Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-25
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Tine Qutnnfpfac Fishing a Failure
Railroad Work Well Performed
To be Married This Evening at
Humphrey Street Church-Those
Ing Well.
about fishing as any man in Fair Haven,
says he never knew time when the fishing
in Quinnipiac river has been as poor as dur
ing the past season. The bass fishing
which in some seasons Is very good, was
we'll nigh failure. Last summer q great
quantity of crabs were caught, but this
season very few were taken.
Superintendent Doyle Is well pleased
with the manner in which the State street
electric road has built Its line from State
street to the Quinnipiac drawbridge. The
company is now engaged in hardening
Ferry street at its own expense. Part of
the way in Ferry street the company will
set back the curb, 80 as to give an eight
foot driveway on each side.
The unusually heavy blasts within few
days over at the railroad cut have been q
matter of comment. Some of the residents
in the vicinity have been greatly frightened.
Eugene Smith has some doubts about hav-
ing q house over his head when the work
is completed.
On one of Willism 81. Potter's oyster
beds, where he had shells spread this aum-
mer, he Is now harvesting two year old
stock. It is supposed the oysters were
washed there by recent storms.
The Literary society of the annex holds
its meeting this week with Mrs. Grace
Salisbury.
Bigelow council, O. U. A. NJ. will hold
an open meeting Friday evening. AL who
are interested in the order are invited to
attend
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Mallory of Front
street recently celebrated their ftty-third
marriage anniversary.
Mrs. 81. Frank Taylor of Dayton, O., lie
visiting at the home of her parents in East
Haven. Her husband is in charge of the
extensive car shops in that city.
Charles Cook of Prospect street, the
| well-known Meadow street barber, and
family have returned from three weeks
| outing in West Morris. They boarded
| with f. A. Powers in one of the most de-
lightful hooks in the hills.
Yesterday morning, about 4:30, the en-
| CINE attach ed to the early express blew ou
| cylinder head at the Perkins street CROSS
| ing on the Shore Line. Assistance wa
| telegrsphed for and about an hour late
| another engine arrived from the city ant
| drew the train away.
| WEDDING TO NIGHT AT HUMPHREY STREE,
CHURCH.
| William L. Mallory of 1874 Lombard
street, of the firm of g. D. & W. L Nal
lory, the State street bakers, will BIS mar
ried to Miss Clara Babcock at the Humph
rey street church this evening at o'clock
Many of Mr.. Mallory's friends will witnes
| the ceremony, which 10 to be psrforme'
by Rev. B. R. Luckey. Miss Babcock /
| the daughter of Mr.. Louis A. Baboock, VIII
is confidential bookkeeper for ex Roat
| Commissioner W. J. Atwater, the Gran,
avenue merchant, and secretary and treas
urer of the Mallory Baking company. Sh
is highly esteemed by a large circle G
| friends and the church will no doubt b
thronged with friends of the happy couple
Mr.. Mallory's brother will be best man an
Miss Bessie Mcdonald of Clark street wi
be msid of honor. The little four year
old son of Mr.. Bsbcock will be attired in
Fauntleroy suit and march up the aisle q
the ceremony bearing a tray containing
the wedding ring.
The Parish Aid society OF the st. james
church will meet tomorrow afternoon an
serve supper in the evening.
Tickets for the concert to be given
the Second congregational church Thurs
day evening, November 9, are selling raj
idly. The celebrated English Glee club Q
New York will be assisted by Miss Hetti
Bradley, the well known soprano solois
Tickets fifty cents.
The contractor has begun driving pile
at the south side of GAINESVILLE bridge
prepare a foundation for the new retsinir
wall. When the new bridge was built, tt
old walls showed no signs of weakness
but has settled badly during the past yea