Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-17
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Death of Charles Gay-Turbulen
 Hostlers Discharged - Candidates
 For Bridge Tenders-The New Car Heaters - Grip Victims A New Bakery-A Veteran Superintendent
 Very HI.
 Charles Gay, ST., died on Tuesday at the home of his son, Charles Gay, jr., 2O1 English street, at ths age of seventy-six years. The deceased formerly resided in Foxon. He was the father of William and Charles Gay of this city, formerly book publishers of New York. The fun eral will be held this evening at o'clock and the interment will be at Greenwood cemetery, Brooklyn, on Friday.
 John McMahon and Michael Ryan, who fought at the horse railroad stables with pitchforks, have been discharged from tho service of the company
 John Jackson, an employe of the Bau- mann Rubber company of Daggett street, is reported to be ahead as the probable successor of Bridge Tender Futile. Ed ward Ky der, formerly an engineer in the employ of the Consolidated road, and Mir. Reagan of the Annex, are also candi- dates for the vacancy.
 A dozen cars have been equipped with the new heaters and all of the box cars will be thus provided as soon as possible The heater reaches to the bottom of the window and takes up space in the car seat of about two feet square. They are cylinder stoves with a square sheathing of tin and an outside protection of hard wood polished. Beneath the ash pan is small compartment for storing hard coal. The fires are tended from within and not from l.. L Al | on the West Haven road. None of the heaters have been used, as it has not been cold enough. A lady passenger in 8 crowded car, standing beside one of the stoves the other day, remarked to the con- ductor: s'I hope you keep this car hot enough" 'Why, there is not bit of fire in the stove," replied the conductor. But the lady was not convinced until she open ed the stove door and she took look at the empty heater.
 N. w. Kendall of the Quinnipiac Brew ing company is prostrated with the grip at his home on East Pearl street.
 The fourth annual ball of the J. J. Day ton Hook and Ladder company was sue cessfully conducted at Central hall last evening". The list of committees have been published in this paper. About 300 persons were present. The grand march at o'clock was led by Foreman NJ. E. rOWler anu WlIo. lu6 Qromen were 1Q uniform and the grand march was very pretty affair. The hall was handsomely decorated with bunting. Invitations were extended to the officers of twenty fire con- panies, mostly in New Haven county. Among those present were Chief J. J. Dayton and wife, Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Sweetland and lady, Bert Brown and lady, Frank Baily and lady, MT. and Mrs. H. B. Hunt, F. N. Talmadge and lady, MT. and Mrs. Charles H. Barnes, J. 0. Kramp and lady, Fred Ramey and wife, MT. and Mrs. Frank Dor man. The music was furnished by E. Doolittle and Dunn was the prompter. There were eighteen dances on the pro- gram and the company broke up at an early hour this morning, after very suc- cessful entertainment.
 ssCOuldn,t Keep House Witho utIt,,s Is what @ New York lady writes about ELECTRO. SILICON, the famous silver polish. "It is vastly superior to all other articles, and should be used by every housekeeper in the land" Trial quan- aty postpaid for the asking. 7s John streetNeW