The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-20
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS.
NEW MATRON FOR HOME OF
 THE FRIENDLESS.

Lenten Services at St. Francis'-SpeciaI
 Church Suppers--Death of James G.
 SkeIly-LaFge Number of Royal Ar-
 canums, Residents in Fair Haven
 order Has Now 24O,OOO-Other News
 Social and Personal.
 Mrs. Henry l.. Manville, of this city, has been installed as matron at the Home for the Friendless, Clinton ave nue and Pine street, to succeed Miss Edith Pray, who resigned last week. Miss Pray and her sister, Miss Florence Pray, who also has retired as assistant matron, have been in charge of the in- stitution for six years. It was stated by one of the directors that the period has been the most successful in the his tory of the institution.
 The rain last night made the side walks very slippery, and there were many severe falls. Some of the gutters and crosswalks were overfiowed, and it was pretty difficult getting about.
 Lenten services will be held this eve- ming at St. Francis church. The ser vices will include sermon, benediction and the Holy Rosary.
 There are to be two special church suppers this week. For tomorrow evening the Ladies' Aid society will serve supper in the social rooms of the East Pearl Street M. E. church. The menu will include escalloped oysters, cold meats, baked beans, salads rye bread and biscuit, pie, cake and tea and coffee, On Friday evening colo nial supper will be served in the chap el of the Grand Avenue Baptist church. Both these social occasions promise to be largely attended. Supper will also be served this evening at 6.S0 at the Ferry street chapel.
 It is expected that there will be a large number of boat owners 10 join the Elm Motor Boat club, a new or ganization just formed. There are a large number of motor boats owned in Fair Haven, and this is the first att tempt to form an organization of these boat owners. It is understood that the new organization will have a boathouse next season.
 Many friends were surprised to learn of the death of James G. Skelly, of 161 Clay street. which occurred at the New Haven hospital Monday. The deceased leaves a. widow and seven children. The funeral will be attended at St. Francis church this morning at o'clock.
 Twenty-Five years ago yesterday a bill to make the old Tomlinson draw bridge free bridge was reported ad- versely in the legislature. Many Fair Haven people will remember the nego- tiations which followed before the toll bridge was made free. The erection of the present iron structure was one of the biggest Improvements of the times, not only for the traffic over it, but for the better and quicker service in open through.
 Captain H. s. Nanken, who died in Fall River recently, was formerly cap tain of several Fair Haven oyster steamers. He was sixty years old and leaves a widow and six children.
 Fort Hale lodge, N. E. O. F., will give supper on the evening of Febru- ary 28. Preparations are being made to feed a large number.
 There are large number of members of the Royal Arcanum in Fair Haven, and they will be interested to know that the membership in this state Jan uary 31 was reported as 5,5SS. The to- tai membership of the order is about 240,000.
 On the afternoon of Washington birthday matinee whist will be given by the lady friends of the firemen al the engine house on East Grand ave nue. The fire engine house will bt prettily decorated for the occasion There will be a number of handsome prizes awarded.
 Two more of the cars which were solo by the Consolidated railway to thu Staten Island railroad have been ship ped from the repair shops in Grand avenue. There were ten of these cars some of the first which were purchased for the electric equipment. They art all of the single-truck type. Thest cars are too small for use now, as tn, larger type are used on most of tn, Consolidated lines.
 Mrs. Thomas Wdhittlesey has remov ed from 2O5 Grand avenue to Walling ford,
 Miss Katherine Fisk, of Fair Havei Heights, is quite ill at her home.