Morning journal and courier., 1882-06-07
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Fair Haven.
 MT. Charles Blair, of Ansonia, eldest son of Mir. R. B. Blair, the tailor, is visiting here for short time,
 Quinnipiac Hose company No, l was out Monday evening and made short practice run. The time made was pretty good and one that the boys need not be ashamed of
 John Elmer opened his ice cream rooms last week and Cyrus Beach, who makes the celebrated ice cream known as "Aunt Rhoda's," opened his parlor on Monday even ing.
 MT. William H. Huntley is canvassing on the east side the last few days for the new city directory.
 The Blatchleys bought all the soil that Superintendent Sanford was taking from the highway on Farren avenue.
 Considerable petty thieving is going on in the borough. Tax Collector s. B. Hill had seven dollars taken from his house last Mon- day.
 Capt. William A. Wright and Victor Wright were sworn in as special constables at the meeting of the borough officers Monday ! night.
 The Cove House at South Haven is offered for sale very reasonable It is hoped that some live and stirring parties will purchase ! it, for with proper management and good | landlord it would be one of the best and ' most prosperous summer resorts on the ! shore.
 ! The demand for oyster grounds in the ! Sound still continues. Some of our Fair Haven men have applied for several acres as far east as the Connecticut river. l G. J. Fitzgerald, recently of the firm of Fitzgerald & Allen, harness makers, East side is conduct or on the Fair Haven and l Westville horse cars.
 Horseback riding is very popular among the young people. Some dozen or more horses have been purchased recently exclu- I sively.
 ! Mrs. Captain Hezekiah Futile, of Bati- more, arrived here last evening. She will spend the summer at her former residence on | North Quinnipiac street with her son Heze- kiah Futile, jr.
 ! The blackfshing season down around the new breakwater has commenced. One party yesterday caught over a dozen, and some of them were pretty good size. ! Another happy couple-Mr and Mrs. Will liam Allen-yesterday morning-a girl baby. The entertainment last evening at the chap el of the Second church was fully attended and all had pleasant and enjoyable occasion. 1 The broom drill of the Annex Guards, com posed of young ladies, at o'clock, was fine ' I1v .oIo IU,St1 promptness and precision. After which strawberries and cream was served in abund l ance. A nice little sum was realized for the society by the evenings pleasure. The mem ! bers of the Annex Guard Emma Ellen berger, captain, Hattie Deming Lottie Hunt ley, Ella Eddy, Fannie Mallory, Mamie Rice, Etta Kingsbury, Lulu Hemingway, Ada Dodge.
 Mir. Herbert Barnes, who has been indis- posed for the past few weeks started last week on 8 tour to Albany, Saratoga and vi cinity, by advice of his physician. It is ! hoped by the many friends of MT. Barnes that this trip will benefit him and that he ! will return to his home in short time hay ing entirely recovered his good health once more.
 Those living in the vicinity of the Shore Line railroad bridge since Monday, when the new time table went into effect, seem to ! think between three and nine o'clock in the afternoon and evening that there was a train of cars crossing all the while, there being no less than ten trains between those hours that pass over the bridge Pretty lively work for a single track road, they call it here. The annual borough meeting was held on Monday evening at the engine house, War den H. H. Strong in the chair, c. E. Bray ! clerk. The report of the treasurer was read and accepted. A tax of one mill and a half was laid on the borough to meet the expenses of the oom1ng year. During the last year a l note of six hundred dollars held against the borough was paid
 The annual report of Treasurer A. L. ] Chamberlain, of the borough of Fair Haven East was read at the adjourned meeting Monday evening. The receipts for the year were $1 ,993 43. Of this amount all but $41 94 was expended. The principal amounts were: For lamp lighting, $513.55; principal on note, l $650; miscellaneous expenditures, $178.75 road expenses, $121, 30 kerosene oil, $ 40. 21; New Haven Water company, $125. The borough's assets are: Engine house lot. $l,6OO engine house. $500; fire engine, $500 hose and carriage, $500 due collec- tors, $2oo Total, $3 300. After deducting liability in the shape of note of $1, 200 the net assets are $2, 100. During the year the borough indebtedness has been reduced $65O. The burgesses appointed their com mittees for the ensuing year and laid a one and one half mill tax
 The fine crayon portraits of prominent men on exhibition at Whittelsey's china store, by MT. Rand, the Philadelphia artist, attract much attention. They are very no ticeable collection. Mr. Rand is taking numerous additional orders.
 Edward Engel, Al and 443 State street, publishes an advertis ment in another column | headed, 'Of Interest to All Wishing Bar | gains,' in which he states that he can sell Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry and lots of other goods" at 25 and 50 per cent. less than other reputable dealers can, from the fact that he buys in job lots for cash.