Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-09-05
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

CrOssyvalks Obstructed-The ChO1rs
Resume Their Services-A Fishing
Party Leaves To.day-Flagged the
Trains With q Horse Blanket-Rela-
lions on the Way From Europe
Their Friends Are Administrator
Home Again-His Memory OF Fair |
Haven Sixty Years Ago.
It is expected that business will be
pretty generally stopped to-day, although
the stores and the branch postofice will be
open in the morning. Many people will
60 to the shore and other places for days
outing.
Mrs. William Witte of Chicago, who
formerly resided here and has been here
for visit, started for home yesterday.
At the sewer obstruction, Grand avenue
and Ferry, there was no way to Cross yes
terday except by climbing over big pile
of dirt and walking narrow plank put
down by policeman. The crossing should
not have been left so badly obstructed.
Miss Nellie Ahern has returned from q
visit with friends in Meriden.
The choirs of several of the churches
resumed their places yesterday, after the
August vacation.
The little schooner, Dan Soog, Captain
Charles Seeley, leaves this morning at $3.50
for trip out on the sound for days fish
ing. Those who will go are Mr.. and Mrs.
L. G. Waters, Miss Hart, Miss r. Palmer,
Miss Florence Palmer, Miss Lillian San
ford, Miss Hattie Baldwin, Miss Lucy Ed
mondson, Miss Ida Waters, Fred Russell,
Howard Waters, William Edmondson and
Ino s,of
been overhauled and handsomely painted
object is to catch the gamey ''Ittle blue
fish,"
At the Pine street crossing of the Shore
Line road an accident was narrowly avert
ed early Saturday afternoon. A team
with a load of brick, through the careless
ness of the driver in going to sleep was
turned up the railroad, the wheels becom-
ing tightly wedged between the cross
ing planks and the rails. The
driver hastily cut the harness, freed the
horses and ran away. Fred Siebert,
sexton of Fair Haven cemetry, realizing
the danger, tagged with a horse blanket
and the Washington express from the
| east, the trains having been brought up
| within few feet of the obstruction. It
| was necessary to attach the engine of the
| express by means Of ropes to the wagon
| to extricate it.
Peter jacobson of Exchange street, and
| of the firm of jacobson & Walberg. tailors,
/ is expecting from north Sweden his step
mother, Mrs. Inga Blumquist and her
| daughter Frieda. Mr.. and Mrs. Jacobson
are greatly worried lest they should take
passage on a steamer on which cholera
breaks out. They are probably en- route,
/ al rror11 bo, oh1o1 To ,o3, 1pfi
| the danger of infection is over.
| Rev. J. Lee Mitchell oficiated at the
Grand avenue Congregational church fol
the first time since his return from his
vacation. Mr.. Mitchell received hearty
greetings from his parishioners. He
preached in the morning on this topic
s'What do these things meana' In the
evening "The Journey of Life" was the
subject.
At the Grand avenue Baptist churcl
yesterday morning Rev. E. G. Sage, Ph.D.
preached the third in a series of sermoni
on "The Church" His theme was 9Th,
Church of the Living God: What has i
Cost" The monthly communion servic,
was held in the morning and one young
man was received into the church.
Rev. F. T. Goodrich filled the pulpit o
the East Pearl street church yesterday
The members of the congregation wer
l
their pastor, Rev. J. b. Hand, as was q
first expected.
The meeting of the Y. P. S. G. E. of tn
Baptist church for the election of officer
and other business will be held Thursda,
evening.
Mrs. Jane Bennett of Georgetown is Wis
iting friends here, where she formerly re
sided.
The meeting of the w. @. T. U. was ad
dressed yesterday by A. M. Kendrick o
West Haven, P. D. G. w. P. of the Gran,
lodge of Connecticut, s. of T.
William 81. Rose, the Ferry street fisl
dealer, in stepping from his wagon caugh
his foot in the reins and wrenched hi
hip severely. 1t was a close escape fror
fracture.
Councilman Conrad Helm, who, by tn
way, ia a great marksman and a membe
of the German Independent Rifle clut
ordered $75 rifle from Switzerland. Fl
expected it in May but it only arrived
few days since apd the barrel was badl
rusted so he determined to return it to tn
! shippers. Mr.. Helm has no rifle now bu
will soon have one that is just right.
; Lowe Brothers are building boiler an
. engine house for the new factory of tn
New Haven Carriage and Wagon compan
!, on Franklyn street.
Ebenezer Allen, one of our aged citizens
remembers back sixty years ago whe,
Fair Haven or "Dragon" as it was known
contained but sixty-seven houses betwee
the Heights and Mill river. Mr.. Allen i
lightweight years of age and resident O
Fair Haven for sixty-seven years.
Ezra Healy, the druggist, is expecte
home to-day from his vacation visit spen
, in New York state.