Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-29
FAIR HAVEN NEWS,

He Says the Bridge Will be 8 Death Trap-Trying to Close the Sluiceway Petition and RemOnstrance-Pla CTS for the Now Ball Ntne-May Play New Haven Memorial Day-Plan of Instruction in Gymnastics Aban. doned-Launch of a Big Sharpie- The Chess Club Challenged.
 The city's end of the Grand avenue bridge is nearly completed, the joiners now being engaged in repairing the sidewalk on l the north side. The iron railings have been removed from the edge of the side 1 walks and will not be replaced, it having been the custom of late to do away with these railings. Acting Postmaster Smith says there will surely be an accident and the city will have big bill for damages to pay. "Some one will have to commit themselves to the mercies of the Quinnipiac if runaway team takes to the sidewalk" said MT. Smith last evening, "for there is no way of escape for distance of 43O feet. In the summer, when western cattle are driven through here for the country dis tricts, they often get into panic and pc destrians will be in danger. The iron rail ings ought to be restored so as to protect
  seen a dozen teams running away on the bridge and but for the railings some one would have been hurt. Unless the rail l ings are restored the city will yet have nice bill for damages to pay. No matter what the custom is now, the Grand avenue bridge should be made safe. If left as 1t ! is now it will be 8 death trap" Several times within the past few years l attempts have been made to secure the fill | kla o1,,;a Ina sid hT1f | the selectmen have always refused. It is | located just east of Grand avenue bridge, is about 250 feet in length, running under the avenue; the ends are open and 1t is the desire of abutting property owners to | fill in the ends. A petition is now in cir culation in behalf of the project and sev- | eral opposed to the scheme ara circulating l @ remonstrance.
 l The schooner Harry and Grace Reynolds has finished dischsrging cargo of 316, 900 feet of southern lumber at Brooklyn. There is prospect that the Y. M. c. A. ball team to be formed tomorrow will prove pretty effective team. So far as can be learned the team will be made up | in part as follows: MT. Thatcher, pitcher; A. L. Chamberlain, jr., catcher; Will Rus sell, first base; Henry Ellenberger, second base, and Merritt Farren, third base; John Farren, shortstop; Ned Thompson and Ed. Farren, fielders. There is talk of arrang- l ing game with the New Haven team for Memorial day. The Fair Haven team have the benefit of months practice, and the friends of the team believe they will be able to put up good game of ball by that time.
 The seats in the Second church are sell l ing well. There are 8 few more good pews which will soon be sold.
 The plan of engaging an instructor for the Woman's auxiliary of the Y. M. c. A. for instruction in the gymnasium has been given up for the present. Probably in the fall an instructor will bs secured.
 Quite crowd collected at John H. Cole mans boat yard on South Front street yesterday to witness the launching of his big sharpie, thei Loretta E. Coleman. It l was quite a pretty sight as the two-mast- ed dredge boat, with colors flying, slid in to the Quinnipiac. In the afternoon 8 dozen or more boarded the boat, as she was sailed on trial trip on the river, the sails having previously been put on the spars with all the rigging. There was ed the river like a racer. The boat mind ed tho helm we'll and the trial was very satisfactory.
 The chess team of the New Haven Y. M. 0. A. has challenged the team of the Fair Haven Y. M. c. A. and @ series of games will be played soon. Merritt Farren and A. L. Chamberlain, jr., will be two of the consent can be secured. If four-men teams are put in the field an effert will be made to secure the Rev. D. M. James, one of the best players. It promises to be an interesting contest.
 The ladies of the w. c. T. U. gave if teen cent supper at their rooms last even ing. ~
 Miss Kate Reilly and Joseph Davis were married iy-St. Francis church Wednesday sfsernoon by the Rev. Father Mulholland. A large company was present to attend the nuptials of this popular couple. Mr.Davis is employed at Ferry's bakery on Church street. After the wedding ceremony a re- ception was held for the relatives and inn mediate friends at the brides home. After short wedding tour Mir. and Mrs. Davis will reside in Fair Haven.
 Lucius Rowe is to move the house at the corner of East Pearl and Chapel streets, which will put two building lots on the l market
 B. J. Upson is furnishing the poles for the Morris Cove electric railroad. When this new road is in operation it will great ly help business and real estate values in the Fifteenth ward.
 About 175 invitations have been issued for the Clogston-Cort wedding to be held ! AASAo Monday evening. Only the relatives and immediate friends are invited to the re- ception at the brides residence, which fol- lows the ceremony.
 The men of the Yale navy practice so much on the Quinnipiac river that the Fair Haveners are greatly interested in the chances of the crew from year to year. Thuse interested in rowing are willing to pin their faith on the crew when they have | rbo of oh nf rvin bia season, with the unfavorable auguries for the crew, friends of the students in this section are by no means willing to give up their belief that they will yet be victors and the recent improvement in their row ipg has strengthened this belief.
 John Gay of Gay Brothers, New SYork city, is visiting his brother, Charles Gay of English street.
 Many Fair Haven people attended the class day exercises in the Hyperion theater yesterday afternoon.