Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-17
HAVEN NEWS.

short Chapter or Borough Politics A Twenty.Flrss Anniversary Cele. brasl0n ana . Tenth Annlversary-
 WiM Send Two Delegates to ss. Louis "A Dig shell Aeap-Oysters Little
 Higher-Thirsy-Third Degree Mason
 -Cslebrases His Ninetiesh Year.
 There arc some post election mumblings or grnmblings over In Fair Haven East. They have borough election once year and the event for 1890 came of last Monday. It seems that two of the old burgssses were lefs of the ticket when the caucus was held William P. Niles and Luxerne Ludington. MT. Niles said he didn't care for the office longer, as 1t wasn't just the thing for him to be e borough oficeholder while In the posi- ton of prosecuting agent under the liquor law; but there was no declination on the part of Lieutenant Ludington. The Fair Haven borough machinery is not ponder- ous political machine, but some little event in the conduct of borough affairs may cause Q big smoke. Here is what . borough tax. in the story there are undoubted- ly few kernels of real fact. "Somebody ought to write up. this business. Now understand me, am not an officer In the borough, never have been and never ought to be; but I am @ taxpayer and have some say. Now why did they sit down on Luzerne Ludingtona I understand he wasnt anxious to be re elected burgess, bus his friends would like to know why he was bounced so unceremoniously. But I can guess why. Recently the contract for light. ing the lamps was awarded, and instead of being given to the lowest bidder 1t was given to the rival bidder, whose figures were $96 per year the largest. Both were competent men and had served as lamplighters, but the big taxpayers did not believe in donating one hundred dollars of the peoples money on the ground that man needed 1t, that he was tho best fellow, or what not. The bid should have gone to the man with the lowest figures and the people realize 1t. Ludington held held out strenuously for the lowest bid der. He was outvoted, however, and that was the reason he was left off from the tick- ct. There, you have the whole story in Q nutshell. But election day will roll around again in less than year, and then things will not be forgotten. There Is liable to be . very lively caucus next year, and don't you forget It."
 But the leaving off of one man and the substitution of another, will not disrupt Fair Haven east society, as rocky as are the borough waters to-day. It. Ludington who was left from the ticket and Henry M. Shan non, his successor, are both popular, and neither one will be puffed up or cast down by the election. Mir. Shannon says ne didn't want the place and ''Luzerne" says he is gives something to talk about in the borough, and they need something, for it is terrible dull over there.
 Wednesday, the twenty-first anniversary of the marriage of Mir. and Mrs. l.. O. Waters, was very pleasantly observed in the evening by some fifty of their friends, who called at the residence 42 Pierpont street. of town. Mir. and Mrs. Waters were the re- cipients of some very pretty and valuable gifts.
 MT. and Mrs. Waters daughter, Miss Ida, came up from New York to attend the oele- bration. During the evening refreshments were served, games were played, etc., and the affair was very pleasant one through out. Nr. and Mrs. Water were married In Paterson. N. J., in 1869. Mr. and Mrs. New Csanan, Conn, where they had their wedding reception. Rev. Mir. Hammond. a former pastor of the East Pearl street M. E. church was present. The happy couple spent the first three years of their married life In Paterson. after which they removed to Norwalk, and for the last ten years have resided In New Haven.
 Aluotmhu 1s " |. Shuhuhu uhb uOV0a tuAu week from Woolsey street to 1l7 Chapel street. He says ho doesn't care to move again.
 D. A. Hawkes., father of Mrs. H. A. Love. land of Fair Haven Hsights. celebrated his ninstieth anniversary recently. Rev. H. D. Weston attended the preach ers' meeting of tho M. E. association oi
 which he was for years member, at New York this week.
 II Rav Mr pottar of pootvi,I. . .or n,
 Giles Potter of this city, Is expected ts
 preach at the Baptist church tomorrow.
 The Y. P. s. 0. E. of the First ohurcl
 will in few days select two delegates tt | represent the society at the national con
 vention of the order to be held in St. Loui
 In June.
 Rev. H. J. Everest of Hamden is ex
 F. J. Mansfield & Son have one of the big
 gest shell heaps in Fair Haven, there bsini
 an aggregation of at least 60.000 bushels
 Smelling" will begin from July 1 to the tenth. It is not expected that ss many shellt will be planted this season as in some past years, the failure of the ''set" for the past two year having discouraged many | opening stock, that part of the business be- | ing practically ended until early fall. Those who are shipping open stock, or most ol them, are getting an advance of some twenty cents per gallon. The standard price Ii about $1. 25, although few sell at l.15 pei | gallon.
 On Wednesday evening the tenth snniver. sary of the marriage of MT. and Mrs. F. J
 Mansfeld was pleasantly celebrated with { few friends at their home on South Quinni piac street. They received the gift of m an. | tique oak hat stand
 Bunnsll's Solid drum corps of the east sid, attended the Hibernian demonstration 1T Hartford thie week. This drum corps car always be depended on where good deal o
 noise Is wanted. But they do afford fin,
 music for marching, although hardly tn,
 thing for sociable.
 William A. Niles has received the thirty
 second degree in Masonry. Congratulations
 Brother Niles.
 MT. and Mrs. Lester P. Mallory have re
 turned from Alabama, where they have wis
 tied with friends for the past six weeks.
 The late Wilbur F. Dowd, who resided ol
 Ferry street, was insured for 2,000 in tn
 Masonic Mutual Benefit association, $2, ,O0
 in the Odd Fellows' association, $2, GOO in tn
 A.O.U.W. and $1 ,000 in general life insur | auna oovunanv