Morning journal and courier., 1892-10-29
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Funeral ofFOunS Brockett-ADanger-
Gus Flagstaff-Plans for a New So
ciety Building-Caught Fifty-TwO
Blackhsh-Mr. Jeherson's Illness-
Hardening of Blatchley Avenue
william r. Porter Critically Ill
Tearing Down a Storehouse-Build- |
ing New Wharf.
Ex-Commissioner Crawford has called |
the attention of the city authorities to the
dangerous condition of the topmast of the
flagstaff in the yard Of the Grand avenue
schoolhouse. The stays have become
loosened and the topmsst is in danger of
tumbling to the ground. Repairs should
be made without any further delay.
R. g. Russell has prepared plans for the
| new building that st. Ignatius society is
to erect on Blatchley avenue, and the con-
tractors are figuring on the same. The
building is to be 40 by 70 feet, and will
cost about $1,000.
Some of the Fair Haven hunters have
been out in search of rabbits, but the
ground is too dry yet for the dogs to fol-
low the game. One hunter brought in a
pair of the animals.
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choir of the Second Congregational church,
| and Miss Phoebe S. Jamswick were married
in the reotory of Christ church by the rec
tor, Rev. G. Brinly Morgan, on Wednes
| day evening.
John G. Hurd, the newspaper agent, and John
Wetherwax went down the harbor yesterday and
| caught fifty two black fish.
! T. W. Jefferson. who has been i'll for several
| weeks, is still confined to his bed. He has
complication of diseases and is attended by DR..
The hardening Of B!atchey avenue is nearly
proved between Chapel and Grand avenue Yes
| terday the section near Grand avenue was being
pl2ughed up by three horses hitched up abreast.
| The old house on the south side of Exchange
street, near Poplar street, owned by D. W. Allyn,
has been torn down and a new one is to be built
| on the site. large barn is being built on the
| rear of the lot
Few people remember a time when the streams
at this season were as low as they at present.
will m T. Porter of Grand avenue is crit.
| ically ill with brain trouble, having been i'll
a past the or tss
| plant now the Old Colony Distileries company.
J. A. Thorpe has signed contract for the
| construction of two houses Forbes avenue
| and will begin the work soon.
Adsne Of tong Island arrved at the
ty five bushels of long clans.
A mud digger Is at work at H; A. Stevens
| new dock on South Front street deepening the
water and throwing the mud up to fill the new
wharf; When completed this will be one of the
| beat wharf properties in Fair Haven.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. o. Chapman of South Front
street visited New York city this week
The storehouse of Fl. H. Hanscom, that was
nearly destroyed by fire few days ago. is being
| demolished. MI, Hanscom will build new store
house in his shipyard, but has not decided upon
| the site.
Robert H. Potwine and his sister, Miss Ida E.
Potwine, have started for Pendleton, O., on a
visit
Superintendent Graham of the Fair Haven and
Westville railroad has returned from a much
needed vacation trip and is greatly improved
from the rest Superintendent Graham sticks
closely to business seldom takes a vacation, de-
| voting himself almost Increasingly to the details
Of running the railroad. He is first-class rail-
road man and during his SUPPLEMENTARY the
road has been greatly developed and improved.
was accidentally killed by the discharge of a
shotgun Tuesday evening" were taken to Monte
rites were delayed until yesterday to give oppor-
tunity for his brother to arrive from Pittsburg.
Although only eleven years OF age, young Brock
EFT had used gun for O couple Of years and was
quite hunter His parents considered him COM
petent to use firearms, aud they are at loss
| to know how he came to be killed. He was also
quite trapper, setting his traps along the Quin-
| nipiac meadows, and on Thursday morning two
muskrats were found in his traps. At the funer-
| al services over the remains of young Brockert
which took place the morning previous, Rev. Mr..
| LuSk OF the Episcopal church III North Haven
| OBLIGATED.
At the Grand avenue Congregational church,
| the pastor. Rev. J. Lee Mitchell, will preach to-
morrow evening on - he Ballot"
Rev. ]. H Hand of the NJ. z. church is away at
his former home at Long Island for few days.
| He is gradually improving in health
OF late several of the stained glass windows in
the front of the East Pearl street NJ. E. chu' CHI
| have been broken by miSchievcus boys using air
| guns. A reward for the apprehension of the
| boys has been offered
The Adamant Plaster company has had horse
very sick for several days. but through the
A memorial window is being put into Grace
| Episcopal church to the memory of the late Miss
Jane Dibble Todd, daughter OF Hubert Todd