The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-19
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 The Baptist church at Montowese has called Rev. William Kiersted to the pastorate. He has accepted and be@an his active work on the first Sunday in the present month. MT. Kiersted's home is in St. Johns, New Brunswick, and he is now studying at the Yale divinity school. He succeeds Rev. MT. Wells, who began his work as pastor of a church near PhAadel- phia few weeks ago.
 At the meeting of Quinni[1ac con- clave. No. 313, of Heptasophs, Monday evening two candidates were initiated by the degree team and six applicants
  conclave got a membership prize last year. and is in the race for similar distinction this year
 Some very ITetty gifts have been procured by the committee for the whist meet of the Quinnipiac Hose, Hook and Ladder Co.,, at the engine house in East Grand avenue tonight. These whist parties are greatly enjoy ed by all who attend.
 Friends of Owen Wrinn, candidate for clerk in the tax collectors office, were sorry that he did not win. He is a Fair Haven man, and several pe- titions which had been circulated here had been filed in his behalf. It was announced yesterday that the appoint ment has been secured by Henry G. Johnson.
 The Fraternal Benefit league, East Rock council, met last evening. ! Edward Cooper formerly of Fair Haven and now residing in Chicago has been visiting friends here,
 James Hehren is home from Baltl- more where he is studying and will re- main over the holidays. ] The death of Michael Moran took place at his home, 1909 Townsend ave- nue Monday and the funeral will be conducted at his late home tomorrow at 9:15 and at St. Francis church at 1t o'clock.
 Some of the recent sales in real es- tate include that of J. $. Osborne tc C. ID. White, 40 feet of land in Hous- ton street.
 ] Sherman I. Graves, principal of the Strong district, received a letter from | Carabou, Me, yesterday stating that on Sunday morning the thermometer was only 36 degrees below zero. Cara bou is only thirty miles below the Canadian line, and when they are dis pensfng cold weather liberal share t usually bestowed there. MT. Grave; said he guessed there was no danger but that they would make an ice cTor this season up in Caribou, And peo' Lle in this section are wishing that il 1 will be a good winter for ice, for they don't want any more ice at SO cents per 100 pounds. Take a seasons ict bill at that rate and it takes off tht profits for the consumer.
 1 Letters received from Mir. and Mrs Frederick A. Williams, jr., who art now at Nassau, West Indies, state that they are enjoying the splendid weather of the tropics very much They are at the big Colonial hotel which has a capacity for 1900 people and where MT. Williams is the chic electrician MT. Williams writes that they had fine trip down. They vii remain until the spring.
 The vested choir of the East Pear street M, E, church will render tht cantata. "The New Born King" bS Loveland, next Sunday evening, 1T connection with the Christmas praise service and on Christmas day at o'clock the Sunday school exercises un. der the direction of F. J. Mansfield the superintendent, will be held. These concerts are always pleasing and nc doubt will be well Iatronized
 Report was made at the QuinnipiaC Conclave meeting that the share of tht conclave minstrel company in the en, tertainment given two evening at FoJ auditorium last week, was $50 and thi. will be used by the entertainment committee in providing some feature; of interest to the conclave.
 Harry E. Merrel, who died at hi, home. 1117 Townsend avenue from pneumonia Monday, was twenty eigh years of age and Is survived by z widow The funeral services will bt held tomorrow at 2:30 and Lancraft's drum corps will be In charge. The burial will be in Green Lawn ceme. tery, East Haven.
 Funeral services for Mary, wife oi 1 Rudolph Miller will be conducted to- day at her home, 37O Peck street, al S:9O and at St. Francis church at { o'c!ock.
 The ladies aid society of the East l Pearl street M. E. church will serve it's regular fortnightly supper thie evenirz.
 Harry Leigh of ouinnipiac avenue leaves to-day for his summer home al Avon Park, Florida He will sail by steamer from New York for Jackson vile. and there take a steamer up tht St. Johns river for Sanford and ther by train to Avon Park. Mr. Leigh vii be accompanied by his brother Philip who lives in Atlantic City, and tht latter's wife. The party is going dowr l e,+n k 11