The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-02-05
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
RECENT SNOW VERY TROUBLESOME
TO STREET RAILWAY.

RECENT SNOW VERY TROUBLESOME
no STREET RAILWAY.
James Dooley Able to be Out Again-Mrs.
Thomas sheriden Will be Buried This
Morning-Henry Palmer Died Yesterday
After Short Illness-Personal Mention.
President Parmelee Of the Fair Ha-
ven and Westville railroad says the re-
cent storm, although not as heavy in
much more troublesome to the COM
pany, as the snow drifted more severe
ly. Out at Montowese some of the
drifts were eight feet deep. On the
night of the snowstorm the sweeper
was sent out under charge of Motor
man George Dadman, and the crew
was out eighteen hours. 1t was neces-
sary once to return to the car shops
for sand in order to sand the tracks.
The men kept quite comfortable as
stove in the car kept it warm. This is
much pleasanter than years ago when
the horse sweeper was used. 1t was
sent out drawn by eight horses and
there was no shelter for the men
President Parmelee came over yes
terday afternoon to inspect the pro-
gress being made in clearing up the
snow from the streets. The company
has had forty and about
eighty men engaged in removing the
snow. Three fiat cars were improvised
for handling the snow. Each car holds
about six cart loads, but as there was
fear of delaying the cars the snow cars
are now on runners and drawn by four
horses. They are in use on various Sec
tons Of the line.
James Dooley, who was injured on
the drawbridge two weeks ago, was out
for the first time yesterday.
Miss Bessie Hastings of Beckett,
Mass, has been staying couple Of
weeks with Miss Lulu Spence of %
Russell street. She has now gone to
Meriden for a few weeks stay with
friends.
A dance, which was to have been
given at the East Haven town hall
Monday evening, was postponed until
next Tuesday evening.
Henry P. Palmer died at his home on
| Quinnipiac street yesterday after sew
eral days illness with pneumonia. He
| was a little over fifty years of age.
Mr.. Palmer had been employed several
years by the Foskett & Bishop Co. He
was a member Of st. James church.
| and also of East Rock lodge, A. o. u.
| W., and of Home council, No. S, Broth
erhood of Relief. He was born in
| Bradford He leaves widow and two
| daughters.
Yesterday morning in this section
was one of the coolest of the season.
! Some thermometers indicated six de-
grees below zero; at Montowese it was
reported at IL below and at Northford
| IA below.
| w. F. Hubbard and Herbert Hub
| bard attended a dance in the North
ford hall Thursday evening. There
were about thirty couples present, and
a very pleasant time was reported.
C. w. Hemingway has returned from
| South Royalston, VT. He reports the
thermometer at "a degrees below zero
on the morning he left for home.
The two new houses which H. E..
Lowe is getting ready to build on At
water street will cost about $4,000 each.
They are to be two family houses and
to have modern improvements.
H. E. Lowe is out again after an ILL
ness of about week caused by Sc
we're cold.
A. l.. Chamberlain, who has not en-
joyed good health this winter, was able
to be out yesterday.
Mr.. Durand of the Milford savings
bank was in Fair Haven yesterday
The East Haven grange exemplified
the third and fourth degrees at their
meeting this week.
At the meeting of the North Haven
Chautauqua union to be held at the
First M. E. church this evening DIN
W.. Hill of the East Pearl street cir
Gle will speak on 'The Labor Cues
tion''
The funeral of Mrs. Thomas Sheri-
dan of Sc Mill street will be solemnized
this morning at st, Francis church.
She had been married only short
time and was daughter of Mrs. Bird
get Flynn of Brewery street.
B. S. Bradley, Major Luzerne Lud-
ington, Ed Tuttle of Fair Haven were
in large party who enjoyed sleigh
ride to Cheshire Thursday evening.
w. S. Moyle of Perkins street. after
May / will sing in the Washington
avenue Baptist church, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs l.. C. Palmer of Lom-
bard street left yesterday for San Die
| go. Cal.
PROSPECTIVE APOTHECARIES.
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