The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-20

LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
CAPTAIN M,VEY GONE TO TESTIFY
 AT LARCHMONT INQUIRY.

Says Charles Gay-Predicts That
 New Haven VIII Win Polo Game To-
 night-Church, Lodge, Social and
 Personal Notes.
 Captain George W. McVey, who left the home of his parents in James street few days ago to testify in the inves- tigation of the loss of the steamer Larchmont before the United States inspectors, is expected to be heard at @ hearing this morning at New Lon don. Captain McVey went from here to Providence and has been at his home in that city ever since. In an ad- dress which he made Sunday Captain McVey stated that Captain Frank T. Haley of the schooner Harry Knowl- { ton and his crew, made up a story to save themselves from blame for the disastetr as soon as they had seen what an awful thing had been done. He declared that John Anson, pilot of the steamer, upon whom the blame has been placed by the crew of the schoon- CT, did everything possible to save the Larchmont and that the best pilot in the land could not have cleared the Knowlton. He also denied that his boat was the first to leave the steamer.
 There have been a number of incui- ries of late concerning what the Im- provement association of the Eleventh and Twelfth ward is doing these days. Charles Gay of Ferry street, president of the association, stated yesterday that the association was by no means dead one and would be heard from again before long. As the board of aldermen is doing but little nowadays, the Im- provement association is waiting, but will have something to claim its att tention as soon as the city wheels of municipal legislation are moving again. MT. Gay says that the members of the association are interested In the mat ter of the isolation hospital and will keep tabs on this matter until 1t is fin- ally settled,
 Mrs J. H. King, who has been in poor health at her home at Fair Haven Heights for some time. is not improv- l ing and her condition causes some alarm to her family.
 About thirty friends of Joseph schap- pa called at his home in James street few evenings ago on hls twenty-frst birthday and the affair was much en- 5oyed with music and games and a col | Ia NT, GAhavN,1o Yn. ceived a birthday cake decorated with twenty one candles and other gifts.
 IA little son has arrived at the home of MT. and Mrs. William Conkling of Wolcott street
 "New Britain won't win" remarked an enthusiastic polo critic last evening | in giving his opinion of the game of New Haven-New Britain at the Quin- nlpiac rick this evening. T will admit that New Britain has better prospects of winning than Waterbury, which plays here Friday evening, but New Haven will g-s the game. New Haven ought to play good polo Wednesday evening" The attendance at the rink keeps up well, and not infrecuently there are over 1000 in the big rink.
 There was an interesting meeting al l the Chautaucua circle at the home oi MT and Mrs. H. I. Barnes, IA Ex- change street, Monday evening. The topic of study was "The Literary Lead CTS" and many questions were pro pounded on this subject. The quota tions were from Warwickshire, Eng. Hand. A paper on George Eliot was read by Mrs George R, Stevenson and Ithere was reading selection from 1 George Eliot, by Mrs. H. L Barnes The program also included a piano duet by Mrs. Charles Hillhouse and Miss E IL. Avery, After the program ganf was enjoyed by the members of the cir cle.
 Many Fair Haven people attended the symphony concert at Woolsey hal yesterday afternoon. It was the quite general opinion that it was the best of the series.
 The monthly meeting of the ladies Iauxiliary of the woman's board of mis- sions will be held in the parlors of the Grand Avenue Congregational church to-moarow at 2:3O and there will be 8 social hour at 4 o'clock.
 A fine picture and an account of the memorial window recently installed ir the Grand avenue Congregations church for the late Rev. and Mrs. Bur dett Hart. will be found in this week Congregationalist.
 MT. and Mrs. Sheldon Tolles of Cleve- land are at the home of MT. and Mrs J. H. King
 The regular meeting of East Rock lodge. F. B. L., was held last evening at A. o. U, W. Hall 25 Grand avenue
 Just twenty-five years ago Monday last Doherty's slaughter house in Mid dletown avenue and Konold's disttllery were destroyed by five and the aggre' gate loss was about $4O000 The dis tlllery was located near Ferry and Front streets and made very hot fire The Outlook club of the Grand ave nue Baptist church Is planning an in' teresting evening for Thursday, the ex' ercises to be held in the chapel. It is entitled "Journal Evening" and there will be short essays on My Favorite 1 Pastime or Hobby" book reviews, etc I