Morning journal and courier., 1892-08-24
FAM HAVEN NEWS.

want More Electric Lights-A New |
Uniform of Blue-A Pulpit supply |
Improving Stablcs-Three 3choon.
ers With Freight-COnnecting She
Engine House with tho Gas Main
?. REV. Mr. sanford,s Visit.
a petition was sent to the board of
wArdens and burgesses of Fair Haven East
at the regular July meeting, and signed by
sixteen taxpayers, praying that . special
meeting of the voters be called to con-
slider the question of locating more electric
lights. As 1t requires twenty signers to
such petition, the prayer was not grant
ed, but 1t is expected that at the meeting
the first Monday in September, q duly
executed petition will be considered. Some
Of the citizens complain that q number of
the oil lamps have been removed, thus
| leaving the fronts dark. which were for
merly lighted. 1t is necessary to cut off
oil lamps where eleotrics were lighted, and
If the lights are not sufficient more of the
improved Examinations will probably be
placed.
The members of st. Iguatius T. A. B.
society drum corps will soon don new
uniforms of blue.
Captain Crosby in the schooner Jennie
Z. Fighter, has arrived from Philadelphia
with cargo of coal.
Mr.. Denny, the father of Mr.. D. NJ
James has nearly recovered from very
troublesome carbuncle on his neck
During the absence of the Rev. A
Douglass Miller, rector of Grace church
the Rev. Mr.. Durpee is expected to preact
the first three Sunday in September. Rev
Mr.. Miller Is expecting to spend most o.
his vacation at the Thousand Islands. HI
owns one of the islands and has q summe
home there.
Hiram Thompson is improving hi
stables on North Front street, near Crane
avenue. One of the barns has been de
molished and the one on the north l
new building will be erected on the south
Three schooners were at the rolling mil
wharf yesterday discharging iron and load
ing wire rods.
A main was being excavated yesterday
preparatory to connecting the east side or
CINE house with the gas main. This i'm
provement has been needed for years.
: The Rev. E. T. Sanford, former recto
of Grace church, was in town yesterda
on business. He is now rector of an Epi
, copal church of about $50 commandment
A portion of the sewer in Grand stree
between Poplar and Ferry, was laid an
covered in yesterday. Oars run by tt
break uninterrupted, but trains are Col
siderably bothered.
The running team of the J. J. Dayto
Hook and Ladder company practice eve,
Tuesday evening in South ,Quinnipii
street. They propose to be heard from
the tournament in Meriden during Il
week of the state fair. Frank Tslm sdg
. the captain of the team, is i'll with typho
fever. He complained of not feeling We
at the West Haven tournament last wee
On September 1 oyster dealers will b
gin shocking. The orders are now slight
= increasing, but the daily shipments q
= still quite light.
Mrs Jennie Tuttle of Meriden, former
of Fair Haven, ia visiting the family
T. Chief ]. j. Dayton.
~ During camp week there were big shi
ments of Fair Haven pies to Nianti
4 The daily shipments are now runnil
u from fifteen to twenty boxes, some of t
9, pies beiug sent as far east as Rho
Island.
North Haven peaches are in market.
:, dealer says "the price is away up in g."