Morning journal and courier., 1891-04-06
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.


 to- day, after ten days shut down. By
 the middle of the week all the departments
 will be at work. Many Fair Haven people are employed at this big shop.
 There has been good deal of talk about
 the weather for the past few weeks, the late snow storm furnishing text. While April snow storms are infrequent there
 one Fair Havener who says he remembers
 very good sleighing on April 21.
 Fair Haven is largely represented in the
 G. A. R. posts, chiefly in Admiral Foote
 post, and at the celebration of the quarter
 centennial of the order this evening many
 of our veterans will attend.
 There are not few cases of what is re-
 puted to be Ia grippe, but the physicians type are very disagreeable, rendering the patient as sick as he cares to be; and all this helps trade at the drug stores, of which there are plenty in Fair Haven. The discussion of some plan of fortify- ing New Haven harbor. precipitated by the Italian incident, has interested Fair Haven people. When Notifications are built they will be chiefly constructed on the Fair Haven shore, where there are still the remains Ot two forts. Our grocers have had quite big trade | in sugar the past week, but the profits from l the sale were not large. The consumers l are gratifed at the abolishment of the duty 1 on an article that is as staple as the cele- brated Fair Haven oysters. In the absence of Rev. J.. Lee Mitchell, Rev. c. B. F. Pease supplied the pulpit | at Grand avenue Congregational church | yesterday. MT. Pease belongs in Massa- | chusetts.
 There was baptism service at the Grand l avenue Baptist church last evening. | The third in the series of Brooxfield respon- sive praise services given in the Second
 he evenng was e t be-
 singing ef approp.ate hymns; Part ]. delineat, Given;'' part 3, ''The Saviour Bringing Salva- | tion." There was also prayer and 8 short ser mon by the pastor, with the closing hymn by choir and congregation Christ for the world we sing; The world to Christ we bring, With loving zeal; The poor, and them that mourn The faint and overborne, Sin-sck and sorrow-worn, Whom Christ doth heal. Miss E. c. Miles, president of Lucy Hayes union, addressed the gospel temperance meeting ! in " 0. T. U hall at the corner of Grand avenue This evening there will be public installation by Hiram camp disvision, Sons of Temperance,
 
 young division has enjoyed quite remarkable growth during it's short life. At the last meeting of Adelphi lodge, F. & A. M., a delegation from George Washington lodge of Ansonia were present aud were pleasantly entertained. There was banquet and pleasant speeches.
 Smith Granniss, the well-known grocer at 1O2 Grand avenue, corner of East Pearl street, has Bantam lake, near Litchfieid, known as the Soulh View place and containing over fifty acres
 of excellent land. MT; Grannss will retire from EUIlI fa
 Miss Etta M. Hadley, principal of school at l Litchaeid, who has been home for vacation, re-
 At the last meeting of East Haven grange, No.
 1oS of H. the degrees Ss were senfeged upon five bers this year. At the close of the meeting
 there vas spread and dancing. Work on the big cattle stables at the distillery 1 is still going forward, although the building
 seems to have been long time under construc-
 tion. But there are few buildings in the city cover ing much ground and the construction repre- | sents good deal of labor. Eighteen car loads
 of cattle have already arrived and are being fed
 Dwight ": Futile has bought of Mrs: Mary J.
 5aa n as lot @ l soon build residence for his occupancy.
 Charles Bush of the annex has rented the east | half of James Ashbee's two-famiiy house on | East Main street, East Haven. | If the recommendation of the committee on
 should be, work on two much needed sewers will l so on begin. They are to be located in Exchange street between Poplar and Ferry streets, and in Blatchley avenue between Clay and Pine streets There was 8 recommendation for leave to with draw for the petition looking to building sewer | in Exchange Street between Lloyd street and Blatchley avenue and it was believed that the l time had hardly come for the improvement. ! Fred Weld has been engaged as tenor singer at l Grand avenue Congregational church. to begin his services May l. He is now occupyinga a sini- lar position in the East Pearl street M. E. church Rev. David J. Clark of East Haven preached at 1 Grace M. E. church yesterday. 1 In the absence of Rev. H. D. Weston, who is l attending the conference which is being held at l Patchogue, L. l., Rev. MT. Upson of Brooklyn,N. Y., preached at East Pearl street church yester- ! day.
 A fine crayon portrait of the late Frank T. ! Humiston has been on exhibition in the window | of Smiths tailor store on the east side. Fred Copperthite and family of East Haven have removed to Meriden, where Mir. Copper | thite has secured a job as horse car driver For | a number of years he has been in Sidney Smiths market in East Haven. Ed Talmadge will sue l ceed to the vacancy.
 l East Rock lodge, United Workmen added six l members at it's last meeting.
 All the services at St. Francis Catholic church yesterday were largely attended and were very l interesting. The interest was heightened by the l visit of Bishop McMahon who confirmed large l number of children. There was also special
 music by the large choir, led by Professor Will l liam J. Rohan.