The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-01
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM BOTH
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Fair Haven Rolling NH Resumes Work
 To-day--TwO Hundred Men Go to
 Work-Oystermen's Troubles Gas Ex-
 tended to East Haven Houses Electric
 Street Lights Desired Yesterdays ser-
 mons.
 The local oystermen have not worked on their oyster grounds in the mine field down the harbor since the work of re- moving the government mines began, It will be necessary to wait until all the mines are removed before work can again begin. The planters are very anxious to try the ground to ascertain the condition of the oysters Many be- lieve the crop has been nearly destroy ed by sea stars.
 The schooner Harry and Grace Key holds, Captain Mills, has arrived at New York from Norfolk. This schoon- CT is the last vessel launched in Fair Haven, and is a three master of about one thousand tons capacity The craft has seldom been to this port since she was built by the late H. H. Hanseom. If there is ever another demand for coasting schooners of wood construc- ton probably the business will revive here, as the location is convenient for their construction. An immense ton mage has been built here first and last.
 The Fair Haven rolling mill, closed four or five weeks for repairs, resumes business to-day and fully two hundred hands will go back to work The shut down was necessary to replace broken fy-wheel connected with the main en- zine. A wheel weighing fifteen tons was procured at Lock Haven, trans ported in two sections and put in place. The work required much time. Some now in good condition and it is expected it will run for several months without another shutdown.
 The Gideon Welles Naval Veteran as- sociation will hold it's annual meeting at Hartford August 5. H. F. McCollom is commander and Walter E. Jacobs secretary, both of Fair Haven.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur H. Barnes have gone to Atlantic City,
 James D. Howard has purchased of William H. Graham 35 feet of land on Saltonstall avenue.
 Rev. Dr. Sage has been elected chair man of the executive committee of the Connecticut Baptist Sunday School union.
 It is expected that between fifty and seventy-five families in East Haven will connect their houses with the gas main recently laid in the streets by the New Haven Gas Light company The citizens greatly appreciate the exten- sion of the gas supply to their village, They are also hopeful of the bringing of the electric light into the village for street lighting. There are five incan- descent lights in the village, located in the Congregational church Electric power is also used in operating the church organ. The current is furnish ed by the New Haven Street Railway company from the Fair Haven power house.
 Rev. Dr. Sage of the Grand avenue Baptist church exchanged yesterday with Rev, Frank D. Ludington of Shell ton
 Rev. Dr. Mitchell at the Grand ave- y,t1n ,esrea rof al .l4.x, morning preached a sermon in the se- ries on John subject, "The Sign for All Time" In the evening there was a short eventide service, and the subject of Dr. Mitchell's address was "The Homeland"
 Atthe East Pearl street M. D. church in the morning the pastor, Rev. R. T. MeNicholl, preached in exchange with his brother, Rev. William McNicholl of St. Andrews M. E. church