The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-06
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
NEWS OF INTER EST CONCERNING
FAIR HAVEN VESSELS.

Schooner Horace p. Shares at Newport
Schooner Bessie G. Beach Bound for
Philadelphia, and Bark Essex at Port
Tampa, Fla, Funeral of Mrs. Ii. IL.
Dougiass-News of the Lodges.
The Fair Haven schooner Horace p.
Shares, Captain Mount, which put into
Newport News to escape the fury of
the gale, will proceed as soon as slight
repairs are made and a new jib bent.
She is bound from Fernandina, Fla,
for Norwich, with lumber.
The schooner Bessie c. Beach, Cap
tain McKeague, has just passed through
Hell Gate, bound from Philadelphia
for Hyannis, Mass. The schooner was
in safe anchorage during the big gale
and with favorable wind made a fine
run up from the capes.
Another Fair Haven built vessel, the
William w. Converse, Captain Lewis,
has arrived at New York, bound from
Philadelphia for Boston.
Harry B. Drury has bought of Will
liam Konold 35 feet of land on Atwater
street
Mrs, H. M Brown of Chicago Is visit
ing her niece, Mrs Nelson A. Beebe of
Pine street, and is planning to remain
through the winter She is a sister Of
exSelectman Isaac f. Brown and of
the late A. K. Brown.
Rev. M. A. Munson, formerly of
Fair Haven, has been chosen acting
school visitor of the town of Warren
where he now resides.
Many Fair Haven veterans attended
the annual inspection of Admiral
Toote post, G. A. R., Saturday evening
A number of the veterans have died.
but there is still a considerable dele
cation residing in Fair Haven.
The new gas lights for East Haven
have been set and are in use. The add
ed street illumination is greatly appre-
ciated.
Miss Leonard of Leonards Bridge has
been visiting Miss Bessie Storrs of Mon
towese
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert c. Nfckerson
of East Haven have returned from
their wedding tour and will be at home
to the friends after November 3.
he DdIh ESSth, CollllIldudeu ny zap
tain Richardson of Fair Haven, is
now at Port Tampa, Fla, and was
previously in quarantine at Key West
having been held nearly a month owing
to the breaking out of yellow fever on
board. One Of the crew died of the
fever.
The funeral of Grace d.. wife of Bur-
rett H. Douglass will be held this
morning at 10 o'clock from her late
home at No. 131 Lloyd street. The
burial will take place in the afternoon
at New Britain.
Fort Hale lodge, N. e. o. P, initiated
three candidates at the meeting on
Friday evening.
The four masted schooner Napoleon
Boughton, which sprung a leak and
sunk off Frying Pan shoals last Tues
day, was at the Noank shipyard five
weeks ago to be hauled out and re-
caulked, but the captain would not
wait two days for the ways to be va
Gated In consequence only the decks
were recauLked and the schooner then
flowed to New York The result is that
the schooner lies at the bottom of the
sea.
The male members of Fort Hale
lodge, N. E. o. p. had a complete sur
prise for the lady members of the
meeting on Friday evening After the
lodge business was completed the la
dies were invited to a hot supper pre-
pared and served by the gentlemen.
There was large attendance and the
compliment was greatly appreciated.
Heretofore the suppers served in the
lodge room have been prepared by the
ladies.
Some of the game brought from Long
island by the hunting party has been
on exhibition at the Booth market. 1t
was the finest string Of birds seen here
this season. The party had stormy
weather and some took cold and con
tracted rheumatism, but they say they
will go again next fall and to the same
place.