Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-04-14
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.


The East Side Railroad Bridge Pro"
ject-A Poultry Hatchery Surprise
Ofi1cers Elected.
The bridge, the erection of which at East
Grand avenue has been under discussion
for ten years, would probably have been
built this year but for the mountaineering
improvements on the Shore Line railroad.
The plan of this bridge was for the extern
sion of East Grand avenue across the rail-
road so as not to make another grade cross
ing and with the possible abolishment of
the crossing just north. Lawyer Henry
D. Russell, who has been the father of the
bridge movement, said yesterday that the
bridge would undoubtedly have been built
but for the railroad improvements. The
order for the bridge had been sustained by
the supreme court and the friends of the
bridge were free to go ahead and build.
But in an interview that Mr.. Russell had
with General Manager Tuttle of the Con-
solidated road the latter said the company
was undecided as to the route in bringing
the double track road into the city. If the
project of diverting the road at East Haven
was pursued, and then coming into the city
over the Air Line road, the route through
Fair Haven would be abandoned and con-
sequently no bridges at those crossings
would be necessary. Until the route was
settled upon he thought that there should
be no bridges built. Under the circum-
stances of the case Lawyer Russell says
that considerable more time must elapse
before the bridge question is settled. He
thought that it would be a hardship to
compel the road to build the bridge if
that route should eventually be abandoned.
A singular accident happened at the
poultry hatchery of Harvey F. Hemingway
of North Quinnipiac street few mornings
ago. The friendly rivalry of number of
poultry breeders in the annex has been re-
ferred to in the columns of the COURIER.
Mr.. Hemingway, who had attained very
good success in Matching chicks in an in
fine chicks in brooder attached to an
incubator. In four weeks they would
have been large enough for fine
broilers, but unfortunately they came
to a premature broil. By the explosion of
kerosene lamp arranged to supply heat
for the affair, the whole apparatus
brooder and all-was set on fire, and when
Mr. Hemingway looked out of his window
in the morning he beheld the confagra-
ton. He rushed out of the house as soon
as possible, hoping to save his chicks in
Cuo DfOOu6f Dub Ill ILLS uo WIS uuSuCCoSS-
full, as the chicks were all dead This fire
was a serious loss to the east side chicken
business, and it is doubtful if Mr.. Hem
ingway continues the business further this
season. He says he did not care so much
for the pecuniary loss as he did for the
| horrible death of the poor chicks.
The new officers of the Y. P. S, G. E.
| connected with the Grand Avenue Congre
gational church are as follows: President
W. T. Kelly; vice president, G. G. Bush
nell; recording secretary, Miss Mabel G.
Willard; corresponding secretary, w. S
Leete; treasurer, G. T. Foster; vice presi
dent New Haven union, B. H. Strickland
prayer meeting committee, Deacon
A. H. Smith, George Gutbrod, Mis-
Edith Groot, Miss Hattie Seeley, Mis-
Julia Lines; lookout committee, Juliul
AcCollum, E. H. Morgan, Miss Carrie
Anger, Miss Hattie Dennisen, Miss Mary
Blakeslee; music committee, Miss Louise
T. johnson, Miss Hattie Seeley, Mis-
Florence Bigelow, w. S. Leete, J. E
Hurlbut; social committee, Miss JOSH,
Bradley, Miss Gertrude Dudley, Miss
| Hattie Lane, J. E. Smith, L. w. Sparks
flower committee, Miss Worthington
Miss Hurlbut, Miss Amy Hubbard, Miss
Minnie Goodsell; Miss Minnie Granniss
Miss Irene Wilson; Sunday school commit
tee, Mrs. E. D. Fowler, Miss Matte Girls
void, Miss May Hart, Miss Nellie Field
Miss Fannie Bigelow; missionary commit
tee, Mrs. j. T. Rice, Mrs. E. G. Ross, Miss
A. johnson, Miss Gertrude Bradley, Mis-
Jennie Griswold.