The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-06
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
HOW THE DAY WAS CELEBR4TED
 ON THE 0UINNIPIACR.

Patriotism Lasted the Day Through
 Beautiful Display of Tireworks-Resi-
 dences Illumlnated-sever Serious Ao-
 cidents.
 The local celebration by the residents of Blatchley avenue began last evening soon after the national salute had been fired In Qulnnipiac park. It should be said, how ever, that all through the day the resi- dences were beautifully decorated with flags and bunting.
 The celebration was along the avenue from East Chapel street to Grand avenue. The nrst part of the evenings celebration was the bicycle parade, in which ten ladies and fifteen gentlemen participated. The bicycles were decorated in varied manner, and the parade as whole was very pretty. The prizes were awarded as follows; First prize, for best costume, Grace Mctaahop; second prize Eddie Roberts; third prize, Grace Wilson; fourth, Homer Denison, who lmpersonated Brownie; and fifth prize, James Seeley, for best decorated wheel. The prizes were pedals and various bicycle attachments, Joseph Lavigns had charge of judges were J. J. Wilimott, Vim. Sparks and Mir. Brown.
 At n signal given by burning red fire from In front of J. T. McMahon's residence the
 
 ablaze with red fire, and at another signal given by Rev. Percy Barnes at the Grace church rectory the Illumination burst forth from in front of the east side residences Four hundred sticks of red fire were burned, innumerable rockets and Roman candles discharged, and other fireworks burned. Fire balloons were sent up. and in fact al most everything In the pyrotechnic line was sic, but the owner of third instrument of this type was unable to fulfil his contract IS he was set upon near East street and hls plano broken by roughs, Many of the terns The display was kept up for an hour and half and during that time the avenue was one blaze of red illumination. The committee which worked very hard to make the affair success consisted of J. T. Me Mahon and Thomas Rogerson.
 The residences illuminated included the following: s. M Munson, J. Connolly. Tho RogeGSon E. ohnsG sS 5SsePh Rbary bLafsne e Arthur, W. H. Hull Wm. Sparks. John Harty, Mrs. James Hull, Andrew Hull, Rev, Percy Barnes, Alderman Petrie, Paul Stein book, Nelson Coe, Joseph Ed,moqn1ds9n, Mr Mrs. c. c. Blatchley, Philip Mayrand, Seth Langley, and MT. Arnold.
 Several minor accidents occurred yester- day from the careless use of fireworks. Morrell Blake of the Heights, was pain fully burned. He had a pocket full of fire crackers and the explosives accidentally ig- nited. Suddenly there was great popping in his pocket, and thrusting his left hand into the pocket to remove the burning crackers the hand was severely burned and blackened. Nearly all lne surface of the hand was burned and the injury was very painful. Dr. F. $. Robinson of Grand ave nue was called, dressed the burns and the lad was relieved of his extreme pain. A young son of Michael Etzel of East Ferry street was careless in the handling of fireworks and bis face was filled with burning powder. Some of the powder grains entered his eyes, but his sight will not be affected. Dr. E. K. Roberts dressed the burns