Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-15
rAxnHAvEU NEWS.

s0me Notes In she La Grlpps-The
ROughsOnss Rough Voyage From
rleston-Sympathy For the Older.
shaw Family-Llcenses Granted
Improving . Hall-RscalIing Last
winters Sports-Just . Little Skas-
ing ON she Ice-The Illness OF mr..
English-Juaee neminE's Lecture
Grange Omcsrs Elected.
According to the consensus of opinions
submitted by our local physicians, Ia grippe
has visited this section most severely.
There's not as much fun made by the dis
ease ~ formerly and all in speaking OF the
Russian visitant, do 80 in respectful man.
nsr. The physicians have been driven
night and day, and the drug shops have on
SONS evenings been kept open till past mid
night, in filling prescriptions. Many people
have been kept from their business and
trade and traffic has been affected. The
fine weather of yesterday was an impedi-
ment to the spread of the disease and in the
bright sunshine many invalids got ont for
the first time. Monday was bad day for
the disease, and then Doctor Adams re-
ported an increase Of q dozen to fifteen
patients. DR.. g. B. Adams had the disease
severely and has not fully recovered from its
debilitating effects. He arose from his sick
bed to attend upon brother physician who
was very Ill in Bridgeport. One day last
week DR.. Roberts made sixty-two calls and
most of them victims of the terrible infuen.
70.
The Fair Haven four-master, the Napoleon
Boughton, ia at New York whittier she ar
with cargo Of lumber. Captain Stiles re-
ports severe weather, the voyage M con
Stunning eight days. The Boughton came
through without accident.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Oldershau have thu
| sympathy oflths entire community in the death
of two bright children from diphtheria. TIT
second chile, q boy of four years, diedyesterday
morning and was buried before noon. The
remaining child a girl of nine years, is recov
ering.
Licenses were granted yesterday to Johr
J. Brennan, "a Fillmore, A. L. Chamberlain
& Co., 20 East Grand avenue and Henry
Moody, IA East Grand avenue.
On the second floor Of the East Haven towr
hall, some improvements are being made
including the addition of o platform or stage
which will ct the room for holding enter.
tainmenta. This improvement will be appre
| cisted by the East Haveners az 1t will give
the villagers opportunity to listen to first.
class entertainments right at their very
doors.
DR.. Adams is we'll acquainted with DR.
| Pslticr of Hartford and speaks of him as
6ne gentleman and q frst-class physician
The report that DR.. Peltier was dead was in.
correct, and yesterday he was likely to ge
we'll.
The many friends of Captain T. J. Gala.
han are glad to see him out again after hi
severe illness. He was attended by Doctors
Bacon and Thompson.
| This winter has completely ''knocked tn,
tar" out Of the fresh water fshermen whe de
light to tend their traps on skates. Las
| winter several Of these adventurous fellow
took their skates, pail of mummies, an ict
chissl and traps, and started for Lake Salton
stall. The mummies were scarce last winter
and could only be obtained from sprinl
holes, which are usually far back from thu
shore near North Haven, or the Camargo.
When the fishermen reached the lake, they
were boys again. Skates were quickly put
on, and the scene of operations reached
there commenced the tough part. For every
trap there must be hole cut through the
ice, which il sometimes very thick. When
fishermen are all In company when trap ID
sprung, they vie with each to reach it frst,
for the lucky one has the honor
of catching the fish. This method of
fishing il much moro exciting than common
summer fishing, and often the results are
much more eatlsfactory. -One FAIR daveneI
was lucky enough to capture fifteen nice
sized pickersl. These command good price
In market, and the lucky fellow was made
happy. The sport of fshing through the
Ice 10 enjoyed by many In Fair Haven, and
they are anxiously looking forward to good
cold weather.
There was skating on the ponds Saturday.
and all the young people were in hopes that
the GOLD weather would continue.
Nathaniel s. English is very i'll at his
homo, 1S4 Grand avenue, pneumonia having
succseded ls grippe. Mr.. English 10 seven.
| ty-nine years Of age, and his age is rather
| against recovery. although he is as comforta-
BILE - could be expected. His many friends
| will be sorry to learn of his indisposition
His niece, Mrs. Arthur futile, is also very
low with consumption at her homo on the
east side.
Judge L. P. Deming will give a specially
prepared lecture on "The Palestine Coun.
try" In the Dwight Place church ON Thurs
day evening.
East Haven grange, No. 1O6, P. of H., has
elected these officers: L. +. Richmond
master; Leonard B. Smith, overseer, 8. w
f. Andrews, lecturer; Z. B. Woodward
steward; Lincoln II. Andrews, assistant
steward; Mrs. Leonard B. Smith, lady assis.
tant steward; DIV. Tuttle, chaplain; L. R
J. Kirkham, secretary, Mrs. L. r. ]. Kirk
ham, treasurer; Miss Mamie P. Pardee
pomona; Mrs. E. B. Woodward, flora; Mrs
John s. Tyler, ceres; john 8. Tyler, gat'