Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-21
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Married Last EvenfnS-Death of Two
Children-The Funeral of Mrs. Sa-
rah Barnes-They Wheel Oyster
SheIls-Will Try to Get an Electric
Lamp-Prospects of an Oyster Set
Clearing Up the Wreck of the
Burned Dfsttllery-The Property to
be Sold.
Miss Hattie Bslden, daughter Of Watson
M. Belden of 264 North Front street, and
William Strassberg, ir., were married at
the BRIDES home last evening by Rev. J. H.
Hand of the East Pearl street M. E church.
The ceremony was attended by large
number of the relatives and immediate
friends of the contracting parties. Mr..
and Mrs. Strassburg received large mum
Der of useful and handsome gifte. They
left for New York on bridal tour last
evening, and on their return will reside on
North Front street.
Miss May Cummings of 4e Houston street
| ia visiting friends in Hartford.
John F. and Hugh A. Murphy of James
/ street are visiting in East Hartford.
J. Roy, infant son of Elmer F. and Alice
J. Culver, died at the home of it's parents
on North Quinnipiao street Wednesday
! night from cholera infantum.
| In the vicinity of Quinnipiac street on
the line of the Shore Line cut off, the mud
and water is bsing pumped from the
meadows to allow for the driving of piliDg.
The work at that point Is quite difficult,
but is progressing as rapidly as could be
expected.
There were large number of boys to go
swimming in the Qu!Dnipiso river yester-
| day. A bath house on Qutnnipiac river
would be largely patronizsd, but such a
| r,o5arn in All ufiop yyou1d ha oo mi oh
enjoyed as is the present old time method
of bathing.
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Barnes was
conducted at the Fair Haven cemetery last
evening at $50, Rev. J. 81. Hand oficiat.
ing. Mrs. Barnes died at Dansville, N
Y, from the effects of heart disease at the
age of fifty years. Her husband, who
died several years ago, was the brother OF
Herbert Barnes. The family formerly re-
sided here.
The funeral OF the infant daughter Of
Thomas Liarbeld IS Ferry street was con
Quoted yesterday afternoon and the inter
| ment was in the Fair Haven cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hindsley are Wis
iting in Oxford.
General W. 81. Pierpont and Colonel W
E. Morgan will attend the national encamp
ment of the G.. A. R. at Indianapolis
September s. Possibly some others from
this section will 60.
The men who wheel SHELLS on the boat
to transfer to the oyster beds, receive q
cents per hour and rs cents for trip dow
the barbor. A large number of men fnt
employment at this labor.
Councilman Brown will try and get al
1 electric light established on Grand avenu,
| in front of the Grand avenue Congrega
tional church. A light is much needed
there and If the councilman is successful
, he will receive well merited praiss.
Some of the oystermen say there is goot
prospect for set. The temperature of tn
water is just right and all the condition
favorable. An oystermsn who has returned
from Long Island, says that oyster of thi
seasons set, quarter of an inch in length
have been seen there.
Louis J. Lundelin who has been i'll sew
eral weeks from the effects of gastric fever
is improving.
ii Now that the mortgage on the propert,
of the Old Colony Distilleriss company ha
been foreclosed, tho site of the fire, which
has been an eyesore for months, will b.
cleared up. Three of the big steam boiler
and the tall smokestack have been removed
!, and workmsn were engaged yesterday il
tearing down the walls of the engin,
house. The burnt fragments of th,
frame factory will not be renewed. Truste,
George A. Cutler will sell the property a
soon as possible and 1t is hoped that SOM
good manufacturing business will be es
| tabished, as it Ia an excellent site.