The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-13
LATEST FAIR HATEN NEWS
OLDCHAPEL AND ENGINE HOUSE
 QUESTION

Interest at the Clinton Avenue Speed
 way this Afternoon-MyrtIe Chapters
 Whist-GoOd Friday services-Per-
 SOnal, Etc.
 The members of Myrtle chapter No. are arranging for big whist and dance to be held in Republican hall on Monday evening, April 23. The com mlttee met this week and perfected ar- engagements. It is expected that this will prove a most successful affair.
 The plan to buy the old chapel of the Pilgrim church in Lenox street and change it into an engine house for the Quinnipiac Hook and Ladder company has been discussed considerably of late. This plan has it's friends, and there are others who oppose the plan. It is un- derstood the building can be purchased for about $1,000 The present engine house in East Grand avenue is insuffi- cient for the needs of the company. It IS also used for borough meetings and Tor the Fourteenth ward voting pre- cinct. Several lote have been proposed for locating the proposed new engine house Many think that the building, if purchased, could be placed in front Of the present engine house, and others prefer new lot. If this plan is car ried out it is probable that it will be taken up at the annual borough meet ing in May when the necessary appro- priation could be voted.
 AS previously stated in this paper, the speeding this afternoon in Clinton avenue will afford pleasure to many drivers and hundreds of spectators. Last year, when the speedway was opened, it is estimated that nearly 1,500 spectators enjoyed the sport and there were a large number of fast horses out. B. S. Bradley, the projector of the speedway, says that if the weather is fine there ought to be 100 horses on the speedway. He will drive Blue Light with Bar Me Not in race with Cyclone Girl and Daniel, this event to take place at 3:30 This will be for five heats, best three in five. There wi Il be other excellent attractions. It is expected that the speedway will be in good con- dition and the horses ought to make pretty fast time.
 Quite number of Fair Haven people are members of Foxon grange, which. by the way, IS getting ready to put quite fine entertainment on the boards on the evening of April 23 Frank M. Sperry, who is one of the leading mem bers of the grange, says the entertain AhOlll WAL DG ct COlht "OllG Ol lllG ISGbL- ures will be selections by quartette from Polls theater.
 The members of the degree team of Quinnipiac conclaye of Heptasophs have had their photographs taken in a group.
 If Fishers Island sound had been pro- posed few years ago as suitable To- cality for propagating oysters the plan would have met with derision But now it Is stated that Connecticut plant CTS have applied for several hundred acres of ground in that territory. It is believed by many of the local oyster men that oysters will thrive very well there.
 Claude Harrison. of Atwater street, is visiting in Guilford
 Mrs, c. A. Howard. of Exchange street, who has been i'll for three weeks, is now convalescent.
 Robert Storer, of Grand avenue, is visiting friends on Long Island.
 The cantata "Olivet to Calvary will be given at Pilgrim church on Easter Sunday morning The regular quar- tette will be assisted by double quar- tette.
 Services at Grace church to-day will be held at 93O q. m, with evening prayer and an address at 7:S0.
 At the. Grand Avenue Congregational church this evening there will be a special Good Friday service conducted by the pastor, Dr. Sneatn, Inere Will be sermon by Rev Charles c. Smith, of the Grand Avenue Avenue Baptist church, and there will also be song service.
 To-day being a holiday, the stores will close at noon and Station A at the same hour. Many are planning trout ing expeditions and others will go down the harbor fishing. There will be a / numbe rof baseball games At the supper and entertainment givs en in the chapel of the Grand Avenue Baptist church Wednesday evening the members of the Farther Lights society gave a brief but interesting entertain ment. The programme was as follows: Piano-Miss Ruth Wilson,
 Recitation-Miss Margaret Smith.
 SoIo--Miss Leah Phillips.
 Recitation-Miss Jeanie Farren.
 Vocal duett-Miss Leah Phillips and
 Miss Ruby Woodruff.
 Piano-Owen Hatfield.
 Michael McGowan. of 391 Blatchley avenue, fractured his arm Eear the shoulder in falling downstairs at his home Wednesday,
 Catching his middle finger in a clos ing door Wednesday, Willie Shininki, ten years old, residing at the corner of Chapel and Lloyd streets, received so severe injuries that amputation by Dr. Budd was necessary.
 Fine wather for to-day is predicted and thousands of peopl ein this part of