Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-14
FA4RHAVEN PARAGRAPHS.
Beacon Smith's Death-The Nev Schooner-GeneraI News Items.

| Beacon smiths Death-The New SchoOner-General News Items.
 The work of building the new schooner
 that is to cost $35, 900 is being rapidly push
 ed by the builder, John Doyle, at Hahscombn . | yard The vessel when finished, as 1t soon l will be at the present rate of speed, will be | probably the finest ever builtS4n Fair Haven. 1 Fred Fischer, the barber near the corner of East Grand and East Pearl streets, has | been quite afflicted lately. His wife is dan gerously i'll, as is also his baby. | During the hot weather the o'clock at- | ternoon service at St. James, Episcopal | church will be discontinued. In it's place will be substituted an evening prayer, be- | ginning at 6 o'clock.
 l Deacon James B. Smith, one of the most | prominent citizens of Fair Haven, died very l suddenly at his home on East Pearl street yesterday morning, aged sixty-fve years. He arose yesterday morning as was his usual 1 custom between the hours of and o'clock | and worked in his garden until about break
 fast time, apparently feeling as well as ever,
 Returning to the house he went into the bath room and remained
 there so long that his son went | to look for him to call him to breakfast. Re ] ceiving no response to repeated knocks on | the door, his son finally pushed the door in l and discovered his fathers dead body. Dea- | con Smith had been a sufferer from heart l disease and had been informed by his phys1- elan that be was liable to drop away sudden l ly at any time. Dr. H. E. Stone, of the | East side, had been attending him recently. MT. Smith leaves a wife and two sons to mourn his loss. One of the sons, Edward D. Smith, is assistant Eook- keeper at the Second National bank of New Haven while the other, Daniel M, keeps l grocery store on South Front street. The deceased had for many years been deacon of the First Congregational church, and was ] a member of Polar Star lodge, I. o. O. F.
 The funeral will take place Wednesday af- ternoon at o'clock.
 Herbert Barnes, of the firm of Strong,
 Hart, Barnes & Co.,, left for a we'll known summer resort in N. York State yesterday for the benefit of his health. w. O. Montgomery, for many years we'll known and popular grocer here, has sold out his business to an out of town party. The store closed in consequence yesterday. George Bradley and wife of Center street have returned from extended visit to Southington.
 While Willis Linsleys carriage was stand ing on East Grand street in front of H. A. Stevens store yesterday it was run into by country team and somewhat damaged. William D. Hemingway of Norfolk, who is visiting his father, William H. fleming way of North Quinnipiac street, is quite sick
 Charles S. Hemingway, principal of the Holyoke High school, is visiting with his
  Quinnipiac street.
 Captain George Lanfair, of Baltimore, is visiting at A. H. Forbes on East Pearl street.
 Mrs. Frank Gum of North Quinnipiac
 street, who has been quite ill, is reported bet ter.
 N. Potwine is repairing his house on Cen
 ter street.
 A. H. CargiI, the builder, has been
 spending several weeks in New York.
 Many residents of the west side of South
 Quinnipiac street are anxious that
 sidewalk should be ordered for that side of
 the street Others object on account of the
 expense necessarily entailed thereby.
 The steamer Fred F. Brown is being re-
 paired by Captain William Wright at the
 marine railway.
 The bridge over the railroad on Center street has been replanked.
 The railroad company have erected new
 tell tale signals to warn the brakemen on freight trains when they are approaching a
 bridge