The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-25
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
MRS. BALDWIN RECEIYES 1,5OO FROM SHELTON TROLLEY ROAD.
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Mrs. H. R. P. Baldwin of Stratford formerly of Fair Haven, has received from the railroad company $1,500 on ac count of the death of her husband whf | died of injuries received in the terrible accident on the Shelton street railroad several weeks ago. MT. Baldwin was taken from the wreck in an unconscious condition and died a few hours later at the Bridgeport hospital The family resided here several years and after wards removed to Startford. MT. Bald win was employed by Sargent & Go.
 Interesting specimens of oyster set are often dredged up on the grounds by local oystermen. The young oysters will cling to most anything that hap pens to be near. A lot of specimens in possession of G. M. Long X Co. of New London show the young oysters growing on old bottles rubber hose, boots, scraps of iron and other articles. Among the collection is an old wooden shoe fished up from the depths.
 
 day evening from Springfield after a stay of two weeks. He has been engag ed in taking the school census.
 The steamer Hildegarde, which was on the line between this city and Paw son park during the season of 1898, has been purchased by the Farmers and Merchants Steamboat company of Smyrna, Del
 The annual rally day exercises of the Sunday school of the Grand avenue Congregational church were held yes- terday noon There was large at tendance. The exercises were enhanced by selections furnished by the following named members of the New Haven Symphony orchestra: Leon Felsburg, piano; Frank Mallon, violin; Charles Hegel, flute, and Samuel Soltau, cor net.
 Rev. F. E.. Knapp of Mystic preached yesterday at the Grand avenue Baptist church.
 The first regular meeting of the East Pearl street Chautauqua circle will be held this evening with Miss Etta Avery of East Pearl street
 At the factory of the New Haven Clock company there is a rush of orders for clocks and watches, and an extra set of men, as a second shift, are work ing nights Many Fair Haven people are employed at this factory
 Frank Clifford of Waterbury, former ly of Fair Haven, was in town Satur- day
 Miss Ettie, daughter of L. l.. Adler the Grand avenue merchant, has re- turned from trip of month to Sara toga and Far Rockaway.
 Le Roy Crockett of Montowess is building barn on his Northford farm for the accommodation of forty cows. He will also erect windmill for pump ing water.
 The Montowese school district has in the committee to borrow mon ay sufficient to pay off all the indebted ness
 The East Haven caucuses will soon be held and there is considerable inter- est in the nominations to be made. The republican caucus will be held Wednes- day evening at o'clock in the town hall. Augustus Street will probably be for town clerk, but it is that he desires to retire from he position of collector of taxes, which 1e has held several years. ERR spre- sentative F. Foote Andrews is a candi- late. John S. Tyler will probably be ! for selectman.
 The democratic caucus will be held l ,n Thursday evening. They will prob lbly renominate Henry T. Thompson | md Sydney B. Smith for selectmen. R. c. Davis and Marcus B. fleming | way will leave soon for Maine on a trip.
 The cooking school begins it's classes, or this season in the Strong school to- | lay and also the classes in woodwork ng, the latter in the afternoon, Owing O the reduced appropriation this year nly one-half of the usual number will e able to receive instruction in these fact that is much regretted y parents, as these branches are con idered by many to be as practical as ny instruction that is given.
 
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