The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-18
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES WILL
 BE HELD TOMORROW.

Places Where Local Electors VVIII Meet
 All Voters Must Have Registered
 Many items of Social and Personal
 Interest 10 FaIr Haven People.
 The republican primaries throughout the city will be held tomorrow evening at o'clock for the purpose of electing delegates for state. congressional, shrievalty. probate, senatorial repre- sentative and justice of the peace con- ventions. The local electors will meet at the following places: Eleventh ward, at Central hall, Grand avenue, Edgar A. Johnson chairman; Twelfth ward, at Polar Star hall, Grand avenue, Thomas N. Gierding chairman; Fourteenth ward, at engine house, Grand avenue, Luzerne Ludington, chairman; Eff teentb ward. at engine house, Forbes avenue. George W. Boyer chairman. The following number of delegates are to be elected: Eleventh ward, six, Twelfth ward, six; Fourteenth ward, three; Fifteenth ward, two. No person will be allowed to vote who has not previously registered, as required by a recently constructed law. It is expect ed that large crowd will gather at the places announced, and that a great deal of interest will be taken in the re- suits.
 Reuben Warner, of Poplar street, is clerking for A. H. Waterbury.
 Raymond White, of Exchange street, is visiting in Cromwell.
 A great deal of interest is being taken in the regatta which will take place on the Quinnipiac river north of the Grand avenue bridge next Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. There will be two events during the afternoon. The first event will be sharpfe race, which is open to all who wish to enter in accordance with the rules governing said race. AL ready two boats are entered, namely, the Edith, owned by E. Rowe, and the Lizzie. owner by F. Larabee. It is ex- pected that at least half dozen boats will contest. The course will be trian- gular, from the bridge north, and the boats will have to sail over the course three times for finish. Immediately after the sharpie race is sailed the canoe race will be padded by the mem bers of the Quinnipiac Canoe club, of which the following young men are members: Frederick Adams, Charles f5 White, Frank Wicks, Robert Blakeslee, William Blatchley, Charles Saunders, Curtis Smith, Charles Brautlecht. Har- vey Davis, Germaine Crossley, Robert Kelsey, John Anderson, Charles Con- nors, Frederick Smith, Homer Denison, Raymond Doty and Robert Bennett. It is expected that nine canoes will be on parade, six of which will be entered to race. The names of the canoes already entered are Mohegan, Shamrock, Tip pecanoe, Sachem Minnehaha and Uncas, each of which will be padded by two persons. The boys are very enthusias- tic over this race and it is generally thought that it will be quite close. The course for the canoe race is direct from the Island to the drawbridge. Any person (not a professional paddler) owning an open canoe and wishing to enter can do so by applying to Charles Blatchley, 219 Blatchley avenue.
 During the last two months the city has been retopdressing Quinnipiac ave- nue from Grand avenue north to Barnes avenue. It Is expected that the work will be completed during the next week, much to the delight of teamsters and bicyelists.
 Ground has been broken at the corner of Grand avenue and Poplar street for a two-story addition to the store now occupied by A. H. Waterbury, the gro- cer. The size of the addition is to be 17x33 which will be completed about the middle of October, and when completed will be used by MT. Waterbury as a fancy goods department. During the next few days an electric coffee mill Is to be installed in the grocery store to take the place of the old-fashioned one now in use and which is operated by hand.
 E. M. see1ey, of 143 Blatclley avenue, has been suffering very much during the past two weeks with a carbuncle on the back of his. neck at the base of the brain. His many friends will be pleas ed to learn that he is now able to be out of doors for short spaces of time. He is being attended by Dr. Walker.
 Frederick Butterfield, of Welcome street, has joined his sister Florence on a short visit in Stratford and Bridge port.
 Yesterday was beautiful Sabbath, and many attended the services in the various churches. On the New Haven green in the afternoon the members of the Epworth league led the singing for the Y. M. c. A. at their open air meet ing.
 Mrs. George R. Stevenson and her daughter Nellie, of sS Poplar street, are visiting Mrs. Frederick Moody of New London. G. R. Stevenson is spending his vacation at Ocean Grove, N. J., while his son. George H. Stevenson, is with the Sigma Theta Phi society at Cosey Beach.
 Mrs. Bruce and the Misses Bruce, of wo1cott street, are visiting in New town.
 During the past week workmen have been busy in building a scaffolding around the 180-foot chimney of the Na- tional Wire corporation, which, it will be remembered, was struck by lightning on August g. It was at first thought that the whole stack would have to be rebuilt, but upon examination it was f0,1pd that if co11Id he ranaired wifhoIrt