Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-22
FAIR HAVEN.
A Prominent Democrat On The POst-
 office Problem-The BalI-Other Mat

A Prominent Democrat On The Post-
 office Problem-The Ball-Other Mat
 ters.
 The first annual ball of the Quinnipiac ball nine was quite successful affair last even ing, despite the rain. The floor of Central
 Hall had been waxed fer the occasion and
 Schreck's orchestra furnished excellent music for the concert and dancing. There were large number present.
 The rink contained fair sized number of
 patrons last evening, notwithstanding the
 bad weather. A fan drill executed by
 dozen or more young ladies is promised as
 an attraction soon.
 The rain yesterday did quite little dam
 age by flooding gutters and cellars and caus
 ing several slight excavations. On South
 Quinnipiac street 8 limb to large elm tree
 was blown down, and falling into the
 middle of the road scraped the shins of sey-
 eral horses before it was removed.
 MT. and Mrs. c. s. Doherty, of Brooklyn,
 N. Y., are spending a week with Mrs. F.
 Chambers.
 No one has been appointed to the postof- fee as yet, although it is daily expected that the name of some successful applicant for the position will be announced. Word was
 received from headquarters yesterday to the
 effect that MT. Moore's successor had been
 selected and it would be the question of a few days only when he would be appointed.
 The information naturally caused
 quite 8 futter among the many
 candidates for the postmastership, all of whom have strong hopes of being the favored indi- vidual. To show in a measure what the feeling is iii Fair Haven over the matter the following conversation with a prominent Democratic ward worker is given: ''It don't seem to me, began the gentleman medita- lively, as he stroked his long flowing beard and prepared to favor the reporter with his views; Git don't seem to me quite the cor rect thing for Democratic administration to allow Republican to act postmaster when there is such an abundance-supera- bundance, may we'll say-of good material
 of the right political shade lying around
 loose and ready and eager to serve Demo cratic administration in Democratic man ner. Why, some of the candidates for the postmastership have watched, waited and I don't know but prayed for 6 change in the government for the past twenty-four years, never dreaming that when the prom ised land had been captured that the enemy would be allowed to retain the spells. have no axe of my own to grind
 nor am turning the stone to sharpen some body else's axe, but I must confess that MT. English has not made himself any more pop ular among Fair Haven people of his own political faith by withholding the only plum he can give them"
 Mrs. D. F. Caldwell, of Holyoke. is guest of Miss Florence Futile.
 Some Fair Haven sportsman have good : and others don't. Day before yesterday a
 couple of lads not over fifteen or sixteen years of age, brought home about twenty birds blue jays yellow hammers etc. ,as the result of their days work but Dr. Bushnell and Mir. George Corbin hunted faithfully all day yesterday, but were successful only to the | extent of one solitary blue jay. It is con | ceeded that the doctor killed that, but MT. Corbin maintains that he had the greater | share of the sport.
 Connecticut Baptists In Session. At the second days meeting of the Con-
 necticut Baptists held in Hartford yesterday, the following named officers were elected: Presidential E. Morris of Bridgeport. Vice Presidents-J. L. Dennison of Hartford, and the Rev. P. A. Nordell of New London. Secretary-The Rev. c. A. Piddock, of Middle Treasurer-G. F. Davis. of Hartford. Auditor-Thomas Sisson, of Hartford. Hartford; the Rev E. P. Bond, of Whethersfeld: the Rev. D. DeWolf. of Bristol; J. W. Lamb, of
 Trustees of the Connecticut Literary Institute for Three Years-The Rev. George M. Stone, D. D., of l Hartford; the Rev. George H. Miner. of Mystic; Sutfield; V. B. Chamberlain of New Britain; M T. Newton, M. D., of Suffield; Samuel A. York, of
 the Rev W. A. Butrick, of New Haven; the Rev.W V. Garner D. D., of Bridgeport; the Rev. P. A.Nor dell, of New London
 Leighten-HaIe. At 11:3O o'clock next Wednesday morning
 at Christ church Miss Hattie Louise Hale,
 daughter of Henry H. Hale, will be united in
 marriage to George s. Leighton, of this city. Police Notes. John Leddy, who keeps policy shop or &I,o