The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-11-10

Ladies' Aid Society Festiva1-Lisht-
 house Man's Visit-strong School
 Football Tcam-rIarimo Notes-Suc-
 oessfui Poverty Party, Etc.
 The new drawbridge over Mill river at Chapel street is nearly completed and it is expected it will be open for travel about Thanksgiving day The putting in the plant for operating the draw.
 The Ladies' Aid society served sup per to large number of people or the Second Congregational church on We'd nesday evening, after which an enjoy able entertainment was held The pas tor, Rev. Alexander F. Irvine. was ex- pected to give a short lecture, but on account of not having received his stereopticon lantern as he had expect ed, the lecture was not given.
 The house on Lenox street recently purchased by Mrs. Clifford Foote of Mrs. Ammi Tyler, Is being reshingled and improved.
 The Robertson cider mill at Monto wese and the East Haven mill are busy grinding apples It is expected that larger quantity of cider will be made this season than usual. Apples are very plentiful and in good quality and the product Of the mills is of fine quality.
 Mrs. Milo S. Allen has returned from a visit with friends in Westbrook.
 The poverty party given on Wednes- day evening at Polar Star hall by the Young Ladies Guild of St. Francis church, was attended by over 400 peo- pie. A fine entertainment was pre- sented and there was music and danc- ing. The dance programmes were printed on brown paper.
 William N. Meickle, clerk at H. J. Barnes east side market, was present. ed yesterday with a beautiful pipe by Frank Karsch, who has just returned from Germany. The pipe is one of the finest of German manufacture, and is about five feet in length The large china bowie has a pretty German scene and the pipe is handsomely mounted It is on exhibition at the market and is one of the finest smoking pipes seen in Fair Haven in many day.
 MT Fransisco, first assistant keeper of the lighthouse on Whale Back rock, entrance to Narragansett bay, is vis- iting friends here. Before the light was placed Whale Back Rock was a dangerous spot for navigatore, and brought up many luckless vessel.
 The schooner Robert Walters, with a cargo of oysters, which sprung aleak and was beached in the Delaware riv- er will probably be saved. The vessel is stranded near Maurice river. The oysters have been saved from the ves- sel
 The football team of the Strong school will play the Winchester eleven on the lot near East Rock park Satur- day at 2:30 o'clock. Albert Marley has been appointed captain of the team.
 Master Edward Miller, son of Edward R. Miller of East Pearl street, has gone to Shelburne Falls, Mass, to wis., 1t friends during the winter.
 The offer of a $22S,O00 contract to the Lavigne Automatic Manufacturing Co. of River street is a pleasing piece of informa tion in Fair Haven, where the 1 factory is located. The work is the production of number of automatic machines and it is generally hoped that the company will secure the big con- tract.
 The loss of another New Haven ves- vel, the schooner William F. Downes, | Is learned with regret In Fair Haven, | although 1t Is believed none of the l stock is held here. The fleet of Fair Haven built vessels has suffered se verely in a year or more. The losses include the schooners Jacob Reed, John II. Platt, Napoleon Boughton, Grace and Harry Reynolds, Howard H. Hans come, while another of the feet the Thomas l.. James s ashore, but there is hope of the sraft being foated. It Is doubtful if the New Haven fleet will be as large as it was year or two ago for long time to come.
 Dr. M J. Adams, formerly of Fair Haven, by reason of his position as grand juror of the town of Orange, is the acting prosecuting attorney of the West Haven borough court, in the ab- sence of Attorney c. x. Bush.
 Captain Willie Linsley of the east side is having new steam heating ap- parat1Is made for his residence.