Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-06
Fair Haven Items.

MT. George B. Granniss, wife and son re- turned yesterday from Danbury where they have been visiting among Mrs. Granniss people since before Thanksgiving. Mrs Theodore Davis, living on Perkins street, was so low last week that her friends and doctor had given up all hopes and thought she could not live through the night She is much better now and bids fair of re- covering her health once more.
 Since the robbery on Prospect street the other night the ladies and young people do not care to travel in that section of the bor- Ough after dark.
 1 Dr. E. 0. M. Hall, assistant doctor in the homeopathic college in New York city, visit l cd here with his people over Thanksgiving, returning to his duties again on Monday last.
 ! The little stone house on the wharf on the east side formerly used as a jail for the town of East Haven is now used as Q stable for i horses
 The ladies of Grace church, Blatchly ave- nue, opened a fair for supper and sale of fancy articles last evening. There was a fair l attendance. The sale will continue to night and to morrow night. A cordial invitation to all to be present is extended.
 Election day passed of very quietly in the Fourteenth ward, only about half of the vote being boiled. In the Twelfth ward there was 8 little excitement and pretty good vote gotten out. In the Eleventh 8 fair number of votes were cast but with not as much spirit as usual.
 Edward Fenton and Frederick Munson, two of our prominent young men, will start the latter part of this the first of next week for the orange groves in Florida, where they will sojourn through the cold weather. Both go on the trip for the benefit of their 1 health. A pleasant journey and safe re- turn to their homes with their health entire ly regained is the wish of their large circle of l friends and acquaintances.
 l The cold snap the past few days froze over the big pond and the young folks in large numbers yesterday afternoon were en- toying the beautiful skating on the southern part of the pond.
 The new parsonage of the East Pearl street Methodist church, which is being erected on that street corner of Exchange on the spot 1 where the old church stood, is nearing com pletion. The roof is nearly slated. The building will be an addition and an improve ment in that vicinity.
 MT. Jared Wedmore, who recently return ed from Florida and has been much indis- posed since his arrival home, is slowly gain ing his health again. MT. Wedmore is not very highly pleased with the so called beauti- ful climate the splendid and far-famed orange groves, and says he likes his own home, | hls people and the land or Steady habits ana wooden nutmegs in preference to the low lands and marshes of Florida.
 MT. Giles w. Clark, employed for the past seven years in the grocery store of O. A. Rose, has given up that position and will go at work canvassing for the new evening daily, the Telegram, which will issue its first num- Der about the 10th inst. Charles Hughes has taken Mir. Clark's vacated place.
 At the meeting of the borough officers on Monday petition was presented by H. c. Rowe and several others for fire hydrants on South Quinnipiac street between the resi- dences of George Baldwin and William Lan' craft. The petition was referred to the fire , I committee.
 At the regular monthly meeting of Quinni piae Engine company on Monday evening two new members ere voted into the com
 pany, and committee of eix appointed te
 make all the necessary arrangements for the , thirty-second annual ball of the company to , take place most probably sometime in Febru ary.
 Miss Thomas, the elocutionist from the
 city, will be at the entertainment given by
 the ladies in the basement of St. James
 church tomorrow night st o'clock. The
 talented lady will give some of her readings 8 l The Rev. Dr. Vibbert will also read 8 few 3 selections. A fine musical programme be r. tween the readings is arranged after whicl
 ice cream and cakes will bs served.