Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-06
FAIR HAVEN.

Hearing BY the halIrOaN CCm"fs-
sioneFs-f1ae Trial Trip of the aeW
A new sidewalk is being laid on North
Front street
The railroad commissioners have appointed
May 13 for hearing regarding the erection
of bridge over the railroad crossing on East
Crane street.
There wef6 tTeaty-thEee pupils of the
Grand street school transferred to Woolsey
school Monday.
There are about two hundred tons of stons
carried over the Quinnipiac drawbridge daily.
1t ecnes mostly from Donnellys and Dow
line's quarstes. It is used for cellar stone
largely since the Gusfries at East Rock were
shut up.
Henry Comstock has returned from Housa-
tonic, Mass, where he went to attend reiR-
tive's funeral
There are about fifty teachers and officers
connected with the Methodist Sunday school.
The Watering cart did good work on Quin-
nipiac and Grand streets Yesterday.
T. S. HinskIey's family has left town to
reside in Springfield. Mr. Hinekley is well
known locomotive engineer OF the Consoi-
dated road and has lived in Fair Haven for
the past thirteen years. Mrs. Hlnckley has
been secretary and treasurer of the Ladies'
society connected with the Baptist church
for the past ten years. Mr.. Hinckley
more conveniently located at Springfield.
They will be missed by hosts Of their Fair
Haven friends.
W. B. Penfield is building a new house On
East Pearl Street,
II. Odds new bsre on the hill is nearly
completed 1t will be one 81 tbs best and
handsomest stables in town.
George Baldwin is adding to his house OIL
the esss side.
II. i6ftSfs is adding an additional story to
his house on PTospeHt street.
There are no freighting vessels now under
construction, and in fact there is nothing
in the boat limo being built at present,
Capt. Wright's yard, Hanscomb's, Doyle's
and Graves shipyards all idle excepting
two yachts which being repaired at
Graves yard. The nearest point at. which a
vessel is being built is at Madison, where
work ha5 been begun on three masted
schooner If it wsrB not fef the building OF
the three new oyster boats. business III the
boat building line would have been at q
stsnd still.
Howard Bradley will have lawn tennis
ground made at tlss large lot at the corner
Of Grand street and C1inteH avenue. 1t IS to
be plowed and 1eveled off.
Dr. G. B. Adams, the Humane society s
agent, says that during the months OF febfu
airy, March and April respectively he shot
nine, FIVE ami four decrepit and diseased
animals For last year she average number
| of horses shot each month was sight. He
thinks team horses have improved in ecnsi=
ton fifty per cent since the S. P. G.. A. be-
gan work.
Henry J. Lewis, the FISHERMAN, is en-
gagged ii NEGOTIATING with New York parties
towards the establishment of mammoth oys-
ter beds on the south side Of Long Island
and Staten Island, where the largest and
latest bivalves are said to grow.
The Tonlinson bridge commissioners,
Messrs Couch, Joslin and Frisbie, were in
town Monday afternoon and in company
with President Watrous and Vice President
Reed looked over the bridge property.
The new oyster steamer Luzerne Ludding-
ton made her trial trip yesterday afternoon.
She left Luddington & Palmers dock at
o'clock and made excellent time on the trip
down. The oyster beds of Luddington q
Palmer were visited and a trial dredge was
made which resulted in getting quantity of
fine oysters, which were served to the vlsi-
tors on the boat in fine shape togethez with
other refreshments and a fine spread.
Among the prominent guests were Ex-GoV-
ernor Bigelow, Mayor Holcomb, Judges
Pyke and Bill, the shell fish commissioners,
H A. Bowman, the photographer; Captain
Blakeslee, of the Horse Guard; Mr.. John
| Hatstat, Captain Henry Linsley and many
other captains and seafaring men.
The steamer was photographed
by Bowman as she left the dock.
Mrs. Andrew S. Mansfield, of North Quin-
uipiac street, was taken to the alnisheuse
Sunday, insane. The circumstances appear
to be that her husband has contributed little
or nothing towards her support and his five
children. She gave birth to child about
four weeks ago and has been compelled to do
washing in order to support the family. In
consequence of her exertions and from want
of food and care Mrs Mansfield is now a ra-
wing maniac. Judge L. P. Deming had two
of the children sent to the orphan asylum,
and has made arrangements to send two more