Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-05
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Probatlnsa Large Estate-Attended
the Reunion of a New York Regiment
Pastoral Call ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Parties Have Begun.
The big four-masted schooner the "James
g. Beecher," that Howard Il. Hanscom is
building at his yard, is we'll advanced, sixty
men being employed. The planking and
ceiling has been completed and calkers and
painters have begun their work, Sanford
Doughty having charge of the calking gang.
The lower deck is down and the upper deck
is being laid. There will also be poop
deck. This vessel is intended to carry 900
tons of coal and will cost $4,000 Captain
James NJ. Seaman, formerly of Sayville,
Long Island, who resides here, will COM
mand the new vessel. He was formerly the
commander of the John 81. Tingue and of
the w. w. Converse. The masts are to be
made sectional, and 1t will be the first set of
this make ever constructed in this vicinity.
The masts of the Napoleon Boughton were
made at New London; the latter vessel, the
last launched of Hanscom's yard, ia four
master of ], 300 tons capacity, and has Prov
ed very fast, having whipped nearly every
thing she has sailed with. On her last run
from Charleston to New York her time was
three days and eighteen hours. The Beecher
is of q very similar model to the Boughton,
and Is expected to prove . fine sailer. She
will be launched next month. She will hail
from the port of New Haven. Several Fair
Haven people own in the schooner. A SEQ
ond schooner is in frame in the same yard,
intended for Captain Thompson of New Jer-
sey, formerly commander of the Peter
| Schultz, and will also hail from this port.
| This vessel will be about Ave feet shorter
than the Beeoher. This winter Captain
Hanscom will get out the frame
for four-master to be built
for Captain Joseph Holmes of
Forked River, N, j., and Is intended for one
that is now in the 81. II. Hanscom. This
vessel is intended to carry 1900 tons of coal,
will be the largest ever constructed at this
yard, and one of the largest schooners ever
built in the State. Captain Joseph Holmes
has three sons that follow the water. one of
whom commands the Grace Seymour. Cap
| tain Hanscom says that both coastwise and
foreign freights are 6rst-class this fall and
there is good demand for tonnage. The
schooner Grace Seymour, one of Captain
Hanscom's vessels-having been completed
! by him at Hadlyme-received $1.36 per ton
for coal freight from Baltimore to Provi-
denee. Lumber freights from the South to
northern ports bring So per thousand feet,
and from this coast to Buenos Ayres
and other South American ports $40.
| he says that the three vessels under con-
tract will rate A l y for IA years. This
build of craft with two and three decks ia
particularly adapted to foreign trade, and
are able to go all over the navigable globe.
| Ward L. Horton is building 1000
brick building at the southwest corner of
Grand avenue and James street, and the
| is A by 50 feet, three stories; of North Ha-
ven brick laid In black mortar, and East
Haven stone trimmings. q. E. Warner ia
the mason, his contract being for about 81,
600; and Coyne Brothers. joiners, have a
contract for about $4,000. There will be
two stores below with tsnemsnts above.
On the opposite corner of James street and
building owned by Mrs. Thomas Miller is
now being occupied. There are two stores
below, the corner one being used for a saloon
the first in the block. Mrs Miller ooc upies
one of the tenements above the stores.
John T. Sloan is the administrator of the
the probate of which will not be
completed until the coming spring
By the settlement of an uncle who died pre-.
vious to Mrs. Parmelee, the estate in about
two weeks will come into possession of abou,
$50, 900. The uncle's estate Is worth between
$500, 900 and $500, 900 and is being probated
in New York city. Mrs. Parmelees estate /,
estimated at about $75, 900.
Elford 9. n ettleton. of Exchange street
| and Carrie Marion, daughter of Harry NJ
!. Brown of Ansonia, will be married at tn
home of the bride at 43O on the afternoon o
Wednesday, October 16.
Thomas I. Kinney, formerly of Fair Ia
Yea, has moved back from Holyoke and viii
occupy tenement In Henry Martins house
the rolling mill. Gilbert Potvin drove Mr.
Kinney's team down from Holyoke.
George N. Bulley has bought ofWillian
3 NcGarrell the property on Chapel street
, corner of Lloyd, with frontage of IS fee
and 1875 feet on Lloyd street.
Fanny r. Mabrey has bought of Franci
< Donelly tho lot fronting so feet on Mort
ings; and also all of Donelly's interest in tn
. water front on Quinnipiao river.
J. Catherine E. Schwab has bought of Wi
o liam 81. n. Hewitt lot on Poplar street, from
f ing So feet and no feet deep.
It John McGregor, James D. Vanderbilt
Thomas Jones and John Smith of this plac.
and Jacob Cornelius, the restaurateur
Chapel street, attended the reunion of th
!. One Hundred and Twenty.seventh regimen
y. New York Volunteers, at the Suffolk count
: fair grounds. River Head, Long Island, o
10 Thursday. It was very pleasant occasion
q one hundred survivors attending, and WI
b carried on In connection with the annual fai
and arrangements made for holding the mel
70 reunion in Brooklyn on June 80. The SUI
70 vivors were particularly pleased to meet the
,e old chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Willis of New Yer
,. city, who is eighty years of age.
Andrew J. Scrimegeour, an aged citizel
1. who has resided several years In Housto
IL street, has removed to Gill street. His Sol
in-law, Rev. Samuel Dalzell, has this wee
removed to Long Ridge, near Stamford, ha
ing accepted the pastorate Of tho Congreg
tional church. He was recently located
a San Diego, CAL, but came East on visit
:. few weeks since.
40 Mrs. Julia Thomas of Brooklyn is visitil
10 Mrs. Charles Neigs of Woloott street.
10 The season has arrived for surprise pa
" ties. Two were held Wednesday evenin
= one at the house of Miss Flossie Santry, Q
W Exchange street, the other being q surpri
9 visit to Willie Chase at 1T Poplar street.
" "Why vote for the amendment" will
the topic of Rev. A. 81. Goodenough's
marks at the East Pearl street NJ. e. chur
~ Sunday evening.
70 Relikious Services.
to CENTER CHuRcH.-Dr Newman Smyth, past
. = Preaching in themorning at 1880 O'Clock by
NJ pastor. The usual afternoon devotional servi
he will be resumed at o'clock.
nd HowARDlAvENuH NJ. e. CHuRon.-Rev. A.
Fla Mead pastor. Morning Of the Lor
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