Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-25
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

May be the Grip-Twenty Years a
 Sectionmaster = Entertained at the |
 Forbes House-In New Location l
 Death of Archibald Mcdonald !
 Ladies' Aid Societies Convene-w. 0.
 IT. U. Affairs - Creditable to Grand
 Avenue-A Big Coal Pocket The |
 Plaster Company's New Plant.
 H. A. Doolittle, the local congressman, is i'll with what he believes is touch of the old grip.
 Wednesday evening Robert Fogarty, of Clancy & Co.,, entertained few of his friends at the Forbes house.
 The wife of Seotion-master Matthias Roach of the Hartford division is quite ill In twenty years' service MT. Roach never had an accident in his territory. Editor Allis has removed the Shore Line | Times to the Central Hall building and has his new press in operation. Archibald Mcdonald died at his resi- | dence near the corner of Grand avenue | and East Pearl street yesterday morning at the age of about seventy years. For several years he had been i'll and had suf- fered considerably. The deceased leaves 1 widow and three children. A son, Alex ander Mcdonald, resides in Washington, lD.C. There are two daughters, Miss Emma Mcdonald, the we'll known soprano singer, and Miss Isabelle Mcdonald
 The Ladies' Parish Aid society of the Second Congregational church and the Ladies' Parish Aid society of St. James, church held their first social gatherings l for the season yesterday afternoon. In the l evening supper was served and there was music and other diversions. The Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist church partook of supper furnished at the w. c. T. U. rooms last evening.
 Next Monday evening the w. 0. T. U. will hold sociable and give supper at their rooms, corner of Grand avenue and East Pearl street.
 Mrs. Finkin will address the meeting of the w. c. T. U. next Sunday afternoon.
 With few more buildings like the Kreutler structure Grand avenue would
 soon become the finest shopping street in New Haven.
 The big coal pocket that M. Spier & Go.
 are building at their wharf near Barnes
 vile bridge, and costing about 5000, is
 nearly completed, the workmen being at
 work on the cupola-like entrance from the
 roof. It will have capacity for six thou
 sand tons of coal and will be ready to fill l next month.
 The Connecticut Adamant Plaster con-
 pany have their new building on South
 Front street nearly ready for occupancy
 It is 55 by no feet and will admirably ac-
 commodate their large and increasing busi-
 ness. The buildings which they will va ) cate on the old Sperry wharf, nearly op- posite the distillery, will afford conven- ) tent location for some small manufacturing l concern. Fair Haven's chamber of com. merce members should try and invite some l hnsinaSs DeODlo to locate there A couple of years ago ice was carteC } from Lake Saltonstall to this city to sup ply the New Haven Ice company's teams 5 This year the supply comes from Lake Whitney. At one time yesterday after 5 noon three big transfer wagons were un loading ice in Fair Haven for the com 9 pany's delivery wagons Last year not pound of ice was put up at the company 7 houses at Lake Saltonstall.
 @ Some of the New York creditors of tn : Old Colony Distilleries company are dis
 satisfied with the delay in settling the es
 tate and have written their attorneys tha unless the goods, for which they hold re
 ceipts are turned over to them, to brin n suit
 A Sudden Death. Yesterday morning, when the littl l. grandchild of Mrs. Mary Katzung of
  ,, her apparently sound asleep. The chil called few times and no response bein made called her mother. The mother, Mir :. Phillips, went to call her and found the ol > lady to be dead. Mrs. Katzung had irone e a large basket of clothes the afternoon bt o fore and complained of feeling tired. A e 1 o'clock yesterday morning one of the Ii l. tie grandchildren got up for glass of Vt l. ter, and went softly for fear of waking he @ grandmother, who was sleeping an g seemed all light. Dr. White said yeste. l. day morning that she died of heart diseas h She was sixty-two years of age and keI IS house for two widowed daughters, wh le went out to work, leaving her the care ar the house and children.
 ,- In the case of Dr. Welch, the chiropodis st bail was promptly furnished and accepte re and he was released. The doctor was Tt ,e locked up. The case against him was simp] f. a violation of the city ordinance regardir II ! the posting of bills.