The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-07-11
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
CHAPEL STREET JVBRIDGB F
 WILL OPEN TO-DAY
Lawn Party at the Grand Avenue Bnp- tist Church This Evening-The Dry Wtathor Effects the Large Berry Fields Flair Haven Personals.

The people of Fair Haven, especially those living in the Eleventh ward, were glad to learn yesterday that the Chapel street bridge is to be put into use to-day. With the building of the two bridges on Chapel street and the brick paving, travel in Chapel street has been much interrupted and the peo- pie had hoped with the completion of the improvements that travel would be restored as usual. But they hope that when the litigation is over they will have a perfect bridge. While the bridge draw has remained open the East Ha- ven cars have run via Grand avenue and Ferry street and across Qulnnipiac draWbridge.
 The shelling season is on and thou sands of bushels of oyster shells are transported to the oyster beds in the sound every day. Some planters began this week, but not all are yet engaged in the work QuMe fleet of vessels from far away are here under charter to transport shells. A big lot of shells will be taken to Narragansett bay to plelll Oll lLlC ltetpGd ECuS anu OilC ioNA- dence oyster dealer offered cargo of 5000 bushels shels to a New Haven planter, who desired to plant in the sound.
 The dry weather has diminished the berry yield. Constable Frank Sperry in a good season has shipped 150 quarts of berries day from his FoXon farm, but the yield at present Is light owing to the drouth. Berries marketed at present are mostly raspberries.
 There has been considerable pink eye, or influenza, among horses in this vicin- ity. Veterinary James F. Laden has had thirteen cases of the disease under treatment.
 Earl F. Johnson and wife of Blatch- ley avenue are spending a few days in Indian Orchard Village, Mass
 The Ladies Aid society of Park chapel, Morris Cove, held sale of fam cy articles last evening. Cake and cream were served
 A baseball team has been organized a Montowese and Frank Zuber has been chosen captain.
 The ladies of the Grand avenue Bap- tist church will give a lawn party on the church grounds this evening It was intended to have held it June 14 but bad weather prevented and the management have arranged a very pleasant affair for this evening" Ice cream and cake will be on sale at ten cents.
 The children who have been attending the pleasant hour meetings at the Sec ond Congregational church once week, will enjoy their annual picnic to the woods this afternoon. The children will meet at the parsonage early this afternoon and the parents of the chill dren have been invited to accompany them
 A schooner arrived yesterday with fire brick for the Warner Miller com pany.
 The gang of workmen engaged sev- eral days in laying the big water main in Grand avenue, between Mill river and Quinnipiac river, will complete the work this week. They are now work ing as far as Front street. The work has been pushed rapidly and many spectators can be seen at all hours of the day watching the progress of the work. The electric cars are still using a single track a portion of the way when the work is going on.