Morning journal and courier., 1892-09-07
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

The Bishop Family Reunion at the
shore-Safling Party on the Sound
The Home Council-Deferred Petit
ton - Great Complaint About the
Sluiceway-The Firemen May go to
New York-CoIlfs1On of Vehicles
Honors for st. IGRatius Society-A
Load of Eastern Lumber.
The Bishop family held very pleasant
reunion at the shore on Monday, some 30
attending. There was fine shore dinner
with all the fxipgs, to which ample justice
was paid. There was bathing for all who
wished. A few went fishing, but the
greatest fun was in catching crabs. The
party was transported in H. Il. Thomp
sons barge, and returning at O'Clock
with pleasant memories of the day and
many thanks for their kind host, w. e.
Brockett. Among those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Bishop, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Albert Bishop, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bish
op, Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Bishop, William
F. Bishop, the Misses Grace and Frederick
Bishop, Willie Bishop. Sammie Bishop,
Louise Bishop, Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Thomp-
son, Mrs. George Jacobs, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Jacobs and daughter Florence, Miss
| Clara Jacobs, all of Fair Haven, and Mrs.
Coan of Guilford.
| Washington Cunningham took out a
sailing party in his fine sharpe, which in
| cluded Mr. and Mrs. William Houston, Mr..
George Bassett, Miss Maud Kelley, Mrs. Eva
Town, Miss Matte Town, Mas Minnie Net
Teton.
Miss Mamie Kanahan of Wolcott street
has returned from q months visit with rel
atives in Willimantic.
The first meeting of the season of the
Ladies' Aid society of the Grand avenue
Baptist church will be held this afternoon
with Mrs. Siebert and Mrs. Burroughs, SO
Bright street. In the evening there will
be sociable, to which all the young people
are invited.
There will be q meeting of Home council
No. 8, B. of R., at the store of w. s. & E.
81. Rowe, 81 Grand avenue this evening at
$780,
The schooner Annie and Reuben, from
Maine, is discharging a cargo Of lumber fol
Austin Mansfield.
At the monthly meeting of the board OF
warden and burgess of Fair Haven East
, the petition of twenty-one voters praying
that special meeting of the voters be
held to consider the project of erecting
more electric lights WAS considered. After
some discussion it was thought best to
defer the matter until the next monthly
meeting. If the board grants the petition
J they will call special meeting of tn
voters. The board also audited and ap
! proved August bills.
! Frank Talmadge, who has been very il
with typhoid fever, is slowly improving.
DR.. William H. Thomson has returned
3 from his vacation.
3 Much complaint has been made Of tn
! sluiceway on this east side, and some of tn
people occupying tenements near by, ant
the proprietors Of the stores, fear tina
3 disease will break out if the filth is no
l cleaned out. Members of the board o
health have Investigated, and have n
hesitancy in calling the place a plagu
spot. Efforts will be made to have tn
! sluice cleaned out, for it is feared shat t.
- wait until the courts decide what shout
be done, it would be too late. 1t woul
be an excellent place for cholera germs t
thrive.
The fremen Of the borough are consid
ering the matter of participating in tn
;, annual outing of the New York Vetera
Exempt Firemen's sons.
- Sedgewick Allen, clerk at A. 81. Barne
. pharmacy, has returned from fortnight
- vacation in New York and vicinity.
"a A carriage belonging to 81. A. Stevens
!. left standing on East Grand avenue yef
=, terday, was struck by one of Daily's ie
~ wagons and an axle was badly sprung.
Z st. Ignatiu's society won great honors
- the field day exercises in Springfield. BIZ
y for an error their ball team would ha,
81 defeated the team of Spencer. Mass.