Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-09
WEST HAVEN NOTES.
Activity at the Shore-The Hot Wave
 Causes a Rush For the Salt Wa ter New ImprOVementS And

Activity at the Shore-The Hot Wave Causes a Rush For the Salt Wa ter New Improvements And Changes.
 The hot weather yesterday sent hundreds tc the shore and Superintendent Ward had { number of extra cars in use in the afternoon on the norge railroad. Quite 8 number o1 family parties picnicked at the shore. Al Howes' skating rink the times were lively The rink looks very tasteful in it's dressing of Florida palms and many young ladies and gentlemen indulged in the skating yesterday afternoon and in the evening the rink was crowded, the attraction being Dan Cana1y's wonderful bicycle riding. Friday evening Professor Buess will give an exhibition oi wonderful acrobatic skating. The bathing Teams from out of town, including teams from New Haven, North Haven, Wood bridge, Derby and other places, were "an- chored" at Railroad Grove.
 The boating men greatly miss Kelsey's wharf, which was very convenient for them as & place to sail from at low water. They did considerable business yesterday. Cap tain Futile, of Fair Haven, continues to "hold the fort' and gets handsome share of the sharpie excursion business Down at the Rock MT. Skeeles bathing houses are 8 great place of resort, A new frame building has been erected at the extreme end of Beach street, next the Rock, on land purchased o1 MT. George R. Kelsey by MT. Michael OCon. nell who has it in use as a shore refresh ment house conducted by his brother, T. J. O'Connell. On the premises in the rear are separate building for kitchen. stable, and in front near the water are twenty-two bath houses all new.
 Up on Beach street on the shore side, near the club house, MT. H. P Hubbard, of this city, has erected, by Hubbell & Merwin, 6 neat two story cottage with three upper rooms and two lower rooms, the latter with folding doors between. His main lot across the street is about 60 feet front and 200 deep and on this he has just had a barn erected, in the rear. The work has just been finished.
 Work has been started on the George R. Kelsey buckle shop.
 AN ARREST AND HEARING-wHo STOLE THE
 BEEHIVE.
 Frank B. Schlegel, of West Haven, was ar rested yesterday (July Sth) by Deputy Sheriff bees from Conductor E. B. Royce, of the same place, on the night of July 9th The case came before Justice B. B. Savage, Grand Juror Peck acting for the town. Sehlegel being sworn plead not guilty. Royce, witness for the town, testified that he bought the hives in question of A. I. Root, Medina, Ohio, and saved a swarm of bees in one of the hives. He at first bought the bees of Burgess Smith. George E. Todd testified to the finding of metal corners ahd rabbets which were recognized by Royce as part of his hive H. P. Wheeler testified to the finding of the beehive in a chicken house belonging to F. B. Schlegel. Said hive was duplicate of the hives now in possession of MT. Royce. He saw it at SchlegePs on July 7th, but did not see it there July 8th. He further testified to the finding of metal cor ners and other articles belonging to bee hive, corroborating the testimony of Mr Todd In defense Mr. Schlegel testified that he was butcher by occupation; said that Charles Arnold owned the bees and that the new hive found on the premises was bought of a fellow in New Haven. The new hive was one made by hand, very rude in construction, and in it were bees that had not been there more than twelve hours. The case was continued till ? o'clock Saturday and bonds were fixed at $100, in default of which Justice Savage issued a mittimus committing Schlegel to jail.
 Later MT. Schlegel succeeded in securing a boudsman