Morning journal and courier., 1886-03-02
FAIR HAVEN.
General Local News-VarfOus Matter of Interest Two Narrow Escape

General Local Ne"s-taf1Ous Mattefs
 of Interest - Two Narrow Escapes
 From Death.
 Wednesday the Mission circle of the Second
 church will give a supper and musical en-
 tertainment in the church parlors.
 Thursday afternoon at o'clock the Ladies'
 Missionary society will meet at o'clock. The
 topic will be "Japan." Officer Rhodes who has been sick for sev-
 eral days past, is able to be on duty again. The oystermen obliged to keep fire in
 their shops to prevent their stock from freez- ing.
 Charles Johnson, of Colorado, is visiting his sister, Mrs Webb Scranton, of Grand street.
 The temperance meeting at the rink Snn- day afternoon was largely attended. The ad- dress of President Frank Ludington, of the Good Samaritans, was very enjoyable. John G. Ht1rd is having an IS foot sharpie built for use next summer. The piling that protects the apron at Quln- nipiac drawbridge has been removed by the ice.
 Workmen are busily engaged in construct ing the cabins on the new schooner John | Doyle, now building at Hanseomb's yard. | The vessel will be completed in a short time. l A service in memory of the life and labors | of the late John B. Cough was held at the Second Congregational church Sunday even 1 ing. Rev Erastus Blakeslee and Judge Dem 1 ing made addresses.
 The boiler and machinery for George Day | toms new steamer that George Graves is | building are being put in. The dredging machinery is to be located in the hold Jan en- | tirely new idea and one that will, it is be- l lieved, make the vessel steadier in a heavy sea.
 | Sanford's girls orchestra will furnish music | for the entertainment the Sons of Temper
 ance will hold in the Sunday school room of the First church next Thursday evening. ] loI,4 1c 4I,a aor1 cfr ltafh n | dist church will be reduced by S125, the
 amount realized by the recent entertainment l given by the ladies.
 Rev. Mr. Bray and Rev. MT. Blakeslee ex- 1 changed pulpits on Sunday. MT. Bray preached most excellent sermon on 'Bel- | shazzar's Impious Feast" Rev. MT. Angel l lima pastor of large Prostestant church in Italy, made some very interesting remarks to l the Sunday school. MT. Angelina, who was | a Catholic priest for nineteen months, is in | this country for the purpose of awakening 1 interest in the free church of Italy. He | preached in the First church in the morning. | Officer Doody, one of the efficient officers | of the Annex met with the misfortune of ] getting his ears frostbitten the other night.
 He has been on duty regularly, however. 1 Wednesday night the Elm City Wheel l club will compete at Waterbury in drill
 for silver pitcher. The club has been
 hard at work lately and many of their friends | tn1nk LHat they WILL ollhS oho 'ioPhJ AAoiAA> l with them.
 1 Last evening Richard Fitzsimmonds, g young man wlfo lives on North Quinnipiae 1 street, had a narrow escape. He was walk | ing home from down the street and as he was | passing under the railroad bridge a heavy timber which had been jared out of its l place by 8 passing train came within lew l inches of his head, grazing his shoulder as 1t l fell.
 l It is estimated that Fair Haven people have lost about $7 900 by the freezing of the 1 Florida orange crops.
 l Elford Bradley, of Atwater street, severely i cut his face the other night by running against milk pail that was hanging up In l his barn. Mr. Bradley's brother had just finished milking and had hung up the pail when MT. Bradley came in without lantern | and not supposing the pail was hanging l there ran violently against 1t. The thermometer was several degrees be 1 low zero last night in several places in Fa1r ! Haven.
 | An employe of Captain Caleb Ludlngton | came very near drowning yesterday. He 1 works on the steamer Luzerne Ludlngton | which was lying at dock at the west side 1 yesterdfy morning. He attempted to gc | across the west side to breakfast on the Ice l and when part way over fell through. Wher l he was rescued he was completely ex l hausted.
 1 The central pier to the new Tomllnso1 | drawbridge has been built too low, so the | boatmen say The other morning a yer. | high tide flowed over it and froze the ma l chinery that moves the draw and caused l considerable trouble before it was thawet