Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-05-09
Fair Haven.

The Industrial Interests - The Oyster
Trade - An AbscOnder - Fair Haven's
Veteran Pedestrian-RIrs. Rodgers Fu-
neral.
The dredge steamer F. F. Brown arrived
yesterday with cargo of oysters for Brown
& Lewis. The bivalves are to be opened to
fill the orders of Mr. Booth, the oyster
dealer, OF Baltimore.
Major H Fl. Strong is having an extensive
carriage house built on his premises on North
Quinnipac street. Joel Bradley, the Joiner,
is doing the work.
The schooner Victor, of Ssonington. ar
rived on Wednesday with another cargo of
fresh fish. The craft lays moored at the
postofice wharf.
The Cornell brothers are overhauling and
reftting their fruit and confectionery store
and pool rooms in Woodward's block.
Mr. Sherman Russell. the janitor at the
East Grand street school, is much indisposed
and unable to attend to his duties. Lester
D. Russell is acting as janitor during his
grandfather's sickness.
Mr. Daniel W. Grssvenor, of Westbrook,
has made most of the iron work on the oys-
ter dredge steamboat now building for Mr..
Thomas Thomas, of City Point. at Graves
sh1pyard. Yesterday Mr.. GrosVenor was
over here experimenting putting on the I'M
ishing part of the iron work. The boat is
nearly all completed. save part of the ma
chlnery, and will be launched in a few days.
At the collation. for the ministers and dele
gates to the installation of the new pastor at
the Second church on Wednesday, there
were refreshments enough to feed four times
the numbers present What was left was
eiven to the poor families on the east side.
Many hungry ones were well fed for cnce,
and the ladies should receive much credit for
their thoughtfulness.
Mr.. Tucker has removed his saloon and
fixtures from the Granniss block to the new
building recently erected by the proprietor
on Ferry street in the Annex.
The caucus for nominating the officers for
the borough for the ensuing year was held at
the engine house last evening There
was fair attendance. Major II. H. Strong
was appointed chairman. The call for the
meeting was read The chair appointed j. F.
Hemingway and @. w. Hemingway to make
out ticket. After few moments they re-
ported as follows: Warden, Jared Wedmore;
burgesses, Fl. A. Stevens, Levi s. Rowe,
Ammi Luddington, Lester P. Mallory, Isaac
L. Bradley; clerk, G. E. Bray; treasurer, A.
L. Chamberlain; assessors, G. w. Hem
ingway, A. L. Chamberlain, Martin Allen
collector, Benjamin Corbin; bailiff, Nelson
Bradley.
The many friends of William Konold will
be gratifed to hear of his appointment as
one of the deputies of sheriff-elect Gates
Mr.. Konold is one of the residents in the
Twelfth ward, Republican in politics, and
a citizen well respected by all. He will make
good officer.
The Chatauqua circle, composed of the
young people connected with the East Pearl
street Methodist church, at their weekly
gathering on Wednesday night dedicated it
fine one, comprising cornet solo by Mr..
George Warren; reading from Shakes
peare, by Henry Swain; solo by
Mrs Sanford; reading, ''Three Old Maids"
by Miss George Hardy; shadow pantomime,
from 'sTaming of the Shrew;'' reading,
Bickford, of Boston. This lady was heartily
encored and recalled and she read 'tAunt
Tabitha." Miss Bickford is a talented reader
and the reception that was given her on this
event was very gratifying to her and her
friends.
Fhe patentees of the automatic marking
machine, in which an effort was made last
summer to get some of the moneyed men
here interested, have located in Lexington,
KY, where they have formed stock COM
pany with capital of 100000.
FAIR RAVENS AGED PEDESTRIAN.
Willis BunnelI the veteran pedestrian,
nearly 20 years bid, who made few years
ago in Central Hall, on poor track and not
the best of care given him, over 800 miles in
142 hours, a feat never accomplished by
man of his age, says the stories told of what
he said about the big walk are not true.
What he did say was that the walkers got
credit for only the number of miles they
walked; that everything was straight. Al
though Fitzgerald won the race, he thinks
that RoWell is the best pedestrian in the
world. He would like to have seen the
walking and also to have gone around the
track a few times aud showed what man of
20 years of age could do in the walking line.
ABsooNDs AND LEAVES HIS WIFE.
A man by the name of Taylor, living on
Prospect street, and working in the wire
mill, drew his pay the fore part of the week
and absconded. He was seen shortly after
in one of the saloons, well under the inhu-
ence of liquor. Since then he has not been
seen in the locality. He leaves behind him
an invalid wife entirely helpless, with no
money, and several bills unpaid. It is re-
ported that he was robbed of his money by
some of his companions while he was in his
drunken stupor. The case is attracting a
good deal of excitement.
MRS. RODGERS FUNERAL.
The funeral of the elderly lady, Mrs. |
Hubbard Rodgers, took place from her late |
residence on North Qulnnlplac street yester- |
day afternoon. A large number of sorroW- |
ing friends. and relatives of the deceased |
were present. The Rev. Mr.. Erastus Blakes- |
lee, the pastor of the Second church, where |
the lady was member and regular attendant
1t all services, oficiated. The pail bearers |
we're Samuel Chidsey, Factor Russell, jerome
Harrison and B. N. Rowe, all connections of /
The deceased. The interment was in the
family burial lot at Bare Plains cemetery.
Personal.
Superintendent Thrasher of the Seamen's