The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-23
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Contracts for Addition to Polar Star Hail
to be Let Soon-Schooner Dreadnaught's
Fine Run-Law and Order League Pc
tition-Gardeners Getting Ready for
Spring-Personal Items.
The building committee having under
consideration the building of an addi-
ton to the Polar Star hall building eX-
poets to be able to let the contracts by
tomorrow or Thursday. The building
committee consists of e. Fl. Rowe,
chairman; e. A. Johnson, secretary;
Carl Brandt, treasurer; e. A. Daniels,
Alfred Bridge and D. o. Chapman. The
members of Polar Star lodge, l. o. o.
F., are much pleased with the prospect
of securing, at an early day, lodge
room in their own building. The plan
is to equip one of the finest Odd Eel
lows headquarters in the state.
The schooner Dreadnaught well
known here, having brought many car
goes into the harbor, has just made
fine run from Hell Gate to Stonington.
The schooner left the Gate" at a. M,
arriving in Stonington harbor and cast
anchor at p. m. A brisk and steady
wind prevailed all day. and the vessel
sped down the sound, making time that
would have done credit to yacht. The
Dreadnaught is small schooner of less
than one hundred tons, and was built
for Captain Thomas Saunders, who was
in the vessel when running here, but is
now retired from the sea owing to old
age. Captain Sullivan is the present
commander.
Two candidates will be initiated at
the meeting of Columbia castle, X. G..
E., this evening.
| The petition circulated among the
members of the East Pearl street M. E.
church in favor of the retention of the
Connecticut Law and Order league will
probably be presented to the general
assembly this week. John S. Sanford,
| Cd, circulated the petition and secured
about sixty signatures,
| The early gardeners are preparing for
seed sowing. B. S. Bradley sowed two
acres of oats and peas for fodder pur-
poses yestc- day. Charles De 10y and
Linus H. Barnes of Montowese have
| planted early peas. Mr.. Bradley says
the soil is too wet yet for early plant
ing. This is due to such a large
amount of snow and the absence of
drying winds.
None of the plant" vessels from Vir-
| ginia have yet arrived, but several are
| loading. Some seasons the planting of
| Virginia oysters begins by March l, but
this year the season is very late. With
| the present cool weather the planters
are in no hurry for the vessels to ar
| rive.
Miss Louisa Hewitt of North Stoning-
ton has been visiting on Houston
| street. This week she will visit her
| cousin, w. Fl. H. Hewitt, the real es-
| tate dealer, at his home on Dixwell ave-
nue..
Deacon Woods of Foxon, who has
| been i'll during the winter, is able to be
out again.
James H. Hawkins of East Haven
| who has been very i'll, is now conva-
| descent.
At the East Haven postoffice car tick
cts over the New Haven Street railway
are now sold, which is quite conven-
| fence to the residents. Twelve tickets
| for a dollar are sold.
In order to take advantage of the
tides, a portion of the bridge work was
| in progress Sunday. Concrete was
| placed between the spiling foundation
for the west pier. This concrete con-
sists of granite chips laid in cement and
forming a solid foundation.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Kelly of Hart
| ford visited Mr.. and Mrs. S. d. Bradley
over Sunday.
One candidate was baptized at the
Grand avenue Baptist church Sunday
| evening,
Ex-Postmaster William II. Moore has
moved from Grand avenue to Wooster
| street. ~