The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-08
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM Roth
SIDES THE RIVER.

Fish From Lake Saltonstoll-Helda Mock
Trial-Oficers of Grace Episcopal Parish
Rescued Boy From Drowning-Funera
of Willis Potter.
Isaac and Bert Bradley made a fine
haul of thlrtyflve pickerel at Lake Sal
tonstall, Tuesday. Some of the fish
were very large. This month is the
most favorable In the year for catching
pickerel, as the weeds in the bootom of
the lake have not yet commenced to
grow, and a trolling line can be rugged
so as to troll near the bottom.
East Rock lodge, A. o. U. W., initi-
ated one candidate Thursday evening
The bylaws were also amended so that
the lodge might take advantage Of the
reduced fees for initiation, If desired.
The reduced fees are $735 and formerly
We're $685.. After the lodge meeting a
mock trial was held, Financier Ezra
Healy having charged one of the men,
bers with the theft of box of Bran
dreth's pills from his drug store. w. S.
Compton acted as judge, L. j. Mundelin
was the prosecutor and j. P. B. Rick
etts, counsel for the defendant. A jury
was impanelled and the trial proceeded
in regular form. The arguments will
be heard at the next meeting of the
lodge. ,-...
The parish of Grace Episcopal
church has elected officers, as follows:
Senior warden, William S. Rowe;
junior warden, Arthur J. Weld treas
urer, William S. Rowe; clerk, r. w.
Keast; vestrymen, S. Gilbert, E. H.
Fenton, j. e. Reeves, H. H. Nettleton,
H. H. Smith, Thomas Rogerson, j. X.
Jones. ]. Keast, Frank e. Hull, Loren
A. Fumiston, John 7. Hillhouse, Arthur
Sherwood, E. r. Miller, A. M. Crosland
and J. w. Vanderbilt.
The funeral of Willis Potter was at
tended from the home Of his brother,
Sherman Potter of Cedar Hill, yester-
| day afternoon, Rev. Percy Barnes Off
ciating. Irterment was in the Handen
cemetery.
The remains of the late Philip d.
| Fiske will be taken to Winsted to-day
for interment. The funeral services
were held last evening at 200 Blatchley
avenue, the Rev. George Brindley Nor
| gan of Christ church officiating, with
| the regular Episcopal burial service. A
| large number of the members Of the
| fire department and members of the
| Brotherhood of Engineers, of which the
| deceased was a member, were present.
Many floral offerings and tributes to the
memory of Mr.. Fiske stood about the
casket, prominent among which was a
| large pillow of roses from the firemen
| of No. SIS engine house. The Brother
hood of Engineers and the Firemen's
| Benevolent association also sent large
| floral pieces.
A detail of twelve members of the
fire department, in charge of Assistant
Chief Fancher, will meet at the city
hall this morning at o'clock and
march to the late residence of the de-
ceased, whence they will escort the cor
| tege to the Union depot. Engineers
| Reed of No. 8 and Nash of No rs en-
| gines will accompany the remains to
Winsted. The bearers will be from the
Brotherhood of Engineers.
The F'iremens Benevolent association
met last evening and laid the assess
ment occasioned by the death of Mr..
Fiske, whose estate will receive $10O
death benefit.
Mrs. D. M. James is visiting friends
in Baltimore.
John c. Bradley, the real estate deal
er, has sold a lot at Crescent Park to
Stephen Howe, and the latter will build
a cottage at once. The lot is As feet
front and SO feet deep.
John Burton of Brown street, annex
rescued small boy from drowning
near Belle dock Thursday. The lad
had fallen from the dock and Mr.. Bur
ton jumped overheard from a launch
and rescued him.
James D. Farren of East Haven, who
been incapacitated for ten months from
the effects of broken leg, has returned
to work at his old place with Benedict
& Co.
c. E. Willard of Hartford has rented
one of the Gallagher cottages at Morris
Cove and has moved his family there
for the summer. The other Gallagher
cottage has been rented by Mr.. Burgess
of this city.
Some of our Fair Haven East citizens
are inquiring why the Register Of yes
terday had the Fair Haven East ticket
for borough officers in it's obituary
column.