The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-09
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
LARGE GATHERING AT FIRST CHURCH NEXT WEDNESDAY,.

Death of Mrs. AdeIine c. Ellsworth
 Funeral of Andrew c. Pratt-Out-
 look Club of Baptist Church--Mr.
 Tullar's Sunday Sermons-GoOd Sue
 cess of Fund Raising for Catholic
 HOspitaI-Other Notes.
 There will be large gathering next Wednesday evening at the Grand ave- nue Congregational church at the la dies night entertainment and reception given by the mems club of the church, The committee is to extend invitations to the people of all the Fair Haven churches to attend. This is the first ladies night planned by this club and ir is intended to give an excellent en- tertainment. Prof. Wetzell of Yale uni versity will be present and will give a lecture recital from James Whitcomb Reilly's poems. There will be good music and an evening of fine entertain ment is assured. All of the meetings of the mems club this winter have been interesting and well attended
 The death of Mrs. Adeline c. Els worth took place at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jessie Doer, 80 Ex- change street, yesterday from heart failure. She had been troubled with heart failure for some time, but her death was rather sudden, her last ill., ness having been only a few days She had resided here with her daughter for several years. She also leaves a son Mrs Ellsworth was a native of Avon The funeral will take place Sunday at 2 D. m. at the undertaking rooms of H. w. Crawford in Grand avenue, and the burial will be in the East Haven cemetery.
 Services were held yesterday after noon in the Memorial chapel of Fai1 Haven cemetery for the late Andrew C. Pratt of 1910 Chapel street, Rev. MT Scoville of Trinity church officiating IA delegation from the New Haven comnlandery Knights Templars, ot which he was a member, performed the ritual of that order. and members ot the commandery acted as bearers
 The funeral of Chauncey J. Lines formerly of Fair Haven. was attended from his late residence in Mather street in Whitneyville yesterday afternoon Rev. E. c. Tullar of the East Pearl street M. F. church. officiating. There was d large number of beautiful floral offerings. The bur'al was in the Fair Haven cemetetry
 The Outlook club of the Grand ave- nue Baptist church held one of its larg- est meetings since it was organized Thursday evening the chapel being crowded with members and their guests. IA party of thirty from the Inn manuel Baptis tchurch was present, and members of that church furnished the entertainment. The president of the club, Rev. Charles G. Smith, presided in his usual excellent manner. The ad- dress of the evening was by Rev. Dr. Powell on John Brown" and was ar interesting and vivid portrayal of the fife of this martyr to the cause of lib erty. Soprano selections by Mrs Tay- Tor and recftations by Mrs. Whitby were admirably given and evoking most hearty applause. After the entertain ment several short speeches were made bv the visitors and by members of the club and vote of thanks to the enter +ainers was heartily given Later there was a social hour and light refresh rnents were served.
 Rev F. c Tullar will preach morn ing and evening at the East Pear street M. F. church tomorrow and the morning anthems will be T am Alphe and Omega" by Stainer and 'The Sur Shall Be No More by Woodward. Ey ening anthems. "They That Trust fl the Lord" by Frey and T Could Not DO Without Thee" by Bracket
 Rev. Charles G. Smith will preact at the Grand avenue Baptist church tomorrow morning and evening. Al the 1O:3O a. m. service his subject will be "The Pathway of Joy and in tht evening he will deliver the second in z series of special discourses preceding Easter and the topic will be "Jesu' Denied"
 Thursday evening the members of tht new music committee of the Grand ave nue CongregationaS church listened tC several candidates for positions In tht choir.
 The committee appointed last Sunday in the parish of St, Francis church tt canvas for funds in aid of the new Catholic hospital report having very good success, although they have only been a short time making a canvass i It Is proposed to make thorough can yass for this worthy object, which il looked upon with general favor.
 It is quite generally believed among the local oystermen that the bill pro posing the sale of the native oyste, grounds in the sound, will not become a law. If it should be adopted it would cut off from a valuable fishery many of, the smaller oystermen here, wht have followed this fishery in the fall fo many years. These local fishermen have caught many thousand bushels O seed oysters, and most of them havt been marketed at a good price. For thu most part these oysters have been solt to planters at ports in the vicinity O New York. They are planted and thel mature for marketing.
 There are in the local railroad shop many trolley cars receiving repairs, anC the company has none too many car, now at it's disposal. These cars for tn most art were damaged by the burn ing out of motors durin gthe recen thaw, which always proves rather dis