Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-08-22
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Fair Haven Soldiers Off for Camp-A
New Bridge for the Cut-oG-Fire-
men Invited TO MiddIetown-POlfce
man Doody to Give Up His Board
ing House Old Familiar Faces.
Miss Priscilla B. Manning, youngest
daughter of Mrs. Ei!z, Manning of Pros
pect street, who has boen spending her
vacation at her home, will Leave on her re-
turn to Knoxville, Tenn, on Thursday.
For several years Mas Manning has been
teaching in one of the Knoxville public
schools, where her brother, Professor John
w. Manning ia principal.
The Fair Haven members of the ST versI
city companies got up bright and early
yesterday morning and prepared for their
trip to Camp Morris, Mantle. 1t was the
most dIeary morning of the summer, but
the blue coats went away in good spirits
DR.. G. B. Adams shot a deo1epit horse
on Eaten atreet yesterday.
Next Monday there will be hearing in
the probate court over the appointment of
trustee for the estate of James McLsy,
jr, the Grand avenue wagon maker who
| recently assigned.
The three special trains bearing the SOL
dieEs for Mantle passed through here yes
terday morning and were watched with in
terest by many spectators as they slowly
ran over the Quinnipiac river bridge.
The iron work for the new bridge that Ia
to be erected on the cutoff at First avenue
and Hill street has been unloaded near the
Second Congregational church.
The family of John Hare of Lloyd street
are spending their vacation at North Gull
ford.
Rev. Mr.. Doupe of the St. James church
has completed his vacation trip of two
| weeks spent in Washington, this state.
The Quinnipiack Hose company has re-
| celved an invitation to participate in the
| fremen's anniversary at Middletown next
month, but has not taken action as yet.
| The work of rebuilding the front wall Of
the Hemingway & Rowe building is pro
| crossing satisfactorily. Yesterday the
| northwest corner of the old wall was takeI
out and the building had to be supported
by timbers
Mrs. G. N. Meckle and daughter, Belle
| of Newark, N. j., are visiting the brother
in-law of the former, N N. Meckle of 25S
Quinnipiac street, clerk in Allyn's market
| For over twenty years G.-N. Meckle hs
| been foreman in the Singer Manufacture,
| company of Newark. This payroll of tn,
company is about $50, 900 per month. Al
of the force are being kept through tn,
present depression, but on reduced psy.
Policeman Doody, who was recent.
transferred to the Howard avenue precinct
has moved to his residence SO Lawrenc
street. Policeman Doody will in conse
quence soon give up his big boarding.
house in the old QuinnipIac houee. Mrs
| Ryan, his cook, and another woman, vii
| r,rn,ohiu hova of tina hOnrHip
house hereafter. The boarders are princi
pally men employed on the Fair Havel
cutoff aud the houee has capacity fO
about seventy five.
| FAMILIAR FAIR HAVEN FACES.
Daniel Rowe, for 50 many years promi
nent druggist in Fair Haven, near the iro
bridge, is now associated with the bushes
carried on on Meadow street by his SO
William S. Rowe and Charles A. Atwood
Watertown boy, who came here fror
Watertown, Conn, seven or eight yea,
ago, and after obtaining a business eduos
ton at Professor Lees, clerked 1t for Nj
Hoadley, in the confectionery bushes.
The young firm is doing fine business
the wholesale confectionery line and hs
six business wagons on the road. "Uncl
Daniel' attends to the books and is "set
retary of the interior" and has given u
for rental his residence on Clinton avenu,
Fair Haven, residing now on Meade
street, over the firms store, in very plea
ant quarters. His many old friends 81
rejoioed at tie prosperity attending tt
firm. Another former Fair Haven drul
glst, Mr.. Wells, contemporary with M
Rowe in the drug business for many yeal
and IN more recent years In the wholees
drug business on State street, this cit,
has been since retiring from the firm
Wells & Calhoun, connected with one {
the prominent proprietary med icir
concerns of G. G. Clark & Co, of whic
]. N. Marlin, the gun manufacturer,
! | president and secretary and the large
owner, and since then has been identifie
} with another fourisning Connecticut col
Germ and it is rumored is soon TO form q
important business connection in anotht
line. II. w. Hitcho ,ck ia another ex-Fa
f Havener whose face is always welcomed
old friends and neighbours. Mr.. Hitchcoc
J since leaving the oyster end canning bus
/ mesa in Baltimore has been identified wit
an important southern oyster industl
t | with headquarters at Biloxi, Mics, Il
3 company having bueiness connections
j., | various southern states. Mr.. Hitchcoc
? was in town recently on visit to old Fla