Morning journal and courier., 1894-03-08
FAIR HAVEN NEWs.

The Ice Harvest h Over-Polar Stars Ball-Wagon Sold for Five Dollars An oyster Steamer rLaunched-Shells From the South.
 The driving of the long piles to be used in securing foundation for the addition to the electric light building was watched with interest by a crowd of onlookers yes terday.
 A three -masted schooner has arrived at H. A. Stevens dock from Baltimore and is dischsrging cargo of shells.
 T. E. Murphy has promised to give an address before St. Ignatius' society some time during the present season. When the big snow storm came on a week ago Monday, succeeding asevsre cold spell, there was prospect that the ice dealers would fill the remainder of their houses, but the mild weather set In st once and in consequence there was only one day of Icing. The ponds are now open and there is no prospect of another cut. The Con- sume,f Ice company has only about half . crop housed at the Hemingway ponds, but its houses at Congamond arc all full and they will have enough. Charles Palm | CT has ss large @ crop as he housed last year. He will probably have enough for his customers, although not all his houses are filled.
 The members of Polar Star lodge, I. O. O. F., will give their annual ball at Cen tral hall on the evening of March 27. Mu- sic will be furnished by the Quinnipiac or mittee consists of Harry Seeley, E. O. Johnson, Robert Wilson, E. 0. Rowe, D. Burton Brown, Frank Page and Joseph Denton.
 W. O. Higgins of Ferry street, who hal been i'll for the past six weeks from the of fects of grip and heart trouble, was able to be out for the fl rst time yesterday.
 James J. Callahan of 223 Hamilton street, whose funeral took place from St Patrick's church yesterday, was for tWf years relief conductor on the Fair Haver job three months ago because of consump tion, which was the csuss of his death He was faithful employe, and his deatl at the age of twenty-one will bs mourne6 by many friends. He was son of Thoma and Margaret Callahan.
 The East Haven selectmen held theil monthly meeting yesterday afternoon t' audit bills and draw orders.
 The dancing class that has been organiz | ed in East Haven meets each Wednesds, evening, and Is receiving sccessions il membership at each meeting.
 Adam Chambers will deliver his illus trated lecture on Bunysn's "Pilgrim'
 Progress" sr the Grand avenue Baptis church this evening.
 At the meeting of the borough govern
 ment held this week bills amounting t
 about $400 were audited and approved Only routine business was considered. Quite 8 crowd collected around the sig post in the annex to see Deputy Sher11 Crockett sell at auction 8 wagon that b
 attached. The wagon was bid off by Reu ben Allen for $5, great bargain.
 The steamer Pioneer was launched fror , I the ways of George N. Graves on Tuesday having received 8 new keel and new bo tom pianking. The steamer Ivernia Is t be hauled out to have her rudder fixed. John 8. Sanford, 2d, is at work at th store of O. E Longley & Co.,, Churc
 street, putting new frames under the heav plate glass front
 . While driving in North Haven, hort ! 1 on the wagon of D. Burton Brown gave or . : from the fleets of spinal meningitis an J is now in a critical condition. Two (
 three other horses in this vicinity ha1
 been similarly attacked.
 Yesterday was ladies' day at the Y. 0. A. gymnasium and the members of u 5 class were instructed by Miss Morse, u
 new lady teacher.