The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-10
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
BUROUGH ELECTION YESTERDAY
PASSED oFF VERY QUIETLY.

Only One Change I'm Last Years Ticket
George MI. Baldwin Elected Warden
Miss NELLIE MeickIe to be Married to S.
nj. Christie-PersonaI and Social Mem
ton.
The borough election passed off very
quietly yesterday. Only one ticket
was out and the number of votes was
So. George Linsley was moderator and
Frederick r. Tuttle box tender. The
ticket was the same as last year with
the exception of one of the names. The
ticket elected is as follows: Warden,
George M. Baldwin. Burgesses, r. G.
Davis, Giles w. Clark, Joel M. Brad
ley, Augustus w. Wright, Charles G.
Keeler, HI. M. Shannon. Clerk, Charles
q. Bray. Treasurer, Orion A. Rose.
Assessors, Charles W. Hemingway Asa
L. Chamberlain, Frederick H. Heming-
way. Collector, Lewis A. t. Blake.
Bailiff, Charles N Mack
Miss Melle N. Meickle, niece of Will
liam M. Meickle of the east side, and
S. M. Christie will be married at her
home in Jersey City this noon. Miss
Meickle is a daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. M. Meickle and has visited her for
several summers. Mr.. Christie has
been employed as compositor on sew
eral New Haven papers and is now
employed by the New York Tribune.
William Robertson of Chambers
street is very ill with pneumonia.
Miss Edith stepp of East Haven,
who has been seriously i'll for several
months, is now improving.
The local oyster planters say it is
not probable that Sundays northeast
storm injured the oyster beds, as the
most severe wind was at the time of
high water. The planters have not
yet had time to examine the oyster
farms, but they are confident but lit
tie damage was done. The danger
from such gales is that the mud may
wash on the beds and smother the
oysters.
Assistant Postmaster j. N. Rowe who
until recently has resided at the Four
Corners will retire from office Satur-
day, his term having expired. He in
tends to engage in the real estate bust
ness.
Schooner Henry Clay, which sank in
East Chester bay N. Y, Sunday, is
well known here, having freighted sew
eral cargoes of building materials for
w. A. Warner & Bro. The vessel was
bound from Kingston, N. Y, to
Bridgeport with fiagstones. The Clay
is an old craft, small two masted
schooner.
The steamer Ousatonic, which loaded
in the lower harbor with seed oysters
for Providence was compelled to put
into New London to ride out the storm
The schooner ]. c. Ravens with sim
liar cargo and bound to Narragansett
bay, also put into New London.
Charles J. Aldrich has purchased of
John J. Brennan 80 feet of land on
Chatham street.
Frank Willoughby Of this city has
moved with his family to the John An
drews place on High street, East Ha-
ven
Merrick M. Russell and Levi L.
Bradley of East Haven are serving on
the jury of the present term of the
court of common pleas, criminal side.
William Dennison, aged fourteen
years, who resides at 261 BIatchley ave-
nue., and who has operated upon for
appendicitis died Sunday evening at
his fathers residence at the above
number. He had been i'll about week,
and the operation was performed two
days ago. He gradually failed after
it and soon passed away.