The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-03
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM BOTH
 SIDES OF THE RIVER,

Members Of Adelphi Lodge, F. and A. M.,
 Visited Corlnthian Lodge, Northford,
 Last Evening-oystermen Experience
 Some Difficulty iu Catching Up Stock | Wedding Last Evening-Personai.
 An invitation having been extended and A. M., to attend the meeting of Corinthian lodge of Northford, a dele gation went up last evening and wit messed the working of the third degree. They were taken up in Walter B. Neu- geon's barge sleigh. The party includ- ed Grand Master Harry K. Rowe, Will liam A. Warner, N. Irving Harrison, A. De Matty, w. B. Neugeon, MT. Graf and MT. Elliott.
 Sixteen men were at work on the drawbridge yesterday after an inter- ruption of two days owing to the storm. Eight electricians are engaged in get ting the apparatus in place for work ing the big draw.
 Grand Regent Henry Palmer of Ston- ington will pay an official visit to Live Oak council, Royal Arcanum, Thursday evening of next week.
 l pr. c. E. Adams was reported con- siderably better yesterday.
 Rev. pr. Gallup. whose funeral took place in Madison yesterday, was well | orI 1,ad in tha local Congregational churches in ex- change with former pastors. He also came here many times to attend meet ings of the New Haven association. His last visit was at the council called to dismiss Rev. D. M. James, pastor of the Second church. On that occasion Dr. Gallup and Rev. Dr. Hart were the delegates at large.
 The detention of trains during and since the storm has delayed the deliv- cry of Adams Express freight in this vicinity to some extent.
 The ice men have gangs of men at the ice ponds on the east side clearing off the heavy snow to prepare for cut ting ice.
 Many teams were engaged on Grand avenue yesterday carting off the sur plus snow In most cases the teams loaded right on the railroad tracks and l it was slow work of the cars in dodg- ling through the crowd of teams. The Fair Haven and Westville Railroad company improvised a work car for carting snow and it performed the work of three carts. When loaded the car would be hauled behind one of the T hpf6 6crn there detached. A pair of horses were in waiting and they pulled the car to the wharf in the rear of the company power house and the load would be shoveled into Mill river. On the New Haven Street railway two flat cars were loaded with snow and as fast as loaded were hauled behind regular car to the rear of the power house on Ferry street and the snow thrown into the river. By the use of these cars the railroads disposed of a great amount of surplus snow.
 Several oyster steamers went down ! the harbor yesterday, but it was pret- ty cold work catching up stock. Near 1ly all the dealers had supply caught up ahead to tide over just such a spell of cold weather as now prevails, so all will get along very comfortably. Quite a number of graphophones lhave been purchased in Fair Haven of Hate, Smith T. Bradley, the florist, has one that renders over two hundred se- llections. Others who have purchased recently are w. A. Warner and J. T. Hillhouse.
 John Coleman of East Haven is set ltling the estate of the late Flip Flipse. MT Flipse, it will be remembered. was killed a few weeks ago in a runaway accident. He was associated with MT Coleman in carrying on big celery garden in East Haven.
 The pupils of the eighth grade in the Strong school will enjoy a sleigh-ride Ito Hamden tomorrow afternoon if the weather is pleasant They will go ir several large barge sleighs
 w. A. Niles, son of MT. and Mrs. w IP. Niles, a student at the Massachu- lsetts Institute of Technogoly, is home flor a few days.
 A recital and entertainment will be lgiven at the town hall in East Haver lnext Wednesday evening. The recita
 will be given by Mary McLay Logic Several people from this city will par
 ticipate.
 A quiet little wedding occurred al East Pearl street parsonage last even ling, when the daughter of MT. ant
 Mrs. William Robertson was united il marriage to William F. Mansfield.