The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-08
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
SOMETHING BOILING AGAyN IN
 THE POLITICAL LINE.
Evening" Contests Expected in Three Out of Four of the Fair Haven Wards Thorough Oficers' Mceting-Good Ffshing-Pcrsonal, Etc.

The political pot is boiling again and much canvassing for votes is be- ing done. Republican caucuses are to be held in the Fair Haven wards to-
 morrow evening for the election of
 ward committees. It is said that in
 three of the four Fair Haven wards there will be a contest. The most ex- citing fight is in the Eleventh. The primary will be held at Polar Star hall. Arthur c. Nichols Is the ward chair man and will marshal the forces for his ticket The opposition will put up a ticket for ward committee, which will Include William F. Morgan, William A. Waterbury, Alderman Wallace S. Moyle, William E. Stevens, w. J.. Stewart, George l. Sturgess and Roy s. Newton. A thorough canvass is being made and big primary is an- ticlpated. A vote by the check list will be insisted on.
 The Twelfth ward will have their primary the same evening in the room under Polar Star hall. It is said many
 
 the Twelfth ward republicans coming over and having their primary in. the same building, on the same evening. They say the temptation will be strong to smuggle in votes from one meeting to the other to help out rival forces, but this kind of voting will be careful ly watched Thomas Gierding is chair man of the Twelfth ward committee. It is believed there will be an opposi- tion ticket if the opposition feels that it has sufficient strength to put up good fight.
 The caucus in the Fourteenth ward will be held at the engine house, East Grand avenue. Major Luzerne Lud- ward committee. There was some talk yesterday that there would be an op- position ticket in this ward.
 Then the Fair Haven East borough election is coming right along and there will be a caucus on Friday eve- ming. preparatory to the election next Monday. John Parker, the present warden, will decline a renomination and two of the burgesses will decline. Frank J. Mansfield, one of the burgesses, will decline on account of his business. There is talk of nominating him for warden, if he would accept Joel M. Bradley has moved out of the borough and is ineligible for renomination for burgess on that account. c. D. Bray, borough clerk for many years, will be and undoubtedly the col lector, s. A. T. Blake, the treasurer, Orton A. Rose, and the old board of Taken altogether there will be quite a little of local politics for the next week or so.
 The borough officers held their meeting on Monday evening. It was announced that the borough grand list had been increased under he new town reassessment from about | J, 100000 to $1,500,000. The present 1 tax Is six mills, and it will | be reduced to five mills so as lot to bring in too large a tax.
 Lewis Tyrrell and Frank Reynolds, | on a recent fishing trip off Cosey | Beach, caught about 200 pounds of flat ish in three hours fishing.
 Miss Hattie Denison left yesterday | or Ackron, O., to visit her sister, Mrs. Wright
 Quinnipiac Conclave, A. O. H., held a meeting Monday evening. There was me applicant for membership and hree applications at the previous meeting. There were refreshments af- CT the conclave meeting and a few ,ames of cards.
 Walter $. Welton of Pierpont street, at the New Haven County ank, had a fall recently and is oblig- d to use crutches.
 w. s. Neal of Atwater street. who as been i'll for two weeks, is now able 0 be o..t. r On May IA Helena May, daughter of ohm Lowe of Grand avenue, and El- 1ore w. Platt, son of Henry B. Platt f Edgewood avenue, will be married 'nly the immediate families will be in- ited
 Harry Vanderbilt of Rowe street has aturned from Jacksonville, where he pent the winter. MEFETING O-MORROW NIGHT