Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-10
Fair Haven.

} Fair Haven. Willie Loonnis, at Hamilton Park Saturda. walked mile in nine minutes and fifty si seconds.
 The schooner Katie Bangor, Captain Hardy left New York on Monday for Baracoa on fruiting trip for New York parties.
 Captain Silas Ryan, of the schooner Edwin writes home from the West Indies that b male the passage out in twelve days. Tn vessel is loading with fruit for parties in Ney York, where it is expected the cargo will ar rive the latter part of this week.
 George Thompson, of Foxen, on Saturda! was prying up a log, his feet slipped and h' fell, the log coming on to him, breaking hi' leg very badly just below the knee. Dr.Sweei was called and set the broken bones back all right. The patient is improving very slowly. Mrs. Hadley soprano, Mrs. Corsa alto, MT. Hemingway tenor, Mir. Hall bass, were the quartette who sang at the funeral ceremonies of the late Ambrose Todd on Monday after noon.
 John O. Rowland was in Hartford attend ing the session of the State Council, R. S. NJ, on Monday, and the session of the State Chapter, R. A. M., yesterday, Nell Beebe fill ing the position of Mir. Rowland during his absence.
 The debate this evening at the chapel of the Second church will be the last one of the season. The question before the meeting will be, ''Is trial by jury a failure?"
 The State railroad commissioners and some of the officers of the Consolidated railroad passed through here yesterday on the Shore Line on the engine Transit, making stop at the Center street crossing also stopping where the crossing at grade was wanted on Church street also at the location that is suggested for depot on the east side.
 As the planting of Virginia oysters for the season is about done with, the boatmen are busy getting their craft and equipments in order for the summer season, repainting the sharpies, having new sails made, purchasing new masts, new lines, etc. Some use their boats exclusively for excursion parties at the summer resorts, some go down around Strat- ford and Bridgeport and catch seed and others cruise along the Sound visiting one place and another.
 The street on the heights partially opened and known as Carroll avenue, commencing at Robertson street, is to be opened this sum- mer through to Church street.
 Lewis Crockett and Hobart Linsley went with their sharpies loaded with oysters con- signed to parties in Madison yesterday. Those who lived in the upper part of the Foxen district in East Haven petitioned to the Selectmen of the town to repair the high ways in that locality. The officials took no notice of it, so the petitioners appealed to the county commissioners. These dignita- ries visited the roads in that vicinity yester- day. A dinner was served at the farm house of Frank NJ. Sperry at one o'clock. The fol- lowing was the bill of fare: | Clans longitudinal 8 Ia complainants,
 Shad 8 Ia Baldwin in uture,
 Lobster 2 Ia highway,
 Pie 8 Ia Perkins,
 Coffee Ia etitioners,
 Fruit Ia Jacobshi.
 The repast was finely gotten up and hearti- ly partaken of by the commissioners and friends assembled.
 grocery team belonging to one of the firms in the city, was standing on Center street Monday night, and while the clerk was deliver ing goods to customers the horse was scar ed and started on rapid run down Church hill over the bridge on to East Grand street, but was heroically stopped by Will Stree. in front of Kings Hotel without any damage being done,
 Only nineteen votes were boiled at the borough election on Monday The old om- cers of the last year were reelected, viz, H. H. Strong, warden; Jared Wedmore, Vim. A. Wright, John F. Hemingway, Albert Rowe, Henry R. Smith, c. s. Blown, bur gesses; Charles E. Bray, clerk; Samuel B. Hill collector; A L. Chamberlain, treasur- CT; Joseph R. Bradley, bailiff; A. L. Cham berlain, c. W. Hemingway, Martin Allen, as- sessors.
 Mr. o. w. Burnham. of North Haven, drove out in the borough yesterday fancy pair of stylish and well matched bay horses. They attracted considerable attention among those who are admirers of the noble and faithful animal.
 There are already seven oyster dredge | steamers owned, and whose dock berths are | on the east side of the river between the two bridges, with the probabilities of there being 1 three more before the summer is over. John Sloan, so long salesman for Bennett & Sloan, has resigned that position and gone in the real estate business with his father, Thomas G. Sloan.
 The East Haven stage commenced Monday to run up through South Quinnipiac street l over the Iron bridge, down South Front | street and returning by the same route, in- | stead of crossing the drawbridge as 1t has | done the past winter.