The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-03
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
BUSINESS RESULTING OLD A CTITITY
ATTHE ROLLING MILL,
kenney the Motorman-His Leg Ampu-
tated-Fayorite Trotters May Have n
Race at an Early Day-Chauncey
stevens sixth Birthday-PersonaI.

Stevens sixth Birthday-PersOnaI.
Wequetequock Cove, in the town of
stonington, is fast becoming noted for
the fine oysters that are taken there.
Louis Stanton is the owner of the larg-
est bed, situated at the head Of the
cove, and is now engaged in harvesting
them and marketing them. The de-
mand for these oysters exceeds the sup
ply. Mr.. Stanton has recently purchas-
ed lot of seed oysters and is trans
planting them as fast as he takes cut
the large ones.
The friends of Deputy Sheriff Beach
and Robert Palmer of MontoWese are
hoping that the proposed race between
their favorite trotters will take place
soon. Each believes his horse to be tie
fastest, and only test will decide Mr.
Palmer offers to race for $100, 5000 or
$500 side, and the sheriff said on Sat
urday that he would accept the chal-
.-1enge. MiddletoWn avenue-the stretch
of two miles from Lewis bridge-and
Riverside park have both been proposed
as good places to race. Now, when shall
the contest take place?
Richard Kenney of Fillmore street,
the motorman who was badly injured
in a collision near York street recently,
had his left foot amputated on Satur
day. He has been at Grace hospital
since the accident. Although his foot
was severely crushed an attempt WAS
made to save it, but it was finally de-
cided to be impossible and to save his
life amputation was decided upon. He
is now doing we'll and will probably be
discharged from the hospital in few
days
The public schools will resume this
morning after the Thanksgiving vaca
ton.
Chapman & Co.'s wrecking gang hope
to save the schooner Margaritas sunk off
Captains Island. The schooner has on
board s., 900 worth of wire rods shipped
by the Fair Haven Wire company. The
schooner, il will be remembered left
here in the morning few days ago and
in gale had sunk by noon and one of
the sailors was drowned.
Mrs l.. P. Skinner, who died at her
home in Westminster last week, was
buried yesterday. She was the mother
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ly resided here.
On the sixth birth anniversary of
Chauncey, son of Mr. and Mrs. d. Milo |
Stevens Of Exchange street one day |
last week seventeen of his young |
friends called in the evening to help !
celebrate the event, The children |
played games a supper was served and /
the occasion was very enjoyable for all. |
Albert w. Beecher, secretary of the |
Quinnipiac conclave of Heptasophs, is
i'll with typhoid fever at the New Ha-
ven hospital.
Business is now very good at the roll
ing mill The orders which had to be
turned away during the recent strike |
are being renewed, most of the old GUS
toners renewing their custom. The
usual force of operatives are employed .
and the work seems to be going on with
as much Zest as before the recent
strike. A few of the operatives went
away to secure employment in other
mills but the larger part of the force
remained.
The Silk Sock social will be given at
St James church, Wednesday evening.
The invitations are printed on paper in
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given an appropriate verse.
Mrs John B. Hubbell of 66 Clinton
avenue is visiting in Springfield.
Mrs John Spring of Sandsfeld,
Mass, is visiting her daughter, Mrs
William Russell of Perkins street.
To-day the rummage sale that has
been arranged by the ladies of ST. An
thongs guild will be opened in the va
cant store at 437 Grand avenue. Mrs
Bruce, the president of the guild with
her large corps of assistants, have been
working hard to make this sale sue
cess and a handsome return is expected
Monthly communion services were
held in several of the churches yester-
day. /
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Oviatt of Milford t
are visiting at his sisters, Mrs. Henry t
Barnes of Houston street.
Mrs. Martha Robinson of BROOKLYN is
the guest of Mrs. Willis B. Hemingway '
of Montowese.
Mrs L. r. Hemingway has returned
to her home in Montowese after a visit '
with relatives in Brooklyn. 9
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