Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-25
FAIR HAVEN NE WIS.

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 The electric light at the corner of Wolcott and Poplar streets was not lighted Thursday night. Each night after the electric current is turned on men in teams 90 around the city to see that the lights are all burning. On the night in question this light was not discovered, so the corner was in darkness all night. Sometimes when the lamps are cleaned during the day the current Is not left open on the lamp, and in such cases the electricity does not communicate with the cartoons.
 The finest smelts marketed are those caught near Tomlinson bridge. There Is no catch now, because the anchor ice would spoil the nets. These smelts are larger and finer than those now in market. The Quin- nipiac smelts sell for twenty cents per pound, and the fish caught on the eastern coast bring twelve and one-half cents per pound.
 The escallops that are brought here this season from Long leland, many of which are l sold in the city markets, are the best that | come to New Haven. They are much smaller than those caught on the coast of Maine, the latter being some three times larger, but the Long Island fish are the smallest and most toothsome.
 Captain Curtis, in the schooner Van Name 1 6 King, is dischsrging at Providence cargo l of 1, 1,148 tons of coal loaded at Baltimore for the Old Colony railroad.
 Captain Matthews brought in about <, COG bushels of Rappahannock river oysters Wed. nesday. Those oysters are little larger than the three cargoes of Chinconteagues brought here last week. Captain Matthews was unable:.to complete his cargo owing to ( scarcity of stock.
 All of the disabled car drivers have re turned to duty and the conductors are al work save Messrs. Burke, Spellman and Gill been very lucky this winter regarding snow which has proved an expensive item in yearf gone by. After the great blizzard the com pany paid between $7, ,000 and $8,000 for re- moval of snow from their tracks, leaving ou of the account the big loss in business There was also big bill fol the leasing and repair of sleigl barges, the running of which proved a failure. A single heavy snow storn that not infrequently requires thel hiring o fifty shovelers to clear the tracks proves al expensive matter to the company.
 Conductor Rice, who has been very il with grippe, went on duty on the Wes Chapel street branch yesterday.
 Frank Carroll, letter carrier in the Eleventl ward, who has been very i'll, was able to D out yesterday. He hopes to be able to re sume his route early next week.
 Mary, wife of James Maby, died at he home, POS Chapel street, yesterday from tn effects of la grippe.
 On Wednesday evening the newly electe officers of Polar Star lodas.I. O. O. F. who's names have been published in the COURIER were installed by the grand officers. Afte the installation supper was served. Ther was a good attendance and the occasion wa one of great interest to the order. Speeche were made by both visiting and local off cers.'.
 John Boyle, who was badly bruised by tn fall of the elevator at the Quinnipiac1 brew cry Thursday, is rapidly improving.
 Thes schooners: Bessie C.: Beach and lame Boyce are in this harbor. The Beach is load ing old iron for Wilmington, Del, and tn Boyce brought coal from Norfolk. Tn schooner David Carl, Capt. Hawkins, tha brought oysters here, has sailed again fo Virginia.
 Miss Sarah Troy, who recently acted g pharmacist at Healy's drug store during th illness Of Mir. Kersell, is one of four lad apothecaries who are practicing this vocatio in Connecticut. Miss Troy has recently s' cured a permanent situation in sn out C town pharmacy.
 The mention of the name of Captain Tin , othy F. Callahan for major in the Sscon regiment is received hereabouts with grei approval. Although Captain Callahan long military life, first in the United State regulars, afterward in the National Guard , has entitled him to release from furths ' duty, a retirement that would beet pleas him, still his friends urge that he should at cept another term if it Is for the best inte ests of the regiment and which they believ is the case. That he would make an exec lent major there can be no question, as h years of schooling in the United States regl lars proved the very best training. D. c. Sperry, the builder, has added to b 7 carpenter shop in Exchange street and p, in an engine for power to run saws and
 planer.