The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-09
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 ATTA $175.

Polar Star Hall Whist Affair--Address
 by Pratt Institute Teacher--Fiftieth
 Marriage Anniversary-Fair Haven
 Man Goes South.
 With the excellent apparatus in the school building, the rooms have been comfortably heated during the recent cold spell
 The net receipts from the opAratta "Tae Merry Milkmaids,' given We'd nesday evening. were about $175. This money will be used by the vested choir
 of the East Pearl street church as it may see fit.
 Miss Helen Austin, teacher in room 17
 Strong school, has been detained at
 her home this week owing to the death
 of her father. Her place in the school
 has been taken by Miss Bertha Stur-
 gess.
 The whist to be given by the local
 school teachers in Polar Star hall on
 the evening of February Is, promises to
 be very successful affair. There will
 be sixty tables.
 Many members of the I. F. social club enjoyed a trolley ride to North Haven
 last evening and attended barn dance
 given by William Hubbard. The affair
 was greatly enjoyed y all who partici-
 pated.
 John Markham of Grand avenue will leave in a few days on a visit to his former home in Richmond, Va. He will stop in Baltimore and visit his friend. James McGeehan.
 At the capitol in Hartford twenty five years ago yesterday there was a hearing before the committee on roads and bridges in the matter of making Tomlinson bridge free bridge. About 200 citizens of East Haven favored the petition.
 The parents meeting to be held in the Lloyd street school has been post poned until the evening of March i.
 The parents meeting which was post poned last evening will hep held in Granniss hall, Strong school, Thursday evening, February 15. Principal Sher- man I. Graves has arranged an inter- esting programme, which will include an address, by Miss Mary Snow of Pratt institute, Brooklyn, N, Y. Miss Snow is very highly recommended as a teacher and speaker and a most valuable ad- dress is promised. There will be solos by Miss Pauline Merchant and Dwight Chamberlain and Miss Cora Christo- pherson will be the pianist. Mrs. Hurl- but will give several readings. Konold & Son hope to house 1000 tons of ice at their houses in Woodbridge tomorrow night. The ice that is being put up which not so thick as could be desired, is of good quality. The flftieth anniversary of the mar
 riage of MT. and Mrs, William M. King
 of 19S Front street will be celebrated March Il at their home. F. B. Rowe began cutting ice at his pond on the east side yesterday. The regular meeting of Myrtle chap ter, o. E. S., was held at Masonic hall
 last evening.
 An enjoyable whist party was held last evening at the home of Mrs, Rob- inson, 14S Exchange street, by the
 members of Guiding Star ladge. The trustees of St. Francis church appeared before the committee or abatement of taxes Wednesday evening | to urge the abatement of a $50 sewer ! assessment The assessment wa lev. jed during the pastorate of the late
 Rev. Father Mulholland; $4O0 had beer paid on the original bill and it was only recently learned that balance was still due. The sewer that was built 1 connected wit hthe parochial schoo property and that was another reason
 urged why the assessment should bt l abated.
 | An application was made in the pro. 1 bate court yesterday in behalf of Mrs
 Julia l.. Thompson, relict of the late Lyman c. Thompson of East Haven
 who was connected with the J. D, Dew.
 ell company, and who died on January l 20, for letters of administration. Tht l deceased left about $15,000. A widow
 and son, Morris Thompson, survive | l HIRAM LODGE NEW HEADQJIAR,