Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-26
LOCAL NE w 3.
Brief Mention.

Concrete company, 40 Church street.
The Rover's Bicycle club will give road
race July 4 The list of entries will close
on July l.
The clock mandatory shut down Satur-
day for q two weeks vacation and to make
improvements.
To day the White Mountain express over
the Consolidated road VI i'll begin to make
its regular trips.
The Sunday school of the Church of the
Messiah will 60 to Glen leland on the John
q. Starin July 10.
The impression prevails in Hartford that
Dr. Hart of Trinity college will accept his
election as bishop of Vermont.
Mr.. Dayton, who was run over by car
at Savin Rock and whose forearm was am
pntatsd at the hospital by DR.. Hawkes., Ia
fast recovering.
Worlds fair tickets 500 40 until further
notice. Write or call for prospectus of
tour, Morse, Schroeder C Stock, 8 and 10
Benedict building.
Yesterday was q comparatively quiet
day at South End, there being no picnics
of note there yestsldsy Quite a number
of bicyc lists from the city took a spin to
that point, however.
About half-past 8 last evening q lady
alighting from Fair Haven and Westville
car fell and severely sprsined her ankle
The was taken home in hack. Her name
could not be learned.
The remains of the late Charles Bren
nan, son of Mr.. and Mrs. James Brennan
of Shelton, were brought to this city Sat
urday for intermentin the family plot in
st. Lawrence cemetery.
Gideon Welles Watch, Naval Veterans
association of Connecticut, will take part
in the unwilling of Admiral Farragut'f
statue in Boston next Wednesday. The
headquarters of Connecticut naval vete'
rams will be at the fremont house.
The Quinnipiac clubs annual outing Sat
urday at the Sperry farm was we'll attended
and highly enjoyed. Athletic sports were
INDUCED in and capital dinner was
served on the ample lawn under the trees.
About sixty five members were present.
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.
Tho SprInkling OF Grand Avenue
sunday Services-The Heavy Blasts
in the Cut-Of-Major StrOng,s Ap.
preciation-CharJey Smith Saves
BOY From Drowning.
The great demand for the sprinkling Of
the surface of Grand avenue lie still sub.
ject of frequent discussion. The people
have In Alderman Morgan champion of
street sprinkling and he will do all he can
to bring about the desired result; and he is
seconded by Alderman Callahan. Grand
avenue ia one of the MOST important and
most travelled thoroughfares in the city,
but the policy of the city seems to be to
treat it with no more consideration than
was observed twenty-five years ago, when
the traffic was much less than 1t is at pres
emit. The sprinkling is not go essential on
the paved portion as from Railroad avenue
to Quinnipiac river, where in dry weathsr
the dust rises in great clouds.
At the Grand avenue Congregational and
the Second Congregational churches last
evening interesting vesper services were
held. Tho service at the Grand avenue
church included hymns, anthems and
ehants There was also responsive read
Ing of scripture and short sermon by the
Rev D. N. James evening sermon at the
Second church was 1.-THE Royal Exchange
Rev. DR.. Sage preached at the Baptist
church last evening on 1.-The Best Educa-
ton" Next Sunday evening at this church
the pastor will preach a special sermon to
the members of Admiral Foote post, who
will be present in q body. They viii be
escorted to the church by the Boys
Brigade, Captain Smith.
The work of preparing~Sha foundation
for the electric power house for the Morris
Cove road at the foot of Ferry street il
watched with considerable interest Six
teams and dozen men are employed on
the job of driving the long rows of piling.
The dynamite blasts over at the cutoff
seem to be increasing in strength and
sound. Houses have several times been
hit by the debris of broken rock and in one
instance fragment weighing 500 pounds
crashed through roof. So far no one has
been injured by these showers Of stone
although there have been many frights.
The letter which Major II. II. Strong
sent to the Dayton Hook and Ladder COM
psny III response to their expressions of
sympathy to him during bis illness, Ia as
follows:
J. J. Dayton, chief and officers and members Of
the Dayton Hook and Lsdder company OF Faie
Nv Dear Friends: cannot find words to ex-
press my gratitude to you for your kind resou-
lions. assure you that your kind words and
ofrers Of assistance will never be forgotten, and
coming at time when I am not feeling well,
they are the most highly appreciated. am
very much better and hope to be among, you
soon. wish each and every one OF you long,
prosperous Life with peaceful end.
YOUR truly,
Il. 81. STRoNe.
Charley Smith, son of George W. Smith
at tbs cove, IL receiving congratulations
for his bravery In saving the life couple
of days ago of little Ernest Popplsr who,
while in bathing, was overcome and had
gone down for the third time. Smith
came near losing his own life, as the
struggling lad clutched him by the throat
and drew him down. Fortunately Smith
released the lads grip and both were
saved. $50.
Pulash chapter, r. 4. NJ, win hold Its
Last regular meeting of the season Monday
evening, when the Royal Arch degree viii
b worked.
do 70 Hilverthaus', jewelers., 100 Chapel
street, Tor wedding gifts; ssvs 20 par cent.