The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-22
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
IN OLD LANDMARK WIS TORN
DOWN YESTERDAY
An Accident on South Front Street
Fort Hale Lodge Trolley Party-Dar-
Ing Leaps from Top of the QuinnipIac
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Fort Hale Lodge Trolley Party-Dar-
Ing Leaps from Top of the QuinnipIac
Bridge-Personal lettings, Etc.
The old blacksmith shop on South
FRONT street, near Grand avenue,
which has been occupied in late years
by Michael Sheehan, and which was or
dered RACED by the city, was torn down
yesterday. The shop was an old land
mark and was built about fifty-fve
years ago. when it was first used as a
smithy by Martin Kellogg.
| Miss Lottie Bushnell of Westbrook
| has returned home after three weeks
spent with Mrs Harry Richmond of
No. IL Grand avenue.
Mrs. S. c. Burwell, wife Of the well
known fish dealer, was thrown from
her wheel while riding on South Front
street yesterday afternoon. She was
riding on her right side of the street
when two teams attempted to pass each
other near her. One of them struck her
wheel, throwing her violently to the
ground. Her shoulder was bruised and
skinned and she received a severe
shaking up. The driver of the team did
not stop to see what damage he had
done
The trolley party which was to have
been given by Fort Hale lodge, No. 225,
N. e. o. p, has been postponed until
some date in the early part of Septem-
ber At its last meeting the lodge in
itiated one member and received one
new application.
Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Mcintyre of 235
Ferry street and Miss Clara Bishop OF
Lombard street are spending a week at
Oxford, Mass.
Alfred Hail. the bass singer Of the
Ferry street church quartette, is i'll
with typhoid fever.
Harry V. Santry has taken the agen-
cy for the Winona Mills hosiery in place
of Mr.. Janswick who resigned his po-
siition of salesman recently.
Thomas G.. Hinclley and wife of
Springfield are visiting their daughter
Mrs. Fred Willis of Exchange street.
Yesterday at high tide number Of
boys were jumping from the extreme
top of the Quinnipiac bridge. This re-
calls the days before the old railroad
bridge was torn down when the boys
frequently performed daring feats of
jumping and diving
Yesterday afternoon drunken man
created quite little excitement on
East Grand avenue. He stumbled and |
fell, striking on his head His face
was badly cut and considerable blood |
flowed from a scalp wound. He was
taken home by a friend.
The oyster dredger Emily Mansfield |
q rriUaI Mt har 6oalx n 10 O1Iinniriaa
river yesterday after a protracted trip
to the Mansfield oyster grounds, near
Providence. Samples of the dredgings |
show a fine set of oysters.
Ernest w. Jacobs Of Exchange street, |
who is a pattern maker for the briggs
Seabury company, is having his vaca-
ton this week. He is spending it |
around home fishing and grabbing.
Mrs Kelsey who has bene visiting
her cousin, Mrs. w. A. Waterbury of
Grand avenue, has gone to Newark to |
visit friends.
While George M. Graves was hauling
out steamboat and sloop at his
marine railway yesterday, link in the
chain got over the gear and broke. For
the boats were nearly in the |
position desired, and by aid of block
and falls the hauling out was COM
pleted. The mending of the chain will
be an item of considerable expense, as
it must be done by competent ship
smith.
Judge Lucius P. Deming is in Chicago
as a delegate of the N. e. o. p. Of New
Haven to the fraternal congress in SEES
sion there this week.
M. E. Fowler of Quinnipiac avenue
has returned home after a weeks va
cation spent in the northern part Of the
state.
Mrs Hattie NJ Palmer of Quinnipiac
avenue is spending the present month
In Southbury.
Peasquale De Matty of Pittsburg is
visiting his brother Anthony De Matty,
he Grand avenue shoe dealer. Mr.. De
Matty will visit Atlantic City and sew
sral famous watering places on his trip {
act !