Morning journal and courier., 1892-06-17
FAITs HAVEN NEWS,

How East Haven Could Protect Her. self Against Fire-Polar Star Lodge in the Parade-Stcamer Servia Re- turns-To Sing at the Corner stone Laying-A Ten Cent Supper-B1k Im- provemcnt at the ' JunctiOn of Chapel and East Pearl streets-Ncw Sunday Stage Line to the Shore.
 The scourging of East Haven center by fire, should lead the citizens to provide some fire fighter in case of future visita- tions. There is big water main run ming through the principal street from Lake Saltonstall, and the placing of a few hydrants and the organization of 8 hose company, would afford very good pro- tection. The citizens cannot afford to re- main unprotected longer.
 Polar Star lodge made fine showing in last evenings Odd Fellows parade. Steamer Servis, which carried the Yale race boats to New London has returned. The steamer has performed this service for several yesrs.
 The members of the Ladies' Aid society of the Second church gave very success ful strawberry tea and photograph exhibi ton in the chapel last evening The tes room looked very pretty, the five tablei | having been handsomely decorated witt flowers. The sixteen directresses of the society presided at the tables and served many customers during the eveng The confection booth, with decorations of vel low and white, was presided over by Misses Fife Tyler, Addie Strong and Jennie Plumb, whose costumes were also of yellow and white. Mrs. Edward Barnes presided at the lemonade well. After the tea Mr. Shumway delighted his hearers with ar exhibition of the photograph. It was z delightful entertainment.
 At the corner stone laying at the Easi Side M. E. church Sunday afternoon the | male choir of the East Pearl street M. E. church will sing.
 The ladies of the East Pearl street M. E church gave @ 10-cent supper last evening which was largely patronized.
 Lucius Rowe has made important i'm provements on his property at the junction of East Pearl and East Chapel stre cts He has moved the Titus Sandford honst over to one of his lots on East Chape street a distance of 150 feet. The big two story house, 37 by 47 feet, was moved by A. H. Holmes and one of the families re mained during the removal. This fal MT. Rowe will erect fine house on tn. lot, and the site will also afford three other building lots fronting on East Pear and East Chapel streets. Tho work of re moving the big house has been watched with great deal of interest.
 The lawn fete given by the people of tht St. James church for three evenings closed last night. The receipts have been satis factory, and the entertainment as 8 whole was a very fine affair.
 The new Sunday stage line that has beer established on the east side will prove very convenient for many people. The stage leaves Fair Haven East every Sunday a 1:30 and p. m. and Lighthouse grove a and p. ID.
 The early closing of the east side store. is working very nicely. Until Septembe, l the stores close on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 6:3O p. m.
 Hansoom's shipyard has Lonesome lool nowadays. Work on the three-mastsd schooner has completely stopped, as owing to the dullness in freights there is no en couragement to finish the vessel at thii time. It is believed, however, there will be sufficient improvement in rates to war rant the completion of the vessel this fall There is a goodly lot of ship timber in the yard, enough in fact to finish the vessel and begin second one, which is partly contracted for. However, when the framel are put together they will be all the better for thorough seasoning. All of the vessel, of the Hansoom fleet are running, and although the dividends are not big, the vessels are all divided payers.
 Postmaster Moore, who has studied the movements of the Yale crew this season is very confident that the men will win al New London. He says while the men are not as heavy as the Harvard crew, he ii sure they can send the boat faster anc that they are more enduring. He adds that the men are rowing evener than thu crew of 1891 and push the boat faster The postmaster is good judge in thil matter and his opinion is worth some thing. Captain Dodman of the Yal' launch is also confident of Yale's success
 The Sunday afternoon meetings of thu Y. M. c. A. have been discontinued unti September. The contest of the sssocia tion chess team with the New Haven Y M. O. A. team has been abandoned for the present, as several of the players arc away It is hoped, however, that the game will bt played in the fall.