The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-15
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
GREAT EXCITEMENT OYER SUS-
PECTED BOMB PLA CING.

Restaurant Keeper Wesson Fooled by "a
Dangerous Looking Box-Arrival of
Large Cargo of Portland Cement-In-
vitations Issued for ng-Lanigan
Nuptiais--Other Items.
Pembroke Wesson, who keeps an eat
ing house on East Grand avenue, mag
ined an attempt was being made to blow
up his place yesterday. About noon he
discovered a strange looking box which
had been left in his eating house and
taking off the cover he discovered two
short pieces of pipe that looked like dy
Mantle bombs. He ceased his explora-
lions and rushed over to the store of O.
who is an expert on dynamite, to look
at the find. The alderman made a SUI
perficial examination of the contents of
the box and came to the conclusion that
he did not know what the pipes con-
tanned and urged caution else the eating
house might be blown to smithereens.
Then it became noised about that dyna-
mite bombs had been discovered and
quite a crowd assembled. Then Mr..
Wesson went down and had Night Off
Ger Mack woke up and he came up and
examined the box and its contents. He,
too was mystiffed. About this time Mr..
WessQn's brother, Daniel Wesson, who
lives in the tenement over the eating
house, came in and asked what it was
all about. Mr.. Wesson told him of his
suspicious and Daniel Wesson remark
ed that there was no cause for so much
foolishness. He said the little box con-
tanned some of his tools, which he had
laid down in the eating house for
short time, and he was not trying to
blow anybody up. Then the crowd dis
persed.
The musical entertainment given
Tuesday evening by Columbia castle, X.
G. E., was great success. The pro-
gramme was carried out as previously
noted and was well given throughout,
About $50 people attended the entertain
ment.
East Rock lodge meets tonight. There
is business of Importance and large at
tendance of members is desired.
Masters Harold Barnes and Louis Da-
Wis, who went south on the schooner
Jennie e. RICHTER, have written from
Brunswick, Ca, where the schooner has
arrived, that they enjoyed the voyage
very much. They will return on the
vessel.
Mrs. Willis Granniss, Jr.. has arrived
L r-to Nf 1,rn
weeks.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of Miss Louise Mae Alling to
Mr.. Lanigan, to take place in the Sec
ond Congregational church June q at
p. m.
Mrs. F. W. j. Sizer has sailed for
Europe for a stay of several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lockheart and two
children of Woousocket r. L., are WIS.,
ting Captain and Mrs. John HeWett or
1852 Lloyd street
T. G. w. Jefferson and family and
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis H. Tyrrell are at the
summer.
Sherman Russell was in Guilford
Tuesday visiting his mother, Mrs. John
Goldsmith, who has been very i'll with
chills and fever. She is now in her
first year and is very feeble.
The fine strawberries served at the
supper for the New Haven Congrega-
tional club at the Second church, Mon
day evening, were raised by John Lar
kins of Montowese.
barge with 1000 barrels of Alpha
Portland cement for w. A. Warner &
Bro has just been discharged at the lat
ter's wharf. They desired to load two
barges, but Captain Cassell, who towed
the barge with his steam barge. c. L.
Haynes could not obtain a sufficient
stock of cement al the mill, the manu-
facturers are so rushed with orders at
this time
Captain Cassell of the steam barge G.
Haynes has added another barge to his
fleet, (the one referred to above) The
Haynes arrived in New Haven harbor
with three barges in tow this week, be-
sides the cargo carried on the Haynes.
Captain Cassell's business in towing to
Long Island Sound ports, principally to
this port has so far increased that he
decided to put on another barge.
Farmers and gardeners in this vicin-
ity have about despaired of seeing it
rain again; their crops are suffering ter
ribly from the effects of the dry
weather.