Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-12
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Y. r. 8. @. e. Entertafnment-Clea
ing UP the Distillery-LRdfess Aid
Society - Entertained the BROTHER
hood-TO Instruct In Military Tac-
tics-SchoOners in COlltstOn-Fau
Building Business.
Next Thursday evening the 7. P. s. @.
E. of the, Ferry street church will give a
musical and literary entertainment. An
orchestra consisting of James Parsons,
Robbie Sperry and Irving Hurlbut will
assist
Under the cleansing process that the
Old Colony Distillery company's cattle
stable has been treated to the premises
are much improved. Sand has also been
filed in under the building, covering the
foul mud and other debris.
The Shore Line Times Office is to be
moved to Central or Osborn block. 80.
There was large attendance at the
meeting of the Ladies' Aid society of the
Baptist church, it's first meeting for the
season, at the home of Mrs. E. @. Sage on
Wolcott street, Wednesday afternoon. In
| the evening sociable and supper was
given.
Stephen Cain of Haven street left yes
| university.
John B. Bishop, a native of South Bend
| but since 1856 a resident of Aurora, Ill, is
| visiting in his old home.
Wednesday evening E. R. Slater enter
| tanned about thirty members of the benefit
| order brotherhood of Relief" at his home
| on Exchange street.
Mrs. Fred Siebert has returned from q
| visit of several weeks in Vermont.
Charles Osborne of Danbury has been
| experimenting some repairs to the Central
| hall block.
Mrs. G. B. Burwell and Miss Fl. Rosa
| Burwell are in New Britain visiting friends.
The Rev. Father Mulholland has en-
gagged Brian E. Lynn to instruct the boys
| of st. Francis parish school in military
| tactics.
| This morning at o'clock there will be
a months mind at St. Francis church for
the repose of the soul of the late Edward
| Pickett.
y The schooner Jacob Reed of New Haven,
one of the first three masters built by II.
II. Hanscom, was in collision Thursday
morning off the Highland light, near Sandy
Hook, with the schooner Charles A. Chap
man. The Reed lost bowsprit, jibboon
and headgear, and was damaged to the
extent Of several hundred dollars. The
vessel was from Brunswick with lumber.
The repairs will be made at New York
where the vessel has arrived. The Reed
was close hauled on. the wind at the time
and refused to answer-her helm and was
forced across the Campbell's bows.
Preparations are being made for consid-
cradle building this fall. A Involvement
house to cost $4,000 is to be built on
Blatchley avenue by Lowe Brothers. John
Lowe will build on Lloyd street three two
tenement houses to cost about 50, 500 each.
William o. Croning of Bridgeport has sold
to VIII. H. Hewitt a lot on Woolsev street
| 72x54 feet. There have been several other
sales of late, and while there is no boom in
| the real estate markets some transactions
are completed every week. The principal
construction this year, or at least the build
ing costing the most money, has been the
new Quinnipiac school house, which cost
about $4,000.
DR.. G. B. Adams is in Chicago.
jain A. Murphy of James street has re-
turned to Manhattan college, New York
city.
One of the mustangs that George Bots
ford of this city bought at the auction
sale, escaped from him, and was last seen
on the Quinnipiac meadows. 1t Is believ-
ed that if he is ever caught, it will only be
by lassoing. Some of the mustangs are
said to break very easy In one instance
business the next day after purchasing.
The sewer in Exchange street, between
Lloyd and Ferry streets, having beer
completed and the catch basins built
workmen were engaged yesterday in lay
ing crossing over Ferry street at the in
tersection with Exchange street.
Mrs. Mary E. Chapman and her daugh
ter, Miss Carrie NJ. Chapman, the we'll
known kindergarten teacher of 81 Pier
pont street, have returned from o two
weeks vacation in the country.