Morning journal and courier., 1882-08-11
aouruaI aIlo Courier.
Friday Morning, August IL. 1882.


Fair haven.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucus Rowe, who have been |
ummering for the past five weeks at Sara |
oga returned home from their trip on Mon
lay last
The Montowese Baptist society went |
through here yesterday on their annual pic
nic which took place at East Haven river
They returned on their way home just before
dusk. The proprietor of this famous sea-
shore resort, the genial Den Mansfield, spared
no pains to make it agreeable and pleasant
for the visitors.
Deacon Wyllis Hemingway, who has been
on summer tour to Saratoga, Lake George
and Lake Champlain, arrived home on We'd
nesday evening, Mr.. Ii. left his wife at
Ticonderoga, where she will tarry for few
days On that morning he crossed Lake
Champlain by boat, coming the rest of the
way by cars, reaching home at o'clock p
M, distance of about three hundred miles,
which is pretty fast travelling inside of twelve
hours.
Mr.. Wells j. Bray, of Eufaula, Ala, ar
rived on Wednesday evening and will tarry
among his relatives and friends for short
time. This is the first visit he has made to
his native place in six years. Mr.. Bray was
for several years the Mayor of his city and is
to-day one of the most popular citizens OF
Eufaula among all classes. His many friends
and former companions are pleased to vel
come him back again once more on his native
| heath.
The clipper yacht Happy Thought, owned
| by George Graves, on her cruise up the
| Sound last week, fell in with severa
yachting parties, and with each party he met
| he tested the sailing qualities of his craft
coming out victorious in every contest. Mr.
Graves and his crew felt quite proud of thei,
| craft and are confident they can outsail any
| boat of her size in this vicinity.
| Mr.. L. Sweetland and two sons, of Spring
| field, Mass, visited with Mrs. J. J. Dayton
on South Quinnipiac street on Wednesday
and Thursday. The travellers on thei
way on trip to New York and Philadelphia
| Mrs. Edward Holiday, who had been o,
| the iremen's excursion on Tuesday, in com
! ing off the boat caught her foot under ths
/ gang. plank, and before she could extricate i
| the foot was considerably bruised. After
| ward it became much infamed, but the pa
| tient is now rapidly improving.
| The south sidewalk of the iron bridg
caught fire yesterday from lighted cigs
| that was dropped by some unthinking per
son. It was discovered on fire and few
| pals of water prevented further mischief
| A countryman who had been to the cit,
| with a load of produce yesterday with
| double team had considerable trouble will
| his wagon. First the tire of one of tn
| wheels came Off This, with the help o
others, he put on all right and started off
He had not gone far before the tire to anoth
| er wheel Dame off. After some tribulatiol
he fixed the wheel and tinkered the othe
| wheels somewhat and started for home.
| The schooner yacht Belle, Capt. Aver.
| commanding, sailed on Wednesday mornin
/ for Stonington with twenty-five passenger
aboard. The party were mostly from tn
Foxen district, Gust over the line of the an
| mex, and are descendants of thePalmer fan
lily, who are holding a family reunion 70
| three days in Stonington. They went we
| prepared for a good social time and bound t
make their trip a pleasant one. The Foxe
drum corps accompanied the excursionists
so there will be plenty of good music t
make things lively.
ly master, arrived in New York on Wednes
day from st. Augustine, Fla, with cargo c
lumber consigned to New York parties Th
| captain, his wife, and Mr.. and Mrs. H. Crav
ford, who were guests of the captain on til
trip, returned from New York by steambof
! Wednesday evening, all in the best of healt
and much pleased with the cruise.
A horse attached to a light wagon while o
North Quinnipiac street yesterday afternoo
was frightened and start on rapid ru1
giving things serious look for short time
Fortunately, however the horse was stoppe
near the Qu1nnipiac house without doing an
damage except the breaking of the harness
which was soon repaired.
| - Some twenty. five of the citizens on tt
| west side took in the Clan ma Gael associ
ton excursion yesterday on the iron steams
Sirius.