Morning journal and courier., 1891-10-12
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

- An Interesting Marine Collection East Haven Town AGairs-The Washington ExcursiOn-Delega to a Convention - The EPworth League Demurrer Overruled - Schooner T1ngue Damaged-Careless Use of His Guns-Ran or With the Funds-Polittcs i'm the Eleventh ward-Act1ng Mayor Callahan.
 A collection of two dozen good sized oysters standing upright in cluster upon a piece of rock six inches square, which has been on exhibition at the restaurant of A. H. Granniss, has elicited an interested inspection. The specimen was captured with tongs by Charles Allen.
 The town of East Haven has voted to open the highway to the center, from Main street to the river between the home steads of Mrs. Church and Willis Bailey; also that one of the well-known streets shall be named Thompson avenue; also that the selectmen are not to loan any of the tools or the road machine belonging to the town and that the town clerk shall complete indexing the records by October 1, 1892.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist church will meet with the president, Mrs. John Santry, corner of Lloyd and Woolsey streets, Wednesday afternoon and evening"
 Several Fair Haven people went to Washington on the excursion given by the Pennsylvania railroad company. The trip also included trip down the Potomac to Mount Vernon. The party were enter tained at the best hotels, and they are wondering how it all could be done for $12 each.
 The delegates appointed by the Grand avenue Baptist church to the Baptist state convention, which meets in this city at the First church on Tuesday and Wednes- day, consists of Deacons J. P. Morrow and Charles Jeffers, MT. and Mrs. Henry Barnes, Mrs. B. c. Sage and Mrs. George Loveland.
 The Epworth league, connected with the East Pearl street M. E. church, will hold it's first regular meeting for the season on Thursday evening.
 A demurrer has been filed in the superi- or court by William O'Connell, the liquor dealer, who is defendant in two $1 ,500 i- bel suits, one brought by Officer Jeremi- ah Dennehy, the other by Officer John Roach. The demurrer was overruled. On a recent trial the officers were accused ot perjury by the defendant.
 The schooner John H. Tingue while or her way from Savannah to New York, was caught in storm and had mainsail split and the hoops torn from the foresail. Two of the crew are reported sick. Friday night three small holes were broken in the windows of the Woolsey school. presumably with an air gun. Tht | use of air guns by lads is increasing 1T this section, and in some instances they have been very careless with their use. | William Hill, a joiner, of 56 Brigh | street, when intoxicated Saturday after 1 noon attempted to assault Mrs. I. w. Par ritt of 50 Bright street, she being alone |, her kitchen at the time. Her loud scream rested at his home by Officer Connolly an, locked up at the precinct.
 Captain Timothy F. Callahan is beinI congratulated upon the arrival of prett little daughter.
 Patrick Killian of 27 Grand avenue ha disappeared with $500 belonging to Michae H. Donahue. Both opened saloon las June and for the past four months Killai has conducted the place, transacting all tn business. Killain closed the saloon wee ago Saturday night and nothing has sine been seen of him or of the money. Man small bills contracted by the firm we I l alSO leIG uupdlu
 Politics in the Eleventh ward are stun bering. Alderman Callahan, who ha served four years, says he is not hanke1 ing after renomination and, in fact, not a candidate. He served the preser term because there was no available car didate desirous to run. The republican have made no move but with a stron candidate they ought to win this time
 Cyrenius Theriault, drug clerk Bu,ke's pharmacy, has accepted positio at Hewitt's. His successor is Geo. T. Pix of Hartford.
 In the absence of the mayor on Saturda Alderman Callahan of the Eleventh warc the president of the board of aldermen was the acting mayor and affixed his sign, ture to municipal papers.
 Hanscom: the shipbuilder, completed u
 planking and ceiling of his new thre
 masted schooner Wednesday and portic
 of the deck is also laid. He expects l launch the vessel in about two month
 The model is very handsome one ar
 promises considerable speed. He propos , to duplicate this vessel, the increase in u
 rates for freight warranting the buildir
 of second vessel, work upon which wi begin as soon as the present vessel
 launched. The second boat is to be mo, eled after the first.
 The oyster steamer Isaac E. Brow
 which has been cut in two and lengt
 ened, has been launched and will soon in commission. The increased size wi add considerable to her capacity. Ludfn
 ton & Co.'s steamer, H. A. Stevens, whit has been enlarged, has been renamed 'F
 oneer." Captain Luzerne Ludington sa,
 the boat works first rate in the improve form.
 The cool weather has boomed the oystt
 trade considerably. Thursday and Fl
 day the shippers were unable to fill g their orders. They needed the bushes as the warm fall up to the present wee
 has made the trade very dull,
 The painting of the telegraph poles
 dark green color on Quinnipiac street quite an improvement