Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-12
FAH HAVEN,
Death or a Prominent Young Man-A Girls Queer Freak-Items of General Wutarest

| Girls Queer Freak-Items of General Interest.
 Robert Black, who has been sufferer for 1 quite while with consumption, died at the l residence of his mother, Mrs. A. A. Black, 1 Saturday. Mir Black was twenty-two years
 of age and had been engaged in the meat | shipping business in Lancaster, Pa., for sev- era1 years previous to his illness. Some l months ago he was brought on from Lancas- l ter in the hope that change of air might prove beneficial He rallied slightly for a l time, but lately had been failing fast. A I large circle of friends both here and in Penn sylvania will mourn his loss. The funeral services will take place from his mothers | residence on North Quinnipiae street to-mor- row afternoon. It is expected that Rev. MT. Blakeslee of the Second Congregational church will officiate. MT. Blacks father has been dead for number of years. He had an elder brother, who is employed at the New Haven freight office of the Consolidated road, and younger sister.
 Postmaster English has granted w. H. Moore, postmaster at the Fair Haven office, three weeks leave of absence to visit his parents in York State. MT. Moore will start immediately Eugene Smith, the as- sistant postmaster, will attend to the office during his absence
 The temperance meeting was again held in the Baptist church yesterday afternoon. Rev.
 Mir. Cunningham, of the Methodist church, addressed the meeting
 Rev. Mir. Christy, of Boston, preached at the Second Congregational church, both morning and evening, yesterday.
 Complaint is made by residents of North Front street that there are many nuisances which the public should obviate.
 Benjamin Potter, who was taken so seri- ously i'll with congestion of the lungs several days ago, was yesterday removed to the hos pital, where it is hoped that he will obtain hat4 ITiS ThvSioian nr RaI1aT n Ra that with careful nursing he may possibly re- cover.
 Edward Gilbert, clerk at the Fair Haven hotel, was taken very ill yesterday with cramps. Dr. Roberts was hastily summoned and at last accounts he was resting more comfortably.
 Arrangements are being perfected for the first annual bali of the Quinnipiac Base Ball club, which comes off October 21.
 The Fair Haven and Westville horse rail- road company have begun to relay their tracks on Grand street, which have been laid it one side of the road for the past two months on account of the excavations for the sewer.
 Frank Fitch of Providence, who has been stopping in town for the past two weeks, re- turned home Saturday.
 A borough meeting was held in the Quin- nipiac engine house Saturday night, when it was voted to pay the new police $2.50 per
 
 per cent for collecting the tax. It is ex- pected that the police will be on duty by next Saturday night.
 William Hammond, of North Madison, will spend several weeks with friends in Woodwardtown.
 Officer McGann discovered Maggie Callahan hiding in the cellar of her aunt's house on James street Saturday night and brought her to the precinct, where she was taken to headquarters and resto1 sd to her parents who had not seen her for nearly 8 week Maggie, who is the daughter of Pat rick Callahan, of Washington street, is a good looking young lady of fifteen years, says that she ran away last Monday morning because she was late to school and went to see her aunt, Mrs. Jeremiah Sullivan, of James street. When her father came after her Tuesday noon, she says that her aunt bade her hide in the cellar, and told MT. Cal lahan that his daughter had gone to the High school where she is a pupil, that after noon. Mr. Callahan thought this strange as his brother-in-law, MT. Sul- livan, had just informed him day noon Miss Callahan says that she hid in | the swamp at the foot of Haven street when she saw her father coming for her and re- mained there for some time. After she saw her father depart she came out from he1 place of concealment and crawled into her aunt's cellar, where she remained until Sat l urday night unbeknown to her aunt and with neither food nor water. She went home gladly with her parents, who are at loss to l account for their daughters strange actions.