Morning journal and courier., 1892-09-06
FIREIN FAIR HAVEN.

HI. Konold,s Barn Burned Early Last
Evenine-The Ten Horses Were
Saved-Loss $1,OOO-The Plaster
Company's Premises but Slightly
Damaged-Other Fair Haven News. |
The alarm struck from box rs last even |
ing at about $50 was for fire in the
brick barn of q. Konold & Son. coal
dealers on Front street near East Chapel
The barn was brick structure DO by 80
feet and was filled with hay, straw, har-
ness, etc. The ten horses were saved. The
interior of the barn and the roof was
destroyed. The loss is estimated at about
81 900 and ia partially insured. The fire
spread to the building of the Adamant
Platter company on the north and dam
aged the south wall perhaps $25. Three
steamers were employed in extinguishing
the fame. Fire in the hay and straw
could not be extinguished until the fire.
men threw it out with pitchforks.
OTHER FAIR HAVEN NEWS.
A reception was extended last evening
to Rev. and Mrs. J. Lee Mitchell at the
Grand Avenue Congregational church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell have recently re-
turned from their vacation and their many
| friends were anxious to give them well
come home. All were glad to meet the
popular pastor and his wife again. There
was music and other exercises and the
| affair was very pleasant for all participant
ing. ..ss
There are about 100 members of Admiral
| Foote post in Fair Haven, and it is ex-
pected that nearly fifty will go on the a..
A. R. trip to Washington.
B. 8. Bradley has cultivated seven acres
Of vegetables within the city limits this
season. A large share of his crop is green
corn. He says it has been a very fair sea-
son, although at one time the dry weather
promised to cut off the crops. -
L. F. Barnes, one of the best of fisher
men, says that there have been very few
bass in the Quinnipiac river, although late
in the season of 1891 these fish were plen.
tiful. There has been great deal of fish
ing for bass this season, but the catches
have been practically nothing and the hook
and lines have given up angling for them
Thomas Jones, J.. D. Vanderbilt, John
McGregor, Nelson Smith and Jacob Cor
nelius, veterans of the One Hundred and
Twenty seventh New York volunteers, are
expecting to attend the reunion of the reg
\ iment at Patchogue, Long Island, mex
Saturday. There are three other members
of the regiment in this city.
| There was not much business done IL
Fair Haven yesterday. The stores CLOSED
toward noon, as did the postofice and the
letter carriers made only the morning
round. Many people went over to see tn
. parade and hundreds took the electric car
to Savia Rock afterward. Several littl
parties were made up for day on tn
sound either on the oyster steamers O
, sailing craft and the Schooner Dan 500,
took out party to fsh for bluefsh.
st. Ignatius society turned out stron,
yeste1 day. Headed by its drum corps, tn
! society made fine appearance in marching
> over to Union depot to take the specia
, train for Springfield, where the parade AM
field day exercises were held.
, About October the family of N. A
> Ludington will return from Holyoke
Mass. and occupy the Elijah Ball house O.
a | East Pearl street.
q Albert Ives will soon move down fror
r North Haven to Lloyd street. He isen
| ployed as bookkeeper for the Connection
q Concrete company.
a G. J. Shay is doing the mason work fc
: 81, 700 house that Mr.. Neubauer
+ building on Ferry street, and also has th
@ contract for a similar job on q new hous'
d to cost 50, 500, that A. G. Blenner is built
9 ing on Forbes avenue.
S 4ue average uumUoT VI WoIkmeu oi
gagged on the Grand avenue sewer has bee
thirty, but only two were working yeste
day. The bottom of the sewer Is twel,
J. and half feet below the surface, thus r
y quiring large amount of excavation. tt
b men working for the horse railroad fnishe
20 shoveling the gravel from the south sic
= yesterday, it having obstructed the SID
e walk for the past two weeks.
- 1t was busy day on the horse railrof
~ yesterday. But for the sewer obstructie
on Grand avenue three minute cars won
have been run. Many extras were ru
k ming all day.
" Irving Hurlburt, the sketch artist {
= the Register, has returned from fol
: nights vacation. His first week W
d spent at Cornwall.
a. O. NJ. Thompson has returned from
90 vacation tour down in Maine. He 70
ID both ways on his bicycle, distance of
te miles.
X If any of the numerous oyster steame
r. from the port fall in with portion of t
at spars that broke adrift at the east end
L., 1oo a. !, It'll H., 4r,r