The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-08
FAIR HAVEN NOTES.

the 7O's, Miss Riley was well known
here and was member Of the Grand
avenue Congregational church She
was killed by train in the California
and Northwestern railroad tunnel near
San Rafael. Miss Riley, who was sew
onty-two, was educated as a trained
nurse at the New Haven hospital and
located in San Francisco in 1879, and
was for long time one of the best
known trained nurses in that city.
Some time ago her health failed, and
she gave up nursing to conduct a
boarding house in Oakland. The ven
ture was unsuccessful and she auction
ed off her furniture, but the sale
brought little. Miss Riley was very de-
spcndent when she arrived in San RAJ
fael She went 10 Dr. Powers home,
where she was accustomed to visit. The
funeral services were held at st. Raul's
Episcopa, church in San Rafael.
Communion services were held in
several of the churches yesterday
morning. At the Grand avenue Con-
gregational church the pastor, Rev. DR..
Sreath, received into membership with
the church three by letter, Mr. and Mrs.
John w. Kessell and Raymond ]. Doty.
At the East Pearl street NJ. e. church
four were received by letter, two on
probation and one child was baptized.
A picnic of the East Pearl street M.
e. church wiz be held at Double
Beach Saturday, July q. Some inter-
estng games are being arranged by the
committee. There will be races Of vari-
Gus kinds and a game Of baseball,
team from the married men, captalned
by Frank Chapman, to play the single
men, captained by G. H. Stevenson.
Hugh Mcdonald will umpire.
The annual picnic Of the Sunday
school of the Grand avenue Congrega-
ticnal church will be held at Light
house Point next Thursday
"a four page paper, which II Is expect
ed will be issued monthly, has just
been got out by Rev. Charles 6. Smith
and contains news of the Grand ave
nue. Baptist church, and its services.
One page contains form of service
for. the shut-ins.
The fine weather yesterday was
greatly appreciated by ALL 1t was con-
ducive to heavy travel on the trolleys
and many from this section went to
the shore in the afternoon. Many extra
cars were run and the cars in the aft
ernoon and evening were crowded.
| George Sheath preached yesterday in
| the Congregational church in East San
| gerville, Me, near Bangor, and will
preach through vacation
| Mns Marie LAugur of Grand avenue,
accompanied by Mrs, e. 8. Osborn Of
this city, go to Newport, VT, August
l. and later in the month will go to
j Quebec. Mrs. Augur's niece, Miss
Grace E. Hofacker, leaves August for
Litchfeld. She is one Of ten young la
dies who will be entertained by Mrs.
T. w. Bryant at The Bungalow.
1t is quite probable that at the public
hearing which the city paving commits
sion will give this month aht some of
! the Fair Haven people will be heard in
regard to the demand for paving over
here, although none of the Fair Haven
! streets are mentioned in the list of
( streets on which there is to be q hear
/ ing. The people In this section think
that they have been overlooked, as
there are a number of streets which
need paving and several streets where
the macadam roadway is in very great
need Of repairs.
There was no evening service at the
Grand avenue Congregational church
last evening, the evening service to
be omitted in July and August
The plant Of the National Folding
Box & Paper Co., which was shut down
Wednesday afternoon, will resume
work this morning,
w. H. Russell, who has removed to
New Britain, has resigned as treas
urer of Fort Hale lodge, n E. o. P.
Miss Kate futile left Saturday for
Storrs, where she is to take course
in the Connecticut Agricultural college,
She will take a course Of instruction in
nature study.
w. T. Haskell and brother, Sherman
Haskell of East Haven, have returned
from a yachting cruise to New London
and along the east shore.
The annual assembly Of the Connec-
ticut Chautauqua association of which
Rev e. C. Tullar is treasurer, will be
held at the Plainville camp ground July
1924. Mr.. Tullar will give an illustrat.
ed lecture on 1.-The Diamond Fields Of
Dixie" on the evening of July Ii, and
another illustrated lecture on July %
Mrs. Nettie Pember, who has visited
Mrs. w. H. Turner Of East Haven, has
returned to her home in Randolph, VT
Miss Grace Collect of Exchange
street, nurse at Grace hospital, is
enjoying two weeks vacation.
The death is announced of Charles
H. Gay of Newtown, whose widow was
Miss Martha Linsley, daughter of Mrs
4 Sarah and sister to Miss Nellie G
Linsley of II Wolcott street. Mr.. Cay
funeral will be held in Trinity church
Newtown, this afternoon.
Mrs. Henry Poronto of Woolsey, Il
entertaining her sister and also he
nephew and wife, all Of Rutland, VI.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Maley of q Ha
ven street, celebrated the first ami
versary of their marriage Friday even
ing.
At st. Francis church Saturday at 1
4 a. m. occurred the marriage of Mis-
8 Eileen Pfeiffer and John H. Myers
The bride is daughter of Mr.. an,
Mrs. George Pfeiffer of lis Lloyd street
Rev. D. ]. Baker officiated at the cere
rann,- Tho hrideera q ID was Miss Mar