Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-29
FAIR HAVEN NEWS,

of Mrs. GrannisS-NaFrOWE s.
cape from DrownIn&-Critically HI
An Ice Breaker at Work ON the
River-Vacati0n for CoIored oyster.
men - Ivy Club Reception - FoxOn
Pond-Rev. Mr.. Doyle to Speak-M.
e. Social Union To -Night-Death of
Mrs. Jane Price-The New Street.
At the funeral of Louisa, wife of Henry
d. Granniss, held from her late home, 204
North Front street, yesterday afternoon,
Rev. J. Lee Mitchell officiated. The bearers |
were Levi Granniss, Willis Holt, George
Talmadge and Isaac Mallory. The inter
ment was in the Evergreen cemetery.
Theodore Sisk, nine years of age, living
on East Chapel street, had . very narrow
escape from drowning yesterday afternoon
He was ekating on Qninnipiac river below
the drawbridge, and suddenly broke
through the ice and disappeared where the
water was considerably over his head
Just as he was about going down for the
last time couple of lads succeeded in
reaching him and dragged him from the
| water. He was much exhausted from the
effects of his exposure, but will be all right
| to day.
| George Steinert, seventeen years of age,
is critically Ill at his home, 80 Woolsey
street. from the effects Of neuralgia, having
been Ill five weeks.
| Yesterday afternoon one of the oyster
| steamers was kept running back and forth,
breaking O passage through the narrows
just above Quinnipiac drawbridge This
preeaution was necessary in order to keep
the channel open for the rest of the feet
l 0;paa or r,r1oh ioa no haan In no ri var the
sharpies have been unable to work.,
Oae vessel loaded before Christmas is
due from Virginia with oysters, after
| which none are expected for some time.
| The colored oystermen always have ten
days holiday season beginning at Christ
mas, and cannot be induced to work until
the season is over.
Several building jobs were In progress
when the cold snap came along and
postponed until milder weather; but 9
number of houses that the contractors are
in hurry to complete are being pushed
along.
A few skaters ventured on Mill river II
back of the distillery yesterday.
The Consolidated road has just com
pleted the purchase of tract of land il
Fair Haven East of Mrs. Mary A. Russell
1t is to be used in the new Shore Line rail
, road layout.
Last evening the members of the I. V. Y
, club entertained number of their friend
at the home of Miss Ada Linsley on Nortl
Quinnipiao street. There was music ant
dancing and pleasant time for all VIII
, attended
! The ice on the pond of the New Havel
Ice company, in Foxop, is six inches thicl
: and it is expected that the work of cuttinl
! and housing will begin next Monday. TIL
houses at this pond hold about 5000 tons
| The company will not out any ice at LAX
: railroad will require portion of the 10
q company's property for the double track
. ing, snd it will be necessary to erect ne,
= ice houses, which will probably be don
, next year.
> This evening at st. Francis church Rev
q A. P. Doyle of New York city will epea
!. on temperance. He is sn eloquent leotu,
= er and will have big audience.
III The New Haven Methodist Social unto
= will meet with the East Pearl street churc
!. this evening and very pleasant time
70 from to O'Clock at twenty-five cent
, per plate. ALL members and friends froI
4 the city are urged to come early. At
: o'clock the following program will be Cal
= | ried out, to which no admission Is charged
\ Piano solo, 81. Woodstock. the organist {
N the church; whistling solo, 9. Rowe; tsno
- solo, E. Woodstock; violin solo, Miss Hele
&c Johnson; harmonios solo, Howard Hant
Il whistling solo, @. Rowe; violin solo, Mil
~ Helen johnson; piano duet, Miss Ma
Damn and L. johnson; short addresses b
Rev. J. b. Hand, pastor of the East Pea
! street church, and e. G. Hill, who wi
- speak about the work of the Social unto
., in Providence.
~ Mrs. Jane Price died yesterday at h
- home on Perkins street, having been an il
A. valid for number of years. She leaves
- daughter, Miss Hattie Price of Rogowski
- millinery establishment. A brother
N the deceased was the late Charles King, tt
~ Orange street stage proprietor.
- A truck drawn by eight horses tran
;, ported one of the small locomotives, N
"a s, up to the Shore Line cut off back of Il
;r heights yesterday.
n The new street cutting through Il
At Msltby property, from Grand avenue
+. Clay street, is all graded, and in the spril
~ it is expected that several houses will
built there. 1t is the same length al
N quite similar to Shelter, just two streets