Morning journal and courier., 1890-02-22
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Buying Ice in maine-L0cating h D0A.. ver-A straw Ride-To Entertain New
 York Firemen's sons-CasehinG D1gs Clams-Special Services in the M. E.
 Church..
 Harney Hemingway returned yesterday. from Maine, where he has been buying ics for the Hemingway Ice company. He was in company with Enos Dickerman, who also purchased Q supply for future delivery. MT. Hemingway says the snow is two feet deep in Maine and the ice men are cutting splsn- did ice. The Hemingway Ice company has men at work erecting an ice house 100 feet in length on Robinson's wharf and will fill 1t soon with about ], ,500 tons of ice, loading direct from the river in Maine into the ves- sels. This supply will be for immediate use. They put up at their houses in this vicinity between 10, 1000 and 12, 900 tons of ice in cold winters. One of the firm says he never know 50 much excitement on the ice question as at present. The activity in the Maine trade has increased freights and the present rate from the Kenebec to New York is $1. 70 per ton.
 Harry, son of Deputy Sheriff William Konold, who, owing to pulmonary troubles, has been obliged to spend winters in the west, will locate permanently at Denver, where he now is. His health is very good this winter. He has an uncle in Chicago manufacturing carriages and Harry in the spring will open sales rooms for selling his uncle's carriages.
 John G.Hurd, the carrier of the city papers in the Fair Haven wards, has purchased of the Blackboard company new wagon for his route and will use the old one, which has transported millions of papers, for spare.
 R. 0. Lowe, the builder, has bought of Mrs. Ellen E. Bryant eighty feet of land at the corner of Chapel street and Blatchley avenue.
 Attorney John H. Whiting now drives g pair of buckshin ponies. He is great wheel man, but has laid aside his bicycle until springtime.
 The members of the A. A. A. club of the east side, accompanied by the lady membert i of the I. v. Y. club, enjoyed a straw ride te Branford Tuesday evening. Upon their re. l turn the company partook of supper served | at the residence of Miss Kittie Mallory or North Quinnipiac street.
 The Fair Haven East fire department vii entertain delegation from the Sons of Vet erans and exempt fremen of New York, wh' will arrive this morning on tine Old line boat They will be met by committee, consistinl of H. s. Cornell, George Cripps, Morgan Fowler and J. J. Dayton, and escorted to l restaurant for breakfast. Subsequently the. l will be taken to the engine house on the eas l side, which will be their headquarters for tn day. It is expected that there will be be l tween forty and fifty of the visitors with drum corps of fifteen men. A dinner will
 served in the engine house at p. m. If th
 weather had been favorable it was intended to have brief parade in the afternoon and tour about the city, but this plan has bee 1 given up. In the evening there will be | q how
 der the direction of Rodney Bradley, wit 1 music, speeches, etc. The visitors belong t company of 400 members.
 The sloop Frank Foot is back again frol
 Port Jefferson with escallops. The passag was quite rough, but the escallops are quit
 plump, and if anything a trife large tha has been obtained on previous trips this wir ter.
 The tides have been running very high ar
 low this week, giving Fair Haven clandil l gers an excellent chance to reap rich ha , vest. Yesterday one fellow captured hs |. bushel of sJumpos," some of which average ! l fourteen ounces The cold weather mak thin ice over the flats and the large clar
 make "breathing holes" and are easily caI
 ured.
 Services in connection with the opening 1 the new organ at the East Pearl Street N.
 church will be held tomorrow. Rev. G. Mains, D. D., of Brooklyn, will preach nor l ing and evening. The pastor, Rev. A. s Goodenough, will conduct the services. Re M. B. Chapman of the First church will ass : in the evening service. mhe following Is t
 order of the evening services at 7:15: !. i. Organ voluntary. .,, 3. Opening, Abide With Me-" Mir. N. B. WI
 $. Prayer, Rev M. B. Chapman, D. D. I 4: offertory, Jesus, Lover of My Soul" w. C. Anthem. 'The Blessings of the Eveni
 6. Sermon Rev. G. F. Mains. D. D.