The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-11
FAIR HAVEN NOTES.

The special election held in the borough yesterday, was not productive of a very large number of ballots be- ing cast. There was only one ticket in the field and John H. Thompson, Hen ry' T. Hull, Charles H. Stanton and Hobart C. Howard, were elected bur- gesses, to fill the vacancies caused by She decllnatton of the four who were elected at the regular election. There were just 147 ballots cast and it did not seem much like the usual borough elections. It did not take very long to count the tickets.
 Now that the borough district is on a working basis again, the people in the district are hoping that matters will run along without any more trouble for another year. Harry Leigh was asked last night if he thought that the board would be able to secure the regular sprinkllng of Quinnipiac avenue He replied that 1t was too late to do anything in the legislature in regard to sprinkllng the borough streets, but it was intended to keep at the matter and see if the railroad com pany would not help out. He added that the board was going to try and pay off the last $1,O0O of the borough debt The sum of $1,OOo was paid last year.
 In regard to the borough running be- hind $500 last year. as has been re- ported, it was stated last evening by one of the taxpayers that that was not so The $500 Indebtedness was just about the usual amount for current
 bills, which, while due, would be taken up in the usual way This man said
 that the mistake was in not reporting
 these bills at the borough meeting as bills payable.
 The last meeting of the Mems club of the Grand avenue Congregational
 church was held last evening in the , church parlor and was presided over
 by the President, T. s. Coleman The committee on program had prepared a fine treat, which included musical selections which were much apprecia-
 ted. There was a vocal solo by Miss Beatrice w. Bissell, piano solo by Or
 ton A. Rose, violin solo by Irving
 Hurlburt, vocal solo, Loring Burwell and selections by the Alpha quartet.
 Dr. Sheath gave an interesting address on "A Coaching Trip Through the Heart of England" Dr. Sheath deliver
 cd this address several weeks ago and it was received with so much favor
 that he was requested to repeat 1t.
 The funeral of Francis Scott was att
 tended yesterday morning at his late
 home, 9S Clinton avenue and later at
 St. Francis church, where Rev. Father
 Baker was celebrant of the solemn
 mass of requiem. The bearers were
 Michael Flannery, Patrick O'Brien, James Delehanty and Patrick Scott. : Interment was in St. Bernards ceme-
 tery.
 surprise party was rendered Miss Pauline Cain at her home, 135 Lom- bard. street, last evening, the occasion being her twenty-first birthday Miss Cain Is the daughter of the well known letter carrier, Maurice Cain, and the gift of her father and mother was a
 handsome gold watch and chain. There
 ob- x.,Ao and they brought nrmner of hand some gifts for their friend There was whist and other games, after which an elaborate supper was served. The happy company broke up at late
 hour, all wishing Miss Cain many hap py returns of her natal day.
 Fifteen children were baptized by Rev. R. E. Brown at Pilgrim church Sunday morning. In the afternoon
 there was held the usual Children's
 day exercises, with an interesting pro-
 gram by the Sunday school.
 A boy named Milando, six years age
 and residing at the corner of Lloyd and , Mill streets, fell out of tree near his
 home Sunday and fractured his ankle. He was attended by Dr. Budd
 Mrs William L. Brooks of Front street, is very i'll.
 Members of Perseverance council, No,
 33, Daughters of Liberty, went to Wa terbury last evening and visited the
 council in that city. Several oandi- } dates also went up and were inflated into the order. with the Waterbury 5 class. The whist held by this council ] last week was very successful, large ] humber taking part, Six prizes were t awarded. One of the leading members ) of the council stated last evening that 2 the people in this part of the city were 1 waking up to the realization that this - order was one of the best patriotic or ? 1 ganizations in the United States; 1t had . nearly S0,O00 members and was stead l fly increasing in numbers and useful
 ness.
 p Saturday night the members of the f Bible class in the Pilgrim church Sun ? day schools of which Rev. R. E | Brown is teacher, returned from a two D i days camping trip near Foxon river , | Fourteen boys went along with the , pastor, transportation being furnished
 in W. E. Granniss' big wagon. The lads had a splendid time and returned with z pleasant experiences to relate of theii : short camp life. Mr. Brown cooked al
 the meals and proved fine caterer.
 Contractor Thomas r. Maher begar ] work yesterday on the new sewer which is to be built in Rowe street, be, tween Lombard and Pine streets. Ladies' Auxiliary, No. l, A. F. D. will hold a class initiation at Fire.