Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-11-24
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Business Will suspend To-day-Om-
GERS of the Yonng Peoples Guild
Preparing for a Christmas Enter.
tainment-ManY kilograms DeIiv-
cred - Kecalkfng a Dry Dock
Thanksgiving visitors-Games for
the Juveniles-A New Street.
To-day most of the stores will close at
noon and will be quite generally suspend
ed. The branch of the postoffice will close
at noon and there will be only one deliv-
cry by carriers. At ii a. m. services will
be held in the Second Congregational
church.
The Young Peoples guild of the Grace
Episcopal church has elected these officers:
President, Mrs. John J. Willmot; vice
president, o. q. Barr; secretary, Miss
Edith Porter; treasurer, Miss Mary Al
oott.
The committee from Grace church and
Sunday school, appointed to arrange the en-
tertsinment for the children to be given
Christmas eve, is busily at work making
preparations. 1t consists of G.. q. Smith,
81. 81. Nettleton, R. w. Keast, Mrs. j.
Clark, Mrs. Hubert Todd, Miss Grace
Bishop.
This has been busy week at the branch
Office of the Western Union Telegraph
company. On Tuesday L. R. Allen, the
messenger, delivered sixty-three kilograms,
which was within one of the largest num-
Der he ever carried.
The Empire Transportation compapy's
dry dock has Leen hauled out at the Fair
Haven marine rail way to be recaiked. The
dock has leaked considerably of late, thus
interfering with the hauling out of boxes
and bsrges of the line. The dock has eight
pumps on each side.
ChaHles S. Hemingway of Holyoke is
stopping with his father, Deacon Willis
Hemingway. over Thanksgiving. He is
travelling agent for the big Carew paper
mill.
E. W. Brainard of Glastonbury is visit
| ing Postmaster Moore.
The committee preparing for the ball OF
Dayton Hook and Ladder company to be
| given on the evening of December IA are
anticipating very successful affair. Dele
| cations from several out of town companies
will attend.
Miss Georgiana, daughter of William
McDaniels, died at her home on Tuesday
| at the age of twenty three years.
The lads propose to have game of bal
| on the commons at the corner of Dover anC
Downing streets to day. They were also
talking yesterday about football con
| test.
The remains of Mrs. Catherine Cava
| nsugh were taken to Middletown for buria
| yesterday, funeral services having preceded
at st. Francis church.
Excavation is being made for the new
street to be put through the Maltby prop
erty near James street and between Crane
avenue and Clay street.
Mrs. James P. Landers of SO Exchang
street has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Ed
ward Durand of Danbury.
L @. Waters has moved his chop from
Pierpont street to the Central building a
the corner of Grand avenue and From
| street.
Joseph Rich was visiting his uncle, L. o
Rich of Exchange street, yesterday. He i
superintendent of steel works in Philadel
phia.
AN INTELLIGENT HORSE.
On Being Told to Go Around to tn
Barn He Takes a C1rcuitOus ROut
Has Not Reached the Barn Yet.
Henry Behnson, the grocer who keep
the Cedar Hill Exchange at the corner o
View aud State streets, is minus
horse and wagon. Tuesday evening b
wanted to show how intelligent his hors
was and said to him, ''get up around t.
the barn there" The horse ''got up" bu
did not go around to the barn. Instea
he started out State street at three min
ute clip. When nearing Ferry street OF
fcer Hayes ran out to catch the runaway
but the horse swerved down Ferry stree
and out Middletown avenue. He crosses
the Camargo bridge into Foxon. Here tn
road is being repaired, and as the hors
dashed along he encountered the signs
light which is set up to warn teams. L
the collision the horse was thrown. Sey
eral farmers, whose houses are near bye
tricated the animal, but it again brok
away and has not been seen or heard c
since. Behnson is now wondering whett
or or not the animal has taken long rout
around to the barn. He has not yet al
| rivad tharo