The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-15
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
THE WIRE COMPANY WILL PROB-
 ABLY REBUILD HERE.

' doLL NED ClLD Al EMAs
 The Ice on the Rivers-Ice-coated Coal
 Barges Funeral of Mrs. stoddard-
 Polar Star Lodges Successful Fair | Other Notes of Interest.
 l It was savage wind that blew down
 one of the pinnacles from St. James
 church on East Grand avenue Wednes-
 day, as before noted. The pinnacle was
 two feet square and nine feet high, and
 rested on the southeast corner of the
 building. It is believed the base was
 decayed, weakening the structure and
 making it an easy prey to the fierce
 gale, although it had stood through
 many hard blow.
 Captain John Crossley's schooner. the | Jennie D. Fighter, arrived at Brun@- wick, Ga., on Wednesday from Charles ton, s. c. The schooner will load eith- CT lumber or railroad ties for the
 north.
 Walter D. Crockett has bought of
 George c. Bradley fifty feet of land on Foxon street.
 Representative E. Foote Thompson,
 of East Haven, recently elected county
 commissioner, will entertain the repub- lican members of the general assembly
 from New Haven county at the Hart ford house in Hartford to-day. Dinner will be served at 2 o'clock this after noon.
 The coal boats in Mill river are coated
 with ice, showing that they had pret-
 ty rough trip through the sound. The
 channel is filled with floating ice, but
 tugboats can make their way to the
 wharves Some of the Quinnipiac river wharves have small fields of ice in front
 and boats cannot approach. The big
 barge Ohio has been at anchor at the mouth of the harbor several days wait ing for a tugboat to go west. She brought three thousand tons of coal to this port.
 The Polar Star lodge, I. O. o. F., fair at Polar Star hall drew a very large audience Tuesday evening. The feature was MT and Mrs. Ned Bottinere. MT. Bottinere is wonderful conjurer and entertainer. The New York tunnel trick anu u lHOuSilli NGlC very cleverly executed. He produced live doves, birds, coins etc., apparently from the air with ease and made them disappear. Madam Rottinere's singing was very charming and pleasing. They are also engaged for next Saturday eve I ming.
 The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Sto2 dard was held from her late residence, | "A Houston street, yesterday afternoon, Rev. Dr. Mitchell officiating. The fol- ! lowing were bearers: Henry G. Dar row, Anthony De Matty, Captain John Sanford and James A. Winson. The in- terment was in the Fair Haven ceme- tery.
 One of the ventilators on the roof of the Strong school building was blown < off during the heavy gale of Wednes- day.
 The young people amused themselves by sending valentines yesterday but this observance was not on so large as scale as in former years.
 The announcement made yesterday that the National Wire corporation would rebuild their mill near Fairmont avenue will be glad news to very many people in Fair Haven. About five hun dred men were employed in the mill, and it is safe to say that they rented at least fifty tenements in the Fair Haven wards, and the shutting down of the works even for few weeks means a good deal to the immediate district. It s said the company's expenditure for he one item of coal is $1OO,00O per year The insurance adJusters will be on the ground next Tuesday and this will b3 he first step towards settling up the ire losses. An officer of thu company , says they will probably rebuild and it s believed the works can be again op- ,rated by the first of May, and perhaps before that time.
 The company recently built new office on Fairmont avenue. It is of hree stories, with wings, and is being inished in first-class shape, provided with steam heat and modern improve nents.
 One property owner in Fair Haven | cts six tenements to wire mill hands, :, nd the closing down of the works means a good deal to him.
 The plant is said to be an excellent ne, with fine water front for receiv- ng raw material and shipping manu- actured stock. If the company could Il ave its works connected with the Man T facturers' railroad, just across Quinni- : fac drawbridge, it would give it addi- 2 onal shipping facilities that would be ' realty appreciated. r Miss Eva Beach, daughter of Deputy heriff Beach, of Montowese, entertain q the members of the Independent W Whist club at her home on Wednesday U vening. Miss Alice Dudley, of Fair u [aven, won the first prize, a hand ainted vase. Light refreshments were erved and a most enjoyable evening v as passed by all. The club has twelve a ,a m hare Ill NnIInfr 1Nnn1an 1 IT