Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-11
FAIR HAVEN NEWS,

 Leave To-day for the Worlds Fair Store Broken Open-Band Excursion Tried to Steal Her WaIiet-Grand Avenue Dust-Mr. Smiths House Misunderstanding in the Quinni- piac. ; MT. and Mrs. William D. Hemingway of Norfolk, Vs., who have been visiting the father of the former, William Hemingway, of North Quinnipiac street, leave to day for the worlds fair. They will be accom- panied by Mrs. Hemingway's sister, Miss Shipp.
 Miss Laura Deming, who has been threatened with typhoid fever, with illness lasting three weeks, is convalescing. She was president of the class at the Ladies' Female academy of Bradford, Mass, which graduated in June and her illness Is due to extra work at the time of graduation.
 Miss Mamie DeMatty is visiting in Bridge port.
 The members of the Independent Cornet band of Montowese will give an excursion to Glen Island on the steamer John H. Starin August "A.
 The store of D. M. Welch & Son, corner of Front street and Grand avenue, was broken open Wednesday night, entrance having been made by lowering rear win dow and pushing off heavy wire screen. The safe gave evidence of having been tam psred with, but 1t was not opened. It is not believed the thieves secured much, if any, goods. They were evidently fright ened away.
 There are many lads who bathe in Quin- nipiac river, back of the postofice, the bathing having increased perceptibly dur ing the recent hot days.
 The schooner Mary Brainard finished discharging her cargo of railroad ties at the wharf of the F. H. & W. railroad yes- terday and is ready to sail. Yesterday was wash day on board and the output of the wash tub was hung in the rigging to dry Sections of an iron bridge to be erected along Fair Haven cutoff were being load ed from the cars on to teams in Railroad | avenue yesterday. Another bridge for the cutoff was unloaded near the Second | church last week.
 The thermometer yesterday marked l S6 degrees in the shade, ss compared witt SS the day previous.
 The dust of Grand avenue is more intol erable during these days than ever. Som' | few merchants and residents sprinkled tn, roadway, which is some relief, but ther l certainly should be uniform and genera street sprinkling of this important thor oughfars. The dust is damaging to store and houses and 8 terrible nuisance t. those who travel through the avenue.
 It is quite the thing to ride on light bi cycles nowadays. Ted Dayton has a ney wheel weighing 20a pounds, and Vii Hawley has one weighing g pounds.
 Eugene H. Smith, whose house was shat tered by the recent big dynamite explosion in the cut off, says the contractor has re paired damages with the exception of door and window frame that needs re newing and the replastering of some of th interior walls. But he will not ask fo these renewals.
 Joseph Lawrence, one of the Fair Have garbage contractors, was called into tn city court yesterday morning to interpre the Portuguese language.
 ATTEMPT TO STEAL HER WALLET.
 John M. Moran of Monroe street was a, rested in North Haven yesterday by Of cers Jackson and Lawior and locked u at the Grand avenue precinct for an 8 , tempt to rob Mrs. Jane Marlowe of Fla Haven. Last Monday evening Moran WI to have appeared in the city court for g assault upon Bernard McManus, but l forfeited his bond of $100, given by Ber1 ard Gilmartin. Mrs. Marlow testified th , the party were returning from the Frene , picnic last Saturday night and that Mora cut her dress pocket and endeavared 1 steal her pocketbook. She testified furth' that at the request of Mrs. Smith, h. , neighbor, she had also placed the latter ,, wallet in her pocket, and that Moran ga her place the wallets there for safekeepin