Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-10-18
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.
10 Shoot for Prizes-Big Rels Caug1

TO Shoot for Prizes-Big Kels Caught
In the Quinnipiac-Will Canvass for
DOnatfOns-Nevv Horses From the
West-Home Mission Society Meet
ing-Fall Stocks CT COal-A Success.
full Duck1ns Expedition.
Tomorrow, at the fall shoot of the Cor
man independent Rifle club, Councilman
Helm, William and Henry Splitter, Henry
Konold and John Reichel will participate,
and they intend bringing home some
prizes.
Many fine cells are being caught in the
Quinnipiac river. Lines containing many
hooks are set at night and in the morning
there is usually good lot of fish. At
one of the South Front street wharves the
other morning four cells were caught each
weighing over q pound. The fshermen
are hoping for thick Ice on the rivers the
coming winter so that the fish may be
speared through holes in the ice.
The Fair Haven committee who will
canvass this section for the orphan asylum
on Thursday hope to secure liberal re-
sponses to their calls on the annual dona-
ton day.
The Fair Haven friends of Hon. Hiram
and family over the death of his son-in-
law, Col. George A. Harmount.
Mrs. Robert Cunningham of Houston
street left yesterday for Washington on q
visit to her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Har-
riaon.
John Parker has just purchased two fine
horses that were brought in from the
| west. az.
Ami Luddington has been quite Ill TO,
several days and is now confined to his bed
| from the effects of rheumatism.
One of the cars that went off the track
| at Lake Saltonstall on Sunday was loaded
| with ten tons of beef and it was necessary
| to unload the meat before the car could
be replaced on the track.
On Thursday afternoon at the Crane
avenue Baptist church the monthly meet
ing of the Ladies' Home Mission society
will be held and there will be readings OF
different topics of missionary interest.
| D. NJ. WEIGH & Son are erecting an ad
dition to their shed on South Front street
near Grand avenue. J. Hodson is doin5
the work.
The first cargo of Rockaway oysters o
the season arrived yesterday for N. Aud
ington.
The barge Horace jackson from Ambo,
is discharging $50 tons of coal at Konold'
wharf. Another barge with 800 tons o
coal is discharging at II. A. Stevens dock
Henry Gregory is repairing one of N. A
Ludington's sharpies, putting in new bot
tom planks.
A load of hay in one of John Maloney'
wagons slipped off from the wagon at tn
corner of Grand avenue and Front stree
yesterday morning, and it took a goo
while to reload it,
The schooner Bonita that brought in
load of Virginia oysters has sailed on til
return voyage to Chincontoogue.
The larger water main having been lai
in South Front street from Grand avenu
to Chambers street it is now being extend
ed to East Chapel street.
William Messiok of 1T Poplar street, tn
we'll known milkman, has welcomed to hi
home little daughter weighing eight an
: one-half pounds.
Robert and Hugh Wilson, Henry an
Harvey Pond and DR.. Burwell went t
Branford yesterday on ducking exped
, ton and succeeded in securing sixty COO
, They also shot two looms, one of whic
measured forty-two inches between til
; tips of it's outstretohed wings. The loor
are on exhibition at L. F. Barnes store an
are to be set up.
DR.. E. K. Roberts and wife will sail ft
Bermuda tomorrow. He is now at Bri
| toll, but has improved but little in healt
since going away.