Morning journal and courier., 1892-08-01
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

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Heat-Library Open on Saturday
Evening-A New Sewer In Lloyd
Street-Talking About the Great
Tempest-Queer Hot Weather Diet
Tho Ruins OF the Flre-Sale OF n
Residence-Great Waste In Ice
Personal News Items.
There was q large attendance at st.
James Episcopal church yesterday morn
ing when the Rev. William E. Vibbert, D.
D., preached his farewell sermon. His
text was: 81 call heaven and earth to re-
cord this day against you that I have set
before you life and death, blessing and
cursing. Therefore choose life, that both
thou and thy seed may i've" DR.. Vibbert
spoke with much feeling to his congrega-
ton, whom he had ministered to for nearly
forty eight years. DR.. Vibbert leaves his
1ectorship with the love and confidence of
his people.
The meeting of the w. G. T. U. was adj
dressed yesterday afternoon by d. Barney
of Brooklyn, N. Y. He will give a free
lecture on "Behind the Scenes" at the
rooms of the w. @. T. u this evening.
All are invited.
Bathing ia resumed at the wharf on Mill
river, near where the McDermott boy was
| drowned. The lads, however, are disposed
to be more careful since the recent drown
| ings accidents in Mill river.
Marcus B. Hemingway has sailed on the
schooner Jennie E. Richter for Phila-
| delphia. During his absence he will visit
| Cape May and Atlantic City.
The N. E. church pulpit was occupied
yesterday by Rev. George G. Peck of West
port, son Of the Rev. Dr. Peck, formerly
pastor at Trinity NJ. E. church.
Captain and Mrs. Hezekiah Tuttle of
York River, Va, are visiting their son,
John Tuttle of the east side.
DR.. William II. Thomson left Saturday
one of the New Haven yachts on the east
ern cruise.
The family of Ernest w. Alderman have
returned from visit with friends in Madi
son.
DR.. Roberts and family are home from
Nova Scotia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Whitney of Clay
street have returned from New Britain.
The conductors and drivers on the Fail
Haven horse railroad have all escapec
prostration from the heat, although some
of them have suffered severely. It hal
also been trying time for the horses, bu
Il
mails for sc many years, sees to 1t tina
they are not overdriven. Only one hors
succumbed to the heat.
M. A. Farren, librarian of the Y. M. G
: A., announces that the library will b
open for the drawing of books on Satur
day evenings. There are two hundre,
volumes and the collection is growing.
Fair Haven is pretty we'll represented a
Savin Rock on occasions when the draw
Il To- i L. 4 LII
3 A sewer is being built in Lloyd street
, between Saltonstall avenue and Chape
street.
Charles Palmer, the east side icemar
was obliged to put on another wagon thi
| week owing to the extra demand for ic
cakes.
] / Miss Rose Burwell is at Guilford.
r Thursday evenings tempest has been th
8 talk of Fair Haven and for a season th
= people almost forgot about the hot weather
9 1t was the severest visitation in Fair Have
t | in many years.
a The fire in the ruins of the Woodwar
t barn burned all day Saturday. The en-
i bers were undisturbed. as there was u
0 | danger of the flame spreading.
4 Willard Smith of Montreal, who is vi
. | ting relatives in Branford, paid a call Q
8 ! some of his Fair Haven friends yesterda,
i He formerly resided here.
! Workmen putting down planking Q
t Grand avenue bridge protect their heat
from the torrid sun by wearing larl
green leaves in their hats.
Miss Myra Curley has for her guest h,
Y cousin, Miss Sadie Foley of Boston.
Miss Lottie Brown who has been visiti1
. | here, has returned to Boston.
Il Conductor Bacon has bought of Mrs.
Il. Whiting the house at 20 Perkins stree
y | now occupied by F. 81. Elsen. 1t is M
!, Bacon's intention to occupy the residen
y next year.
Willis Hemingway has recovered fro
IS his illness contracted at Ticonderoga,
O Y. He is expected home to-day.
. Some of the street urchins were seen
l. couple days ago sitting on the curbstol
n and eating green peppers abstracted fro
y some grocery store. A singular hot wealth
4 diet.
h The ice dealers complain that the i
cakes melt rapidly in the wagons tn
J. heated term. The waste from this eau
Il is considerable.
n Frank Geer, one of the horse railrol
It employees, was nearly overcome by the he
n, and quit work. He was around yesterd
IA all right again.
m The family of Frank w. Prince of t
10 Palladium business Office have return
n from pleasant outing at Sachem's Hea
y The Rev. A. b. Goodenough of the Nc
s trand avenue M. E. church, Brooklyn,
Y, supplied the pulpit of the Grand ay
= nue. Congregational church, preaching ty
d excellent sermons. At the morning &c
A. vice the Rev. DR.. Hart assisted Mr. Goo
enough will also fill this pulpit in t
third Sunday in August. he was forme
ly the pastor of the East Pearl street E.
church. Mr.. Goodenough received wal
4. welcome from his many friends. His fal
:. lily are at Litchfield.
It Rev. Joshua Leete spent Sunday he,
. He is captain of the barge Union.
DR.. j. Il. Augur was nearly overcor
T. by the heat last week, but is now all rig
q again.