The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-28
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
Exercises at Strong SchooI-Carpet Bowing-Union Tha
 giving SerMCe-MontoWese Church ExerCises-Notes.
(special Journal apd Courier Newg servloe.l

It was busy day at Strong school yesterday, even if school didn't keep but half day. Interesting exercises were held in room 1s, for the pupils of grade 8. according to the program al- ready published in the Journal and Courier. There was also a penny march to collect funds for buying chickens and to start shoe fund as al- ready stated. This march yielded the gum of about $175o. As the pupils marched by the baskets where the coin was to be deposited, a march was played on the piano. Then began the distribution of the supplies about the neighborhood among families where the provisions will do great deal or good and make a joyous Thanksglvlng day Besides a number of chickens which were purchased with money do- mated, there was also twenty-five push- els of potatoes, fifteen bushels apples and about two and half tons of coal. Several wagons were used and the boys entered into the spirit of the af- fair with enthusiasm. The schools or the Strong district closed at noon until Monday morning.
 The carpet bowling team of Live oaK council this evening will have a game at their hall, 25 Grand avenue, with the team from Davenport council, Roy al Arcanum. This is transferred game, as 1t was the regular night for playing Hillhouse council. The game will come off right after the council meeting and will be called at about 3 o'clock. Davenport council has al strong team and the Live Oak team will have to do their best to come out ahead.
 The pinochle game played at the en- zine house in East Grand avenue Tues day evening was very interesting, there being eight tables of players. The first prize, a pair of kid gloves, was won by Hobart Howard and the sec- ond prize went to Sherman Russell, necktie. The regular meeting of the Ouinnipiac Hose company under whose auspices the game was held, was post poned one week.
 The Union Thanksgiving services will be held at Pilgrim church at 1O;90 a. m. The services will be as follows; Doxology, congregation; hymns by the choir; reading of scripture, Rev. E. C. Tullar: reading of the Thanksgiving proclamations; sermonJ Rev, Robert E. Brown; benediction, Rev. Isaiah w. Sheath. Rev. George A. Alcott will preside. There will also be services at Grace P. E. church at 9:5O with ser mon by Rev. George A. Alcott.
 At the meeting of Columbia Castle, K e. E., held at its hall, 25 Grand avenue, Tuesday evening, the principal business was nomination of officers The election for the ensuing term will be held in two weeks. Nominations were as follows: Noble chief Charles Crook; vice chief, three candidates; sir herald, Walter Button clerk of the ex- chequer Miles J. Barnes; keeper of the exchequer, John F. Thompson; trus- tee, Frank M. Crawford; representa- tive to the grand castle, Edgar Hurl-
 burt; venerable hermit, J. E. Losty. Arthur D. Barnes and family ot
 Philadelphia are visiting over Thanks
 giving with Mir Barnas' parents, MT
 and Mrs. Herbert Barnes, of Quinni
 piac avenue.
 Foundations have been started ii Quinnipiac avenue, just north of Eas Grand avenue, for new building, tt contain store and @ tenement. The grocers and market men were busy yesterday meeting the demand for goods for the Thanksgiving trade A goodly stock of turkeys and chickens were sold and the birds were In very good condition.
 For this evening quite a number of private parties and entertainments art planned in this part of the city. Twenty-Five years ago a big fair ] under the auspices of the parish of St 2 Francis church, was in progress. Tn, 2 fair was held at Central hall from No. 2 vember IS to 2S.
 It was pretty lively at the oyste
 shipping houses yesterday and a lot o
 orders were shipped to various parts o
 New England.
 There will be Thanksgiving services
 this morning at 10 o'clock in the chape ] of the East Haven Congregations
 church and the sermon will be give
 by Rev. D. J. Clark
 The services in connection with tn
 rededication ,of the Union Baptis
 church in Montowese, which bega