The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-06
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
 ACROSS THE RIVER.

Over in the Twelfth. ward, where it has been proposed to locate the con- tagious disease hospital and which matter of location has not yet been de- cided, the people are very anxious to have something definite regarding the disposal of this question. It is under stood that the people are for the most | part opposed to placing the matter of locating the hospital in the hands of the board of health, believing that the board of aldermen, which was elected to represent the people, should decide. The residents are anxious that the city | should make some disposition of the lot in Clinton avenue which was pur- chased for hospital. They claim that school house will be needed in that part of the city very soon, and the city might do well to turn this lot over to 1 the board of education for the latter to build a school house there when the | right time for the same should arrive. The death of Simeon T. Jonas of 26 | Woolsey street occurred yesterday after long illness from a complication of 1 ailments. The deceased was Q brass moulder. His death occurred at Grace | hospital where he had been under treat | ment for about six weeks. He leaves a son, William Jonas, and a married daughter, His wife died about two years ago. He was a member of the East Pearl street M. E. church and of Adelphi lodge, F. and A. M. There win | be services at his late home this even 1 ing at o'clock. Rev. E. c. Tullar will officiate and the Masonic service will also be performed by a delegation from Adelphi lodge The burial will be in | Milford tomorrow.
 The East Pearl street Chautauqua circle held an interesting and profit 1 able meeting at the home of MT. and Mrs. George R. Stevenson in East Pearl street Monday evening The study was a reading journey through England, and \ the quotations were from Longfellow. IA game was played after the literary program, and all enjoyed the meeting very much At the next meeting the members will convene at the home of MT. and Mrs Henry I. Barnes "A Ex- change street, and the study will be of the leaders of England and the quota tions will be about Warwickshire, Eng | land
 | News was received here yesterday af the severe illness of Paul Buckingham of Springfield, who is very i'll with ap- pendicitis. MT. Buckingham is rela- tive of the Buckingham family in East | Pearl street and is a nephew of the late Frederick Buckingham.
 , The steamer Henry C. Rowe sailed yesterday for Narragansett bay after discharging a cargo of 4,000 bushels of l oysters for H. C. Rowe & Co. She is expected back with another cargo in | less than a week The steamer H. c. Rowe & Co. belonging to the same firm | is expected tomorrow from Narragan- sett bay with oysters. This boat loads l $500 bushels of yosters.
 l Lancraft Bros has the steamer Brown under charter and the boat has been waiting for suitable weather to unload 2,20O bushels of oyster plants upon their | beds In Narragansett bay. For over two weeks the boat has been waiting in the bay to discharge, but the ice has prevented 1t. It is expected that with | the milder weather the steamer will discharge the oysters this week This steamer has freighted ten oargoes of | oysters for this firm this season. | Dr. H. J. Stevens of Grand avenue, who has been very ill., is reported as gaining considerably during the last two days,
 Supper will be served in the parlors of the East Pearl street M E. church by the ladies aid society tomorrow evening.
 The annual meeting of the woman's missionary society will be held with Mrs Frederick williams of Lloyd street | this afternoon,
 The D. of l.. will hold a whist at A. o. U. w. hall, 25 Grand avenue, this afternoon at 2:SO o'clock and allsinter- ested are invited.
 A arge party from Fair Haven had an enjoyable sleigh ride to Northford l Monday and had dance in the town hall James Tompkins and Miss Esther l supper was served.
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 Frederic Fischer of Grand avenue, one of the vice presidents of the Con- necticut Barbers' association, went to 1 Hartford yesterday to oppose the re- peal of the barbers' license act.
 IA song recital will be given at the Grand avenue Congregational church this evening under the direction of H. D. woodstock. Grant Austin, sopano, and Everett Machlachian, mezzo-sopra- no, will be assisted by George l. Tomp- kins, and Mr. Woodstock will give a short organ recital previous to the pro- gram.
 Captain Isaac Potter of Talmadge street is critically i'll with heart trouble.
 Congregations are being received by MT and Mrs Charles Henderson of Welcome street over the arrival of a twelve and half pound boy.
 East Rock council, F. B. L., met last evening.
 An anniversary party was given by
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Smith of Atwater street Monday evening when a party of
 twenty called. During the evening
 there were a number of games music and recitations and fine supper was served.
 One of the most interesting lectures
 of the present course at Library hall,
 Branford will be that last evening
 by Dr. Robert Locke on "Two Cities
 of Central Asia-Bohkara and Samar-
 cand." The lecture will be elaborately