The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-10-04
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM BOTH
 SIDES OF THE RIVER.

ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM BOTH
 SIDES OF THE RIVER.
 Heavy Frost on Other Side of the River
 Peach Dealers LOao Money by It.
 During the Winter Grace Church will
 Give an Excellent Program of Musical l
 fainments-Return of Justin E.
 Rowe.
 Great interest was manifested in the Columb bia- Shamrock race yesterday at- ternoon and throngs of people assem- bied to get news from the contestants Formerly during these races, bulletins were posted, but there were none yes- terday. Inquiries were made by tele- phone and persons alighting from street cars were importuned for the latest re- garding the first race of the series.
 Justin B. Rowe of Los Angeles Col.' will return about October 15 He has visited here and in Berlin, where ms son is located. Mir Rowe is in the jew CITY DuS1nebS, WHICH iN aISo SOiiuNShS0 here for number of years. He says business is quite good ill Los Angeles and the climate is delightful, but if it was not for business he would prefer living in Fair Haven. His home is In the great fruit raising zone.
 There was another heavy frost yes terday and about all the vegetation that escaped Monday was killed. Mir War ner says that in his Hamden orchard he lost fifty to one hundred baskets of peaches worth from $50 to $20o. The frost came early and the growers were not prepared for it.
 An example given by one of the teachers at the Strong school this week has puzzled the pupils considerably. It is as follows: If a balloon rises 1 1-5 miles, then sinks 0.S75 of a mile and again rises three-Quarters of mile, how high does it riser"
 The barge Buffalo Enquirer is due to arrive here to-day consigned to William A. Warner & Bro. with 1000 barrels Alpha Portland cement and 800 barrels Rosendale cement. Also is due at the Mill river wharf for the Warner Miller company the barge c. l.. Haines, Cap tain Castle, with 1900 barrels Rosendale cement.
 Mrs. Charles F. Bates and daughter of Baltimore are visiting here.
 B. s. Bradley shipped his trotter Blue Light to Danbury Monday evening to trot at the fair grounds to-day in the 2:27 class. There are fourteen entries in that class. The purse is for $500.
 The funeral of Joseph c. Salisbury will be held in Plymouth Center, Thurs day. on the arrival of the train leav- ing this city at 9:35 a. m. The burial will take place in the cemetery at that place. The medical examiner Dr. T. S. Hatchett, has given his certificate to the effect that death was the result of accidental poisoning by Illuminating gas.
 Miss Stirling of Bridgeport is visiting Mrs. George Prentiss of Clinton ave- nue.
 s. Clarke Burwell of 32 Perkins street. ! who has been very i'll, is able to be out again.
 A whist party will be held Friday evening at the house of John F Frodey, 149 Pine street.
 Alderman o. A. Rose and l. J. Day ton attended the international yacht race yesterday.
 At the conclusion of t,.e strn ce at Grace church, Sunday evelti {, much praise, end many kind things were said of the choir boys for their wonderful rendition of De Kovens beautiful an- them, Lest We Forget" and also the singing of "Jerusalem the Golden by Le Jeune; but the honors were some what spoiled for the lads because of the evident feeling among the listeners that the lady singers were responsible in a great inca sure fo. the beauty Of the soprano quality. h justice to the boys, MT. Edgar, the leader, wishes to emphasize the fact that the female por- ton of the choir furnishes the alto parts alone all credit other than those parts belong to the boys and in view of their painstaking efforts and faithful study, | should be afforded them. The obligato in Jerusalem the Golden" was sung by | Master Bert Rompf. During the win- ter the Sunday evening service at the church will be of special musical char acter each week. The forthcoming se- lnctions from comic opera arranged as ar, "Evening of Fun" will be sung en- tirely by the members of the choir The date of the affair will be decided i and announced in the daily papers soon | The returns from the entertainment are for the benefit of the choir fund.
 
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