The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-03-08
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
LOSS ON WARNER-MILLER FIRE
 ADJ JUSTED.
Amounts to Nearly $30O-R. T. Warner Severely Burned-Funeralo of s. w. F Andrews Yesterday Afternoon.

A representative from Cannon's agen-
 cy came over yesterday to adjust the
 insurance in consequence of the fire at
 the office of the Warner Miller company
 on the wharf at South Front street,
 Tuesday evening. The loss is in the
 vicinity of $30O The fire was confined
 principally to the office, but it would soon have spread to the apartments Of
 the Garrett family on the second floor and to the storehouse in the rear had not the firemen been on hand promptly and extinguished the flames. The loss to the family above was slight and re- suited in the wetting of the carpets. R. T. Warner was more severely burned than at first believed. He rushed in while the flames were increasing to save the account books and to examine the safe, as he feared the door was open He saved the most valuable books, bit his face was painfully burn ed and two fingers of his left hand. Druggist Salisbury promptly applied eome remedies used on such occasions, but MT. Warner was ip severe pain for several hours and physician was sent for He was able to be at his place of business yesterday but it will be sev- eral days before he is fully recovered. Many of his friends called at his place of business yesterday to congratulate him that he got out of it as well as he did, certainly he had a narrow escape from very serious injuries.
 Messrs. Page & Goodrich were en- gagged yesterday in housing ice at their storage house in Foxon. The ice is only five inches in thickness, but they be- lieve it will do fairly we'll for dairy purposes. Not half the storage capa- city of the houses in this vicinity have been filled with ice.
 It was stated yesterday that Joseph Granniss of FoXon, who was severely injured in the Northampton railroad ac- cident, was slightly improved. He is at the Hartford hospital. He is internally injured and it was feared he would not recover, but the conditions now are more favorable.
 Beacon lodge, N. E. O. F., will pay a fraternal visit to Elm Tree lodge on the evening of Friday, March 16
 Mrs D. B. Butler has been suffering severely for several weeks from the ef- fects of a cancer and is no better. She is at the home of her daughter, Mrs. B. w. Phelps, 119 Exchange street.
 In the window of the Booth market is pair of young rabbits which at tract much attention. They ate per r,,yI,i ta fa nd Q hand some pair.
 The Jefferson company are repainting their business block on Grand avenue, near Front street, thus greatly improv- ing its exterior appearance.
 The funeral of s. w. F. Andrews was held from his late residence in East Haven yesterday afternoon. There was a large attendance of relatives and friends, including quite number from this city The services were conducted by Rev. D. w. Clark of the East Haven Congregational church, There was present delegation of eight members from Adelphi lodge, F. and A. M., of Fair Haven; delegation from New Haven commandery, Knights Templar, and a representation from East Haven The bearers were members of the Knights Templar and they conduct ed the burial services at the East Ha- ven cemetery. There were many hand some floral offerings.
 The funeral of Louden D. Bailey was held Tuesday at p. m. from the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Hathaway, | 72 Shirand avenue, Rev. A. F. Irvine | of the Second Congregational church | Officiating The remains were taken | morning to the Westfield dis trict, town of Middletown, for inter- nent.
 At the meeting of the official board )f the East Pearl street M. F. church, evening, unanimous vote of thanks was rendered to Frederick Mans- field for his generous gift of the indi- yidual communion service. The new service is much appreciated 1y the members and they feel very thankful to MT. Mansfield for his kind thought in presenting the same.
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