Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-12
Ro.rd of selectmen.
FAIR HAVEN.
Death of Charles H. Augur-A Strang. CT Falls In q Faint-The Hose Conn nany3e EXcurRfOn.

Death of Charles H. Augur-A Strang.
 CT Falls In a Faint-Ths Hose Conn
 pany,s Excursion.
 James T. Clark, East Pearl street, who has been suffering from an attack of blood poisoning, is very slowly recovering. He is able to attend to his duties.-
 Misses Hattie and Nettie Seeley and Hat tie and Lulu Crossley, who went with Cap tain Crossley in the Morgan to Norfolk, Va, some weeks ago, have returned. They en- joyed most delightful time, the weather being perfect the whole time.
 Leon Waterhouse, of East Grand street, who has been visiting friends in Wallingford for the past month, has got back.
 The gas companies here have been engag- ed this week in testing the pipes all over Fair Haven. No leaks as yet have been re- ported.
 Charles H. Augur, well known citizen of East Haven, died late Monday night of dys- entery, aged fifty-fve years. He had been resident of East Haven, having carried on the business of a farmer, for over thirty to mourn his loss. Hiram Augur of Ex- change street is brother of the deceased and Mrs Ambrose Clark and Mrs. Ebenezer Lane both of East Pearl street, are sisters. The funeral services over the remains will take place to-day at 3 o'clock from his late home. The burial will be at the East Haven cemetery.
 Road Commissioner H. w. Crawford, wife and son, who have been stopping at Ocean Grove and Long Branch since Sunday, are expected home to-day. Frank Crawford was with the party while they were ill New York, but lost them in the crowd and came home Saturday night.
 Rev. Melville Cunningham of the Metho- dist church has returned from his trip to Saratoga, and is now stopping at Long Branch for day or two.
 Dr. s. D. Gilbert and wife will shortly go
 s, A-z,- ,1oxl much with hay fever.
 Miss Altavelia Hodgkins, for the past three years clerk at Kleiner's dry goods store, re- turned to her home, Eldridge, Mass, yes terday.
 The doctors report many cases of infantile diseases on both sides of the river. The mortality is also greater than the average.
 Mrs. R. W. Emerson, of CT Houston street, will soon leave for Maryland where she intends to spend several months.
 Yesterday afternoon while Druggist Tyler was putting up @ prescription he heard singular noise and rushing to the front of the store found a gentleman, stranger in town, lying at full length on the foos, hay ing been taken with fainting spell. He ad- ministered restoratives and the gentleman shortly was able to proceed on his way.
 Rev John Easter, of Hector Falls, Seneca Lake, N. Y, and his brother-in-law, Edson Dayton of the theological seminary in Gin einnati, Ohio, are paying visit to Edward Easter on the heights.
 Rev. Father Mulholland at St. Francis church yesterday morning officiated at an anniversary requiem high mass for the repose of the soul of the late Miss Mary Emery, daughter of Alexander Emery of Blateh1ey avenue.
 Frankie Willis, son of \. r. H. Willis of Prospect street. is spending few weeks at Nova scotia with his cousin, Archie Willis of Boston.
 Although there was not 80 large a crowd on the hose eompany's picnic this year as was expected hrst-class time was enjoyed by all. Three cars containing about 200 exuursionists left the Center street cross ing at 816 o'clock yesterday morning. The committee of arrangements consisted Of 10. s. Dayton, F. L. Smith, D. B. Connell, ". A. Rowe and s. B. Huntley. Among the party were; R. G. Davis and family, A. M. Stone and family, Philip Borst and family, Henry Gessler and family, Frank Smith and wife, Ernest Crawford and wife, Mrs. E. H. Barnes of Reading, Pa.; Mar GUS Hemingway of Syracuse, N. snd Ms Hattie hsT1y Tgler Mss Vi Trgni% s'S wraht % Miss Lizzie Hathaway, Mrs. Samuel John son. William Russell, William Mallory, w. | E. Mcdonald, Misses Ida and Hattie fleming way, Henry and Elmer Connell and Clifford Hemingway.
 | sunday roue rom here bo oouth NUT" 1 distance of forty miles, in less than four hours and a quarter
 Miss Fannie Hillhouse, of East Pearl street, left last night for Bridgeport, where she will spend a few weeks with friends. | Over two hundred people attended the an nual excursion of St. Francis church to Os- prey Beach by the steamer Elm City yester- day and all report @ splendid time. The committee in charge of the affair consisted of Francis Donnelly, Michael Eagan, J. P. Landers, Patrick Kent, W. J. Rohan, Will 1 liam Webber, D. Gilmartin and M. Coleman.