Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-03-29
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.
Christian Endeavor Notes - Buildir
Operations ON Grand Aveuue-Cleal

FAIR HAVEN NEWS.
Christian Eadeavor Notes = Building
Operations ON Grand Avenue-Clean.
ing the Thick Layers Of Street Mud
A Couple OF Observation-Disclosures
ed In a Pyramidal Gr0up-A whist
Contest-Plans for . Cosy Little
Home-Ihe shut Down at the Rub
Der shop to Give . Vacation to Many
Fair Haven Operatives.
Walter r. Downs, 229 Grand avenue, one
of the trustees of the State Union of Christ
ian Endeavor societies, intended to go down
to Stony Greek last evening to attend the
meeting of the Guilford union, but the storm
prevented. The Guilford union embraces
societies in Guilford, North Gutlford, Clin-
ton and Madison and is very prosperous for
a country union. The New Haven union has
held its gatherings at all of the churches in
this place and the local members are looking
forward with interest to the time when an
other meeting will be held here. The Fair
Haven societies are active and prosperous
and are doing good work. The New Haven
union now includes about $500 members.
Thomas E. ..Nunan No. "a Clinton avenue
was receiving congratulations yesterday upon
the birth of a little daughter at his home.
Mrs, William Smith and Miss Ella A.
Simpson of Hazadrville made short visit to
Mrs. John McGregor this week. They came
down especially to attend the "Old District
Skuls" at the Athenaeum, a. they are, with
others, arranging to give similar entertain
ment in Hazardville.
Postmaster Moore has enjoyed q visit this
week from his old friend Charles Backus,
4 Il koI lit how To-
Over year ago Henry A. Loveland put In
the foundation for a three"story brick build
| ing, stores below and tenements above, on
the south side of grand avenue between
Lloyd street and Blatchley avenue. For some
reason, after completing the foundation he
concluded not to build. Tho lot is now own
ed by James Hull and Samuel r. Blatchley,
| remaining interest in the premises. On
| Thursday morning Mr.. Blatchlsy began
operations preparatory to erecting building
on the long unused foundation. The front
wall is to be changed and rebuilt, after
which Mr.. Blatchley will erect one story
On the lot adjoining on the west, Andrew
j. Hull has just completed three story
frame house, divided into three tsnements.
| It is a fine looking tenement house, and will
| soon be occupied.
A gang of street cleaners have begun work
| cleaning Grand avenue, but the storm
storm stopped the operations yesterday They
are now at work between Poplar and Lloyd
| streets. There Is big accumulation to be
removed, largely the worn out Telford pave-
ment For an avenue used as much as
| Grand avenue, the roadway should be re-
| dressed with fine stone each spring. 1t ia to
be hoped that it will be thus treated next
month, as it has been in very muddy con-
dition nearly all winter.
On Thursday evening Rev. e. O. Sage of
| the Grand avenue Baptist church offioiated
at the marriage of Edwin Tamkin of 270
| Ferry street and Elizabeth M. Wiles. The
| ceremony was performed at the residence of
| q sister of the bride, Mrs. Jane Garvey, 2
| Madison street. Several friends from Bridge
port were among the guests. The couple re-
ceived a number of very pretty presents.
| After the ceremony collation. was served.
| Later in the evening the couple went to
| Bridgeport, where the bride has resided, and
were given reception at the home Of an
other sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Tamkin will re-
side on farm near this city.
The evening previous, Mr.. Sage married
Miss Alice R. Bowman of this place and
Charles E. Brainard. The ceremony was
sister of the bride, 1877 Olive street. Mr..
| and Mrs. Brainard will reside at 1877 Ex-
change street.
Allen & Tyler have made plans for a one
| family house which Walter r. Downs will
| build this summer on the lot In North Quin-
| nipiae street just above the school house.
| The lot is delightfully."- situated, overlooking
the city and Mr.. Downs will build a cosy lit
tie home which he will occupy In the au-
tumn. He will remove May l from the
| house 229 Grand avenue, formerly occupied
| by Rev. P. S. Evans, and until his new house
| is ready will live at his father-in-law's,
Charles B. Bvrwell, 343 North Quinnipiac
street.
There is quite q little band of Fair Haven
people who are employed on Belle dock, and
| all Of them are congratulating themselves over
| the fact that they were not in striking def
ance of the terrible lightning bolt that came
so near demolishing the hoisting engine
house yesterday afternoon. Many describe
| the crash as terrific.
Henry L. Ellenberger is travelling for
n. F. Smith is building an addition to his
residence on the Heights.
After the entertainment, "The Old Dsestrict
| Skule," given in the Atheneum by Fair Hs-
ven talent Wednesday evening, tho members
| of the pyramidal group were photographed
| by q New Haven artist.
Ellen Nugent, residing on North Quinnipiac
street, was sent to Jail yesterday in default of
| paying $13.24 in fine and costs, for an as
| sault on old Mrs. Helen Hurley, a neighbor.
| Officer Mack made the arrest.
F. f. Bishop of this place is secretary at
the new Connecticut Ice Dealers aasocia-
| ton.
Willie Lynch, corner of James and Clay
| streets, who fractured an ankle last week, is
| getting along nicely.
Thursday evening the ladies of the Second
church held very pleasant sociabls In the
church parlors. There was large attend
ance.
| Mrs D. NJ James was recently called to
| Winchester, Va, to attend the funeral of
an aunt. Mrs. James old home is at
| Winchester.
Several members of the Crescent Bicycle
| club are engaged in whist contest for 900
points. The present score is as follows: G.
A. Denison and F. E. Dudley 143 points,
against George Austin and E. Newton Ito
points.
The Ferry street church has appointed
supervisors for the local branch of the Evan
gelical alliance as follows: A. T. Potter,
Otis Hine, ]. 81. Mehaffey, 81. Bushnell and
William Bright.
The rubber shop will close this evening for
the spring vacation and will resume work
| workers will avail themselves of the oppor-
| tunity to make out of town visits. It was
| not expected that there would be a shut
down this week, owing to the press of work,
but as next week will be broken week and
as some slight repairs are necessitated the
management decided to shut down. Usually
in the spring there Is a shut down of from
three to Eve weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John 81. Perry, Wolcott
street, were given a surprise Tuesday evening
by fifty friends, and during the evening MIR.
and Mrs. Perry were presented with q silver
cake casket and lamberquin. Mr.. Perry,
as q special gift, was the recipient of COM
bination Knights of Pythias and Sons of
Temperance society pin.
Miss Ida Waters of 40 Pierpont street, who
is employed at law lithographing In New
York city, will be pleased to see her friends
this evening ut her home. She will return
to New York on Sunday evening.
Word from President Camp.
President Hiram Camp of the New Haven
Clock company says that the elecsrial de-
partment has been a paying business, that
the company was not about to abolish it and
that large sum of money had not been sunk
in it. He considered 1t the best part of the
business. New York men intend to pur-
chase the plant, says he, and have been
looking at sites in this city, in Bridgeport