The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-17
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
LAYING OF THE WAFER, M AFN PRO-
 GRESSING RAPIDLY.

Rev. MT. Jackson Able to Preach Again
 -James T. Clark Is Hl-NIany Attend
 tho HusIsing Bee at the Grand Avenue
 Hapttst Church Wednesday Evening.
 The laying of new water main in
 Fair Haven East is progressing rapid
 ly The work has begun in Aver street
 from Lenox street and progressing east,
 thence into Lexington avenue, thence
 north to East Grand and down the hill
 to Lenox, thus completing the water
 main in that square. The men have
 encountered considerable rock, which is
 rapidly cut away. About one hundred
 men are engaged on the work. Work
 will also go on in Lexington avenue
 south for distance of about $50 feet from Aver street
 Rev. Mir Jackson, of East Haven, who has been i'll several weeks from the effects of pneumonia, was able to
 preach at Christ church on Sunday.
 Mrs. Ralph Davis of Lexington ave- nue, went to Providence yesterday to visit friends.
 < Nathan Eldridge has returned from Massachusetts, where he has been in business several months
 MT. and Mrs. George H. Jennings, who have been visiting MT. and Mrs. Alvin Arnes, of IFS Quinnipiac avenue, have returned to their home in Boston.
 H. Konold & Son have just finished discharging one boat loaded with five hundred tons of coal and two more boats are expected this week The price of coal is now $5, but MT. Konold says that wholesalers claim that the price will advance twenty-five cents on June l. Undoubtedly the present is the time to buy coal, if one would get the ad- vantages of the lowest figure. From present appearances the price is not likely to be any lower this season than 1t is at present.
 James T. Clark, of 1o9 East Pearl street, has been very ill for weeks from the effects of gangrene in one foot, and three toes have been amputated. The wounds are healing and he is feeling better and is able to be out around the yard with the aid of crutches.
 Lucius w. Moody, of Fair Haven Blast, has been appointed member of the board of directors of the Connecti- cut Law and Order league and mem- Der of the executive committee. x The pa irons of the Huskin' Bee near Iy filled the Grand avenue Baptist church on Wednesday evening. It was ia unique entertainment and gave much pleasure and amusement to all present. The platform with straw and corn, to represent a barn floor, gave farm-like appearance quite true to life. The lhuskers strolled in at the beginning of the entertainment singly and in groups, | and were attired in farm costume-the | women in cotton dresses and aprons and l the men in working clothes. The first part was devoted to the husking, the performers at work entertaining each other with the usual amount of gossip ! 'petailed in country village. s. J. Lat | ta gave an amusing sketch of farm boys trip to New York with his best girl, and there were appropriate songs by Miss N. c. Porter, Miss Ruth Smith | and Miss May Rowley who also DOT trayed the gypsy fortune teller. The f second part was the visit of the village choir to the huskers and those partici- paeing were Mrs. B. B. Warren, Miss D. Gertrude Duell, j. E. Schnautz, N. E Smith, M. J. Barnes, H. " Santry and Charles Leigh This was followed by a, spelling match in which huskers and Singers participated, N. A. Beebe acting as spelling master. Ice cream was served at the close by the huskers. ssElder Sylvester Pitlxin"-C. D. Man warng-who arranged the entertain ment lis deserving of much credit for this novel affair.