The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-11-27
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OB INTEREST FROM
ACROSS THE RIVER.

May be Matinee ON Speedway Thursday
-Congressman sperry to Try and
Get Appropriation for ouinnintac
River ImprOyement-D. of T.. IDcreos-
ing Their L0dges-Other Notes.
II is expected that there will be a
meeting Of local horsemen this evening
to consider the matter of holding a
thanksgiving matinee There are many
owners of trotting horses who wish for
matinee, as this day usually sees the
biggest time of the year on the speed
way Despite the storms Of the season
the track was in fine condition last
week.
The annual meeting of the Sunday
school of the Grand Avenue Congrega-
tional church will occur this evening
after the praye rservice. Reports viii
pc given and officers chosen for the
year.
A wedding Of Friday evening was
t1at Oh MISS Gertrude Mae, daughter of
Mr. ana Mrs Gompers, of Quinnipiac
avenue, and Lewis ]. Brown, Of New
York. Miss Anna Gompers was brides
maid and Francis Brown, of New York,
was the best man. The couple, after a
city.
One Of the attractions for quite a
party from this section on Thanksgiy-
ing eve Will be dance at the town hall
in Northford.
The East Sides and Franklins will
play polo at Polo Star hall this even
ing. The Franklins have strengthened
their team and there Is promise of an
exciting game
Congressman Sperry stated yesterday
that he would try this winter and get
an appropriation from congress to con-
t1nue the twelve-foot channel from
Quinnipiac drawbrtdge to Grand avenue
draWbrtdge. He said that the needs of
the commercial interests We're for bet
ter facilities for bringing large vessels
10 the upper part of Quinnipiac river.
At present there is an unexpended bal
ance which will form nucleus for the
FUNDS necessary for the Improvement.
Miss Bertha Niles, daughter of At
torney and MIS-. w. p. Niles, came down
from Smith college Saturday to attend
the Yale-Haryard game. She had as
her guest Miss Gertrude McKelvey, of
OHIO, and they returned to Northamp-
ton Sunday.
At the boat yard at Morris Cove a
sixty horsepower gasoline boat to cost
$500, is being built for George Scott,
of New York
Mrs. L. G. Waters, state organizer Of
the Daughters OF Liberty, states that
she expects TO organize council at
south Norwalk in January, There are
now about sixty members ready to join
the new council. There is also pros
pect of starting a new council in Mil
lord. At North Haven the proposed
new new council IS not yet ready for organ
lzation, as the number is not sufficient,
although meetings are being held. It
Is expected that the council VIII be or
ganized later, however. Mrs Waters
has been member of the order for
tWenty-four years. She says there are
$4,000 members in the United States.
In Connecticut there are about 5000
members. Perseverance circle, of Fair
Haven, has now about 2O6 members
In twelve years there have been TWEEN
ty-seVen deaths in this circle and the
sum OF $1,000 was paid to relatives of
deceased members.
Perseverance circle of Daughters of
Liberty will hold whist in its hall on
the evening of December 8. The COM
mlttee consists of Mrs. l.. c. Waters,
Mrs Hudson, Mrs. Yosburg, Mrs. Gier-
ding and Mrs. Dayton. This circle Will
initiate one member at the regular
meeting Wednesday evening.
Arrangements are completed for a
me musicale to be given for the benefit
OF Grace church in this parish house
this evening at S15 under the direc
ton of Miss Antoinette Brett. The
other artists are Miss E. Jeanette
futile, pupil of Professor Wetzel,
VINO has taken a scholarship at the Lee
land Powers school in Boston; Miss
Anita Lewis, violinist of the Yale Mu-
slcal school and Frederick S. Weld, the
We'll known baritone singer of This
city A pleasing programme has been
arranged and large attendance Is OK
pected.
The entertainment committee of Co.
lumbia castle No 9, Knights of the
Golden Eagle, has arranged series of
entertainments for this winter. and the
members desire the support of members
OF the castle by their attendance at
thes gatherings. At the next meeting
Tomorrow evening, will be given me
first of the series, to consist of a Dutch
supper and entertainment, 20 which all
members and their wives or Iet5-,
friends are requested to attend as the
committee promises novel entertain
ment. The semi-annual nomination. Of
officers will take place on December III.
They had a potato march at Strong
school yesterday. This is the usual
custom Thanksgiving week in prepara-
ton for the generous supple switch
are contributed by the school to de-
serving families to increase the Thanks
giving cheer. Last evening there were
about sixty baskets, or say twenty-five
to thirty bushels, of potatoes in the
corridor on the first floor AS the chill
dren marched by the empty baskets
each contributed number Of potatoes.
Large tubers were given and the TWEEN
ty-five or more bushels were really Sc
lected potatoes. Supplies of various
kinds VIII be brought up to Wednesday
noon, at school close, when the contrib
utions will be distributed
Yesterday workmen were busy erect
ing new telephone poles in Grand ave-
nue. near East Pearl street The new
poles are higher and will carry more
wires than those displaced,
Down at Morris Cove there will be a
meeting Of citizens this evening to take
measures looking to the formation Of
an Improvement association Now that
so many live at or near the Cove the
year round, there is the more necessity
Tor some kind of a society to look out
Tor the interests of property owners.
There are about seyenty-five who have
signed the petition for membership and
many more are expected to Join. Until
the time comes when Morris Cove be-
comes a part of the city the people arc
IN need Of an improvement association
winch Will DO great deal Cor the we'll
being Of the community.
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