Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-19
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

The SlOops are Now Pretty Rusy in
 Carrying Fishing Parties Out-Pic-
 mic of the Sunday School of the
 Grand Avenue Congregational
 Church to PaHson Park To-DaY-
 Work Being Pushed On the Power
 House.
 The members of the Sunday school of the Grand avenue Congregational church will go to Pawson park to-day by the steamer Margaret on their annual picnic and excursion. Tho steamer will leave Woodward wharf at S:3O o'clock and from Belle dock at o'clock. At the park there will be games and other sports.
 Patrick Doolsn of Mlll River street has gone to Boston, Mass, on visit
 The remains of aged Frederick Piske, the German whose body was found in the day afternoon, was buried yesterday at the expense of the town. The daughter of the man resides in the extreme end of North Quinnipiac street, and is herself in needy circumstances, and therefore could not bear the expense of giving her father a proper burial.
 James Griffen, youth living on James street, and who has been out of the reform school at Meriden on parole, has been Gy- ing the life of a vsgrant ever sin ce he got out of the institution and was yesterday hauled up in the city court. The boy y's aunt, who lives on James street, told the court that the fellow was lazy and that she could not control him. Ths court was lenient with the boy, however, and contin- usd the case with the understanding that he should make an effort to get work.
 Nearly all the small oyster sloops in FaIr Haven are now engaged in carrying out fishing parties down on the sound and to |NBlock Island, the favorite fishing grounds of the anglers. Some very good catches are reported as having been made at Block Island, and for the next month while the little bluefish are running the sloops will Yesterday there were dozen or more boys and men fishing from the Quinnipiac bridge, and at Tomliuson bridge the draw was lined with the fishermen. The fishing at the bridge, which has always been the favorite spot for the fishermen, Is losing it's reputation this year, as the catches there have been very small.
 There have been few fish in the Quinni- piac this year, and 'longshoremen attrib- ute the scarcity to the extreme cold of last winter.
 Capt. Fred Crossley of Quinnipiac street says that many of the men who are now out of work would do well to secure work on the coastwise vessels during this pres ent industrial panic where they would be sure of getting fair wages and plenty to eat. There is great scarcity of sailors at the present time because of the exorbitant demands made upon the masters of vessels by the sailors, who are holding out for $3O 6 month, and in consequence of their de- mands, the masters of vessels have had 8 great deal of trouble in shipping crew at many of the ports along the Atlantic coast. Captain Crossley says that if there is not a boom in rates before long the owners of vessels will be compelled to lay up their vessels altogether.
 The work on the new power house for the Norris Cove, Whitney avenue, and State street roads is being pushed ahead rapidly. The stone foundations are nearly laid, and by the early part of next week it is expected that the masons will commence to lay the brick.
 A gang of laborers employed by the Consolidated road was engaged yesterday in strengthening the Shore Line bridge over the Quinnipiae river with heavy beams. The work of repairing the bridge will be continued for several days.