Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-07-29
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Or on a Fishing Trip-Fishfng With |
Seyenty.three Bafted HoOks-Bass |
Likely to be Scarce-Almost a Big
) Fire-WOuld Like a Concrete Road
Way-Majer StrOng,s Funeral-Ex-
tending the Rolling MiIl-Relisious
Services-Personal.
2 The sloop yacht Witch, Captain Bradley,
of Oyster Point, will next Monday carry
out party of Fair Hsveners for weeks
sail eastward. The party expect to go as
far as Block Island and will devote much
OF their time to fishing. Those booked for
the voyage are e. G.. AlIis of the Shore
Line Times, Charles Rowe, Walter R.
Downes, Archer B. Gargill, Ed @. Rowe,
Robert Burwell and A. BeMatty. A. W.
Emmerson of the Bellows Falls Times, the
guest Of Mr.. Allis, will probably 'accompa-
ny the party. :
Miss Hettie Bradley is expected at her
home next week. Most of her vacation
will probably be spent in Litchfeld.
Charley Barnes is quite successful fish
erman for a lad. This week he caught
four large founders. He puts out seven
ty-three baited hooks at night and morning
and twice in twenty-four hours pulls his
lines.
George Duffy caught twenty little blue
fish yesterday. There Is a prospect that
these fish will be very plentiful this sea-
son.
The Yale launch, Captain Dadman, goes
out with sailing parties frequently. She
| Ia q fine boat for small excursion.
Anthony DeMatty is spending his vaca-
ton at his farm in East Haven.
| The Grand avenue Congregational Sun
| day school will make their annual excur-
sion to ROTOR Point by steamer Continen-
tai August 8.
Rev. Mr.. Stiles of Michigan will again
occupy the pulpit of the Grand avenue
Congregational church tomorrow.
On Thursday some lads built a bonfire
| in the rear of T. G.. W. Jeferson's paint
store in the Masonic building, corner of
Grand avenue and Front street. When
the discovery was made the flames were
burning dangerously near window where
the paints and oils were stored. A few
minutes longer and there would have been
| a dangerous fire.
Officer Mack has been suffering with 9
sprained knee,> the result of misstep in
boarding horse car.
The funeral of Major 81. II. Strong will
take plaoe from his late residence, 54S
Quinnipiao street, this afternoon at $3.50
| Rev. D. NJ. James, who is in Washington
D. c., has been sent for to conduct the
| services.
| Crown street, whose funeral took place or
Thursday, formerly lived in Fair HaveI
and was a member of Grace church. The
remains were taken to st. John, N. B., fo
burial.
The oystermen will nearly finish tn
shelling of the oyster farms the presen
week.
l. If the roadway of Grand avenue bridg
could be concerted the frequent renewal
of the planking would not be required
Concreting would undoubtedly be NOR
economical in the end.
Two or three bass have been caught il
the river, and the local fishermen are g
much encouraged that they will soon b
| out in boats fishing. But bass are no
likely to be very plentiful this season.
Sunday morniDg,in the East Pearl stree
M. E. church, recognition services for tn
Fourth company of the boys brigade wi
be held.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry F. Smith have gon
to Halifax, N. S., and will extend thei
trip up tho river st. Lawrence.
A schooner from Nova Scotia has jus
finished discharging 500 tons of gypsul
t for the adamant company.
The extention to the rolling mill is bein
pushed ahead rapidly. From the mai
building long and narrow extension Is I
be built down toward the wharf; the ire
frame is up and the roof is being added.
George Thatcher will partici pate in tt
bicycle races to occur at Asbury park t.
3 day.
In another column will be found the fu
), | program for the praise service to-morre
!; in the East Pearl street Methodist churcl