Morning journal and courier., 1890-08-30
rAm HAVEN NEWS.

A Pleasant sharpe Voyage-Omcer
mack,s Illness ssR, There, Oys-
ter,,-Mr. Doody's Law Suits-NeW
Dwelling Houses-Many Cases OF
InHuenza-Fair Haven SharPies TO
Race-WheeIman ROWe's ComPetf.
tor-Captain ThOmpson's Guests
Fine. Fat Ducks on the Shore.
Charles Holman, the photographer, and
his brother, on their recent voyage in a /
sharpie around the waters of Long Island
sound, called in at many ports and enjoyed
their August voyaging very much. In the
recent Sunday squal that threatened so |
many light vessels, their sharpe was sud
denly overtaken after several hours OF
calm and driven before the brief gale with
great fury. Only a few months ago the
canal connecting Peconic and Shinecock
bays was completed, permitting vessels
CARRYING six feet of draft to go down tothe
south shore Of Long Island without
weathering Montauk point, thus saw
ing nearly 100 miles. The Romans
at first determined to take that craft
through the canal, and by means OF sec
ond canal run into East and Great South
bays, thence along the inner waters along
up to Coney Island, and via the narrows
and East river to Long Island sound, but
the time getting short the additional sea
voyage was given up. Probably Mr.. Homan
will make that voyage next year. For
nearly twenty years MIR. Homan mas maze
these voyages in the sound for vacation,
and as an amateur sailor ne Is IN the fore
front.
Wednesdays Saratogian has the follow
ing: yesterday morning those who lin
gered after the morning service at
Bethesda church had the pleasure of lis
tening to some sacred selections by Miss
Bradley, soprano, of New Haven, Conn.
Her voice is full of sweetness and resonant
to degree, and her Interpretation OF
sacred song lyrics marked with deep feel
ing and reverence" dr
William Sullivan, the Chapel street
bridge tender, has completed three-story
frame house at the corner of Lloyd and
Wolcott streets costing about $4,000.
There is large store on the first floor and
two frst-class tenelnents above.
Patrick McKiernan has broken ground
in Clay street this week for a double tene-
ment house.
Officer Mack, who has been off duty
owing to illness the past two weeks, re-
stunned police duty in the borough Thurs
day night. During the past week he has
is feeling an improvement in health.
Officer Daniel Doody, who was recently
mulcted in the sum Of $50 for damages by
William Simpkins of the East side, will
have his appeal case tried before a jury in
| the city court next month
Officer Doody has sued the First division,
A. o. H., for S. for sick benefit, claiming
| that the society owes him that amount
| for weeks benefit when he was i'll in the
spring with the grip. Doody says the
| society, as an offset, claims So overdue for
| portion of uniform, which he insisted
he never had. The officer has been a mem
| Der of the division for sixteen years:
| The New York Tribune has the follow
| ing:
| THERE, OYSTER!
cause they have deliberately done anything to
| merit a malign fate, but, on the contrary, be-
favored and abundant. We beg to assure
| the oyster of our sympathy, and at the same
time of our ardent desire to consume him at the
| first suitable opportunity.
| Rev. E. G. Sage, having completed his
| vacation, will preach in the Baptist church
as usual tomorrow. It is expected that
Rev. A. H. Goodenough will supply the
| desk of the M. E. church, his old charge
He ia now f,..etv.-vf- tho Nostrand avenue
| church, Brooklyn.
| Richard P. Rowe of James street, thu
! purser of the steamer Elm City, will begir
next week as purserao of the G. Il. Northan
during the vacation of Purser Edmund d,
Young. y=....ss,.
If the feelings of people can be taken a.
indication, la grippe has again strucl
town. There are in these wards many
cases of catarrhal and throat troubles, will
some genuine old 'tcolds in the head,
which have come recently with suddeI
change OF weather. Physicians say thas n,
la grippe cases have been diagnosed, bu
the mean influenza colds are only one de
gree removed.
In the carnival at the Savin Rock shor,
next Thursday some of the Fair Havel
sharpies are likely to compete. There il
to be sharpe race, and Fair Haven coult
send half dozen crack boats. Nearly al
of our sharpies are used for 'work boats
in the oyster business but deck them will
racing canvass and they would make excel
lent showing. Not only have we fin
boats, but men who can handle them. If
big sloop yacht-a rig that requires man,
men to work-was looking for a crew,
better lot could not be found on the coas
than at Fair Haven.
There promises to be bicycle rae
across the continent between our youn
townsman &c. Rowe, who left Fair Havel
August Is, and A. W. Barr of Westboro
Mass. Rowe was at Niagara Falls whe
Barr left Boston, but Barr says he is il
hopes of reaching the Pacific coast first
providing Rowe makes the entire trip o.
his wheel.
AT South End Minott Thompson she
four ducks Thursday. He says that seve
, raj large fiocks have been seen along tn
east shore this week and he predicts a goo
, shooting season.
The annual banquet of the Bunnell drur
corps was given at the Forbes house o
Thursday evening and the musicians Ell
,, joyed the affair very much.
| Miss Helen Cook of 1893 South Quinn
t piac street is in Massachusetts, for thre
7 weeks.