The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-01
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM BOTH
 SIDES OF THE RIVER.

Mail Carriers Experience In the storm
 -Montowese Car Line stiu Blooked- Provisions Made Dear by storm.
 The steam barge Massasuaga, which brought cement for w. A. Warner & Bro., sailed on Tuesday for Roundout and will bring another cargo for the firm. The Massasuaga is a steam barge and quite stauneh, but the storm of Tuesday night must have shook up the craft pretty well if she was not able to make harbor for shelter.
 Mail Carrier Chapman of the North Guiford route had pretty tough ex- perience in getting in with the mail, Monday. Starting out with his wagon he was obliged to leave it behind after proceeding short distance and then walked to New Haven, over twelve miles, where he arrived late in the evening. After proceeding to Bare Plains he sought rest and refreshment and then resumed his walk, encounter ing drifts that nearly buried him. He started on his return trip Tuesday mornig, but had not arrived Tuesday night and North Gulford had been without mail for over two days.
 Cooked victuals and hot coffee were furnished to the carload of passengers who were stalled on the Montowese branch by Herbert and Ed. H. Barnes and Harvey Hemingway. The refresh ments were eagerly devoured after the people had been all night in the storm bound car
 There was prospect that the Mon- toWese branch would have been opened to-day or tomorrow, the tracks and switches having been pretty we'll dug out by large force of men; but yes terday's storm shut up the road as tight as drum and more digging will be required.
 The storms have had the effect to advance the price of some grades Of provisions. The farmers are unable to bring in produce and some of the markets are out of potatoes and cab- bages, and other vegetables are scarce. The price of some grades of fresh pork has advanced two cents per pound and if the embargo on the railroads continues much longer beef will ad- vance,
 The first burial in the Fair Haven cemetery since the blizzard took place yesterday. On Tuesday two of the principal avenues were gone over with snow blows, and then a hack was driv- en around to still further break the path. Yesterdays storm filled up the tracks considerably, but the carriages were driven through. Some of the >oth- CT avenues will have to be broken out if any burials are made in those lots.
 ''The Old District SchooT' is to be given at the Ferry street church this evening under the direction of James Parsons, who wrote the piece. The members of the infant class, which take an important Tart in the enter-ain- ment, is composed of the following: Reuben Bassett, Charles Bodwell, C.. c. Read B. Bush, A. N. Mcintyre, Alice Kellogg, Mrs. A. N. Mcintyre, Mrs L. C. Goodrich, MT. Chipp, Clara Bishop and Mrs. c. c. Read Mr. Par sons takes the part of the master There will also be a solo by Miss Bessie Hill, duet by Miss Hill and Miss Mar tina Gilbert, solo by A. Hall piano solo by Miss Gilbert, and recitations by Mrs. Goodrich and Miss Mabel Martin.
 In the country districts the drifts in places are said to be fifteen feet high, and the farmers abandon the highways and drive through the lots. Probably about the biggest drift in the city is on James street, near Cedar Hill sta- tion, and it's depth is estimated at fif- teen feet.