The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-08-11
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM BOTH
SIDES OF THE RIVER.

Home Council, Brothe rhood of Relief
Adopt Amendments to By-Laws-Expert
Say the Apple Crop VIII be SMALL
Pretty Race at Riverside Park-Mrs.
Caleb Ludington in Precarious Condition
Home council, No. 5, Brotherhood OF
Relief, at special meeting, adopted
amendments to the bylaws as fol-
lows:
Section 19.-Any brother who shall
neglect or refuse to pay his assess
ment within the specified time shall he
debarred from receiving benefits. If
the brother neglects or refuses to pay
three assessments he shall stand sus-
pended until a special session is called
when final action shall be taken and
the brother may be dropped from the
council by a two-thirds vote of the
members present.
Section 23-These bylaws may be al
tered, amended or added to by two
thirds vote of the brothers present at
regular or special meeting, notice hav-
ing been given at previous meeting.
Mrs. S. j. Latta and children of Shell
ter street are at Undertook, N. Y.
The steamer Tverna will take out the
*. G. e. social club for moonlight
sail Thursday evening.
| The members of East Rock lodge, A.
| 0. U. W., will go on a trolley ride to
Lighthouse Point Thursday evening. A
| special car viii leave Grand avenue
and Ferry street at s p. m.
| Quite large party were attracted to
| Lighthouse Point Monday evening to
witness the fine tight rope perform
ances
The members of Hiram Camp divi :
sion, s. of T., will enjoy a trolley ride
to Woodmont on the evening of August
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| E. H. Culver, who deals largely in
apples. says there will be only small
crop of this fruit in this vicinity and
| the New York crop will also be short.
Apples shipped to Europe will bring a
ready sale and good prices. He usual
ly ships several hundred barrels, but
does not expect to this fall.
There was a very pretty race at
! Riverside park Monday afternoon B.
S. Bradley, officer Bright, H. S. Lam
craft and Ed futile went out to exer-
else their trotters with no thought of a
race but the conditions were so favor
able 1t was decided to try a mile heat.
r. S. Bradley drove his fast horse, Blue
Light; Officer Bright drove Bright
Light, Ed futile rode behind Rose Bud
| Wilkes and H. S. Lancraft drove his
handsome chestnut pair. The race was
| really between the horses driven by
Bradley and Bright. For nearly mile
both horses maintained nearly the same
positions, with Blue Light about half
a length ahead On the home stretch it
was evident the race was to be close
one, and at the wire Bright Light forg-
ed in about one-half neck ahead Spec
tators who saw the trotting say it was
the prettiest heat trotted at the park
his year The time was 2:24. Mr. Brad
ley seldom drives his horse in a race.
Charles Tillinghast has been the usual
driver of Blue Light until his recent
accident resulting in the fracture Of his
arm.
Polar Star lodge, l. o. O. F., met last
evening. Several candidates are tc
join this month.
A little girl baby has come to bright
en- the home of Mr.. and Mrs Henry
Hull of East Ferry street
A new press and gas engine have just
been put into the press room of the
Franklin Printing company on the east
side.
Mrs. Caleb Ludington of Quinnipiac
street passed away last evening. A
full account Of her death will be found
in another column