The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-26
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM BoTH
SIDES OF THE RIVER.

Troubles of Ice Men-TaIk on Russia-Im-
provement in Mall service-New Engine
House Open for Inspection.
Upson & Granniss, with a gang of
men, have gone to Lake Congamond
and will fill one of the ice houses owned
by the firm. The ice at Congamond Is
fourteen inches thick and Of fine quail
ity. Messrs. Upson & Granniss were
afraid they would not be able to house
any ice at their pond in the annex and
so decided to cut supply up country.
Charles Palmer has been obliged to
break up the thin ice on his pond and
allow it to float over the dam. The re-
cent rain flooded the pond from one of
the ponds above and made it necessary
10 break up the ice to ensure good
freeze when the temperature is low
enough. Mr.. Palmer feels confident
that he will get supply of ice this
winter, although none has yet been cut
in this vicinity
Harvey f. Hemingway bought five
young horses at the auction sale in this
city last week.
William Kellogg has received the
news of the death of his brother-in-law,
Mr.. Farnham in Syracuse, N. Y.
The annual meeting of Home council
No. l and 2, Brotherhood Of Relief, will
be held this evening at o'clock at 81
East Pearl street.
There was fox hunt on North Quin-
nipiac avenue Friday. 1t has been
many years since fox has been seen
in that vicinity, but Friday fine red
fox was seen on the Culver place and
was chased into cellar by dog. Then
Ernest Blakeslee came out with his gun
and shot the animal.
William e. Granniss has returned
from Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. E. Otis Hovey will give talk
on her recent tour in Russia at the
meeting of the Ladies' Aid society of
the Second church this afternoon. Mrs.
Hovey recently accompanied her hus-
band to Europe and gathered much in
teresting information. There will I'M
doubtedly be large number present in
the chapel to listen to the address.
The w. G. T. U. held parlor meet
ing at the residence of Mrs. II. W.
Crawford, Clinton avenue, yesterday af-
ternoon. Matters concerning the work
of the union were discussed.
In addition to the regular supper to
be given this evening by the Ladies'
Aid society in the chapel of the Grand
avenue Baptist church, a fine clam
chowder will be served. Price of sup
per, fifteen cents.
An Improvement in the dispatching Of
mails from Station A has just been put
into effect. Heretofore mail matter
placed in the Grand avenue boxes in the
evening or early in the morning has not
been collected and brought to Station A
until about 1915 a. m. Under the new
arrangement the mail is collected about
o'clock, when the carriers report for
duty, and in time to be sent out on the
5 a. m. mail. Under the old system a
letter mailed in the evening or early in
the morning would not be delivered in
the center of the city until the after
noon delivery, but hereafter such mail
will be delivered at noon. There has
been some complaint made because the
mail matter has remained SO long be-
fore being dispatched and Postmaster
Beach has remedied the difficulty and
the increased facilities will be appre-
ciated. Only mail matter placed in the
Grand avenue boxes will be collected
early
Miss Rosa Burwell, formerly teach
er in the Quinnipiac school. has ac-
cepted position as teacher in Florida
and will leave for the south this week.
Members of the Calumet club en-
joyed whist in the club rooms last eve
ming. On Thursday it will be ladies'
night and the wives and lady friends Of
members will attend.
This evening the new engine house
on Forbes avenue will be thrown open
for inspection and the annex fire de-
partment will welcome all who call A
committee has made arrangements for
reception. The two-story building
just constructed is creditable affair
and will afford good facilities for hous-
ing the apparatus and the new hose car
riage soon to be procured.