The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-21
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
LAST BRICK LAID IN GRAND
ATENUE PAVEITENT.

wednesday--Th Fair Haven School;
Closed for Holidays Christmas Exer.
cises Yesterday.
The last Of the brick in the Granc
avenue pavement were laid yesterday
The contract was begun about si2
months ago, but owing to many delays
the work has been quite protracted,
much to the complaint of people who
travel ON the avenue. But they are sat-
isfied that the city has at last first
class pavement. 1t required something
like 100000 brick for the contract,
which has been performed by C. w.
Blakeslee & Sons. When the cold
weather set in several days ago work
had to be stopped at the corner OF
Front street and yesterday the work
was resumed and the last brick was
laid adjoining the Grand avenue draw
bridge just at dark. To-day if the
weather is suitable the brick will be
rolled and then the contract will have
been practically completed.
Work was also resumed yesterday in
completing the Telford pavement on
Ferry, between Grand avenue and Ex-
change street. When the work was
suspended only narrow strip remain
ed to be paved and this can soon be
completed with a few days good wealth
er.
1nI -
wick, N. j., formerly of Fair Haven, is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. Susan Batch
ley. She is on her way home from
Wellesley college for the holidays.
The schooner Odell has arrived for
The Warner-Miller company with a
cargo of terra Gotta fire proofing for
the new Yale administration building
Christmas poultry arrived at several
of the markets yesterday. About LOCO
pounds of poultry was received at the
Booth market and as much more Is ex-
pected Saturday, or Monday. Manager
Crook says this stock is superior to
that received for Thanksgiving. Tur-
keys will sell for 16 to IS cents for
northern and western stock and 90 cents
for natives. Chickens will range in
price from Is to 20 cents and ducks and
geese at IS to % cents.
Mr.. and Mrs William Thompson of
Quinnipiac avenue were called on by
twenty-five of their friends Wednesday,
the occasion being the seventeenth an
niversary of their marriage.
Christmas exercises for the pupils of
Miss Chapman's school at Ferry and
Pierpont streets will be held this after
noon.
The Contented club held a whist par
ty Wednesday afternoon at the home
Of Mrs. Scholl on Lombard street. Mrs
Simons drew the first prize, Mrs. Hay
ward the second prize, and Mrs. Grant
secured the consolation prize.
Frank E. Edgar, manager of the
Wissner piano store, is being congratu-
ated upon the arrival of new boy at
ais home.
The Fair Haven schools will close for
he holiday vacation this afternoon
and will resume on January 2. The
in the Strong school will
enjoy their Christmas entertainment
his morning There are forty-th
pupils and Miss Langtry is the teach
H. A Christmas tree will bear numer-
JUS gifts for the little ones and they
ire assured very enjoyable time.
In room 10, Eighth grade, of Strong
school, the exercises will be held this
afternoon and quite an elaborate pro-
;ramme has been arranged, under the
Erection of Miss Story. There will be
local and instrumental music, essays
md recitations and the exercises prom
Sc to be very interesting. In most Of
he other room at Strong programmes
# exercises appropriate to the season
will be presented.
At the Woolsey, Quinnipiac, Lloyd
nd Center street schools the Christmas
eason will be marked by the teachers
a some form Of exercises which are |
ure to please the children.
Several hundred parcels and packages |
ave been brought to the Strong school |
nd additional contributions are ex-
ected to-day from the pupils. They
onsist of groceries, articles of cloth
lg, toys and other articles and are to
e distributed for the benefit of the
cor.
George A. Mirick, principal of the
trong district was ill yesterday and
as confined to his home from the eff
acts of a severe cold. He is hoping to
e a bic to be at Strong school to-day.