Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-08-02
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Delegates to Firemen's Convention
George Thatcher's Bicycle Record
The Trade in ,Shells-Drifted Down
With the Tide-Major StrOng's will
They want Police Protection.
Harvey Pond and D. Burton Brown will
leave for the worlds fair the latter part of
this month.
The Fair Haven fire department has
elected these delegates to attend the Con-
necticut State Firemen's convention, at
Danbury, August 9: Edgar Allen, D. Bur-
ton Brown and Morgan Fowler.
john Cain, one of the Twelfth ward let
ter carriers, is having his vacation and
Substitute Porter of the Four Corners is
taking his place temporarily. Cain is in
tending to go to the worlds fair.
George Thatcher, who won gold watch
at the bicycle tournament in Ashbury park
Saturday, had already been awarded
watch in previous contest. He has been
very successful as young bicycle rider.
He is son of @. E. Thatcher of Clinton
avenue and assists the latter in his milk
business.
Sherman Russell, the fish dealer, has
sold 700 bushels of shells to oyster plant
eDs. including $50 bushels to @. D. Parme-
lee. The price is cents, delivered on the
boats. MI. Parmelee's men loaded the
shells on q scow yesterday afternoon, which
was dropped down the river with the
strong tide. The men being unable to
navigate the scow into the dock, anchor
was dropped. Later boat put off from
the shore with small cable and the scow
was brought into the dock to complete
loading.
Since the transfer of Officer Doody to
the Howard avenue precinct Supernumer-
aty William Right has besn on the lower
beat in the armory.
The will of the late Major d. a. Strong
provides among other bequests $500 for the
chapel fund of the Second Congregational
church and $500 for the Home of the
Friendless. The estate is estimated at
about $3.50, 900. It will be offered for pro-
bate to-day. The bulk of the estate goes
to the widow and children, as elsewhere
recorded.
The schooner 81. 81. Hanscom, Captain
Holmes, sailed yesterday for Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. K. Murphy of 244
Ferry street have returned from Keene,
N. q.
Miss Augusta Ksan of 1894 Grand avenue
is visiting in New York.
The taxpayers owning property on Quin.
nipiac street, just above Hill street, feel
that they are entitled to police protection,
They claim that it Is very noisy and dis
orderly part of the borough and that 6
policeman very seldom patrols in the
neighborhood.
R. B. Farren, ex grand master workman
of the New England jurisdiction A. o. U
W., left last night for Providence. HI
was to stop at New London and look Out
| for the interests of the order there. A
Providence he will meet with the executive
| committee and later the officers will b,
taken for al outing down Narraganset
| bay.
East Rock lodge, A. o. U. w, have ar
| ranged to invite in their lady friends to
| morrow evening. 1t is expected that their
will be a reception and entertainment fol-
| the guests.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Granniss Of 42t
Center street celebrated their twentieth
anniversary at their home Monday even
ing. A goodly number of their friend
were present and assisted in making tn
affair very pleasant. During the evening"
a fine spread was served. When tn
| guests departed they wished their friend
| many added years of happy welded life