The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-03
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
PREPARATIONS FOR ANOTHER
 SH1RPIE RACE.
Death of Mrs. Oscar w. Cook of Pierpont Street-Plcnic of East Pearl Street M. E, Church -BasebalI--Other Notes.

Street-Plcnic of East PenrI Street M
 E, Church ch-BasebalI--OtherN Notes.
 Mrs, Cook of so Pierpont street died
 yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock She was an estimabla wife and mother life. She was the wife of oscar w. Cook, the bank night watchman who has been for many years serving in
 that capacity and whose son, William
 J. Cook, who died two or three years ago, was his colleague in that business.
 His son resided in West Haven and
 was a past grand master of Harmony
 lodge, No. 5, I. o. o. F. The deceased
 woman was born in Whitestown, New York state, and was upwards of eighty years of age, being considerably older
 than her husband, Her youth was
 chiefly spent in this state. She lived
 for years in East Haddam. She was
 twice married and leaves besides her
 husband a son by her first husband and
 a brother, who resides in Buffalo, also three grandchildren in Providence, R..
 I. She was of long lived family, and
 her father lived to bs 101 years of age.
 She leaves one sister Mrs. Rhoda Mill
 CT of Southington, eighty eight years of l age, who was treasurer of the old Unl- versalist church of this city. The de- l ceased passed away after an illness of a number of weeks. She was attended
 in her last illness by pr. Roberts and l Dr. Hall. Lewis & Maycock will have
 charge of the funeral.
 Preparations are already under way for another sharpie race to be held in about two weeks. This time all boats entering will be allowed two yards of canvas to the foot, thus making some of the boats with large sail areas give time to those with less spread. AL though the race of Saturday was per- fectly square according to the rules laid down. yet some of the boatmen feel that they did not have good chance to show what they could do on a reg ular racing basis, while others who would not enter before because of their small spread of canvas will go in this time. Evidently the old town is walk ing a little.
 Stewart Morgan has nearly complet- ed the building over of the old Eldridge place on East Pearl street The addi- tlon of a portico, new windows and the peaking of the roof in the front section have made a vast improve ment.
 The soop H. D. Slmonson is discharg- ing load of round clans for the S. C.
 p,,rxvaI1 oop,ytapyr Mo C1o rly pur- well, who has been visiting Captain Cochrane at Oakdale, l.. l., came back in her.
 Perseverance council, D. of L., will hold a sociable at their lodge room to- morrow evening. A good time is prom ised to all members who attend
 Herbert, the year-old son of John Norwood of Quinnipiac avenue died Sunday noon of convusons. The boy was taken suddenly in the morning and died in few hours in spite of all that medical skill could do
 In spite of the threatening weather large and merry crowd attended the picnic of the Epworth league of the East Pearl street M. F. church yester day at Mansfield Grove
 Progress on the sewer which is be- ing put through Exchange street Is rapid. Yesterday the trench connect ing the new catch basin at the corner of East Pearl street caved in, but was quickly excavated again. Two or three more days will serve to finish the build ing of the sewer, and then the macad- amizing of the street will begin.
 There was an exciting game of base L tween the D. M. Welch team and the g. c. Burwell company team yesterday afternoon. The battery of the Burwell nine, McGregor and Barnes, played the nine innings without change, while their opponents tried three different batteries. The game furnished amuse- ment for a large crowd of people who gathered, and every good play was loudly cheared. The result was a vic tory for the Burwells by score of "A to 22
 The Misses Mabel Kennedy and Jes- sic Spokes of Wallingford, who have been visiting Miss Lulu Spence of 2S Russell street, have returned home.
 Mrs. Serene Hopkins of Atwater | street is acting in the capacity of com panion to Mrs John Sanford, 1st, | whose health is very poor.
 Mrs. Frank Mansfield of Quinnipiac | avenue is spending a few days in New | Britain with the family of Rev. R. T. | MacNicholl, former pastor of the East | Pearl street church.
 Word was received here yesterday | )f the death of D. G. Allis of Shirland | avenue. MT. Allis was we'll and fav- ,rably known here, and at one time vas editor and proprietor of the Shore Line Times His death occurred Sun Jay at the home of his wifes parents n northern New York state.
 Crowds essayed to catch the snapper )luefish yesterday, but the bluefish did lot seem anxious to be caught. About 0 o'clock yesterday forenoon there were by actual count seventy-six fish ,rmen on the Tomlinson bridge and lbutments, and seven boat loads at an- hor nearby. Very few fish were caught
 Mrs. Julia Blackbird of 190 Quinni- ,iac avenue has gone with a sailing ,arty for two weeks cruise along the | Maine coast.
 This afternoon at o'clock there will ,e an important meeting of the w. C. !. IT. at their rooms, 17 Grand avenue
 There was no delivery of mail at the arriers window of station A last ev- ming as has been done on holidays in ines past The practice has been dis ontinued by the department, and is hange which the employees appreciate s previously many a good holiday was