Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-12
FAIR HAVEN NE VS..

Old Tlmc scenes Recalled By Kx-Mayor
Observation-Disclosures Convalsscing
The Libellsd Steamer-Some Real
Estate Transfers.
Sunday will be Harvest day in East Pearl
street n. e. church. Sermon in the morning
on 1.-THE Drowning Of the Year" Sunday
school festival In the afternoon. The Dwight
Place orchestra will assist In the musical part
of the programme.
The Grand avenue Baptist church will be
represented at the annual meeting of the Con-
nectiout Baptist convention, which opens its
sessions next Monday evening in Putnam, Is
follows: Rev. L. O. Sage, Deacon o. J. Hull,
william II. Robinson and Mr.. and Mrs. J. P.
Morrow.
DIR. O. B. Adams is rapidly improving and
10 able to ride out on pleasant days. Dick.
Roberts has recovered from his throat trouble
and was out yesterday.
Ex-Mayor Robertson and E. K. Hall, the
veteran grocer, were over on the east side
one day this week to call on old friends.
These old gentlemen occasionally ride out to-
gether, usually by horse cars, and enjoy their
trips very much. In referring to his resi-
dencs In New Haven, the genial sx.msyor
said that he came here In 1925 from
Charleston, 8. O., and few years later
graduated at Yale. He has seen this city
grow from 5000 to over $4,000 inhabitants,
and has taken q great interest In its develop
ment. He referred to the frolics that the
college boys occasionally INDUCED In with
the old tavern ct the corner of Grand avenue
and now used for dry goods store. In those
days Fair Haven was but small place and
was known by the name OF dragon" by very
many people.
Konold for change Of the naptha lamp at
Ferry and River streets to gas has been re-
ferred by the common council to the COM
mittee on lamps. There is great need for Q
gas lamp at this locality.
The steam barge David Utley, thirteen
tons, of New York, that was libslled by Dep
uty Marshal Lovejoy for debt, Is still in
charge Of Captain William A. Wright, a.
keeper, ut the marine railway wharf. The
writ IL returnable to the United States Dis
mixed II ID probable that the vessel will be
sold at auction.
Willet Hemingway has sold to Augustus
Dammler tract Of land recently conveyed to
the former BY Rebecca Il. d. Atwater, the
tract lying In New Haven and East Haven,
and containing forty-two acres, and bounded
~ follows: North by land of Andrew Barnes.
cast ana eOutn py AnQs OF hiram camp ana
In part by estate of the late Z. K.
Atwater, west by lands Of Horace
Strong and Mrs. Willet Heming-
way. The grantor, Willet Hemingway,
10 reserved the right to purchase at 500 per
acre at any time and have reconveyed to him
not to exceed two acres of the above estate
located In the lower part of the meadows
and north of the house and barn on the
premises.
John L. Treat has sold to Charles Gay, jr.,
Of Brooklyn, N. T., the tract-one undi-
vided one-half-located of Ferry street $50
feet north by land formerly of Henry Bush
nell 88S feet, east by Rowe street 100 feet,
and south BY English street 1888 feet.
Rev. O. w. Morrow, of Danbury, will fill
the pulpit of the First church tomorrow.
Miss Emma Smith of Shirland avenue will
give party In honor of few friends Nom
day evening.
william A. Rowe has returned from bus.
mess trip to Albany.
Miss Annie N. J. May of Fair Haven and
Frederick w. ]. Donnelly of 101 Lombard
street were married Thursday night by Rev.
Father Lynch at st. Francis church. Miss
Julia Nay, the brides sister, was the brides
maid and Walter Connors the groomsman.
Mr.. Donnelly 10 employed al Hesley & Bige-
lows on Grand avenue. The newly welded
oouple went on trip to New York.