Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-09
rARHAvEN NEWS.

FAIR HAVEN NEWS. ,erfsus Fire in St. Francis, school- Two Alarms Rung-Firemen Have Quite Battle With she Flames Damage Two Thousand Dollars Captain CrossIey's Visit-Wil Try for New Bridge-Rapid Progress of the Electric Road-Sons of Temper ance Delegates-Death of Mrs. Ro- nald.
 Just before 6 o'clock yesterday morning John Delaney, the janitor of the St. Fran ,is' paroehial school, discovered fire in the northeast portion of the building on the first floor. An alarm was sounded from box s31, located near by. The fremen soon arrived and soon four streams of wa ter were playing into the flames. A few minutes later, as there was prospect of its being bad fire, 8 second alarm was sounded, and with additional aid the flames were extinguished., The fire started in dressing room and soon communicated with the northeast school room, which Is completely gutted. The flames followed ventilstor Hue about four feet square, which extends from the basemen5Ato the roof, but fortunately the upward progress of the flames were stayed; the upper walls, however, near the Hue were damaged by water, some of the plaster fell off and much of the walls and ceilings will have to be replaced. Had the fire communicated from the due and eaten its way under the roof the building would have been about destroyed. The damage is estimated at from $1, ,500 to 5000, and is covered by insurance. The origin of the fire is un- known. Some think it to have been in- cendiary, as window was discovered open on the back of the building.
 Emma, wife of James w. Ronald, died at her home, 66 Woolsey street, Saturday morning at the age of ffty-eight years, after protractsd illness. She was for merly Miss Emma Smith. The deceased leaves husband, SOB, John F., living in France, and two sisters residing in Nor walk. The deceased was 8 member of the East Pearl street M. E. church and was very prominent in temperance work. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
 F, D. Cargill gave @ chocolate party at his home on Quinnipiac street Friday even ing. The young people were finely enter tsined and enjoyed their stay very much. Musical selections were contributed by W. H. Barnes and Frank Davis.
 The oHcers-elect of Hiram Camp divis ion, s. of T., were installed on lodge nigh, by M. A. Farren, grand worthy patriarch
 Druggist John Burke has bsen confined to his homo several days with rheuma tism.
 Captain Crossley of the schooner E. A Mansfield was in town yesterday. His yes sel is now at Providence. where she hal been running with coal for several trips. The board of public works will ask o1 the common council in the 1894 estimates for an appropriation with which to re place with an iron structure the bridge ol Grand avenue spanning the Quinnipia river. The present wooden affair is olt and rotten and has outlived its usefulness It Is estimated that new bridge will COS about $35, ,00O.
 The rails of the State Street Electri road have been laid down Ferry stree nearly to Quinnipiac bridge. When thi is completed spur track will ka laid il South Quinnipiao street to Grand avenue Irving Hurlbut, formerly a sketch artis for the Register, has gone to New York l. | study at the Students Art club. He ha | studied five years at the Yale Art schco and ia young artist of considerable merit Nine members of the W. o. T. U. con | oucteu tHe IellSlous seEVlces ab tne 1al yesterday morning.
 Hiram Camp division, s. of T., ha elected representatives to the grand divif ion which will meet at Hartford Thuredsy
 October 26, as follows: Charles H. Seeley
 M. A. Farren, Fred J. Smith, W. H. Pol
 lard, Fred Kanshsn, Mrs. W. Houston, j
 s. Young and E. H. Potter. Delegate
 elected to the district division to be held g
 Sons of Temperance hall, Insurance build
 ing, Thursday, October 12: E. H. Potter
 delegate at large; W. H. Pollard
 M. J. Barnes, J. H. Waters, F. P. Stafford
 B. F. Perry, Jenny Duffy, Fred J. Smith
 Ids F. Waters, 8. J. Waters, Charles E
 Seeley, M: "A. Farren; alternatss, Mie
 Martha Hall, Viola Hall, R. Rowe, Haiti
 E. Baldwin, Charles Hendrickson, Mr'
 W. Houston, Willard 0. Waters, F. 4
 Russell, J. Mcleod, Frank Kanshan. Laur
 Barbrick.
 Captain o. M. Ellis and wife have T.
 turned from three weeks' trip to Dels
 ware, the native home of the former
 Captain Ellis has recently retired from bul
 mess and this is his first vacation in gres
 many years.
 Miss Dollie Burke will return to-da
 from New York. Last week she came u
 with some New York friends to the Oar | bury fair.