Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-31
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

The Machinery at the Electric Light |
 Works-$1OO,OOO Expended on the |
 Plant-To Organize Royal Crusa- |
 ders-MOre About ssSteeple Charley'' -Rev. Dr. Phillips to Speak-The |
 Smelt Fishery-A Sunday Marriage
 per Postponed-A Lads Promotion.
 At the new electric light works at Gainesville bridge large amount of ma chinery has been placed in position within the past few days. Two largo green en- zines built in Providence have been set to run the dynamos. These big machines will make 100 revolutions per minute. As three smaller engines at the works in George street, the latter will be removed to the new factory; and applied as auxiliaries. The smaller engines make 300 revolutions. Considerable more machinery is at the factory but several days will elapse before it is set up and the dynames connected. It is expected that the new works will be started in part the latter part of February. but the exact date is not to operate the small incandescent lights only 3,500'feet from the factory. From the factory in George street these lights are operated as far east as Olive street. When the power is applied from the new factory these lights can be operated up to Olive street and on the east as far as Ferry and perhaps East Pearl street. The com pany has not yet decided whether to put | in the low-tension system, by which the present incandescents are operated, or the | alternating currents. The low-tension sys- tenn is of no voltage. When the new sys- | tenn is in full operation it is probable that ! the incandescent lights will be used con- \ siderably in this section of the city. The | electric company will have expended about ! $1OO, ,000 when their new plant is com pleted.
 | Next Wednesday afternoon at 4:15 at | the Ferry street church a company of | Loyal Crusaders will be organized. The | preliminary work is to be under the direc- perance. It has no connection with the Ferry street church other than using their Sunday school room as place of meeting. Hence all children from to fifteen years old
 as well as their parents are invited to be present. The time of meeting will accom- modate the public school children.
 "Steeple Charlie" was at work on the
 St. Patrick's church yesterday afternoon.
 After working short time on the steeple
 he performed some work on the ridgeboard
 of the steep slated roof. Even at that
 height the work would have per
 plexed anybody but steeple-climber
 but Charlie" made no bones of it, walk
 ing out and back from the base of the
 steeple on his hands and knees. When
 ever anyone goes to the church, if they art
 not too absorbed in thought, they cas-
 glances at the gilded cross surmount1ne
 the lofty spire, hoping to obtain view o
 the climber. But they are seldom re
 warded, for the total amount of time pu
 in by Charlie is not great. The peopl,
 are still wondering how the climber wa
 able to secure his tackle at the top of th
 steeple so as to make his first ascent, bu
 they probably never will know. Not tha
 any are anxious to compete in the busi
 ness, for no one has been found so pre-
 suming, but there is an air of myster,
 about the climber and his work that is o | continual interest,"
 Rev. Dr. w. L. Phillips of the Church o
 the Redeemer will address the gospel tenn | perance meeting under the auspices of tn l Womans Christian Temperance uniol
 Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Eas Pearl street M. E. church. All are in vited.
 In the Quinnipiac river smelt are run
 ming and the local fishermen are catchin l them in considerable quantities. Near tn abutments of Tomlinson bridge William Maynard, a well known fisherman, has SC several smelt nets. He ships considerabl quantities of these fish to New York ever year.
 The Chautauqua circle met this wee
 with Miss Jennie Messer at Dr. O. E. Adams residence.
 Tomorrow noon Frank w. Shilitto an
 Miss Grace L. Fancher will be married i l the M. E. church.
 John J. Dayton has resumed his dutie
 as the Adams Express agent on the ess t side after eight weeks severe illness. l The semi-monthly supper at the M. K , church, East Pearl street, has been post poned for one week. The reason for post ponement was to enable those who desire l to attend the social union at the St. Joh l street church, as it was the last one to tax 1 place in their present church edifce. Tn | supper will be held next Thursday ever B ing.
 8 Walter B. Negeon, stepson of Captai
 Harvey B. Robinson of East Pearl stree
 has been promoted to the superintendent
 of Peck Brothers packing room This l considerable of an advance, for the youn 7 man is only fifteen years of age. a On account of the small attendance
 the Grand avenue Congregational churc last Sunday morning Rev. J. Lee Mitche postponed the third of his series of SCI . mons. By request he is to repeat the fri t l in the series.