Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-21
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Getting Ready for tho Power House,
Had to Quit Work Owing to the
Reat-AImost Grade Crossing Acct
dent-Chrlstian Endeav0r Sociable
. To.night-Anniversa High Mass.
Town Treasurer Gilbert and wife Of East
Haven have returned from East Haven. !
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Taylor Of East Ha-
ven have gone to the worlds fair. - -,
The work of driving 1900 piles for the
foundation of the power house for the
Morris Cove and State street roads will
soon begin. The site IL portion of Hans
CONS shipyard at the foot of Ferry street.
The hot weather combined with the dust
which sweeps into ones face and clothing
in showers, is disagreeable in the extreme.
It is great pity that some method of
watering the principal streets by the city
could not be devised. A street Travelled as
much as Grand avenue should certainly be
sprinkled once day in dry weather.
Several gangs of men working on new
houses and exposed to the sun had to quit
work yesterday afternoon owing to the ex-
treme heat.
Mrs. John Perry will coon erect granite
monument in the East Haven cemetery to
the memory of her late husband
Rev. D. II. James and Deacon Lucius
Rowe attended the meeting of the Con-
necticut Congregational association at
Rockville yesterday.
]. 7. Eaeny the Grand avenue druggist
will be married to Miss Eugenia LaFsrge
| at Waterbury to-day. Upon their return
thew will reside at 189 Chapel street.
Isaac Nepel of ~ Madison street, who
was bitten by dog in Grand avenue near
| Blatchley avenue on Monday, is getting
along nicely, although he has severe
| wound in his arm.
This evening at the rectory of Graes
Episcopal church there will be held a
| strawberry festival and lawn party.
The hfemen of steamer have not ceased
| talking about the marrow eecape of the
! hook and ladder truck snd its men at the
Clinton avenue railroad crossing on the
| night of the fire in the old schoolhouse.
The Boston freight suddenly rounding the
curve while the truck was within few
| feet of the rails. it was only by a promp,
and hard tug at the reins that the driver
slowed the horses heads, and then the
train swept by within two or three feet Of
the horses. The men on the truck jumped
to the ground, bslieving that the sppara
tus would eurely be struck. The truck re-
manned stationary till the train passed ant
then resumed it's way to the fire.
Yesterday was a scorcher and was re
corded as the hottest June day in years
Even Fair Haven, which is regarded as tn
coolest section of New Haven, was prett,
warm place.
Thursday at 8 a m. an anniversary higl
MACS will be celebrated at st. Francis
church for the .epose of the soul of Patricl
McKiernau, who was drowned in New Ha
ven harbor two years ago.
| This evening in the Grand avenue Con
gregationsll church there will be held tn
last sociable of the season of the New Hs
ven Y. P. s. @. E. A fine program ha
been prepared, to include literary and mt
steal selections, and very pleasant affai
Is assured. On the lawn the Boys brigad
} of the church, under command of Capital
} Gutbrod, will give a drill. The churc
will be handsomely decorated.
Miss Josephine Casey has returned frol
a visit with friends in Ansonia and BIZ
mingham.
Samuel R Blstohley and Charles A. We
rem have purchased of the heirs of John
/ Farren property with a frontage of 81
l feet on Farren avenue.
John Lowe Is building a now house c
8 Shelton street for himself and one for Ma
tin Lawlor on Castle street.
Tomorrow evening the Lad1es' guild
Q the Second Congregational church wi
8 close the social season with e strawbsr1
r festi, al. There will also be an entertai
? | mont With music by the Juvenile orche
!. ira.
!, Mrs Hannah G. Hurd is visiting
daughter, Mrs. Charles Stuart, at Easto
: Penn.
? A strawberry and Ice cream festival VI
0 be given to- night at the reotory of Il
! Grace Episcopal church by the Young Pc
9 pies guild of Ladies' society.