The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-16
LATEST FAIR HAYEN NEWS
THE COMING STATE FIREMEN'S
CONVENTION.

Secretary Barry Has Acceptances From
Fair Haven OrganizatlODH-PiIgrl
Church Chapel Building Committee
The Late Timothy whittelsey-Other
Notes,
Professor 3. L. Lenfest, who left here
year ago to accept fine position in
the schools of the city of New York,
was calling on old friends here early in
the week. Professor Lenfest likes his
new position very much, Later in the
summer he will take his family to his
summer cottage in Casco Bay, Maine,
for the rest of the season.
Frank Anderson of Barnes avenue is
at Leonard's bridge, where he was in
jured few days ago. He has been en-
gagged in cutting telegraph poles, and
| recently a team ran over his heel, re-
| curing amputation. 1t will be several
| weeks before he is ableto return home.
| There was a fine entertainment given
by East Rock Fraternal Benefit league
last night. 1t was ladies night, and
many wives and lady friends of mem
| bers were present. Refreshments were
served, and it was very pleasant So
oial occasion.
| At the annual meeting Of the Plain
vile Baptist church held a few even
ings ago, Rev. Charles G. Smith deliv-
cred an address.
There was a drill at the headquarters
of Quinnipiac Fire company last night.
This was the first drill under the new
foreman, Lewis A. T. Blake.
Horace F. Holman of Olive and Chap
ell street, painter employed by Jeffer-
! son & Co. of Grand avenue, died very
suddenly Monday. He leayesa widow
and child in Middletown, Penn.
The schooner Edward H. Blake has
arrived at the sawmill from Mobile aft
eF a run of twenty-five days, with 425,-
600 feet Of southern lumber. This Is
an ordinary passage for this distance
of over 1900 miles. The Blake sue
ceeds at the mooring buoys the local
schooner Sylvia c. Hall, which has just
| cleared. The Blake is a three master of
544 tons and halls from Bangor.
There will he another grave of G. A.
| r. man to decorate in the local Gene
| terry May 3d. that of Timothy Whittle-
sey. He was a veteran of Company D,
| Thirteenth C. ", having rose to the
Office of sergeant. Later he was lieu
tenant in Company ID Of the Ninety
| fifth United Stated Colored infantry
The officers of the Mems club which
held its meeting in the Grand Avenue
| Congregational church Monday night,
are much pleased with the prospects Of
these meetings The membership was
increased to fifty-five, and there is a
prospect that these meetings win prove
quite a success.
The building committee met Monday
night and opened nine sets of bids for
the new Pilgrim chapel. No award was
made and another meeting will be held
1t is possible that the committee will
report back to the church for final ac-
ton. The present chapel was built
during the passionate Of the late Rev
I Mr.. Abbott. Under the contrac pro
posed, the contractor takes the old
chapel and takes it down at his own eX-
| pense.
William Barry of West Haven, sec
rotary of the West Haven committee
having in charge the entertainment OF
che guests of that department in July
at the State Firemens convention, has
received acceptances from the Annex
Fire department and the Quinnipiac
Hose, Hook and ladder company. The
Beacons and the Daytons Of the Annex
department will turn out with fifty men
and drum corps. Both will have
teams in the races. The Quinnipiacs
will parade with thirty men and then
drum corps.