Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1881-01-26

| good the number of feet he was short, and
in justice he came to the town to ask that
| they should remunerate him.
The trustees, who are Harmanus NJ.
WEIGH and Gardner Morse, stated to the
Board that when they sold the land to Mr..
wall was the boundary line, but 1t appeared
that it. was an encroachment. While they
| thought that the Selectmen were not legally
liable, yet morally and in Justice they might
| consider Mr.. Armstrong; claim,
| The matter was referred to Selectmen Rey-
| nolds and Feldman to inquire and report.
b. Noyes appeared before the Board in re-
| gard to the draining of the Beaver Ponds.
| He presented draft of a law to be present
ed to the Legislature, which he said would
give the Board full power to go forward and
| take lands if necessary, and would place the
whole matter in their hands to do as they
thought best. He said that there were many
parties in that vicinity who had expressed
their willingness to be taxed in order that the
! swamps and land may be drained. He
thought in the act he had proposed there was
ample power given to the Board, yet at the
same time they could use their own Judgment
in the matter as to how far they should go,
should the Legislature i've them power.
After Mr.. Noyes returned the members of
the Board expressed opin ions in regard to
the matter.
Selectman. Foote said he thought it was
time something was done in regard to these
swamps.
SeIectman Hart said that if a petition was
to be sent to the Legislature it should be
done very soon, as the time for receiving new
business by that body was limited.
Town Agent Reynolds thought it best to
secure the necessary legislation, so that they
could act if they saw fit. There would be
nothing compulsory in the matter if the act
should be passed.
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of three was appointed to petition the Legis-
lature for an act giving the Selectmen power
to drain the ponds. Selectman Andrew,
Hart and Reynolds were appointed on the
committee.
Applications. for licenses were made by
Bernard Sheridan, 1888 Grand, and William
B. Killoy, 355 East Grand. Sheridan was
objected to by the s. P. G. His application
was laid over Until next meeting. Killoy
was recommended.
The following were appointed special con-
stables for Westville: Warren Sturgiss, Will
liam Fl. Farnham, Edward Hitchcock, Alex
ander Sinclair, William Mercer, George
Mansfield, Albert Downes, George Lansing,
Edward Baldwin. Adjourned.
The Divorce Question.
The New England divorce reform league
was organized in Boston, Monday, by few
clergymen. Rev. DR.. l.. w. Bacon explained
what had been done by the Connecticut soci-
ETY. for the same purpose, and said that
though the work was chiefly preliminary, the
best clergymen of all denominations and the
best jurists were engaged in 1t. 1t was stated
that in each of the six New England States
some progress had been made in the direction
of reform in the existing laws and educa-
ton of public sentiment, and that central
organization would secure CO operation among
all those interested in the subject and save
pense. Three corporators were appointed
from each State those for Connecticut being
ex-President Woolsey of Yale, Professor W.
G. Robinson and Rev. L. w. Bacon. The
other names proposed were all such as to
command confidence and assure society that
shall command respect for its composition
and its purposes alike.
Fair Haven East.
Next to the annexation question, the live
lest interest in this lively borough is mani
tested in sliding down hill. The boys and
girls have had perfect carnival of coasting,
an amusement for which the long slopes from
the crest of the Heights to the river bank
afford every opportunity desirable. Nor is
the fun all limited to the youngsters. Re-
SPCS0 AL oASAApJ 0A1A gay Aoiilo lCoeAeiIo uo
from telling of one double-ripper whose ag-
gregate load was thousand pounds, and con-
corning whose safe descent to the foot of the
hill serious fears were entertained; but, call
is well that ends well,' and so it was here.
The matter of steering sleds of all sorts
and sizes requires much judgment and skill.
Some of the larger double-rippers are rugged
with bells and headlights for night work,
and when numbers of them are on the hill at
once the effect of the swiftly-fying lamps
darting through the darkness is very striking
still more SO in case of collision
Few accidents have happened here thus
far, and none of those that have occurred are
of serious nature. One little boy ran off
the bank near Mr.. J. B. Huntley's, Just as
the Shore Line train was coming along, but
he had the presence of mind to lie still where
he fell till the cars had gone by, and so es-
capped unframed. In several other instances
equally narrow escapes might, by slight
change of circumstances, have furnished sad
paragraphs for the reporters. Considering
the dangerous nature of the sport, and the
recklessness of the coasters, it is a wonder
more are not MANNED or killed outright.
The ice ponds continue to be busy places,
and besides the large quantities stored in the
ice houses In the vicinity, much has also been
carted away, the firm of Sperry i Barnes
alone taking from Hemingway's pond 5000
tons at cost of y cents a ton.
The prolonged cold weather begins to tell
on the oyster trade quite seriously, as the
supply is getting exhausted that had been
laid down near the shops before the river
was frozen over but, as we observe by your
paper the bivalves are coming in, and an eff
fort will be made to force an entrance for six
ship loads lying in the harbor by breaking a
passage through the ice.
The attendance of the young mems asso-
citation of the Second church Monday night
was larger than at any previous meeting, and
it was decided to have debate next Monday
night, which, together with reading and sing
ing, it is hoped will bring out still larger
number of the young men, There is GER
tainly field in the borough for such socie-
ty, and those who enjoy its benefits will no
douht find II varv rlaaSapt and 1,ro6tahJa