. B. s. Bradley's pacer Bluelight d and Walter Clark's Domino, went fou = heats for the championship of tn
 course, and the former won three. U = to yesterday each horse had won O K two days, and yesterday puts Blue e light ahead one point. The best tim e was thirty-four seconds for the quar 't ter. IL was very good and interestin
 speeding, as there was a good trac
 and the weather was favorable Othe
 speedy ones seen on the track wer '- Duskamont, driven by Ralph Cavallal " and J. F., driven by l.. Devita. Is The people of the City Mission wi s- hold their annual picnic at Lighthouf It Point on July 3, and about 1000 al 10 expected to attend. The dinner will e. a. big feature. The same day sever r, Methodist churches will hold their pi of nics at tile same place.
 of Miss Bertha, daughter of Attorne O. and Mrs. w. P. Niles of Lenox stree IS has arrived at her home from her st or dies at Smith college for the summ h. vacation.
 at Miss Charlotte Mundelin of Dov ar street is visiting her friend Miss Lu at Thomas of Taunton, Mass.
 ys Itis true, as stated in this paper ye -is terday, that Sunday cars ran June He 1881, but that was only for the layll
 of the corner stone of the Catho
 Protectory on Fair Haven neigh
 Sunday cars did not run continuous
 however, until the summer of 1883, a ol. cording to the statement of one W
 ought to know.
 all The Morris Cove fire department h be it's annual drill and inspection Tuesd ft- evening. A feature of the evenir ne which drew together quite a crowd, W nm the building of big bonfire and m extinguishn1ent by tn efire laddies. ok The Ladies' Aid society of the Ora
 Avenue Baptist church, served sh its last supper of the season at the chul ho yesterday afternoon. The society ni given a number of these and other { nr tertainments during the past year a ,,,o has aided the church financially in
 substantial manner. It's work will
 started again in the autumn.
 MT. and Mrs. w, 5. Welton of Pi
 pont street have goneto their sumr home at Brooksvale for the season. ioil The building committee has, decit to postpone the building of the cha iie of Pilgrim church until the spring He- next year. It is now too late to cc i"e plete the building before cold weatf oiy and the old chapel will be used for p. otbar year. There was some opposit ven to the neW chapel by Lenox street r llal dents on account of locality
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