Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-07-04
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

FAIR HAVEN NEWS.
Close of Church soclables-Fair Ha-
ven Ball PIayers-Carrlers on a Va
cation-Sails for a Big SchO0ner-An
Old Merchant to STANDARDIZATION at
the Rubber Shop.T0 start a CO.op-
erative Store-Night Made Hideous-
A school House for the Heights
Seminary Girls In a Shore Cottage
ssThe Little Gypsy Girl'' Cantata.
The ladies of the Grand avenue Baptist
church closed their weekly sewing societies
until September on Wednesday, when they
met with Mrs. Samuel W. Hammond, 240
Exchange street. On the week previous the
meeting was at the house Of Mrs. Henry A.
Keech, 1886 Exchange street, II was Mrs.
Keech's birthday and the ladies presented
her with an oak chair with upholstered seat
and fancy head rest, and dozen napkins.
There was big gathering of ball players
on the open lot at Grand avenue and James
street yesterday afternoon. Since the exoa-
walton along the Grand avenue front this is
not 80 fine ball playing ground as former
ly.
John and James Cain are spending two
weeks vacation at Montgomery, N. Y.
Among the summer cottagers at the Cove
are John G. Bradley and family, who have
occupied the same cottage for the past fifteen
years.
Michael Connolly of this place, who were
tried in the city court yesterday morning
for an assault on Wah Lee, a State street
Ohinaman, were acquitted. The alleged Of
tense happened June 20. Lee alleges that
he was assaulted on the morning of that day
but he could not identify either of the
| prisoners.
The sails for the big four-master, William
Nicely, manufactured by Blair of New York,
are already as coon as the vessel il in the
water. The lower sails are to be hoisted into
position by the powerful steam wthdlass.
Captain Hanscom will soon lay down the
keel for three master at his yard.
| Yesterdays late trains brought delega-
ton Of people who will enjoy the Fourth in
their homes. There were also number OF
i visitors. They are all welcome and could
find no pleasanter place to spend the glorious
day. A number of excursions on the water
and to the woods have been planned and If
the weather is favorable the day will be en-
! joyably celebrated.
Letter Carrier McCarten is away on va
cation. A couple of substitutes are on the
Fair Haven routes. The carriers well earn
their vacations and all their patrons will
wish them enjoyment and rejuvination dur
ing their furloughs.
Quite a number of our people have attend.
ed the Elm City park races this week. Fail
Haven has goodly number of horse fancieri
and some good road horses.
The two-masted schooner Hester A. Water!
is at GAINESVILLE bridge with lumber from
an eastern port for Austin Mansfield. Th'
lumber is being taken off in lighters to tn
lumber yard int the vicinity, where only ligh
draft boats can approach. 1t Is seldom nov
save the Long Island schooners which brinl
starch feed.
Mrs. Norton of Syracuse. an acoompllehe'
violinist, who has been visiting friends on tn
heights, has returned home.
o. A. Watrous, the mayor Of Bay City
Mich, has returned home after visiting j. A
Thorpe.
Miss Bessie Blakeslee of Spencer, Mass, /
visiting here. She is the daughter of Rev
Erastus Blakeslee, formerly pastor of tn
Second church.
Lucius Rowe, for forty mine years engage
Ia business on the east side, paying his al
} tention to dry goods and tailoring, will retir
about September l. After 70 long and hor
orable a career, Mr.. Rowe will be MISE
from our business world.
The store at the southwest corner of Gran
, avenue and James street has been hired by
company of Swedes, who will start ce
operative store.
The rubber shop shut down yesterday, an
will remain closed until next Wednesday
, although some of the workers will go in t
fit up on Tuesday.
,, The action for damages Of William N
Simpkins against Policeman Daniel Doody {
} the east side will be tried in the court c
common pleas. The damages are lai
at 800.
A serenade recently published by WillisI
= A. Pond & Co. of New York and compose
8 by Miss Hattie Bradley of this place has ha
n a sale of $50 copies in this city.
The fusilade of ordnance and canno
3 crackers began last night, and It was goo
g sleeper who could sleep in such q din. BIZ
Independence day must be celebrated on Il
! | eve thereof.
The plan of the board of education for
a new school house In North Quinnipiao
r is . commendable one. With the rapid il
: cressipg population on the east side, it
j full time better school house privileges wel
q afforded. A brick structure with fol
b | rooms, equipped with steam heating appar
{ | tus, can be built for $4,000. The commi
|. | tee suggest that q six room building be CO,
4 structed. Although the cost would be son
;. would be economy, for six rooms would
!. filed In very few years. If the building
erected on the site of the old school hous
"A the new school building will occupy 81
i. the most commanding of any in New Have
4 From this site fine view is afforded. Cor
v missioner Strong should push along the @
!. terprise as speedily as possible.
IA Miss Bertha Ives, daughter of hobart
"a Ives, with party of q dozen schoolmates
Mt. Holyoke, has been occupying GOTTA
A at Indian Neck. The young ladies report
= splendid time. Miss Ives has just graduate
70 at Mt Holyoke after course of four yea
study.
Miss Susie Foley, daughter of Michs
Foley OF 1876 Ferry street, who was injur
a on Monday at the picnic of st. Francis pG
ish school, is rapidly improving.
Howard R. P. Baldwin of Ferry street
t. the happy father of nine-pound boy.
5, A cantata, entitled 1.-THE Little Gypsy
:. by forty boys and girls under the auspices
40 the Young Misses Missionary circle of t
4 Grand avenue Baptist church, was present
p Wednesday evening. Miss Oracle Carpent
IA presented "Little Gypsy.n The canta
10 throughout the presentation.
N The manufacture of ice at Grapevine Poir
10 spoken of in the COURIER some days ago, W
" soon be commenced. Papers to be sign
Is within few days will transfer to William
10 Husband of Hartford the property on Riv
1T street, near Blatchley avenue, former
ID owned by the New Haven Nail company, b
Of now owned by @. s. Mersick & Co.
l. Husband expects to be able to produce
X fore August twenty tons of artificial ice
m day. The machinery, which is now on
way from Cleveland, O., cost $25, 600. n
Husband intends to have wagons of his o,
and to sell the ice at both Wholesale and
ie tail.
l. Personal Notes.
II Reporter J. B. Billings Of Bridgeport
I. fallen heir to large estate in Minnesota.
@. G. Post of Mhadlebury has bargained
his farm, known as the Calvin Camp farm.
Ia James N. States, Isaac Wolfe and Tin
~ thy j. Fox are in the field for state senate
J. W. Stone of Middlebury is much i
o. proved in health, being able to sit up p'
3; of the time.
10 Rev. John 81. Mason, pastor of the Fl