Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-17

Fair Haven Items. The tourists to Coney Island have ali re- turned home.
 MT. William Terry returned yesterday from a weeks visit to Fall River, Mass.
 goodly number of fine bass arc caught every day in the Quinnipiac river by our fish ormen.
 The Veteran Firemen's association as they passed through our streets brought fresh to the minds of many the recollections of years gone by.
 The fremen's annual excursion to Glen Island takes place on Thursday next, August 23rd. The special train leaves the Center street crossing at o'clock g.. m. sharp. special convocation of Pulaski chapter was held on Wednesday evening. The mark masters degree was conferred on three mas ter Masons.
 Rev Burdett Hart and daughter, Miss May Belle, are expected home next week from their European tour.
 The horse railroad company were having the new center bearing rails laid yesterday on the east side Superintendent Graham was on hand and saw that the work was done in good shape
 There were two leaks discovered yesterday in the water mains, one on South Front
 
 There were about twenty five at the Center street crossing yesterday morning, ready to go with the East Haven church people on their picnic to High Rock Grove. After the train had got to East Haven the weather was so unfaVorable that the society did not think 1t best to start, so the excursion was given up.
 Dr. s. D. Gilbert and wife on their sum. mer tour stopped 2 few days at Saratoga. From there they went to the Adirondacks, where they now are enjoying the time at this noted resort.
 Grace church held their annual excursion and picnic on Wednesday, the 18th inst, at East Haven River. It was @ pleasant gath erine and goodly number were in attend. ance The steamer Ivernia took most of the party to the grove. starting. from the post office wharf at S:3O o'clock, the remainder going down in private teams and barges. The excurs1onists reached home about 2 clock in the evening, having passed day of much enjoyment.
 Last Wednesday about forty of the de- scendants of the Brocketts held family reunion at Ben. MansfeEd's grove, the party going there in private Conveyapcea. The day was passed very pleasantly. A clam bake was served, the whole work being done | by Miss Myra Warren and Miss Mary Brock ese. vote Of thanks to these ladies was unanimously passed. It wss also voted to continue these family reunions every year, 1no cVlHAlA.see N0S apPolnted to make the necessary arrangements for the next gather ing.
 Captain Jason Thompson, Ava Fl. Gran. miss, Thomas Hemstock, Thomas Coleman. John W. Hill and Giles W. Clark, all mem, bers of Go. B, 1st Connecticut cavalry during the late war, yesterday went to Bridgeport to attend the annual reunion of the regiment They report glorious time and are loud in praises of the courteous trentment they re- ceiyed at the hands of the Bridgeport people The St. Elmo Commandery, Knights Templar of Meriden, which party Major H. Fl. Strong and wife were with, have arrived at San Francisco, where the grand concIave of Knights Templar is to be held The par ty are all well and have had very pleasant journey. They will start for home about the 24th inst, and expect to reach here on Sep tember 1st.