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LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
AUTOMOBILE TAKES FIRE FROM
LEAKING GASOLINE

Annual Meeting of Ecclesiastical So
ciety of Pilgrim Church-National
Box COmpany's Omce Force Trans
ferred to New PIant--Rev. III. G.
Whitney, Twenty Years in Africa, Here
ON Visit-Other Iterms of Interest.
A big auto took fire by reason of the
leaking of the gasoline tank just before
noon yesterday as the machine was
speeding In Middletown avenue along
the meadows and for time there was
considerable excitement. One side of
the machine was badly burned and also
the rear wheel. All of a sudden the
machine burst into flame which in the
fresh wind leaped high in the air. The
machine was stopped as soon as posi-
BILE and the occupants alighted. No one
was injured and they went to work
attempting to subdue the fire, but most
of the gasoline was burned up before
the fire quit. Later in the day the ma
chine was towed to the city for repairs.
1t could not be learned who was the
owner.
The annual meeting Of the ecciesias-
tical society of Pilgrim church was held
Wednesday evening. Reports We're
made by several officers and commit
tees. w. A. Hemingway, tn eclerk, re-
ported membership Of sixty-five in
the society, an increase from one year
: ago. Charles G. Keeler, the treasurer,
reported receipts of about $4,000 and
after paying all bills the surplus was
about $780, Elmore s. Wade, chair
man of the society's committee, also re-
ported. The report on the p. S. Ben
nett fund OF $1,000 showed that the
fund is now 1920. The income is used
for purchasing books for the Sunday
school. The chapel fund, which was
started about ten years ago, is now SO,
800. There are also pledges made which
will, when collected. bring the fund UP
to about $4,000 The meeting was ad-
| journed to next Saturday evening.
The office force of the National
Folding Box and Paper company, which
has been working in the Congress ave-
nue. factory, were transferred this wee,
| to the new factory in James street.
The annual examination Of st. Fran.
els parochial school took place Wed.
nesday
At the close of the state convention
| for the Daughters of Liberty held here
| Wednesday about seventy-five of The
visiting delegates in the evening at
tended the regular session of Persever.
ance council, No. SO. There were abou
1875 present, and it was the larges
meeting in a long time, There was al
interesting programme which included
lrecitations by Mrs. Baldwin of Ansonia
and Mrs. Tucker of the same place AM
by Mrs. Vosburg of West Haven. Their
was also a piano solo by Arthur Bris
toll and a vocal solo by Mrs. Gesner
Speeches were made by Mrs. Woodside
the national councillor Of Portland, Me
Mrs. Mary Harris, the state coHneilor
of New London; w A. Chase, pas
state councillor of waterbury, an
Charles Clark, ex-state councillor of tn
same place. Mrs. T. c. Waters, stat
organizer, entertained quite a humble
of delegates at her home in Wolcot
street.
Rev. H. C. Whitney of Angola, Africe
is visiting at the home of J. E. Coco
win. Blatchley avenue, and 1t is ex
pected that he will make an address a
the evening service at the East Pea
street NJ. r. church Sunday. He ha
been in Africa twenty years, going OF
when twelve years of age, and this
the second visit to his native land.
, Sunday evening there will be a prais
serice by the quartette of the Gran
avenue Congregational church, assis
g ed by a second quartette. Georg
Sheath will be the baritone soloist, an
Irving E. Hurlbut will render violi
selections. Rev. DR.. Sheath will give
short address.
Next Tuesday evening in place 0f tt
/ regular prayer meeting at the Gran
avenue Congregational church, Deaco
Charles F. McNiel will give a talk on
recent trip to Bermuda.
: A meeting Of the outlook club Of Il
Grand avenue Baptist church will
, held Monday evening to plan for q
entertainment to be given June L The
t will be some good musical talent az
a. dramatic dialogue will be presente
Interesting exercises will be held t
r day in grades and s, Strong schoC
in celebration of Arbor day, Followir
> is the programme:
Reading-Governor' Proclamation =.
! william Br
Singing-Arbor Day Greeting-'3rade
Reading-Work Done by Birds--Clara
! Girken.
, A Glimpse of Several Birds-Eleyen
pupils.