Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-10-07
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Hon. Hiram Camps visit To North
Aeld-What President ives says
About Electric MISUNDERSTANDING
MoMahOn To Dedicate the Now and
Enlarged Convent-A Big outlet
sower-Dr. Adams Recovery.
Hon. Hiram Camp paid recsnt visit to
Moody's school at Northfeld, Mass, of
which he was one Of the founders, benfaetor
and for several years president of the board
of trustees. He says there are about three
hundred girls in this school and like num-
Der in the boys school at Gill, across the
line In New Hampshire. Upon these two
enterprises Moody had collected and expend-
cd about half q million dollars. He says
that II was very pleasant to see these six
hundred students attending the same church
In body ON the Sabbath he was at North
field. This new Congregational church, cost
ing ga, 1000, had been recently completed
and the enterprise was materially aided by
the schools. The school rooms In both insti-
|. tutions were full this term, and the new
school year promised to be very successful.
Yellow hammers have been more plentiful
this season than last year. Although the
larger part of the fight is believed to be
over, gunners are able to shoot few nearly
every cool and clear morning. The favorite
grounds are in the woods on the Heights.
These birds are not as plentiful "a Q few
years ago, when q gunner could 60 out and
shoot about one hundred In q eingle morn
ing, but there are enough birds yet to fur
nish fine sport.
President Ives of the horse railroad says he
has travelled at least two thousand miles in
looking up the several electric systems with
q view Of adopting the motor to his road, but
has inspected no system that he would dare
recommend. He says that the late George
II. Watrous, one of the directors, the very
week before he died talked with him about
the several methods of electric propulsion he
had examined in several cities, and his opin-
ion was the same, that no really practical
plan had been arrived at President Ives
does not believe in the overhead system
by trollers and is of opinion that the
storage battery system 10 the most
practical, but those In use were a. yet too
crude. He believes that this system will be
successfully developed and that IL will yet
be in use on our local street railroad. 1t was
possible that electricity would be adopted
from the present outlook. Electricity as a
motor would prove great saving over hor-
ses, although the first cost for new cars and
electric plant would be very lsrge-from
500, 900 to $685. He likes the cable
system very well, but 1t could not be
adopted In New Haven as the income
from the road would not pay the
company to invest $400, 900 and the cable
system would cost the company at least that
amount. President Ives is not very favorably
Impressed with the electric car now stored
in the Fair Haven car house and which
proved such failure. To run such car
would require track specially built for the
purpose. He says that electricity will I'M
doubtedly be employed ia afew years in pro-
polling street cars and its adaptation and use
might be nearer than the people really
imagined; but until the right system could
be solved the public would have to depend
upon tho horse cars for transportation about
this city of such liberal distances.
At the parish schools of st. Francis Cstho-
lie church 745 pupils are enrolled this term.
The large addition to the convent is nearly
completed; the walls and ceilings are plas.
tered and the finishing work in the rooms il
being done. It is expected that the enlarged
house will be dedicated by Bishop Mcmahon
some weekday afternoon next month.
The big outlet sewer that G. .Blskeslse &
Sons arc building In James street from Grand
avenue to Clay street is progressing rapidly.
Work was begun at Grand avenue and quite
stretch of the large brick tunnel Is COM
pleted. At Grand avenue the excavation has
been made at depth of 20 feet and in throw
ing out the earth 1t has been necessary to build
platforms at three different levels, the mate
rial being thrown from one to the other and
then out upon the towering bank. This
sewer will connect with the James street out
let south of Grand avenue and will drain the
territory as far east as Blatchley avenue, be-
yond which point the Poplar street outlet is
utilized.
Dr.. M. c. o'Connor was very fortunate in
not receiving more serious injury by his We
hicular accident on Friday. His bruises
were not serious and he is rapidly recovering
from the effects of his shaking up.
DR.. G. B. Adams, who has been rather
seriously Ill for two weeks, Is gaining grad
ually and on Friday began sitting mp an
hour each day. He was FIRST attacked with
q serious form of gastritis, and, from the Of
veloped. His brother, DR.. M. J. Adams, has
attended him personally and DIR. Sage has
called occasionally. 1t is expected that he
will be able to attend to his profession in
two weeks His many friends will be pleased
to learn that he is soon to be around again.
Rev. Sanford Martin of Windsor, VT, sup
piled the pulpit of the First church yester-
day, morning and evening. In his remarks
yesterday he referred TO his life at Yale dur
ing the rebellion and Of his fire.
auent Visits to the conscript camp at
Grapevine Point. Yesterday was Gratifying
day" In the Sunday school, intended to rehab-
ilitate the school after vacation. The Sunday
school rooms were decorated with flowers,
each class contributing a bouquet. There
was q varied programme, addresses being
made by Superintendent &c. Cable, Rev. Mr..
Merlin aud J. B. Underwood. The opening
prayer was by Rev. Mr.. Shirley, and Rev. DIR.
Hart gave the closing prayer. There was
music BY double quartetre and By the school
and several reoitations by pupils.
"The Undevelopsd Resources Of the
Church" was the subject of an earnest and