Morning journal and courier., 1892-02-13
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

A Street Having Many Aged Resi- dents Suffering in MOntowese- Meeting of the CongregationalC Club -Mr. Warner fin the South-The | Coasting-Big Parchase of oyster | Manufacturing Down Townsend Avenue-Wiil Contest Postpened-A Block Renamed-GOt His Hand Crushed.
 The administrator of the estate of the late Charles Roberson has reopened the restaurant on Grand avenue, and Luzerne F. Barnes is in charge until the business can be disposed of. ...
 N. s. English says that he knows of no street in the city which for its area has so many old residents as South Front street. There is one lady almost centenarian and several others on the verge of ninety years.
 Marshal Johnson, an old colored man of Montowese, near the New Haven line, who had apparently been deserted by his wife and left helpless and alone, was recently found by some neighbors in nearly frozen and starved condition, having for several days been without food or fire. The neighbors gave temporary relief and mo- Lluou tuo 1uuAu6 bOcleIy. The meeting of the New Haven Congre- | gational club with the Grand avenue church next Monday evening promises to be | a very pleasant affair. The supper to be prepared by the ladies of the church will | be served at 6:30, and one hour later the | speaking will begin. Twenty prominent | guests of the club have been invited. -
 MT. Wm. H. Warner has arrived at Rock Ledge, Fla. He has written letter full | of praise of the place and it's surroundings. He has already met many New Haven peo- | pie in the South,
 l Although tha coasting was quite inferior yesterday there were many double rippers l with smaller sleils on the favorite hills. l There has been more of this interesting sport this winter than during the last two years.
 A. B. Barnes has returned from Chincon- league. His trip south was for the pur- pose of buying plants. He has engaged between 15, 900 and 17, 900 bushels of these oysters and has chartered three vessels tc transport them.
 At St. Francis church on Sunday at p. m. Miss May, daughter of John Rut. ledge of 426 Blatchley avenue, and Michae Mccarthy will be married.
 l Officer Doody of the annex squad made an arrest in the city yesterday, bringing ir to the central head quarters Ann McCuller
 whom he arrested for begging.
 The hill on Townsend avenue has been cut down about three feet and the grad,
 materially improved.
 In the probate court yesterday actioI
 was deferred on the will of the late Michae
 Coleman, the we'll known Fair Haven oys
 terman. A notice of contest has been filet
 by the relatives and there will be 8 con
 ference next week about the date of th
 hearing.
 George w. Billings of Ludlow, Vt, i vislt ny E. 0. Allis of the Shore Lin ], Times.
 , While coupling cars at Windsor Georg } Hewstock, formerly driver on the hors railroad, crushed one of his hands.
 Todd's block at the corner of Grand ave nue and Front street ia hereafter to b
 known as the Masonic block. There ar three lodges of Masons with headquarter . in the building, and permission was recent i. ly given to rechristen the building and , sign bearing the new name will be erecte on the front.
 Driver Owen Kelly, who has been ill 5 has returned to duty on the horse rail l road