The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-03
FAIR HAVEN.

The death of Andrew J. Hull, one of the old and well known Fair Haven residents, occurred at his home. 19O Blatenley avenue. yesterday Mir. Hull Was in the sgd year of his age. For several years he had been in infirm health incident to old age. Mr Hull was native of Canandaigua, N. Y. He was the son of Lyman and Mrs. Betsy Blatchley Hull. His father was native of Cheshire. but later he set tied in New York state. Mr Hull was resident of Fair Haven for nearly 50 years and for a long time and until aovancing age made it necessary for him to retire from business, he was a builder His wife died about six years ago. MT, Hull leaves two children Frank E. Hull, the grocer in Grand avenue and Mrs John c. Bradley, also of Fair Haven. He was member of the East Pearl Street M. E. church many years and was also member of the board of trustees for a long time. The funeral services will be held at his late home on Saturday at p. m.
 A little son of Mir. and Mrs. Jame& Lawlor of 2l Talmage street died yes terday of croup at the age of years
 Charles O. Francis, treasurer of Home councp, No. 10, Brotherhood of Relief, called a meeting of the order yester- day, to be held on Monday, Jan. 13, at D. m., in w. c. T. U. hall, + Grand avenue. This Is the annual meeting and reports will be made by the treas urer and other officers This council has lost one member during the year, Dennis J. Sullivan. One of the mem berst has moved to the far west, ex- Police Sergeant Michael Hayes There are some five names on the waiting list to join the council. At present the membership is up to the limit of 100.
 The official board of the St. Andrews M. k. church at it's last meeting. by a unanimous vote, decided to extend a call to the pastor, Rev. William T. Pruner, to remain with the church an- other year. MT. Pruner is completing his second year, and his parishioners are anxious that the New York East conference which meets in April should assign him to St Andrews again.
 At the meeting held in the Grand Avenue Congregational church New Years night. reports were made from committees regarding the preparations and the arrangements for the evangel- cal meetings which begin next Sunday. D. W. Hatfield, chairman of the com mittee of personal workers. reported that about 90 members of the various local churches had volunteered for work at the meetings in assisting. Af- ter the meeting there was meeting oi the workers and plans were talked up George M. Sheath reported in regard to the volunteer choir of which there are now 90 .1embers. He stated that a platform had been built in the Grand Avenue Congregational church which would seat ll0 singers and that num- Der is desired. Any who wish to sing In this choir can report at the church Saturday evening at which the first rehearsal is to be held. This volunteer choir Is to be directed during the meet. ings by Mr Hillis, the evangelist sing CT. Reports were made by other con- mittees and MT. Tullar stated that the organization was about as perfect as could be. He added that the local pas tors had been at work for several weeks in perfecting the arrangements.
 Some of the 400 New Years cards held at Station A for insufficient post age have already been started for their destination. Many cards giving infor. nation that the cards were detained for postage have been sent from the station and yesterday letters began ar irving from various parts of the coun. try containing stamps to be added to make up the short postage.
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 The last time that the old Ferry street church will be used was New Years eve when leap year social wa. held there with dancing. The churcf is now being taken down and on tn, site and the large lot number of ten. ments will be built.
 A very enjoyable dance was given b! a party of Fair Haven young ladies New Years eve, in Clogstons barn Lexington avenue. Among the dancers present were the Misses Platt, Hunt ington, Harrison, Smith, Meickle, Fen ton, Standard, Manwaring and Lee and the Messrs Stevenson, Rheinhart Bante, Savage and Smith. The barr was tastefully decorated with greens laurel and draped in red and greer crepe paper.