Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-06-09
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Watching the Diver-Crowded Coal
Docks-OG for KuroPe-Drying the
Morris Cove Nets-On q mackerel
Cruise-Mr. JeGerson's Accident -
st. Ignatius, Excursion:
The operations of the diver who ia look
ing for the body of young Holcomb, who
was drowned several weeks ago, have been
watched with considerable interest from
the boats down the harbor.
The wharves at GAINESVILLE bridge, whore
many thousand tons of coal are received
every year, are becoming more and more
crowded every season. One day this week
there were ten coal boats at these whsrves
crowded into Q little space. The mud dig
ger is at work widening the channel on the
east side, which will help matters ma
terially.
The schooner Margaretta arrived yester-
day from Glen Cove, Long leland, with
starch feed for B. G. Davis.
The schooner yacht Phantom, which has
been fitting out here, sailed yesterday.
Misses Annie and Rose Pagan of 107
Clay street, have returned from New Brit
ain where they attended wedding.
The Morris Cove fishermen have hauled
on their nets, and are drying them as ID
the custom at about the middle of the sea-
son. The nets will be put back in the
water If the fsh are still running near
| shore.
The refusal of the legislative committee
| to Visit Morris Cove and inspect the pro-
| posed extension of the electric road has
| created considerable uneasiness, and the
residents wonder If the promised facilities
| for travel are to be given this summer. II
something Ia not done soon the residents
will be heard from.
The excureion steamer Messenger and
the oyster dredgs jeremiah Smith have
been overhauled at the marine railway.
N. A. Ludington's schooner Willie E
Brightman Ia down east on a mackerel
| catching trip. She is in charge of JOSEPH
Lawrence, Cape fisherman, who is run
ming the vessel on shares. After this triI
the schooner will go on a ordfshing ex
petition. Mr.. Ludington fitted his schoon
er to catch oysters on the Bridgeport nstu
raj beds, bat just as the vessel was ready
heavy April storm struck her and ruinel
the oyster beds.
T. q. W. Jefferson, while driving o.
North Quinnipiac street under the reilroa
bridge yesterday morning. was throw
from his wagon, his horse having takel
} fright from a passing train. Mr.. Jefferso
was badly shaken up and bruised, but n
! bones were broken. The wagon was some
what broken and one of the horses fee
was cut. Under the circumstances NJ
Jefferson escaped pretty luckily.
The committee on ways and means c
st. Ignatius' society met laRt evening" an
mads some of tho ARRANGEMENTS for th
, society's annual excursion, which is (
| be given on the steamer Continental,
, South Beach, Staten Island, July @
Frank Carroll is chairman of the commit
s to and John Keyes is the secretary an
treasurer. The society is in hopes {
making fine sum Of money to bs ueed
: furnishing their new club houEe on Ferr
street
Bigelow council, o. U. A NJ, will init
/ | ate three new members at the meeting tn
/ | evening,
Harry G.. Pond, ono of No SIS firemel
Is the father of fine boy
The athletic members of the st. ISnatiI
T. A. and B. society are making good pre-
Tess in their practice. When the sooiet
msv. into its new club house, on July
the barn in the Iesr Of the lot will bs &
;, largei and equipped a. a fine gY mnasiur
The pile driver is still at work on Il
& new wharf for the Rolling Mill compar
= along the water front of the lot. A loI
: row of piling has already been put dow
q and when the new wharf 10 completed
Q will more than double the company's
cilities for receiving and shipping iron
| water,