Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-08-04

A fire board which stopped up one of the
fireplaces in the chimney at the residence of
Mrs. Bario on Hill street accidentally caugh {
fire on Wednesday, and was burning quite
briskly when discovered. A few pals of wa
ter and lively work put stop to any further
damage. The same day the railroad ties just
of of Center street in the rear of st. James
church caught fire in some way unknown.
Passers by and the neighbors rallied and put
out the fire, which had started quite sharp.
People living in Branford, East Haven GEN.
ter, and those who want to go to the east
shore for pleasure or business, complain con-
siderably about the draw on the Quinnipiac
bridge being open SO much. Those who live
up near the Grand street iron bridge like it
pretty we'll and wish the draw was open all
the time as it is so much livelier, there being
double the passing.
Mr. and Mrs. o. A. Rose, who live on
South Quinnipiac street, have large night
blooming cereus plant, on which Monday
night there was one blossom, and on Tuesday
night twelve blossoms, and two on Wednes-
day evening. On Tuesday evening there W as
a large number of callers, and all pronounced
| it lovely sight. That evening was also the
fifteenth anniversary of ME- and Mrs. r. IS
| welded life, and many were the hearty con-
gratufa ions and good wishes for their future
prosperity extended to them.
Mr. Dwight E. Hemingway of Clyde, N.
| Y, Mr.. William D. Hemingway of POGO
moke CITY. Va Mr. Charles Chase of Balti-
| ingway & Co., oyster and fruit packsrs,) ar
| rived on Wednesday. They will make a
| short stay here. Mr.. Chase's daughter Effie
| and son Ernest accompanied him on this
trip.
Capt Horace Lanfair, of the firm of H.
s. Lanfair g. Co., Baltimore, Md, arrived
yesterday morning for short visit among
his friends.
Capt. Hezekiah futile went to Baltimore,
| Md, yesterday a short business trip.
The oyster dredge steamer n. A. Stevens
| took small pleasure party on Wednesday
afternoon down the Sound for sail.
Capt j. r. Bradley caught large lobster
yesterday while dredging for oysters on their
| grounds near where the new breakwater is
progressing.
Mr.. and Mrs George A. Bradley reached
Saratoga on Tuesday evening well pleased
and loud in their pl raises of the beautiful trip
| up the Canal railroad, through the Roosac
| Tunnel and the beautiful scenery en- route.
Mr.. Jesse Bradley, the engineer of the
| little oyster steamer III. A. Stevens, and his
son S. J. Bradley, of North Guilford, have
gone On a short trip to Maryland and Della
ware, where they have relatives and aoquaint-
| ances.
Some of the families on North Front street
nave formed an ASSOCIATION called the four
BIS. They held their first annual picnic at
| Savin Rock yesterday, and ivelier or jol-
| lier party has not been gathered together this
season. The spread at the grove was very
fine and heartily partaken of. There were
! some invited guests present who enjoyed the
| occasion "muchly." The society went down
| and back in H. Thompson's large barge Quin-
nipiac drawn by four horses.
The steamer Daisy took cut a small party
of ladies and gentlemen on Wednesday even-
ing on moonlight excursion. George Clark
is the engineer of this pleasure yacht, I. F.
Foote commander, with E. A. Betsworth an
FIRST mate.