Morning journal and courier., 1885-11-05
FAIR HAVEN.
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 For the first time in several months nearly all the gas in Fair Haven went out last even- ing. The store on both sides of Grand street had hardly got illuminated for the evening when the gas began to flicker and grow beau tifully less each succeeding moment until finally such stores as were not supplied with lamps or candles were enshrouded in gloom. There frantic rush for Illuminating ma terial on the part of majority of the shop ,,os.ors. while a few, disgusted with the net r,.,te,,.-sta .os locked their doors and went home. A number or the stores presented comical appea rance, having ..'Zeh or more lighted candles stuck in every availaei- oiiio or projection. The postof1ce was kept open until 8 o'clock, but dark as the face of defeated politician. Most Of the east side stores were provided with lamps to some extent and made very good shift. If the practice of shutting the gas off entirely is induiged in to any great extent hereafter many of the merchants declare that they will do away with it entirely and use oil.
 The Quinnipiac base ball club has post poned giving their ball for couple of weeks on accoant of there being great number of social affairs booked for the date they had contemplated.
 There will be rafie in Central Hall in a few weeks.
 A new spile driver will shortly begin work on the new wharf to be erected ill front of Mallory's dock. The water front will fur nish better depth and width than the old wharf.
 Spiles are being driven at the Chapel street bridge to protect the piers from ice the com ing winter.
 The steamer Emily Mansfield is being thoroughly overhauled and put in readiness for the winters work. A large force of men are at work ofl the new Quinnipiac brewery and the walls have been erected nearly to the fourth story Maj. w. A. Lincoln intends to rent his | newly acquired property on Prospect street l it is said.
 The work on the west end of Gainesville | bridge is nearly completed, but the fact af- lords little satisfaction to Fair Haven people, ] who largely of the opinion that Grand 1 street will never be wholly unobstructed; | and in truth it has been more or less block 1 aded for the past year. Charles P. Chase of Rochester, New York l was in town yesterday. l John Leete and g party went hunting for l woodcock in North Branford woods yester- l day. They got plenty of hunting but few | birds.
 SOuthIngton. l The cost of constructing the Southingtor waterworks has been $S9, ,766. The com pany besides paying interest, taxes and op | erating expenses, has the first year declared 1 dividend of three and half per cent. l Thomas Judd Enoch Roberts, E. J. Rob | erts and Eddie Sutcliff left Wednesday eve. l ming for Mitchell, Dakota. The Selectmen went to Cheshire Wednes
 day and brought Caroline Brooks, pauper l to town. An agent of the Connectic ut Hu | mane society complained of the neglect il l which the Brooks woman was a | Cheshire.
 The funeral of Mrs. Anna L. Smith occurred | Wednesday. The bearers were J. B. Cowles l Charles Cowles, H. NJ. Judd, W. I. Neal | The burial was at Oak Hill cemetery. l Five Cheshire men joined the Odd Fellows
 Tuesday evening.
 | Jerry Bowles while suffering with deliriun
 tre1nens Wednesday attempted to stab sev
 eral people. He was brought up on charg
 of breach of the peace and fined, and in de | fault of payment was taken to jail The fremen held their parade Wednesday
 The directors of the Southington Water com
 pany and the fire marshals rode at the hea
 of the line. In the evening a supper ws
 served at the uptown hose house. | Mrs. Bryant, ot Meriden avenue, is fearfI that her son was killed October 3d in the a. | cident which befeu John Robinson's circr
 train on the Fergus Falls branch of tf ! Northgr1a Pacific railroad Five men sve1 1 killed and one was unknown. Young Rot
 erts is believed to have joined the circus an he has not written since the accident. Hi
 mother has sent word to the authorities St. Paul to look into the matter. | Nov. 4.