Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-13
monars covR NOTES.

Interesting J0ttiDgs Concerning Peo.
 pie and Affairs In she Cove at Four
 Corners ana NeiGhborinG sections.
 Mr. Henry Fl. Benedict having pur- chased the land in front of his elegant resi- dence on Townsend avenue, has removed the old fence preparatory to erecting new one and improving the land thereby giving shim an unobstructed view of New Haven harbor, Long Island and the sound.
 Mr. Hoyten has purchased . building of MT. George Smith and removed 1t onto lot opposite Hon. Jamss Gallsghsr's, where he expects to have bakery and refresh- ment house ready for next summers wis itors to the Cove.
 Superintendent Thompson, since the cars go to the Forbes house, ia relieved of the patrons of Morris Cove road sitting on his piazza and fence.
 "All the year round" residents in the Cove are happy now that the cars run to and pass their doors, and not being obliged to walk through mud and snow to reach their homes.
 Hon. James Gallagher, who has been west on . visit, returned last week and was delighted to find that the rails had been laid and cars were running by his "farm" so that he Is saved 8 considerable walk and can step right from the cars to his summer home door -steps. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Woodward of Townsend avenue have gone to Florida. Mrs. Woodward had been very i'll with pneumonia. --....
 Collis Grsnnis of Forbes avenue Is Q happy grandfather.
 Rev. Dr. Smytbe. the beloved pastor of l the church at the Four Corners, annex, af- l ter five years' psstorate, leaves this spring for "another field of labor"
 MT. Dckerman, father of Florist Dioker- man. who lives on Burr street, Morris Cove, is recovering from severe illness. ! Mr. Ley, who lives on the corner of Burr street and Townsend avenue, has been con- hned tohis bed with eciatica for some three months.
 MT. Slocum, florist on ex-Congressman Mitchell's place, sold g, 900 violsts during the month of December. Lake iiSaltonstell electric railroad will be built and cars running before next sum- mer. The ties are now being delivered along the route.
 A Morris Cove car a few days ago was filled with Italian workmen. The conduc. tor discovered smoke. When the ''smok CT" was told to stop he said, 'Me nc smoke, it my bref."
 There has been good skating on the Townsend pond, on line of Morris Cove road. Also in the moat or canal round the Fort Hale earth works; but a few dsyf since Miss Granniss and Q number oi l others broke through the ice and got quite
 wet. Since then the skaters have beer
 rather shy, as the water in the moat and
 canal Is salt and theref ,re the ice is rather
 treacherous.
 A son of Mr. William King, who Hvel
 in the barracks at Fort Hale, died last
 week. Ex-Msjor Morse of the Foot guard, wht
 lives on Townsend avenue, has sold mum
 bsr of hundred feet of land on the line o
 the Morris Cove railroad on Woodward avenue to Messrs Shults, Jude and Moll
 the latter has house nearly completed. Many vessels use the breskwatsr at tn,
 entrance of the hsrbor ss @ place of refug from the high winds which prevail ever! night. There were many vessels there few nights since. The lights were so nu l nerous 1t looked like an illumination. Improvements are still being made a
 Lake Saltenstall so that the attractions a
 that beautiful place will be greater thai
 ever for the season of 1894. Ice is two or three inches thick on Lax
 Saltopstall. If the cold weather continue there will be fine skating there during tn moon light nights we are soon to have. a
 there will be ' new moon soon; the frs quarter is on the 14th inst.