The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-11

-Oystermen Smelling Their Beds in
the Sound.
The semi-annual meeting Of Home
council, Nos. l and 2, Brotherhood Of
Relief, will be held on Wednesday at s
p. m, at 81 East Pearl street, at the
home of the secretary, E. r. Slater.
Mrs. William A. Warner and children
have gone to Detroit, Mich, to visit her
sister, Mrs. Jacobs.
The Jefferson company has completed
the painting of the railroad pavilion at
Cosey Beach. 1t was large job and
has been done in an excellent manner.
The plans are completed for the an
nual picnic of the Sunday school of
the Grand avenue Baptist church at
Mans1ields Grove to-day. Cars leaves
in front of the church at 8 a. m. There
is prospect of good weather and a large
number will go. There will be games
for the children, dinner, etc, and
line time is assured to all who go.
On Thursday the East Pearl street M.
e. Sunday school will enjoy its annual
picnic at PaWson park. The steamer
Victor will leave Woodward's dock in
the morning with the party. Tickets
are thirty-fve cents and twenty-five
cents for children. Tickets purchased
of the committee can be used on the
down trip in the afternoon. The COM
mittee is raising money to procure
prizes to be awarded in the various
games to be played. Mrs. Robinson is
chairman of the general committee.
L. r. Hemingway & Co. of Monto-
Wese are erecting a large building to be
used in the manufacture Of glue. This
new enterprise will require the employ
ment of several additional hands.
The Annex fire department has pur-
chased a lot 40x100 feet adjoining their
fire engine house, the lot having been
bought of Coils Granniss. The COM
mittee was surveying the lot yesterday
and plans will be made at once for the
Improvement of the building. The
present building will be moved to the
rear of the lot and a new structure
built in front. 1t will be two stories.
The cost will be about $1,000.
The insurance on the barn of Louis
C. Palmer of Lombard street, which was
burned laet week, has been adjusted.
The entire amount of insurance, $1,000,
will be paid.
George N. Coe, the liveryman, is driv-
ing a stylish bay horse which he recent
ly procured 1t is fine roader with
considerable speed.
Nearly all the oystermen are engaged
in Smelling the beds out in the sound, |
several having begun yesterday. Ernest |
Ball and Washington Rowland were |
those who began yesterday. F. Mans |
field & Sons have chartered the New |
York schooner Lewis Jane to transport |
shells Several boats arrived below |
yesterday having been chartered by |
oyster planters.
The Empire knights of Relief will |
meet Friday evening Supreme Organ
izer Loren A. Humiston says the lodge |
is growing rapidly Several new mem |
bers are to be added at the next meet |
ing. The present membership is 125.
Ellsworth Bennett of Georgetown was |
visiting friends in Fair Haven yester
day. He came from home on mis- wheel, |
and is going on the Hartford and |
Springfield and possibly Boston, before
his return. He is a good rider, but
soon after leaving home he took head
err and was severely bruised. requiring
him to return home for a couple of days,
The funeral of Bennett Wooden took
place from his home in Milford yester-