The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-21
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
WE'LL KNOUN CITIZENS HOME
FROM PLEASURE TRIPS.

Rev. Mr., MitChen's Outing in Old Virginia
Mr.. Mallory's Trip in the South-Cap-
tain Dadman and the Yale Launch
Ladies' Aid soclety-Other Notes of In
terest.
Lester Mallory and family had a very
pleasant stay of several weeks in the
south, and spent most of the time in
Alabama, escaping the severe March
winds Of the north. The far southern
part of their journey was by the Pied
mont Air Line road. Mr. Mallory has
spent parts of several seasons in the
southern states most pleasantly.
Rev. ]. Lee Mitchell has returned
from pleasant sojourn of two weeks
in Virginia, visiting his plantation at
Amelia Court House. His trip was
principally to visit his father, who has
been quite ILL., but is now improving.
When asked yesterday to give some ac-
count of his trip, he replied:
There is really not much to say
about my trip; had a very pleasant
now being delightful. For two months
they have been having just about such
weather as the New Haven people en-
joyed Easter Sunday. The peach trees
have ceased blooming a month ago. and
the apple blooms are just appearing.
The early crops have been planted, and
in many cases are above ground"
do you not raise tobacco on your
plantation, Mr.. MITCHELL"
mo, / do not, but some of the tenants
do. There are five negro families on
the plantation, and some raise a little
tobacco One family has twenty acres
in various crops. Tobacco was a fine
crop last year and made considerable
money for the planters. 1t is usual for
the owner of plantation to be respon-
sible for the fertilizer used in putting
IN a crop Of tobacco, but 1 am not in
clined to encourage tobacco raising"
Was your property formerly slave
plantation?"
Yes. It was the old Fitzgerald
plantation, and it kept about forty
slaves. The old homestead was burned
several years ago. The plantation en-
braces eight hundred acres, the largest
share of which is III forest. There is
splendid timber on the tract-white
oak, hickory, black gum and ash-some
of the trees being two hundred years
old. I have had repeated offers to sell
some of the timber for railroad ties, but
have not disposed of any. A timber
contractor has located in the region
and purchased a tract of $4,000 acres OF
timber just to get out railroad ties, and
has erected barns for housing forty
mules to be used in hauling the ties to
the railroad and the river"
rs there much game in that region?'
Mr. Mitchell was asked.
Eyes, there is plenty of it. Two years
ago many quail were killed by the Sc
we're cold of that winter, and a law was
passed prohibiting killing of them fol
two years. They are now very plenti-
full and the closed season expires in a
short time. The country is just over
run with rabbits, and there are plenty
of squirrels. Raccoon and foxes are
numerous enough to afford good sport
in their capture, and there are also deel
and wild turkeys. In fact, the country
is full of game.
1.-THE famous Lithia water is shipped
| in great quantities from the springs II
the neighborhood. There are six o.
these fine springs on my plantation. L
is a delightful country in the winter ant
spring."
Captain George Dadman says he may
have to take the Yale launch up the
Hudson river for the college races, a!
there is considerable probability tina
they will be rowed at Poughkeepsie thi.
year.
The Self-Denial circle of the Crane
avenue Congregational church will Civ,
a supper in the church parlors this eve
ming at 6 o'clock, followed by an enter
tainment.
This evening at o'clock the Ladies
Aid society of the Grand avenue Bap
fist church will give an egg supper
Useful and fancy articles will also b.
on sale.
Miss Grace Kennedy of Rockford.
senior in Smith college, is spending tn
Easter vacation with her roommate
Miss Bertha Graham of East Haven.
H. Fl. Thompson has rented Ruel s
Thompson's farm in Foxon.
The ladies of the Montowese Baptis
church are beginning preparations 70
their annual May breakfast, whic1
proved such a pleasant occasion las
year.
At the annual parish meeting of ST
James parish held Monday evening
April 10, the following officers wer
elected:
Senior warden-E. w. Potter.
Junior warden-A. T. Moulthrop.
Clerk. E. Parsons.
Treasurer-A. l.. Chamberlain.
Collector-H. M. Shannon.
Vestrymen-A. L. Chamberlain, C. f
Henderson, George L. Foote, D. VIII
liam Fowler, H. M. Shannon, J. E. Pal
sons, F. r. Tuttle, w P Bostwick, c
Clifford Foote, Burton D. Potter, E. N
Tuttle, H. P. Palmer and M. f. F'oH
Ter.