Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-07-04
FATx VEN NEWS.

James SteeIe's SON Drowned In the
North RIver-Death of Mrs. Nancy
BIackmer-A Mean Trick Played on
the Grand Avenue Precinct Police.
The sad news was received yesterday
that son of James Steele of Exchange
street fell off steam canal boat in the
North river, New York, aud was droN led.
] he deceased was about eighte sn years of
ags and had been on boats on the sound
and the rivers between here and New
York for some time. The particulars of
the fatality have not been received by the
Borrowing parsnss. The body had not
been recovered up to last night.
Yesterday afternoon the funeral of
Joseph Allen, aged ssvents en years, ws3
held from his mothers residence, 16 Tai
madgs street. The loss of the boy 10 a
very severe blow to Mrs. Allen. He was
buried In the Fair Haven cemetery.
Mrs. Nancy Blsokmer is dead. She died
of old age. She was eighty. ssven years
of sgs, and for come months prior to her
recent illness was in goc1 health for one
of her years. She wiz bs buried in North
Bro ok6eld, Mass, her native place. Mrs.
Blsekmer IVES the mother of Mrs. Fred
Tucker of SO Lombard street.
The annual picnic of the East Pearl
street Method ist church will take place
| July 10. 1t will be to Pswson Park. The
| steamer viii take her passengers aboard at
| Woo 1wards dcok at the foot of Ferry
! street.
| East Rock castle. knights of the Golden
Eagle, has elected these officers: w. S.
| Compton, N. c.; W. II. Fol- man, v. e.;
| Gilbert Rowe, Il. P; Fred 7. Juniver, V.
| H.; Charles Apmerman, S. H.; FIlend
! Francis, trustee for eighteen months. The
| apr )intive officers VIZ be nsntd at the
| next meeting.
Walter Bishop and M.fe of Grand ave
nue. Wi" start for Chicago to-day to visit
the worlds fair.
The data of the annusl picnic of St
James Episcopal church has not been fixed
but the spot has been ohosen-Lske Sslton
stall
Eugene Il. Rowe end his wife and Mrs
Rowe's sist or have gone - North Grilfoft
to spend the Fourth at the home of MIS-
Rowes felix's.
Miss Nellie Wedmore of North Quipni
pisc sire ct is away on her vacation.
The wife of Earl Daniels ws3 overcom,
with fa'nt'1g spell in Grand avenue, nea
Clinton avenue, yesterday eftel loon ant
fell n the street. Several persons ron u
her aid and she was removed TO DR.. Hs"
Office. 1t was some time before she r.
covered her strength end was taken in
cal tiags to her home IN North From
street.
About 100 veterans of Admiral Foot
post, G. A. r.. attended service in tn
Grand avenus Baptist church Sunda,
evening and listened to splendid GO. mol
by Rev. DR.. Sage, the pastor. 1t WAS f.
Of the lessons of fidelity and patriotism
which the war impressed on the veterans
Sylses' r Thompson has gone to Eas
Haven liver, or Msnsfeld's Grove, IS
. Is someone's oe'ei, II remain for tn
, | summer.
Little Luva Fisncis of Grand avenue
only Eve years old. has begun work piece
ing another bc3qunt, a work in which, TO
one of her years, she is a great surprise.
This Ia dec cold fact and there ar
eminent Fair Haven citizens = substanti
ate it: The twelve hens belonging to CAP
J tain Robinson of % East Pearl street hav
turned in contribution to the egg marke
= of 1890 eggs since January /, 1898.
thele another dozen in Fair Haven to bes
, | this. There are less worthier objects 9
the worlds fair.
The police are locking for the rascal VIII
? yesterday afternoon played a mean trio
| on the Grand avenue precinct officers
Some one sent boy into the precinct on
dead run to say that the wagon was needle
at ones at Grand avenue and Front stree
Out ratified the wagon with Diver Kende
+ | and Policeman Lannigan aboard. No on
corld be found at the corner spe cIfie
when the polio am reached there. N
one could 90 found who knew anythin
about the cf'l anyway. 1t would be g
| good rs six months in the jail for til
chap who played the SILLY Fourth of Jul
joke.
The work Of tearing down the wells c
the Old Colony Dist''lery ruins was com
, meucf yesterday.
the bicycle races at East Haven to day an
/ many of his friends bslieve he will captur
, first prize.