Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-26
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

somo Threads Of News Gathered On a Quiet August Sunday - Machinists
 Thrown out Of Work Fly the BIg Fire at Blgelows'-Addition Water
 Service-PersonaI Mention.
 Several Fair Haven machinists employed at II. B. Bigelow X Go. works, are out of work since the fire. Two or three lost their tools in the confasretion. Several hundred people visited the ruins yesterday. Surprise was expressed that the fremen were able to extinguish such . hot fire End save any portion of the building. The excellent water supply at that locality was of very great aid to the fire fighters.
 Adrian Smith and wife, of Plainville, are spending few days with MT. and Mrs. John w. Kessel of Exchange street. The water main that Is being laid up East Grand avenue in the Annex AS far as Pros- pect street, will connect with smaller mains to be put down through Hill to Center street. This improvement by the Water company will supply many houses in the ave- nue with water, affording a convenience that has long been demanded.
 In the semi centennial parade of Septem- Der Polar Star lodge, l. Q. O. F., expects to turn out nearly 200 men, headed by the East Haven cornet band
 Recent building permits issued include the following; Patrick Heaney, frame dwelling A by 43 feet, two stories, in Lloyd street ; William H. H. Hewitt, frame dwelling % by 3S feet, Blatchley avenue, near Shore Line railroad.
 A recent copy of the Saratoga Union con- tains words of praise for Miss Hettie Bradley of the First church choir of Fair Haven. Miss Bradley sang at a concert given in the parlors of the Waverly in Saratoga last We'd nesday evening. The Saratoga Union says that her solos elicited great applause, and that her singing had rarely been equalled in Lamp Inspector Noonan says that Fair Haven, with few exceptions, is as well lighted as any portion of the city. There were few places away from the center of the district where more lamps were needed, and in all such cases of real merit, gas or naptha lamps could be secured If the people would interest them selves by petition and then back up their pe- tition before the committee on lamps. The inspectors recommendation should be profit ed by, as there arc still some pretty dark stretches of street that should be lighted. l Freight Conductor Lowry Finch and wife | have been visiting in Grsnby. Committee of arrangements for the tourna- ment of the Fair Haven East fire department October 10: For Quinnipiao Hose, D. B. Connell, k. s. Dayton, E. Alderman and Eddy, E. NJ. Allen, H. NJ. Shannon, Charles Henderson and J. J. Dayton. | H0nry J. Lewis who has planted 90,000
 bushels of shells near Bridgeport this season
 was formerly large oyster planter of Fair Haven.
 Members of the National Guard from Fair
 Haven who attended "camp" at Mantle,
 speak of of the week as one of the best drill
 periods in many years.
 The churches were quite well attended
 yesterday, the fine weather being conducted l to large congregations. Three of the pastors
 are still away on vaoations-Rev. k. J. San
 ford, Rev. A. Fl. Goodenough and Rev. E.
 0. Sage.
 Rev. A. J. Wheeler of the Beers stree
 church, addressed the temperance meeting
 at Quinnipiac Rink, yesterday afternoon.
 There was goodly attendance at the union ". P. s. O.. E., meeting at the Baptis
 church last evening, and the services wer
 very interesting.
 Rev. P. s. Evans preached at the Baptis
 church morning and evening. Rev. D. M James has returned from his vacation ant
 offciated as usual at the Second church.