Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-01
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

The big Snow St0rm-Street Cars.
Snow Banks and Boys SIeds-Rail.
road Route Approved-Recovere
From Severe Burns-Hauling Wood
TO Preach on stChristianity,s-
Blacksmfths Busy-May be tsColum-
bia'' CastIe-Odd Fellows to Build
Hall-Death OF Mrs. Cotton-Per-
sonal.
1t was big snow storm for November.
Not many were aware that IL was the
greatest snow storm with ono exception
since the blizzard, and yet it was just the
same.
The railroad commissioners have granted
tho petition and have approved the new
layout of the Shore Line road In the an
mex.
Six teams are hauling wood from the lot
opposite George Jerome's on North Quin-
nipiao street to Ives brickyard. The teams
60 In procession and are we'll strung out.
aezekiah futile is shipping stock from
his York River, Va, oyster farms to Nor
folk and Baltimore.
The snow covered banks from the sever
excavation in Grand avenue remind one of
blizzard days.
Horse railroading was attended with
difficulties yesterday morning. There was
very heavy track, and though the horses
were doubled up, 1t was a great effort to
draw the large loads of passengers. The
track was in better condition in the af-
ternoon and the cars were singled up,
"Christian Unity" will be the topic for
the sermon at the Second Congregational
church next Sunday morning, when Pro
lessor L. o. Brastow, D. D., of Yale uni
versity will preach.
The weather yesterday morning and the
unclaimed walks made the tours of the
postman very dissgreeable.
The blscksmiths are likely to be bnsv
to-day sharpening horseshoes.
Yesterday was better day than Tues-
day for oyster catching, but the work
down the harbor was pretty rough, not
withstanding.
The current number of the Howard Ave-
nue. Church News says: 'The Second
church of Fair Haven has paid off its debt
OF 81 QUO. What about oursa It ia only
"a 900, but excessively inconvenient."
The sleds were dragged out for the first
time this season yesterday.
Mrs. Charles Palmer and two children
have been visiting on Long Island,
The family of G.. P. Thompson in the
annex have moved to the Mallory house at
the corner of Quinnipiac and Pleasant
street.
Miss Susie Post has been visiting in New
York city.
L. P. Mallory and family have returned
from New York city.
Mrs. S. T. Weston and daughter. Msoo;a
OF Hartford bave been visiting Mrs. Kino
at the invalids' home, Fair Haven Heiphts'
William II. Chidsey of East Haven have
started for the south. His youngest eon.
Harry, is in delicate health, and the t1ip IL
for his sake.
Mrs. Leroy j. Klrkham has nearly re-.
covered from severe burns sustained while
burning rubbish heap several days ago.
The new castle of the Golden Eagle will
6e organized on the evening of Dscembe,
Is. There are already seventy five mem
oers, which will probably be increased tc
one hundred. The name of the castle hat
not been decided upon, but Columbia has
been proposed.
Polar Star lodge, I. O. o. F., may have 8
purchased and it is now proposed to erect
building. Some plans have been pre-
pared, but nothing definite has been de
cided. The lodge has quite fund and /,
able to erect building. For several YEAR
1t has rented the hall on the third floor o.
the building at the corner of Grand avenue
and East Pearl street and has sub-let IL
several other lodges.
Ernest q. Crawford, of 81. W. Crawfort
q Co., Is the father of fine ten-and- a
half-pound boy.
Mrs. Sarah 8. Cotton died at tho hom,
Of her daughter, Mrs. G. 8. Barrett, OF
Grand avenue yesterday, at the age O.
seventy-two years.
Fred Siebert, sexton of the Fair Have,
cemetery, took the second degree in Eze
lodge, K. of P, Tuesday evening.
Thomas Jones. the mason of Pine STREE
who has been i'll for several weeks, is able
to be out again.