Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-02-23
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Mr. Carsvell VIII Speak-Snow Piled
in Drlfts-James Brown Wins the
Rihe-Deaths From Heart Disease
Not a Flag Flyin&-Business Sus-
spended for she Holiday-A Schoon-
er Iced UP-Washinst ton Entertain-
ment-A. o. U. w. Delegates.
Philip Maynard, grocer at the corner Of
Ferry and Chapel street, is the father of q
little girl.
The snow ia piled up five feet high In
spots and the scenes are much like those
which followed the great blizzard of 1888.
Some of the walks were high with drifts
yesterday, no attempt having been made
to clear them.
It is intended to arrange q union meet
ing to be addressed by Edward Carswell,
the well known temperance orator. Mr..
Carswell is speaking in this state under
the auspices of the Sons of Temperance.
James Brown drew the rifle at Philip Borst's
barber shop Tuesday evening. One hundred
tickets were sold for the competition
Business was pretty generally suspended yes
terday, most of the stores closing and the post
Office was closed at noon. Many flags are usually
displayed in Fair Haven on washineton's birth
day, but owing to the storm not a nag was put
out yesterday.
Howard K. Bradley, clerk in the Booth Meat
company's store on Grand avenue, died very
suddenly Of heart disease yesterday morning.
He had driven up in Hill street to deliver some
NJ. q Hi street, when he fell over He was
picked up and t.ken into one of the houses and
lived only Ave minutes, and never regaineh con-
seriousness. He had been troubled with similar
before but nevsr Of serious nat%Fe q,
Grand avenue was twenty-.even years of age
| and unmarried. Medical Examiner White was
called and pronounced the death due to heart
| disease.
of oysters from Virginia. the vessel is moored
below the Quinnipiac drawbridge, having been
| unable to come into the river owing to the ice.
The vessel had severe weather and was Consider
Mrs Sarah NJ. wife Of Simeon Camp died at
her home, is4 Grand avenue, yesterday from the
effects Of heart trouble. She had MT been well
for several years, but As abe to go out and call
on a ns ighb r the day before her death. Mrs.
Camp was sixty-fve years Of axe.
| bu-y yesterday /. clearing snow from the tracks
OF the horse railroad 1t was as bad as any day
Of the season for horse rsilroading and cars we're
Owing 10 the severe gale yesterday clustering
| operations were practically abandoned.
l and burgess of Fair Haven East tie proposition
to have the two policemen change beats with
each other once a month will be Coz sidered.
| The members of the l. dies Aid socety held a
| Martha Washington reception and supper In the
last evening. MT and Mrs Frank Mansfield tool
| the parts OF General and Lady Warrington.
fine supper was served, largely com posed of old
| time dishes. The ladies who waited on the tables
wore costumes Of the time Of Washington
There were recitations singing, dialogues
| etc. The entertainment will be repeated
| this evening.
| H. MAN is tho delegate appointed to repre-
| sent East Rock lodge at the annual meeting OF
| the gr and lodge of A. o. U. W., New England
| jurisdiction, which begins Boston next Tues
| Jay. Dwight Merchant is the alternate.
Owing to the lateness of the season It is doubt
full if the proposed DEBATING society, to be madt
| up of Y. N. G. A. members, will be form THU
| season. Next v inter, however, the svciety vii
| undoubtedly be formed.