The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-08-04
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM BOTH
SIDES THE RIVER.

pleted in Ten Days-Choirs Have IA Va
extraordinarily Captured by Bicy ciist-
Child's Narrow Escape-Death of Five
Year-oid ohild-Many Personals.
j. ]. Geary, contractor for the sub
structure of the Grand avenue bridge
across the Quinnipiac river, said yes
terday that he expected to finish his
work on the bridge In about ten days.
Then the Berlin Iron Bridge company
will begin on erecting the iron super
structure and it Is said they expect to
have the bridge ready for travel about
October Is.
The divers have given up the task of
digging away the accumulation Of
gravel beneath the caisson at the site
of the drawbridge, and sort of Golfer
dam or breakwater Is being built about
the caisson. This breakwater of piles
and heavy planking, it Is believed, will
prevent the gravel from washing be-
meath the caisson as fast as the accu-
mutation is dug out.
The choirs of the Grand avenue Con-
gregational and the Grand avenue Bap-
tist churches have their vacation
through the month of August. At the
Grand avenue Congregational church
on Sunday J. M. Blinn substituted as
organist, and there was a chorus choir
composed of members of the Sunday
school. There was congregational sing
ing at the Baptist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. H. Rowe have re-
turned from a brief visit with friends
in North Guilford.
Mrs. N. Irving Harrison and children
have returned from a visit In North
Branford.
A horse belonging to j. A. Fogarty,
the builder, ran away on South Front
street yesterday afternoon. Howard
Embler, in charge of the storehouse or
w. A. Warner & Bro, chased the run
away on his bicycle and succeeded IN
stopping the horse. The rear axle OF
the wagon was sprung.
The barge Notta, Captain Krutzmer,
has sailed for the Hudson river, after
discharging a cargo OF cement Tor w.
A. Warner & Bro.
Louis, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Gesler of Front street, died yesterday
afternoon at the age Of five years Dys-
entery was the cause of death, and two
other children in the same family are
down with the disease.
Mr.. and Mrs George M. Baldwin and
Miss Addie Strong have gone to Grows
Beach to remain through August.
A four-years- child living on Pier
mont street came near being run over
by an electric car on East Pearl street
Yesterday afternoon. The little one had
come down to the corner to watch the
cars and as one approached the child
suddenly ran almost upon the track.
The motorman reversed the power
quickly. but the car was too near to
stop until it had sped by the child.
The motorman and conductor by hol-
lowing at the top of their voices fright
ened the child when 1t was within two
feet Of the track, and the little one
turned and ran away. Several people
who witnessed the affair expected to
see the child killed.
Several members of the Hemingway
family went to Hanover park for the
day yesterday. The party included
Mrs. c. w. Hemingway, Mrs. F. H.
Hemingway, MISS JoSepnlHe heInlHs-
way Miss J. G. Hemingway and Mas
ters Walter Hemingway and Fred
Parmelee.
Ten members of the Victor bicycle
club enjoyed a run to Meriden and re-
turn Sunday.
William D. Hemingway and family Of
Norfolk, Va, are visiting at the Hem
ingway cottage at Morris Cove.
A. L. Chamberlain, jr., and Ed. II.
Farren are enjoying their vacation at
Block Island.
Mr.. and Mrs A. L. Chamberlain and
Miss Hattie Chamberlain are at Win
sted and will remain until September.
Mr. Cannon, Of Barnes drug store,
has returned from two weeks vaca-
ton trip to Brooklyn, N. Y, and vicin-
ity.