The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-03
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
CAPTAIN MOUNT or SCHOONER
HORACE Il. SHARES
Writes of tiae Recent Fierce Galo-Glad
When Cape Henry Was Rounded by
His Vesscl-Close OF the Revival Meet
fnga-Per5onai Items, Etc.

inga-Persomal Items, Etc.
Mrs. Grace Weiser Davis, the evan
gellst, who has been holding special
meetings at the East Pearl street M,
10. church, concluded her labors here
Wednesday evening and left yesterday
for Pennsylvania, where she will con-
quot series of meetings. Last eve
ming two members of the Salvation
army took part in the meeting, and
there will be two members of the army
present on Sunday evening.
The Jefferson company began work
yesterday repainting the residence of
Attorney William p. Niles of Lenox
street They have just finished paint
ing Walter Welton's house on Pier
pont street
Mrs f. S. Wade left yesterday for
North Gulford on visit to the fami-
ly Of Charles NJ. Potter.
E. W. Easton has gone to Florida TO
remain until next spring, He goes
south for the benefit of his health,
Clifford Hubbard l.. F. Barnes and
George Wotten went to Northford yes
terdaY on a hunting trip.
Mrs. Harvey Barnes left yesterday
for Providence for a stay of two weeks.
Miss Olive Smith has returned to
her home In East Haven after visiting
friends in Stratford
Lamen A. Humiston, supreme organ
izer of the Empire Knights of Relief,
has lodge nearly ready to be organ
lied in Bridgeport. He has worked
hard in securing members for the new
lodge, which promises to be a strong
and successful organization.
Two Fair Haven built schooners
were overtaken and wrecked in the
great gale The Napoleon Boughton,
four-master, was sunk near Frying
Pan shoals in nearly 100 feet of water,
and the three master, Thomas L.
James, is ashore at Bogue Inlet. Both
vessels were built at Hanscom's yard
at the foot of Ferry street. They We're
both good vessels and had been quite
successful until the last storm. The
James may be floated.
The water companys men We're at
work yesterday connecting the new
pipe in Perkins street with the Grand
avenue main. In consequence it was
necessary to send all the street cars
on the east bound track
A letter was received yesterday from
Captain W. III. Mount of the Fair Ha-
ven three-rnaster Horace P. Shares,
dated at Newport News, October 81.
The captain writes: I'VE got here at
4:30 p. m. yesterday. I never was more
pleased at anything than when we
rounded Cape Henry at o'clock yes
terday. 1t was blowing a gale then.
We lost jib, but otherwise no damage
I guess we are the only one of the fleet
that got in. We passed the E. Fl.
Weaver off Frying Pan. The futile
and the Greenleaf Johnson came out
with us, but as we outsailed them, l
suppose they were OUT
e. S. Wade, who makes occasional
business trips to Long Island, says
there are two big pumpkins on exhibit
ton at Amityville weighing 141 and 1863
pounds respectively, and they We're
raised from one seed.
Pulaski chapter will hold a meeting
of considerable interest on the evening
of November %. The Royal Arch de-
gree will be worked and there will be |
speeches by number of prominent
Masonic guests
The highway commissioner has stop |
ped the contemplated macadam road |
that was to have been built from East |
Haven toward the North Haven line.
The seectmen have been notified and |
the work will not be done until spring. |
Next Sunday evening at the Ferry
street Congregational church a praise
service will be given by the choir which
is to be augmented for the occasion
with another quartet. An elaborate
programme Of music is being prepar-
ed. A. B. Clinton, as organist, has
also been secured for the occasion