The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-09
LATEST FAlR HAVEN NEVIS
FALL OPENING OF CLINTON AYE SPEEDWAY THURSDAY

Large Attendance at second Meeting of
 Mems Club--Prctty Home Wedding
 Between Miss saldee Cooper and Wal-
 fer sanford To-day--Executor of the
 Estate of the Late Harvey II. Hem-
 ingway Appointed-other Items of
 Interest.
 There was large attendance at the meeting of the Mems club held in the parlors of the Grand Avenue Congrega- tional church last evening It was the second meeting this season, and the large attendance betpkens much inter- est in these monthly meetings during inc fall and winter, The presidents T. s. Coleman, presldeSl The address of the evening was delivered by Key. Df' w. F. Dickerman ofsthis city His sup ject was Ancient Eagthquakes and the Present Rock in the New Haven Re zion" This lecture $ usually illustrat- ed with lantern slides, and in fact this was the first timethat he gave 1t with out these illustrations, but it was not convenient to show the pictures last night. Instead he showed some illus trations of his subject on the black
 board. Dr. Dickerman has made eX- haustive researches in geology around
 East and West Rocks, and all up the valleys of the New Haven rivers, and has collected large amount of inter esting and valuable data. This was | told in an interesting manner last evening, as was his story about ancient earthquakes. He also showed num-
 ber of geological specimens. His re- marks were listened 10 with attentive interest and received hearty applause.
 The committee appointed one month ago to inquire concerning the holding
 of Sunday afternoon wedding recep- tions in Polar Star hall, reported that Imembers of the committee had called
 on Judge Ullman, the owner of the hail.
 who stated in reply to their requests lthat these Sunday entertainments be abandoned, that if these receptions were objected to by the public, he would not Iiet the hall for this purpose any more. This report was received with much satisfaction
 The fall opening of the Clinton ave- Inue speedway will occur with matinee races on Thursday of this week, in istead of Wednesday, the change having
 been made at the request of several members of the Speedway association. The speeding will be as usual with sev- eral special races. The first of these will he called at 8 o'clock for bag of
 oats and open to all corners. It is in- ltended that the speed shall be about
 fen miles an hour, the oats being giv- en to the person driving the nearest to Ithe time mentioned just before the lstart. The second race will be called lat 3:3O for twenty-five bushels of oats, The entries are: Robert Blakeslee, IRose Rrvon. Clifford Hubbard, Ted, Iand R N Noble Honest John. There may be two more entries. Races, best Itbree in five to wagon. The road has
 been nut in the very best condition, and
 with fine day there ought to be great
 snort One of the best photographers
 in inc citv will take a snap shot of the | races at speed, and any who wish
 photos taken of their horses can be &C.,
 commodated'
 1 A pretty home wedding will take place to-day at the home of the brides father Ernest E. Cooper, when his Idaughter. Miss Saidee Cooper, will be- leone the bride of Walter Sanford of INew York city. The ceremony will take I nlace at the home of the bride at 252 | Grand avenue and the hour for the ceremony is 6 D. m. The officiating Iclergvman is Rev. Frederick Ham mond. pastor of the West Haven M. P. ichurch. and an uncle of the groom. Bertha Huntington is to be the maid of honor. and Theodore Nelson the best Iman. both of Fair Haven. The couple lwill reside in New York city, where Mir. Sanford is civil engineer on the Inew terminal station for the Pennsyl- lyania railroad Mir Sanford is a son
 of Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Sanford oi 1 54 Chambers stree
 The executors ef the estate of the ) late Harvey F. Hemingway are two sons-in-law, Edward H. Barnes and R IG. Davis, who were appointed in the Iprobate courHwithout bonds. The es. } tate is divided equaly. between the foui l lchildren: Mrs Edward H. Barnes, Mrs IR. G. Davis, Mrs Ida. Buck and Mar ) GUS Hem lngway. The value of the es