Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-08
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

FAIR HAVEN NEWS.
James Street-Its Great
Demand-Mrs. W1lcoxss Sad Death
-Another Election In the Eleventh
ward-The New East Side school
House-A Shot at a Seal-Compar-
ing the vote-Additions to the
Churches.
The success of Alderman Callahan of
he Eleventh ward in inducing the board
If aldermen to transfer from the appropri
atoms for new pavements the sum Of
So, $50 for hardening James street from |
River street to Grand avenue, is greatly |
appreciated, as there is scarcely street in |
the city that needs attention. That sec
ton of the street is getting to be the route
over which there is a great deal of heavy
teaming, especially to and from the manu-
factories of the district, and at present is
only an uneven dirt road. Alderman Cal
lahan did not feel like recommending
Belgian block pavement since that would
be too heavy an assessment on the prop
erty owners who would derive no benefit
therefrom. Besides, Belgian pavement
would cost So. 80 per yard, while harden
ing costs only forty five cents. The sue
cess of Telford and light Telford pave
ments in this city has not been assured,
since the great cost for repairs renders II
very expensive, ana the sentiment Is IN a., "a
vor OF disseminating them. But untl!
substitute can be devised they will contin-
ne to be laid. With the exception of
Grand avenue Fair Haven has not q yard
of street hardening. This part Of the city
has been VIGOROUSLY neglected in this re-
gard, and it is time that there was
change. In the board OF councllmen wnen
this James stfeet amendmens comes up,
the FAR haven counclimen snoulo use all
their efforts in having the board concur.
Not many Fair Haven people know that
the Mrs. Wilcox who committed suicide at
her home in Mantle last week was the
lady who for four of five years was matron
of the Home of the Friendless on Clinton
avenue. She severed her connection with
that institution about two years ago, at
which time she married and removed to
Mrs. Wilcox was a very successful matron,
took a kindly interest in her work and had
the confidence and love of the lady mana.
gers. She was fine Christian woman
and much liked by. all her acquaintance:
Durlng her stay mere she never enjoyed
tne cest u neal1n, ana apparently suHereo
cohsiueraoiy TON nervousness, puy no ono
eve ever 'n0ug1t elaC she Woulo take her own
lie. ner nuspano oleo las1 May. far-
tlculars OF her death, which come from
New London, are as follows:
In the little country hamlet of Mantle, IN
Lyme, a few miles west OF this city, MIS-.
Wilcox, widow OF the late Charles Wilcox,
kllled nerself tuesday by taxing aeon1te.
MRS. WILCOX was an ODD woman. Sne oWelg
in the upper half OF ID! Smiths house and
appeared to be very cheerful person. All
Tuesday morning the Smith family heard
her flying about at her work as if she was
merry. In the afternoon they heard groans
and ascending to the upstairs rooms they
FOUND Mrs. WILCOX dying on the Hoor OF
poison.
For several weeks the woman had been
very busy with her needle. She was MAX
ing beautiful white dress for herself and
she added to it fine collar and cuffs and
seemed to be very proud of her crea-
ton. Evidently Mrs. Wilcox was about
by means of her dress among her
neighbors, but none of them know just
when she proposed to appear in it. They
know now. Mrs. Wilcox had been making
the beautiful white dress for her shroud,
and that idea was what she had been sing
ing about as she toiled. She left written
directions, saying that she must be laid in
her coffin in the white dress, and the per-
son that laid her out must not forget to
add the snowy collar and cuffs to the rest
of her attire. The reason why she killed
herself is found in a letter written just be-
fore she took the poison to "Miss Lizzie
Sheldon, New Haven" In it she said
that "a voice told her that within year
m
avoid that fate she decided to die.n
One week from to-day. the tie which
exists in the Eleventh ward between Har-
vev q Pond rennblican and Charles r
Smith. democrat. candidates. for council
men will be dissolved by a special election
There is great party necessity that Mr..
Pond should be elected, thus giving tie
| in the board of councilmen and making il
possible for that BODY to elect a repubIi-
can presiding officer. The success of the
| republicans in electinp an alderman and
| two councilmen in the recent election
should nerve the party to get out the vote
at the special election. Mr.. Pond can be
| elected. But if there ia anv laooino on
the part of Republicans. a democrat will
| be returned.
| This evening Charles E. Hart will give a
| lecture on "Reminiscences of War" at the
Ferry street church. A new G. A. R.
song will be sung by one of the Young
ladies' of the church.
Nine persons were added to the Grand
| avenue Bantist church Yesterday
Architect Robinson will in a few DAYS
present to the hoard of education sketehes
of the proposed new school house to be
erected on North Quinnipiac street This
building is to be of brick. will have eight
school rooms and will be first class
school house. It's cost is estimated a,
$4,000. The present decrepit wooden
school house is a legacy from the old
| town of East Haven and has long since
outlived its usefulness as modern school
house. The building will either be
moved off so that the schoo
can be continued while the new
structure is under erection or il
will be torn down, in which event the up
per floor of the Center street school hous,
will be fitted up for temporary use. Tn,
new building will be heated either by steam
or by the Smeed system, which at the new
Lowell school house furnishes a good sup
ply of wholesome air with plenty of heat
This new school house will occupy the
most lofty site and commanding the fines
outlook of any school building in thu
town. When this building is completed
an agitation should begin for better
building to take the place of the old Cen
ter street school house. which is away be
hind the needs of this sub-district. y
On Friday Captain A. P. Ludingtor
saw good sized seal in the sound Will,
he was dredging off Milford 1t was quit,
near and one of the boatmen shot at il
without effect, the animal diving as soo1