The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-17
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST TROlF BOTH
 SIDES OF THE RIYER.
Ferries vs. Bridges-Rolling MilI Sum- mer shut Down-The Oyster and Crab Crops-Coming Trolley Ride Yester- day's Downpour of Rain.

crops-Coming Trolley Ride-- -Yester-
 days Downpour ofRain.
 The Fair Haven rolling mill will shut
 down Saturday, July 29 for two weeks
 to make necessary repairs. Work is
 buster at the mill than at any time
 for the last five years. Persons con-
 tractlng for iron are in hurry to have | the same delivered and the mill would not shut down this month only repairs
 are absolutely essential to be made. It is reported from the Great South | bay of Long Island that the baymen are worried over the recent dry weather, as it means poor oysters and crabs. The bay water, not being fed with fresh water from the streams flowing into 1t, has become quite salty, which re- tarda the growth of the oysters and the water lacks nutriment. The oysters and crabs fed on the vegetable matter carried into the bay from the streams and with little of this coming in the returns this fall are bound to be small. Rev. A. F. Irvine of the Second Con- gregational church addressed the meet ing on the New Haven green yesterday afternoon.
 Fair Haven has no ferries where a fare can be raised, but their places are taken by plenty of bridges. The fer riage rates on the old boat Lady Fen wick on the Connecticut river at Lyme have been raised to ten cents for pass engevs and fifteen cents for wheelmen This ferryboat was built many years ago at the yard of George M. Graves, near Quinnipiac avenue
 The building of a public bath house at Quinnipiac park will be greatly appre- ciated by the people residing in the neighborhood. The matter is now in the hands of the committee in charge of that park The committee consists of Commissioners Baldwin, Bradley and Shepard.
 On the evening of Tuesday, July 20, | the Y. P. s. c. F. of the Grand avenue Baptist church will enjoy trolley ride | They will take supper at the Union | Baptist church, Montowese, and then go | for another trip either to Cosey Beach | on Mt. Carmel
 Smith T! Bradley of Atwater street | has contracted for an automobile which |
 
 Rev. E. F. Knapp of Mystic. who preached at the Grand avenue, Baptist | church yesterday. is a grand nephew of the late Elder Knapp, years ago famous evangelist in eastern Connecti- cut.
 Mrs. J. H. Bowditch of Lloyd street is on Long Island.
 Fred Parmelee, Harvey Dams, Ches- ter c. Baldwin, Harry Bray, Robert Parker and Herbert Barnes, jr., are en- toying a stay in a camp at Johnsons Point.
 Germaine Cross1ey will accompany his father, Captain Fred Crossley, on the next trip of the latter's schooner.
 Yesterday mornings downpour inter- fered with church services and there were small congregations. At one church there were only twenty people the choir and minister.
 Not in months has there been such i steady rain as yesterday morning, Shower succeeded shower and the rain all was considerable and will be appre- ,iated by farmers and gardeners.
 Both open and closed cars were run ling yesterday. The open cars were .iry enough and quite damp The trav- :, I to the shore was light, although a few T vent down in the afternoon and even- ,, ng. , There was no demand for sprinkling :, ,ars yesterday and they did not run, , it has been arranged to have T hem run on Sundays when 1t does not ain. The coming of the car sprinklers s greatly appreciated over here.
 The suicide on Ferry street referred - o on another column of this paper at racted a large crowd to the corner of | Terry and East Chapel street Saturday | light Many people were called to the , cene and the affair caused considerable | xCitement. Several Fair Haven horses participat q in the trotting meeting at Branford aturday Some of the horses from New Haven were not brought home until l afternoon, as the meeting v asted quite late. s. R. Chidsey and family of East Ha- en are stopping at the Eaton cottage { Cosey Beach, + The East Haven grange will hold a Y 1eeting tomorrow evening, the only s ,eetirg thjs month