The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-10
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEVIS
REY. DIR. SNEATH ON ABSENT
 TREATMENT.

Fair Haveners Returning From Their
 yacations-Death of Thomas Nichols, Master Mechanic at the Iron and
 Steel Works--AII the Church, Lodge,
 Social and Personal Notes.
 Henry Willard of Quinnipiac avenue caught a copperhead snake four and a half feet in length, which has been on exhibition in Dupius' store on Grand avenue.
 George c. Prentice and family of Ferry street have been enjoying a va cation stay at Sheffield, Mass.
 Grace church vestry will hold meet ing this evening.
 There were good congregations pres ent at the new Forbes chapel, which was opened for worship yesterday.
 Rev. R. B Brown has returned from his vacation and preached as usual at Pilgrim church yesterday.
 Miss Edith Phillips of Ferry street has returned from her vacation trip spent in Madison,
 Next Tuesday evening the Walling- ford Drum corps and the Lancraft Drum Corps of New Haven will hold a reh earsal at Toelle's park.
 Thomas Nichols, master mechanic at the mill of the New Haven Iron and Steel company, died late Saturday night at his home, 209 Blatchley ave- nue, after an illness of several months, at the age of fifty-eight years. He leaves 6 widow and two daughters, Miss Emma Nichols, who lives at home, and a married daughter residing in Troy, N. Y. MT. Nichols came here from Troy about three years ago, and the remains will be taken there for burial tomorrow. There will be pray CTS at his late residence this evening, Rev. c. A. Alcott of Grace chrch off, ciating. MT. Nichols was regarded as a fine mechanic. He was taken Ill with a paralytio shock last November, but improved and was able to return to work until June, when he had another shock, and had been steadily failing since. He belonged to several fraterna' societies in Troy.
 The public schools open this morning for the new school year. after the long vacation of ten weeks, Principal Graves of the Strong district was al his office Saturday, making final prep. arations in his district. At Strong school there will be large attendance with the big building practically filled In the other local schools, a large at tendance Is also looked for.
 Alfred Greuner and family have gone to Cleveland for a stay of two weeks. | Miss Adelaide Nelson of S4 Front street has just returned after three weeks vacation trip at Thomaston, Me 1 A building permit has been issued tc the New England Wharf company tC erect frame storehouse at a cost oi $S50 at River street.
 Reuben c. Bassett of Lloyd street ii threatened with typhoid fever.
 The Rev. Dr. Senatl1 addressed his congregation in the Grand Avenue Con gregational church yesterday morning on the value of absent treatment alon( spiritual lines. He said. "A moderr conviction prevails that-persons can b, treated for disease at a distance Prayer, hypnotic suggestion, mind-in fluence, vibrations, etc. are all pu forth as certain ways of affecting { sure cure, have read of many cases I have never seen a case. I am yer! Sltenttcal na to nct,iaI hurec rNl,nra {; an absent treatment in which I thor oughly believe. It is for the cheer comfort and actual well being of men It is natural to forget those at dis tanoe. Out of sight, out of mind i the familiar maxim. Our efforts fo such are of infinite value The heather the churches in other places, the sailor