Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-16
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Rig Freight of Hard Pine Lumber
 Fine Appearance of a Fair Haven
 Four.Master-Sad Accident to a Son
 of Policeman mack-The Amateur
 Fishermen-The First Church Picnic
 Yesserday-The Prize in a Lawn
 Tennis Contest-Fair Haven People
 in she City Court-A Successful Pas-
 toral Record.
 Tho schooner Narjory Brown, Captain Os- born, portion of which is owned here, has arrived at New York from Mobile with 950,- 900 feet of hard pine lumber. The freight is $8 per thousand, or $7,500 for the cargo. Captain Osborn carried out coal and empty hogsheads to Havana and sailed light thence to Mobile.
 The new four-master William Nicely is still at anchor in the middle of the harbor oppo- site Union depot The sails have been bent and the finishing touches put on preparatory to Captain Thompson's sailing for Norfolk. The lower sails were hoisted Monday and the big vessel with hull and sails looming up grandly presented a fine sight. This vessel, whose launching was so inauspicious, is des- tined yet to make fine record.
 Arthur Mack, son of Charles N. Mack, the we'll known East side policeman, sustained severe injuries Saturday night on the New England railroad. Mack, twenty-two years of age, has been brakeman on 8 New Eng land freight train four or five weeks. Satur- day night he left Hartford for Waterbury and as the train was rounding 2 sharp curve in the town of Bristol, he was thrown from the top of one of the box cars with great violence. The train was on an embankment and Mack went down many feet to the bot- tom. He was too badly injured to assist himself and he was not missed until the train reached Waterbury, ten miles beyond. He east bound train to Hartford and placed in the hospital where he now is. His father visited him Monday and will go up again to-day. Mack sustained compound fracture of the left arm and when lifted from the ground the bone protruded through the flesh. The shoulder was also dislocated. The attending physisisns are not sure of sav- ing the arm. Mack's forehead was severely cut and he sustained some bad body bruises. His injuries are not con- sidered dangerous, however. Young Mack had q good place in Windsor, his fathers old home, but taking liking for railroading secured position as brakeman on Boston and Albany express-freight about year ago. After remaining several months he re- turned to Windsor, and few weeks since went on to the New England road, as stated, and boarded at Hartford.
 Mrs. Joel T. Rice has returned from visit with friends at Greene, N. Y.
 Miss Alice N. Hayden of Shelter street is visiting in Boston.
 Dwight Ball starts for the Catskill noun tains to-day on his vacation.
 Blue crabs have been caught in the Quin- nipiac river, and soon will be running in large quantities. The crabs will probably be plentiful as large catches are being made to the eastward. Several fishermen of Stony Creek have already made good catches.
 Some Fair Haven fishermen have distin- gaished themselves by their catches of black fish. One fish was recently caught oil New Reef which weighed nearly eight pounds, and several weighing over five pounds have been taken.
 Miles J. Barnes has just returned from 8 two weeks' stay at Pot Rock Island. He says that the fishing there is excellent. and the island delightfully."- cool and pleasant on hot daya.
 The picnic and excursion of the First Con- gregational church to High Rock grove yes- terday was great success and was most heartily enjoyed by some 275 participants. The party embarked at the Fair Haven depot on a special train of seven cars at 7:50 a. m. and were heartily cheered by about 100 peo- pie, who assembled to see the train off. At the Rock the usual picnic dinner was served and was partaken of with the zest and mer- riment peculiar to such occasions. There was skating in the rink, aquatic contests on the lake, ball games and other sports. Dr. J. H. Bushnell was chairman of the committee of arrangements. Among those who went were Rev. J. Lee Mitchell, Deacon and Mrs. Lucius Rowe, MT. and Mrs. Smith Grann1s, Mir. and Mrs. Hemingway and Miss Heming- way, MT. and Mrs. Ludington and Miss Ludington of Albany, MT. and Mrs. Rich. mond of Albany, Miss Edith Newton of Hartford, the Ludington family of Balti- more, the Misses Wheaton, William Warner, Charles H. Eldridge, Miss Carrie Rice, Mrs. Francis and Miss Jennie Francis, the Misses Dennison, Miss Julia Synes, Miss Gussie Sta Miss Elizabeth Emery, Miss Florence Fiske, and the Misses May and Bertha Damn.
 DrMJ. Adams and John G. Hurd recently played tennis match with George Kelley and Howard Bradley, for watermelon, on the grounds at the corner of Grand and Clin- ton avenues. The team first named were victors.
 In the city court yesterday morning, James Newell paid the costs-$6 24-in an action for breach of the peace brought by Mrs. Mary J. Farley. The two families reside
  Farley testified that Newell had been drink ing, and threatened her with knife. Kew eli admitted that he had drank, but said he was not drunk and never never threatened any one, and he was corroborated by his wife. wifi
 Rev. D. J. Clark has just completed the tenth year of his pastorate of the Old Stone chuIch, East Haven, pastorate that has proved very successful. Pastor Clark Is very popular in his parish and is doing good work. During his ministry 145 have been admitted to membership-111 by profes- sion of faith, 34 by letter, and 29 children were baptized. He has attended 101 funerals and married go couples, and to @ persons administered the rite of baptism. There have been 65 removals from the church, "A by dismission and Al by death. He has visited 3,132 times and preached S53 sermons, con- ducted class in Bible study 479 Sundays and attended 1862 social meetings for con ference and prayer. He began to preach with ls7 members; has now PAT, net gain Of 70. During the decade several Improvements have been made in both church and chapel chapel bare walls frescoed and church and chapel painted inside and out; new piano added, and all expenses have been met, the church standing to-day absolutely free of debt.
 Captain Luzerne Ludington contemplates taking @ party to Block leland the last of this month or the first of next, on one of his fine steamers. The fishing, all reports say, was never better on the Block Island fishing grounds. His cousin, w. J. Palmer, is en- rolling the names. and already some of our most prominent business men are booked to go.
 Dwight Place Church Picnic To-Day.
 Dwight Place church and Sunday school, accompanied by Taylor church and Sunday school, will visit Parlor Rock to day, leaving