The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-01
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
IMPORTANTCHANGESIN LETTER
 CARRIERS ROUTES.

People Looking for Collection of Mail
 After p. m.-Death of Thomas Jones Other Items.
 Some important changes take effect to-day in the Fair Haven letter carrier routes. The section above Cedar Hill (not in Fair Haven) is to be served by D. G. Saunders, whose route has been the territory between Ferry and Blatchley avenue one one side and be- tween Woolsey and State street. This route is to be taken by Albertus Fisher. who will be assigned from the main office. That section of Ferry street be- tween Grand avenue and Lombard street-formerly part of route No. 5S- will be added to route 15, of which John F. Kennedy is the carrier. The people on Quinnipiac avenue. from Barnes avenue to the town line, who have not been receiving their mail by letter car rier. will now be accommodated, this territory having been added to route 14, Maurice J. Cain, carrier. The Ex- change street section, west of East Pearl street, will be detached from Mir Gains route and added to MT. Carrolrs route. Shelter and Munro streets. now in route 30 R. T. Downes, carrier, will be added to route 53, Albertus Fisher, carrier. Superintendent MuIvey of station A believes these changes will prove satisfactory to the public The changes seemed necessary in order to equalize the districts and thus afford better service in general.
 The people have been looking for the collection of mail matter from the boxes, which was promised after p. m Superintendent Mulvey was asked about the matter yesterday and stated that there was prospect of securing this service about October 1. The postoffice department has taken up the matter and will grant the accommodation, if possible.
 Thomas Jones, resident of Fair Ha- ven for many years, died yesterday morning at the New Haven hospital. Mir. Jones and his wife have of late made their home with their son, Town send E. Jones, of No. 15 Fourth avenue, | West Haven. MT. Jones was an en- Egineer and janitor in charge of the Ma sonic building. corner of Chapel and Union streets, many years, but was obliged to give up work owing to failing health, about two years ago. He has suffered from kidney trouble and was operated upon at the New Haven hos pital nearly two weeks ago. He was in his roth year. He was native of Della ware, afterward lived in Long Island and then came to Fair Haven. He was a member of Wooster lodge, F. and A. M., which will have charge of the fu- neral to be held in the Memorial chapel. Fair Haven cemtery, Saturday at 2:30 D. m. The deceased was a veteran of the Civil war and a member of the 127 New York volunteers. He was also a member of the West Haven M. F.. church.
 w. H. Preston of Blatchley avenue leaves to-day for the Adirondaeks.
 George Berger of English street has gone to the Catskills for a stay of two weeks.
 Mrs. H. I. Barnes of Exchange street left yesterday for Hartford for a visit of two weeks with her sister. Mrs. Wall ter E. Lewis. Her daughter Florence has been there about two weeks
 At 6:30 yesterday morning the Stand- ard Oil company's boat No. 6S, started to go through the Chapel street draw. She Is a large craft and is lowed by a New York tug which found difficulty in working her through the channel. The bridge was kept open until 13 minutes of and several hundred peo- ple were waiting to get to work On the cars which were blocked were a number of Winchester's employees who went back home, as the long delay made 1t useless for them to go to the factory.
 Timothy stepp, son of Howard stepp, of East Haven. and Miss Palmer, daughter of Henry Palmer, were mar red Wednesday. Rev. D. J. Clark, pas tor of the East Haven Congregational church, officiated. It was home wed- ding and was attended by the relatives and a few friends.
 Helen, the little daughter of MT. and Mrs. M. J. Barnes of Houston street, who has visited relatives in Brooklyn for three weeks, returned "eulesudy' Mir Barnes went down and accom- panied his daughter home.
 Mrs. Ellen Hull of Philadelphia is wis iting Mrs. M. F. Baldwin of Quinnipiac avenue.
 MT. and Mrs Amory Whitehead of Wolcott street, left yesterday for a months vacation and will visit the home of Mrs. Whitehead in western New York They will return in time to attend the Advent camp meeting.
 Mrs. Bulley and daughter Marion, of Blatchley avenue, are now at Stock bridge. Mass. Miss Mary J. McCaffrey of Jersey City will join them this week Julia A. Warren has purchased of Frederick W. Donnelly the house and lot, 50 feet front, on Saltonstall avenue
 Charles A. Johnson, of Blatchley ave Inue, employed by the Housatonic com pany, who was injured Wednesday by falling from a ladder, fractured both bones of the left elbow. He is getting along as well as could be expected.
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