The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-13
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
ITEMS or INTEREST FROM BOTH
SIDES OF THE RIVER.

Entertainment In Polar Star Hall Last
Night Well Acknowledgements for Cat
boats to be Held by the New Haven
Yacht Club-Tradc in Oyster Seeds Not
so Good as I'm Former Years.
William S. Green, father of Attorney
Green of Fair Haven, has on exhibit
ton in a store on State street paint
ing Of the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Miss Carrie Curtis of Fair Haven has
been elected treasurer of the New Ha-
ven association Of Kings Daughters.
At Polar Star hall last evening the
second nights entertainment of the
Children Of Mary OF st. Francis
church, took place. Those who are
taking part in these entertainments
consist Of Michael Bannister, Miss
Creegan, Miss Gilhuly, Miss Nellie
Doolan, Miss Clara Nolan and Miss
Daily. On Wednesday evening solos
We're rendered by Mrs. Nora Russell
Haesche.
Mrs. Paul S. Robinson and" children
have returned from a visit of three
weeks with DR.. Robinson's parents in
Washington, D. G.
Mrs. Charles Slocmb of Greenfield,
Mass, is visiting her sister, Mrs. M. Fl.
Marlin at Morris Cove.
| &c X Loo 70 for
New York to visit for several days with
Miss Harriet Hughes.
| Mrs. Strickland of Grand avenue has
returned from visit with her mother,
Mrs. Hebron Of Brooklyn.
James j. Geary, the contractor, who
had charge Of building the Grand ave-
nue. drawbridge, who was run down by
| a scorcher on Orange street and pain
| fully injured, is slowly recovering from
| the effects Of the accident.
! A gang of twenty five men are en-
gagged in leveling up the roadbed of
| the Fair Haven and Westville railroad.
| A child of William Fl. and Minnie
Bigelow of 33 Pine street, an infant
eight days old, died Wednesday,
| Two pleasant church entertainments
were held on Wednesday evening. At
Grand avenue Congregational church
| the entertainment was held in the par
| lors consisting of butterfly supper
served by the ladies' aid society, fol-
| lowed by nickel entertainment con-
| sisting of a laughable farce entitled
| "Zrenbabels Second Wife," There
were also some good musical selections.
| The ladies have had a number of
successful entertainments the past
winter and. this affair brings to a close
the seasons work.
| At the Second Congregational church
| the entertainment was given by Lu B.
1 Cake and Ella June Meade-Cak The
| programme was well given and includ-
| ed the recital of Mr.. Cakes poem, "The
| Battle of Manila"
| Work is being hurried in Quitting
| the yachts at Graves yards. 1t is ex-
| pected that several of these boats will be
| in commission by May 80, when the an
nual opening of the New Haven Yacht
| club occurs. The usual visit of the
| fleet to Branford Point will be omitted
| this year, and a regatta for the catboat
class in the lower harbor will be held
| instead.
One of the local oystermen says the
trade this spring in seed has not been
as large as expected neither at Fair
| Haven or Oyster Point. Early in the
season there was prospect for a fail
trade, but it was apparent that the
barges had bought at ports west OF
| here.
For the past two years the Yale
| crews have been prevented from row.
| ing above Grand avenue owing to the
work Of building the drawbridge al
| that point. This month the crews have
been up the river several times running
/ up to Lewis bridge and the Yale
launch has made the trip once 1t il
quite a rowing course from Lewis
bridge to Tomlinson bridge Yesterday
afternoon the University crew rowet
up the river and the launch, with {
party on board, ran UP nearly to the
drawbridge and waited the crews re
turn. One of the bridge castings broke
\ when the draw was turned to ALLOW
the launch to steam through Tuesday
4 steel plate is to be substituted and i
is not believed the break will occuI
again.
On the recent anniversary celebra
ton of Captain Joseph S. Hotchkiy5 o
East Haven in honor of his complet fol
of eighty-four years in the journey o
life his friends who made a surpris
visit presented to him a roll of bill
containing $61. L. r. Andrews mad
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