Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-18
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Fine Carrier Pigeons - The Current
 Literature eClub-Witnesses in the La
 Premiere Case-The Chautauqua Cir
 cIe Meeting.
 Messrs. Burwell and Tweedale have re- gently fitted up model aviary in the cu- pols of Central block, where they have some of the finest carrier pigeon stock in the country. MT. Tweedsle was recently given a medal by the New Haven HomiDg club, won by his bird Arthur for the best time ever made by a homiBg pigeon be- tween Philadelphia and this city. The Current Literature society of the east side has organized with Miss Hattie Chamberlain as president. The subject for consideration this winter will be "Lit- erature and Art"
 nell drum corps will be given a spread at the Forbes house.
 The following Fatr Haven people have
 been summoned as witnesses in the La
 Premiere murder case, the trial of which
 began in the superior court yesterday:
 Mary E Sullivan, 60 Poplar street; Ceda
 Vincent, 57 Poplar street; Mrs. Mary
 Kohn, 56 Poplar street. It will be remem-
 bered that Mrs La Premiere died at her
 home, 60 Poplar street, under suspicious
 circumstances July 25, and her husband,
 Louis La Premiere, is charged with her
 death.
 Sheldon and Henry Treat of Bridgeport
 have been visiting their cousin, F. D. Car
 gill of Quinnipiae street.
 Miss Clara Hegel of North Front street
 has been engaged as bookkeeper at Roots
 bakery. -
 General William H. Benjamin of Roches-
 ter, colonel of the Eighth New York cav
 airy has sent to Postmaster Moore hand
 some bronze medal. The state of New ] York prepared similar medals for all her
 surviving soldiers who participated in the
 battle of Gettysburg. Postmaster Moore
 Is survivor of the Eighth cavalry and g
 warm personal friend of General Benjs l min.
 Ex-Conductor Lorenzo O. Strick, who has been i'll for several days with lumbago ! is improving.
 F. H. Hemingway on his return trip J from the worlds fair met with e serious ] detention at Baltimore On the Baltimore } and Ohio railroad the train was held thir , teen hours, the storm of last week having : raised the water so high that the train could not be placed on the ferry boat un t til the tide subsided.
 = The meeting of the Chautauqua circl , connected with the East Pearl street N. E B church was held with Miss Etta Avery , corner of East Pearl and Chambers street ) Monday evening. There was a large at - tendance. E, o. Hill read a paper ol 8 Norway at the Worlds Fair" and ther 8 were papers on Norway by Miss Ett ] Avery and Miss Messer, and several mem A bers read quotations bearing on Norwegian 0 history. Miss Hattie Bristol played sev 8 eral piano solos and Miss Bertha Johnson !. sang. The next meeting two weeks henc f will be held with Miss Hattie Bristol. The address by Rev. O. J. North, D. D. g to be given tomorrow evening at the Eas d Pearl street N. E. church, at 8 o'clock, 1 D being looked forward to with interest b
 Epworth League members. Dr. North ha s been @ great worker in the national societ s and is always interesting when speakiD 's on this subject An invitation Is e1tende @ to the members of the Epworth lesgue @ throughout the city to attend the meeting a The proposed extension of Haven stree ], south from Grand avenue to E1chapg 't street, will open up several new buildin
 lots and will be quite an improvement 1 V that section. The enterprise will be ur Ie dertaken at the expense of the propert IS owners.