The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-04
FAIR RAVEN HAPPENINGS.

| wen known Residents Ill--Miss Nellie
rlnch Dead-Other Interesting Items.
MISS Nellie Finch, daughter of Cap
tain and Mrs. Henry Finch OF East
Pearl street, died at Lime Rock on
Thursday, Her age was about twenty
four years. The remains were brought
to her home in Fair Haven yesterday
afternoon.
Rev. Mr.. Hutchinson of Milford
preached at Grace p E. church Thurs
day evening. 1t was the first of Sc
ries of sermons in the Advent course in
this church.
few nights ago the residence of
Robert McCleve of Townsend avenue
was entered by burglars and a watch
and silk dress We're taken.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert l.. Gibbs are ex-
pecting to return next week from their
bridal tour. The bride was Mrs. Fred
erick Mansfield of SO Maltby street,
widow OF Mr.. Mansfield, who was en-
ployed for years as an architect in the
office of l.. w. Robinson Mr.. Gibbs is
Westville railroad.
1t was reported yesterday that Fair
Haven man had dropped about $500 in
various games of chance played recent
ly in the city.
Captain Hezekiah futile, formerly Of
Fair Haven has sold a sixty-five-acre
truck farm and valuable oyster grounds
at York River, Va Captain futile,
who is eighty-seven years of age, has
been in the vegetable and oyster rails
ing business at York River for thirty
one years and will now make his home
with his son, John G.. futile of QUINN
plac avenue. The captains son, George
futile, who has helped him in business,
arrived this week with valuable
young horse owned by his father which
he will retain. George Tuttle will re-
main here for a couple of months, and
he will then go to Baltimore, where he
expects to reside.
Mrs Fannie j. Blakeslee of Quinni-
piac avenue is quite i'll with malarial
trouble.
Harvey F. and William r. Heming-
way and George Dayton have returned
from a New York horse sale, but made
no purchases They are good judges of
horses, own speedy animals, but did not
discover any great bargains that were
promising for an Investment.
A. l.. Chamberlain has been COINED
to his home for several days from the
effects of a severe cold.
Mrs. Edward Fl. Barnes, who has been
i'll for the past three months, is now
able to be out
AT the home of the brides parents on
avenue Miss Jennie L.,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George B. |
Maginnes, and George H. Todd were
married Wednesday evening.
The posting up Of the word Tornado" !
on Grand avenue yesterday morning |
created some little excitement among |
the gang of men who are erecting the |
new drawbridge. The poster advertises |
4 show, but inquiries were set on foot !
at once if a genuine tornado of the kind 7
that demolishes buildings was on the I
road. Some Of the bridge gang work
nearly seventy feet above Quinnipiac |
liver in building the big draw and they
iemurred to so high location in a big
gale of wind. Inquiries at the United
States signal station treasured the
bridge builders that the information
was to the effect that no tornado was
The barge D. W. Fleming is discharg-
ng one hundred thousand vitrified
prick at w. A. Warner & Brothers
lock- The brick are for the roadway of
he drawbridge.
Mrs Henry A. LoveIand is building
| one-family house on East Grand ave-
Tue beyond Fair Haven Heights. 1t is
| six-room house, will cost $3.50 and
Charles w. Bunnell is the contractor.
Che building is already raised and
boarded.
The horse, wagon and harness, stolen
that were recovered by Con-
luctor Beach Of East Haven has been
Identified as belonging to Amos Brown
f Milford.
Mr.. James c. Merchant is receiving
on his promotion from
'ffice boy to more responsible position
n the office of the Security Insurance
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