Morning journal and courier., 1892-10-10
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

To Improve Middletown Avenue
Sunday servIces-The Bees Tried to |
swarm in a Store-TO Confer De- |
grees at Winsted-Death of George |
Henderson-A Big Bag of Came I
Obstructed the Rails-Funeral of
Daniel H. Brown.
Herbert Clark of Atwater street has re-
turned from trip to Vermont with health
much improved.
Captain Crossley in the schooner Jennie
E. Fighter has arrived from Philadelphia
with cargo of coal.
On the estate of the late Mary Tuttle of
East Haven there was hearing in the bar
library of the superior court Saturday
morning, the commissioners listening to
the claim that has been presented by Miss
Bradley.
Middletown avenue Is at last to be put in
proper condition. For years 1t has been
much avoided because of its soft, sandy
surface. All the street within the town
limits is to be hardened with broken stone
and made more available for loaded teams
At the Grand avenue Congregational
church yesterday the pastor, Rev. J. Lee
Mitchell, preached in the morning on
"Miracles" and in the evening the subject
was s'I Pay Ny Way, 1 Do"
Rev. Mr.. Doupe supplied the desk of st.
James Episcopal church yesterday.
Rev. E. G. Sage at the Grand avenue
Baptist church preached stirring sermon
yesterday morning on practical Christian
ity."
The schooner R. F. Devils from Nova
Scotia is dischsrging gypsum at the wharf
| of the Adamant company on South Front
! street.
D. g. sperry, the builder, Is putting up a
three family house on State street near
Pearl for Mr.. Sisk.
| has bought of Johanna O'Keefe lot on
Blatchley avenue 80 by 100 fest, and will
| build q hall thereon.
| Delegations from the New Haven CON-
mandery and Adelphi lodge, F. and A. NJ.
will attend tho funeral of Daniel d. Brown
from his late residence. 269 North Front,
this afternoon at 8 o'clock. There will no
doubt be large attendance of relatives
and friends. The interment will be in
the Fair Haven cemetery. Mr.. Brown,
who had attained the age Of seventy nine
years, had resided in Fair Haven all his
life. He had been an invalid for the past
four years, from the effects of a paralytio
shock. He was quite q politician IN his
time and had held the Office of assessor
and councilman. He leaves q widow and
three children. Mrs. Philos, Bennett,
Charles and Frank E. Brown. The deceas-
ed was half brother of S. NJ. Brown.
In the window of D. M. WEIGH & Sons
store on Grand avenue novel sight on
Saturday was witnessed by many. A LOT
of comb honey left in the window had at.
tracted the bees and an entire colony were
} trying to swarm there, but the hustle OF
trade interfered with their plans. The
people in the store and the bees were alike
surprised, and did not know what to make
of each other. Finally an old bee hunter
attempted to pursuade the bees to swarm
so that he might save the colony, but wal
unsuccessful. Finally the strangers wer'
driven out.
General William n. Pierpont is expect
ing to go to Winsted on Tuesday to confe
degrees at the annual meeting of the grant
lodge of Connecticut, order of Easter
Star. He was very anxious to have par
ticipated in the great military parade il
, New York on Wednesday had not thi
prior engagement prevented.
The William Nicely of the Hanscom flee
arrived at Belle dock on Saturday from
Philadelphia with big load of coal. A
the vessel was being towed to the dock tn
| foremost OF the Z. b. Miller caught tn
boweprit of the Nicely and the mast wa
broken.
7 Mrs. Frances Martin attended the gather
l ing of tine relief corps in Washington o.
! | encampment week and contracted a sever
cold almost resulting in pneumonia, bu
| she is now convalescent.
4 Edgar Hemingway's large wagon brok
Q down in front Of the Fair Haven postoffc
+ Saturday afternoon and for time WAS q
J obstruction to the horse cars.
: w. II. and Charles L. Way of 217 Ez
change street shot twsntyone grey spur
j rels, fifteen yellowhammers and tw
. cartridges Saturday morning at Mort
Q | Guilford.
i George Henderson of Center street, VIII
died Friday evening at the age of fifty-fou
1 years, had been i'll only short time fror
the effects Of severe cold, which settle
Q in his throat. 1t is thought his troubl
, was aggravated by smoking,