Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-03
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

FAIR HAVEN NEWS. Evening-The Prolific Lighthouse Turkey = Un- able to Fill His Engagement-l Arrival of the Schooner Jennie E.
 Righter-Funeral of Mrs. Camp
 Arranging for a Cantata.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Grand avenue Baptist church will give supper at the rooms of the W. 0. T. U., corner of Grand avenue and East Pearl street, this (Thursday) evening. There will also be sale of fancy and useful articles. l Admission free. Supper, twenty-five cents.
 The Lighthouse point turkey has laid her 169th egg, and Captain Elizur Thomp- son has granted her respite from death 1 for one year.
 The Rev. Milton S. Phillips of the Ferry Street church, who was to visit Water bury this week in the interest of the Con- necticut Bible society, has been prevented from filling his engagement by reason of illness.
 The schooner Jennie E. Fighter, Captain Ned Crosby, that was ashore in the Dela- ware river, arrived with load of coal yesterday.
 James E. Bishop, jr., says that his wife, who took carbolic acid Monday night, was not intoxicated and that she took the poison by mistake for medicine. Her con- dition was more favorable yesterday.
 The funeral of Mrs. Hiram Camp will be conducted from her former residence, 312 Ferry street, this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The factory and offices of the New Haven Clock company will be closed to-day, out of respect to MT. Camp, the president of the company, until next Monday.
 The Young Peoples society of the Bap- tist church met last evening with Miss Lil lie Ammann, at the corner of Lombard street and Blatchley avenue, to rehearse for cantata which they will soon give.
 P. w. Corbett, the plumber, who is put ting in baths in connection with the Y. M. c. A. gymnasium, will close the job this week. There was general meeting of the association last evening to talk over the matter of membership fees.
 The suit of Captain William A. Wright against Solomon Mead to collect for al legged damages to scow which sank. while in possession of the latter, was on trial in the court of common pleas yesterday. Captain Wright drew diagrams showing the position of the scow when injured, when cross examined by Henry G. New ton, the defendants counsel.
 Chief Dayton of the Annex has trained cat that is useful as an errand boy. The cat can be sent from MT. Dayton's house on North Quinnipiac street to his office, over an eighth of 8 mile away, bearing messages. This intelligent animal is al most as useful as messenger boy.
 Harvey B. Lancraft, who was bitten by cat recently, will have to wait at the Do.Aa7r ;,o i,, Nav Vorly for O for night before he can be told whether he will suffer from the effects of the bite. At the institute they have cured ninety eight out of every 100 cases of rabies.
 There was fine skating at Hemingway's pond yesterday and many sco1es of young people dropped up thither. Many of the skaters were from the city. Officer B. J. Reilly of the Grand avenue precinct has been promoted from grade c to grade B. MT. Reilly is an excellent policeman.
 Town Meeting To-Day. The adjourned annual town meeting will be held at Music hall at 2 o'clock this afternoon, when the business of voting an appropriation of ,O00 to the park com mission, another of SIS ,000 to the school district for furnishing free textbooks, and 
 meeting will be transacted. A Car Left on the Track. By mistake in switching car loaded with brass was left standing on the main track near Wilson's Point yesterday morn ing, when the early Housatonic passenger train from Danbury crashed into it. Every one was shaken up but no one was injured. The engine was almost completely de- stroyed. Damage $4,000. WILL FIGHT TO THE END. A Meeting of the Druggists of the Yesterday. The retail druggists of this city met yesterday afternoon at Woods drug store and decided to fight to the bitter end the l liquor cases brought against them by l Prosecuting Agent Blydsnburgh. Over ! thirty of the druggists were present, and great unanimity of feeling prevailed. A l committee to this end was appointed. Death of Charles Katsch. MT. Charles Katsch, one of our well | known citizens, died at his home on George street yesterday morning of pneumonia, aged about seventy years. He had been dangerously i'll for several days. He was
 very popular not only with Germans, but ! with citizens generally. He had been a resident of New Haven for long period. | Years ago he was in business on Church street, opposite the postoffice, but becom- ing worth considerable property he retired and has since occupied suite of rooms in his block on George street. He was man
 of considerable natural ability and force of character, and was a good citizen. He
 leaves widow and three children, one son E. Katsch, the jeweler doing business at 125 Church street. One of his daughters, l Clara H. Katsch, is also in business at 125 l Church street. The other daughter is the
 wife of ex-Superintendent of Police Charles F. Bollmann.
 1 Juvenile Temple.
 The Elm City Juvenile Temple gave an
 entertainment in room 27, Insurance build
 ing, last night, and was largely attended.
 The program was:
 Duet by ar: Charles Otis and Miss Ada Hobbs. 1 Dialogue by three boys
 ssHaS sinsIns Sy by yiss Miss ehnRiR; h|liie white
 Recitation by by MT Mrs Rshtn ShaGleS f 3is Song by Laurie WeI
 by by Miss Miss Adsy Ads HoSss kS5
 Dialogue by four girls.
 Song by Emma Veil
 l Recitation by Miss Fife Andrews. Song, ''Ring the Bells'-Chorus and audience. Recitation by Mir. Guy Willis.
 Recitation by Miss Mary Graham. l Dialogue by two young ladies. | Recitation by Miss Whittemore. Song by Miss Martha Rida.
 | Song by Miss Lillie White.
 The society wish to express their thanks
 to MT. William M. Grant for his kindness
 in furnishing material for decoration. ! An After Election Incident. 1 A very pleasant social event last evening
 was quiet reception given by Alderman
 John M. Champion of the Eighth ward in
 honor of the couneilmen elect of the ward
 and few others of his many personal
 friends. Among those present were Major Buckingham, c. Rabanus and E. I. At water, councilnen elect; President David
 L. Clark, of the Mercantile club; ex-Coun-
 cilmen E. B. Munson and Martin Emmer-
 ich, Enos s. Kimberly, the coal merchant, MT. w. L. Robertson and others. At we'll spread table laden with delicacies battles were fought OCT and election incidents narrated The generous Inequalities of MT. Crampton were hearti-