Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-03
Fair Haven Items.


 Fair Haven Items. On Wednesday some half dozen families
 spent the day at Stony Creek.
 Yesterday several took in the excursion to
 Glen Island on the steamer 'Starin.''
 Another leak in the water pipe on North
 Quinnipiac street on Wednesday. The dam age was soon repaired
 Roland Averill, of Branford, the railway mail agent between New York and Boston, made short visit here on Wednesday. George A. Bradley and wife and son Ed ward are sojourning at Watkins Glen and Lake Ithica for 8 short time. Daniel Wedmore leaves New York to-mor- row on the steamer Guyandotte for Florida to superintend affairs on his orange grove The Montowese Baptist church members went through here on Wednesday morning to East Haven River on their annual picnic The party returned home about dusk having heartily enjoyed the day pleasure. MT. F. w. Austin, of North Haven, has leased the H. M. Rowe & Go. building on North Front street and will remove his ] printing business there as soon as possible. Mrs. Augusta Brooks and daughter, Miss Minnie, arrived home yesterday from their two weeks visit among relatives in Maine. Miss Gracie Brown and her brother Fred erick, who have been away visiting for some days past, arrived home yesterday. The rain yesterday morning caught sever- al of the picnickers who had started out on | days pleasure and the storm somewhat dampened the ardor of some of the faint ! hearted ones.
 The many friends of MT. Edward s. Day \ ton will be pleased to learn that he arrived ! home yesterday.
 ! D. A. Jones did some excellent work in the Detroit New York game last Saturday at De- | troit. Only two runs and six base hits were made by his pitching.
 The walk in the school house yard on North Quinnipiac street was washed pre- tty badly during the storm on last Saturday. It | is proposed to concrete it so that it will keep | it in good order. Mr. J. l.. Deming, of the firm of A. L. Chamberlain Co.,, has been quite indis- posed for some days past from the effects of ! severe cold. Yesterday he was much i'm proved.
 At the special meeting of Hose company | No. on Monday night it was unanimously ' voted to accept the invitation from the | Meriden fire department and join with them | in the grand parade on Saturday, Sept. 1st. ' The company will not take their appa ratus, but will go with full ranks and will be accom- l panied by the far famed Sassacus drum corps.
 Yesterday evening Mir. Charles Smith and MT. Harry Evans. the Baltimoreans who have been sojourning here the past week or more, returned to their homes.
 The gathering of the Salmagundi club on Wednesday evening was one of the most | noted assemblies the club ever have given and the exercises of the night were far diff | ferent from any of the preceding gatherings. l The reception took place at Mir. Henry R. ! Smiths on the Heights. The spacious and beautiful lawn was brilliantly lighted up with | bright lights and Chinese lanterns, | and the large and elegant residence ! was beautifully illuminated. The scene was splendid one from \ Sherland avenue and also from the west side l of the river. The programme was lawn pool, music, games and dancing Each and l every part was entered into with zeal. The | excellent lemonade served through the even ing was from 8 punch bowl made from 8 large cake of ice which had been scraped out ! in the center of the crystal block. There were many visitors outside the club present. and one and all pronounced it the most pleas ant gathering they ever attended. The friends of the '.Lottie D." say they would like to sail her against any boat in
 the New Haven Yacht club for fifty dollars @ side.
 Mrs. A. McDonald started for Washington, D. O., last evening, where she will visit for some time with her son Daniel A, who is head salesman for large manufacturing house in that city.