Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-21
rAInHAxHN NEWS.

FAIR HAVEN NEWS.
 Died at she Hospltal-CIoslng of the
 Tomllnson Drawbrldge-May Locate
 Incandescent Lights in Fair Haven
 The Yacht Fleet-Postmaster mOore's !
 Fishing Trip-yqualls on the oyster :
 Grounds "A Fast Trip - The St. l
 Francis Parish Fair - Prospective ,
 Entertainments. 1
 George Pitt, the man who was struck by a train at the East Grand avenue crossing of 1 the Shore Line road in the annex one week | ago yesterday, was buried on Monday. Pitt l was taken to the hospital, and at one time l thers was come prospect of recovery, but he gradually failed and died. His home was In Haven street.
 There are various opinions about the pro- posed closing of the draw of Tomlinson bridge next Saturday,when the Yale.Aralsnta race is rowed. So far as our local boatmen are concerned, they are disposed to mako any reasonable concession looking to the advantage of the crews and to assure a clear course, but they do not believe there is any necessity to close the draw during the entire race If the start is from the bridge 1t is urged that the draw could be closed half an hour before the race and opened again as soon as the spectators left the bridge after the start. If the start were from below, to close the draw half hour before the start would be sufficient. At this season, when the oystermSen t are Planng plant 9 ana ,nn trans. the bridge frequently, and there seems no excuse for closing the bridge for half day. It is expected that big crowds will flock to the bridge and the opening of the draw would be attended with danger. It would also tend to keep the course clear if vessel owners were informed that the draw would be closed for a certain time. Anything | IL s,.ok y, ~oe~ -1nkso would suit the boatmen, many of whom have sailed races and desire to afford fair play. Possibly it may bs determined not to close the draw at all; If not, there should be spe- cial police on the bridge to see that very careless people do not fall into the open draw.
 It Is expected that the New Haven Electric company will begin work on its now build | ing on the new site near Barnesvllle bridge,
 early next month. There was an expendi-
 ture of $25, ,000 for the land and the company
 intend to put out $o0, ,00O in the development of the new plant. The proposed building is
 to be 75 by 100 feet, bat from time to time
 as the business is extended, new buildings
 will bs added. Three 200 horse power engines have been contracted for of the Providence
 Machine company. These will be of the Greene type, with speed of 100 revolutions. The present high speed machines run from
 275 to 300 revolutions, but by belting on to small pulleys, the same speed as at present
 can be secured from the dynamos. One ad- vantage to Fair Haven by the re location will be the possibility to run incandescent
 lights in this district Owing to the great
 distance from the present station it is im-
 possible to run these small lights in Fair Haven. Our people arc in aocord with the
 desire of the court to allow sufficient time to
 remove the plant and not enjoin and intimi-
 date the company. Tho spirit of liberality
 in the matter was manifested when the case | fv, ho ph in
 the preliminary hearing.
 Tho little fleet of yachts that has been
 wintered at Graves yard, South Quinnipiac
 street, is gradually disappearing, as they are
 being got ready for cruising. The Phantom,
 the schooner yacht that was added to the
 New Haven fleet last season, has just been
 launched and will soon be in commission.
 The forty-foot schooner Diana is on the
 ways and is being overhauled. It Is expect
 ed that she will go into commission on Satar
 day, and her owners will make trial trip.
 Tho communion service, which hereafter
 will be held at the First church once each
 quarter, will be conducted next Sunday. from Q three weeks vacation trip to Glaston
 bury. They have beon visiting witt ,, acquaintances, E. W. and Austin Brainard in the East Glastonbury district. MT } Moore has spent much of his time trou fshing in which he Ia an adept. In Roaring brook, which runs near the Brainard house i, the postmaster hooked some 300 trout, re 7 porting thatshe never before knew the fish
 ing as fine. The postmaster is as brown al
 nut, has gained in flesh and reports
 splendid vacation.
 It was pretty squally down the harbor yes } terday and most of the oyster boats had tt
 return. Half dozen ssed boats are in DOT loading oyster seed. Ths cargo of Virgini' plants that arrived late last week has beer f 6isohor0od oynfhar load xuh{oh xril l practically wind up this planting for the sea f son, is expected to arrive this week.
 @ The W. W. Converse has juat arrived a ' Baltimore from Port Royal, South Carolina $. with phosphate rock. The vessel carried ou >, coal and made the round trip in seventeen J. days. Captain Allen Seaman in the sam r vessel oncs made tho round trip in ffteel e days, but that was an exceptionally fine rul
 and was attended with favorable winds an, 2 all conditions were on the right side. Bu t seventeen days is splendid run.
 3 Mrs. Louisa O. Goodrich left for Sal Franeisco Monday afternoon to visit he sister, wife of Colonel George w. Granniss 3 formerly of this place, who is ill.,
 Joseph Burke, 112 Monroe street, who's , non-support case was heard in the city cour ] vesterdsy, will bs given until June 23 t 5 | amend his ways, ths case having been con 3 tinued until that date. Joseph works a the rolling mill and has e wife and thre . children. Burke left home May 10 and lief his family for a week without any means. [ The local societies of Christian Endeavo will be we'll represented at the bi-monthl, meeting of the New Haven union to be hslt . at the N. E. church in West Haven this even . ing at 7:45 o'clock.
 It is expected that Q delegation from tn, people who gave the "Old Desstrict Skuls | in this place will attend the presentation : of the affair by tho Young Peoples societ, s church at English hall this evening.
 n The fair at St. Francis parish closed las ' night, although tho entertainment props
 wound up the evening previous when thu !: big rink was uncomfortably crowded. Las d evening the drawing of articles was com
 pleted. The successful people thus far an F. nounced are as follows: Sunfowsr cushion
 Annie SArsfeld; photographers outfit, Min Q nie Rodh; parlor table, N. [. Healy: revolver ia - Enrieht; order dozen cabinets, Bridge
 Ahearn; pillow sham, Nellie MeGuire; bo1 !. of cigars, J. Slighter: silver butter dish s Mrs. Mary Gilmartin; boys trioyole, Willi' . Butler; silver watch, Thomas F. Coyne. i: Early in June the people of Grace churcl will give "Business Mems Carnival" a ! Quinnipiac rink. On the evenings of Jun, l 17 and IS at the same place the Y. P. s. 0 E. of the Baptist church will give An' I entertainment.
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