The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-11-10
FAIR H.4FEN NEWS,

Local Political Happenings-Candida
 Mentioned for Local Offices-President
 Cieveland's Sister in Town Last Week..
 Estimates fora New Fire Engine House
 in the Twelfth Ward-E Entertainments
 Coming.
 The old mems faction of the demo- cratic party in the Twlefth ward held preliminary caucus on Sunday, Thomas Heenan presiding and Jere- miah Sullivan acting as secretary. James Harken was indorsed for alder nan and Frank w. Foley for road commissioner. A committee was ap- pointed to consult and to report next Thursday evening recommendations for councilmen.
 It is understood that Caleb s. Poron- to is candidate for reelection as po- lice commissioner, and that Attorney William L. Green is a candidate on the der:ocratic side
 Among the jury drawn for the city court are Rev. D. M James and c. w. Hemingway.
 Miss Rose Cleveland sister of the president, made a call last week upon Mrs. Joseph Cooke at the home of the father of the latter, Willis Hemingway. Miss Cleveland, before leaving the oity, also called on Mrs. Sara T. Kin ney.
 The caisson for the center pier of the drawbridge is being sunk in position Blocks of stone brought on the schoon- CTS Mary G. Beattie and John s. Gill; more are used in building up the abut- ment inside the caisson.
 The flower show Smith T. Bradley was to have given at his flower store on Atwater street Saturday evening was postponed on account of delay in putting in the electric light. MT. Brad ley says he expects to make his prep aration so as to hold the exhibition to- | morrow evening.
 l.. P. Mallory was a member of a 1 jury that heard case in Justice Louis F. Jacobs court yesterday afternoon. Henry Sutton, the West Haven ship | builder, who died Sunday, built for his | first vessel the schooner E. M. Reed. | This vessel was partially completed by | another builder at one of the east side | yards, and later MT. Sutton completed | the vessel for the owners. The schoon- CT was rebuilt at New London about a l year ago and recently made a trip to | this place with coal.
 | J. l.. Chapman, treasurer of the Fitchburg (Mass.) Machine works, i with his wife, has been visiting at the 1 home of Warden F. W. J. Sizer in the | annex.
 1 Miss Grace Kanahan is canvassing | for the sale of ''The Young Speaker S | Library" and for several other holiday ! books.
 | The annual donation of the Home for | the Friendless will be held Thursday 1 from to p. m.
 l In the estimates of the fire depart ment for the coming year is an item of | $15,000 for new fire engine, apparatus 1 and salaries of engine company in the Twelfth ward. The site was purchased several years ago and the location of this station is an urgent want in order | to furnish proper protection to proper | ty in that part of Fair Haven. Tickets for the eighth annual concert and ball of East Rock lodge, A. o. U. l w., were issued yesterday by the en- | tertainment committee. The affair will take place Thanksgiving eve, No i vember 25, in Polar Star hall. l There is an attendance of forty pu- | pills at the night school in the Strong building.
 Ex-Selectman Fred B. Forbes of the
 annex, it is said, is a candidate for se-
 lectman. The republicans will un-
 doubtedly renominate Selectman Lu-
 zerne Ludington.
 The ladies of the w. c. T. U. will give a ten-cent supper Thursday evening for
 the incidental expenses of the associa- 1 ton.
 THANKS TO FAIR HAVEN LADIES.
 The campaign committee of the Elev-
 enth, Twelfth and Fourteenth wards
 met in the Calumet club rooms last
 Saturday night and unanimously voted