Morning journal and courier., 1883-07-27

B. Booth advertises an auction this morn- ing at Broughtons old stand, to sell the fix lures at the store.
 Miss Belle D. Hubbard, teacher in Pro- lessor Vests seminary in Brooklyn, l.. l., arrived on Wednesday and will visit here for short time.
 Wednesday evening will be lawn party | and will be given at MT. Henry R. Smiths \ on the heights.
 The leak of the water pipe near the east ! end of Dragon bridge prevented the horse cars yesterday morning from going to the | end of the route. The washout was soon filled up and the cars resumed their regular I route.
 1 Linus Bradley yesterday while fishing in
 the Quinnipiac river caught striped bass which weighed about one pound and had no
 upper jaw. The fish attracted considerable | attention.
 Miss Hattie Gillette, daughter of Charles
 Gillette, president of the First National bank | of Hartford, and Miss Airline Northam, | daughter of MT. c. H. Northam, the whole sale flour and grain dealer in Hartford, who 1 have been visiting with MT. Henry Mallory s people on North Quinnipiac street. returned | to their homes on Wednesday. The visitors have many warm friends here. Miss Mamie Newton, daughter of Duane Newton, Esq.,. of Hartford, aformer resident
 of Fair Haven, is visiting with MT: C. J. Van Name's people on East Pearl street. Mir. Granger and wife of Springfield, Mass, are visiting at Mrs. William Shlpman's on Center street.
 Mrs. Sarah Wyatt of Granby, Conn, is | visiting here for short time among her | many friends.
 Several Fair Haven families went to New York on yesterday mornings steamboat.
 They went to Ooney Island for a two or three | days stay.
 Miss Nellie May Lathrop, of Norwich. is | tarrying for few weeks at MT .Orrin Dooiit- ! ties on North Quinnipiac street. Lee H. Jilson, of the firm of Jilson Broth I CTS, blacksmiths on East Chapel street, died yesterday morning at half-past ten o'clock, | aged forty. four years and five months. Last
 week Mir. Jilson discharged his physician and ! thought he was all right, but on Sunday he l was taken down again, growing worse all the | time in spite of all the doctors and friends efforts, until death came and released him from his great sufferings. The deceased was well known and had many friends and was noted for his honesty and integrity. He will l be much missed in his circle of acquaint- Rnces.
 On Wednesday evening over half a hun dred of friends made surprise visit to Mr. | and Mrs. Willard A. Granniss at their resi- l dence on Center street, the occasion being the tenth anniversary of their welded life | Mirth and jolity reigned supreme and the fes- tivities were kept up until after the midnight
 had passed. The presents, all of tin, were
 many, and all were useful. Among them l was tin watch and wedding cake of tin
 nicely frosted, on the top on which the letter ''G'' was quite conspicuous. The refresh l ments were brought by the visitors and there | was bounteous supply. This visit was a real surprise as neither Mir. nor Mrs. Gran miss knew anything about it until the callers
 began to gather at their home. This pleas
 ant occasion will be remembered by all and l the best wishes of the guests for many happy I years to the host and hostess were heartily
 rendered.
 Mrs. l.. P. Deming, wife of Judge Dem
 ing, and her two daughters are visiting in
 Syracuse, N. Y, and vicinity for few days.
 Mr. Frank Auger, who has been West for
 about five years, and is now pleasantly situa-
 ted in Chicago, is visiting here for 8 few
 weeks among his old friends and former &C.,
 quaintances.
 MT. Thurber Salisbury, of the firm of Sal
 isbury Brothers, druggists, is off rusticating for health and pleasure among the woodsp lakes and rivers in the northern part of | Maine, making his headquarters at Milo 1 where he has relatives and many friends. He took his gun, ammunition and fishing
 tackle along and hopes for much benefit to
 his health During his absence MT. Charles
 Gaskell, of Brooklyn, graduate of the phar-
 macy of New York, will fill his place in ths
 4ore.
 Hose Company No. l, Fair Haven East, on
 Tuesday evening last made short run for
 practice running with jumper weight 1,060
 pounds, men, took 900 feet of hose, con-
 nected with hydrant, laid 100 feet of hose,
 uncoupled, put on pipe and got water in l
 minute and % seconds. Last evening they
 made another trial with eight men. Time
 to hydrant minute, 3 seconds. They got
 uto and IS seconds, a gain of seconds. The
 citizens of the borough think that is pretty | good record.