The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-03-20
FAIR HAYEN,


Carrier Pigeons Race-New storehouse-
First Load of Oyster Plants-It Was a
Queer Creatpre-Curiosity Discovered in a
Quarry-Union services-Sunday Soho o
Work.
DR.. r. f. Burwell has received the
program for the coming races of carrier
pigeons. Among the local members of
the New Haven Homing club are DR..
Burwell Frank H. Foley and Fred Har-
mon, all owning flyers. DR.. Burwell hav-
ing a coop of sixty birds. Tn the COM
ing contests all will make entries. The
races for old birds will begin May 10
for the 100 miles race, with the start
at New Brunswick, N. j.; race for 200
miles, June 9, start at Havre de Grace,
Md; 300 miles, June 80, start at Man
assas, Va; 400 miles, July IA, Lewiston,
Va, and for 500 miles race on July %
at Readvflle, N. G. For young birds, so
mile race, July 81 from Stamford, Conn.
100 miles, August A. New Jersey, and the
remainder between points in Virginia.
The $50 mile race will be held August
Is and the 200 mile race September 1.
The new storehouse of w. A. Warner
& Co., built on their wharf property on
South Front street, is nearly completed.
An addition has been built on the east
side of the Dorman house and extend
ing rs feet to- the wharf, giving total
length of 1876 feet. This storehouse will
be for a new business the firm will soon
estab1ish-dealing in bluestone, lime,
plaster and cement. The water at the
wharf is being deepened to give a depth
of thirteen feet at high tide. The sec
ond floor of the Dorman house is being
fitted up for two tenements.
H. A. Stevens will increase the depth
Of water at his coal dock to eighteen
feet this season.
The schooner H. w. Pierce of Well
feet, Mass, is expected soon from
Hampton Bar with the first load of oys-
ter plants from Virginia this season.
Captain Charles H. Seeley is the char
termaster.
Freeman p Clark at his stone quarry
on Grove street came across a curiosi-
ty recently in the shape of a fossilized
creature that is unlike anything in ex-
istence, so far as is known The i'm
preston In the rock seems to have been
of the under part of the animal. It's
length was evidently about IS inches,
it's width 10 inches. Huge scales like
those of a snakes belly seem to have
covered the same portion of this crea-
lures anatomy, but this is the only
respect in which it resembles a serpent.
1T evidently had neck of considerable
length-rather more than one would ex-
%1YT.t Ia 6a
general shape gives that impression.
The curiosity is on exhibition at the
home of David voorhees, on Grove
street.
Union services in the interests of Sun
day school work will be held in the
Grand avenue Congregational church
this wednesday, evening at 7:45
O'Clock.
The order of exercises:
Singing ''stand Up, Stand Up, for
Jesus"
Recitation in Concert of Psalm I.
Prayer-By Rev. E. C. Sage, Phi. D.
Address-Theme, Some Glimpses of
Missionary Sunday School Work in
Connecticut" illustrated by over fifty
fine stereopticon views; by w. H.
Hall, secretary Connecticut Sunday
School association.
Address-By Cullen B. Foote, president
Connecticut Sunday School associa-
ton.
Closing Prayer and Benediction-By
Rev. ]. Lee MITCHELL
A free-will offering for the work of
the Connecticut Sunday School associa-
ton win be received. All workers in
Sunday schools and friends Of the cause
are invited to be present.