Morning journal and courier., 1892-10-06
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

The Running Horse "BilIy''-In-
jured Her Eye Severely-The Hard
ening of BIatchley Avenue stopped |
Poor Hunifng-NO Southern Char. |
ters Yet-DriIling the Scholarship
Building is Dull.
Councilman Conrad Helm still owns the
gray running horse "Billy," which prom
ised to make a record on the track.
"Billy" did not develop the speed that was
expected and will probably keep on deliv-
ering groceries.
Mrs. Jacobson of Exchange street in
jured her eye severely by cork which
flew from bottle, and at first thought the
eyesight was severely injured, but she is
now very much better.
The work of hardening Blatchley avenue
has stopped for the present until trans
fer of appropriations can be made to the
account for hardening streets.
DR.. E. K. Roberts has been on the sick
list for several days.
Hunters say that the woods have been
too dry for the dogs to start up the birds.
| With heavy storm the hunting prospects
will improve.
| No charters for southern oysters have
yet been made. It is expected, however,
that some of the Virginia stock will be in
market by THANKSGIVING. At present the
dealers are using Virginia plants to great
extent
The Fair Haven schools promise to make
q fine showing in the parade on Columbus
day. The boys are being carefully drilled
and are making good progress In theil
work
Captain h. H. Hanscom said yesterday that hi
| had not decided as yet whether or not he would
| complete the new three-n asted schooner at hi
yard this winter. He said it ali depended upol
warrant any more building. He had expected {.
build two vessels this fall had freights warranted
| was resumed she could be put together in goot
time.
| Philadelphia to New Haven with coal. The Grac
and Harry Reynolds is on the passage south t
| load lumber.
Rev. A. Douglass Miller has returned from hi
cottage at the Thousand Islands, and has had
very pleasant outing.
Many people were engaged in looking out f.
frost that was promised.
} Miss Addie Strong has returned to her schot
Charles S Clark who was formerly with tn
| Bigelow company, has removed to Birmingha
Mrs: William NJ Curtis has returned froi
John Ieethe is an authority on hunting. speal
: ing OF the absence OF the wild pigeon hgh
| within the past few years. he said: 1.-THE pigeon
= used to have two nestings, one in Pennsylvan
and one in Maine, and making their flights mort
q and south they used to pass this way. OF lat
however, they frequent the Mississippi valley ar
= | fly from the north and northwest as far south
| Louisiana. In that section there are hunters
the season who make q regular business of tra]
= ping pigeons, and secure several hundred at
o | time. 1 have been told that at times the bir,
L., | have flown in such numbers to darken Il
the sun. They were formerly very plentif
hereabouts, but now very few are seen"
l. Henry Konod has built shop for John De
e tine, the East Chapel street barber. Destine
n present quarters will bs occupied W Phil
in Mayraud. the grocer, who will add it to
ID | present store.
Mr.. and Mrs Elihu Dickerman OF Nor
lie | Haven celebrated their sixty-fltth marriage q
,e niverssry a few days since. They are in exc
ID | lent health Mr. and Mrs Dickerman are Il
| parents of Mrs Herbert Barnes.
n Eda ar J. Hardy, pilot of the schooner Richa
III Peck, which beat the steamer Puritan in t
70 great race Tuesday night, is a Fair Haven
ID ! and has been on the Old line boats sever