The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-07
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
BETTER MAIL FICILITIES TO BE
 PROVIDED FOR RESIDENTS.

Post Office to be Removed to It's New
 Station soon-Three Mail Deliveries
 Daily and Other Benefits-Funeral of
 John R. Entertainment by Y. F.
 s. c. E.--other Interesting Items.
 Postmaster Beach says the branch postoffice will be removed to the corner of Grand avenue and East Pearl street by January 1 and possibly before. An attempt will be made to have the of mas business may be done from the new sub-station. It is probable that two men will be assigned to the sub station-a superintendent and an as- sistant, but the men have not been se- lected. The new station will be pro- vided with 200 lock boxes of the new pattern. It will also be g. money order office, which will prove a great con- yenience in the eastern part of the city. When asked if a stamp cancelling ma chine would be provided, Postmaster Beach said: No" These machines can cancel the stamps on S6,000 letters an hour, and the sub-station would not afford business sufficient for such a machine. Speaking further of the ben | efits to be derived from such a sub station, Postmaster Beach said: The sub station is to be moved further west in order better to accommodate the na0Il1n of ir E,UpY1 n tba a n nex the people will get better accom- modations than they are now receiv- | ing. Most of the residents will get | three mail deliveries, where they are now receiving but two, and will receive the benefits of money order office. | Some of the present box owners may not like the change, but there are 10000 | people in the Eleventh and Twelfth | wards, while the population across the | river is only about 5000. In making | these changes it is necessary to take l into consideration the greatest good to l the greatest number. Seven carriers will report at the sub-station. There
 will be a great saving in travel for the
 carriers by taking mail matter from a
 sub-station in the heart of the district | lO pG SGINGu dHu Il1OSI Ol IDe E dll Ilet-
 ven territory having at present two de- | liveries per day, will hereafter get | three''
 1 The funeral of John R. Turner was largely attended from his late residence, 40 Exchange street, yesterday after noon. Admiral Foote post, G. A. R., and the Firemen's Mutual Aid associa-
 tion, were laregly represented. Mr | Turner was a veteran of the Fifteenth
 regiment, c. ", and was formerly con-
 nected with the fire department. Rev. I N. G. Cheney officiated, and in his re- | marks paid fine tribute to the mem
 ory of the departed. A quartet sang
 several hymns Ther were many floral | offerings. The bearers were Joel T Rice, Oscar P. Ives, Henry Thomas, Lu-
 zerne F. Barnes, H. B. Platt and Sig l mund Bauer.
 Under the direction of the missionary committee of the Y. P. S. c. F., a ster- eopticon lecture will be given in the
 Grand avenue Baptist church to-mor- row evening. Dr. George H. Jackson o1
 this city will talk about "A Trip to the l Congo" Illustrating the lecture witt l many pictures. No admission will bt
 taken, but there will be collection tc
 defray the expenses.
 c. Bertram French of Shelter street
 with l.. w. Robinson, the architect, has
 had accepted by the American Archi-
 tect of Boston a drawing of an ole
 colonial mansion of Dr. T. H. Bishop O
 this city.
 Ned Bradley of East Haven recently
 captured twelve pound coon.