The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-22
LATEST FAIR RAVEN NEWS
GOOD PROGRESS ON WORK OF
 DEEPENING MILL RIVER.


 Eext-A Big Boom of spiIss for the New Holder for Ihe Gas Company.
 The contractor for the deepening of Mill river is making good progress on the work. The digging began at a point where Mill and Quinnipiac rivers
 join, just above TomIinson bridge. and has now progressed to a point opposite the steam sawmill. or over half of the space to Chapel street. Later Quinni- piac river will be deepened up to Grand avenue bridge. The deepening of both channels is important. Many times boats Of not deep draft have grounded in the channel up Mill river. The work in QuinniDiac river is of especial inn portance since the new steel mill was located just below the drawbridge. The deepening will given in both rivers twelve feet at low water or eighteen feet at high water. This will permit most Of the steamers loaded with bill lets for the steel works to pass up. The deepening of these channels will prove an important assistance to the busi- ness interests Of Fair Haven. IuGIS ID c Ol lLSOlSu JNAfSb above Chapel street bridge to be used in making a sub-fOundation for the great holder for the gas company. The spiles are very long and it is intended to drive them down to bed rock, as the gas company does not intend to build the heavy steel superstructure upon a shaky foundation After the spiles were lowed up the river men in boats fasten- ed boom around the outer edge to se- cure the great logs. The spiles are now being hoisted out of the river and piled up on the gas companys lot.
 Improvements are in progress along | the roadbed of the Manufacturers rail- road A section of roadbed which has settled and located near the corner of Ferry and River streets is being raised. When this is completed the roadbed across the meadows, from point just beyond the old distillery plant to Cedar Hill is to be raised two feet. These im- provements have been needed for long time.
 MT. and Mrs. Martin J. Cavanaugh,
 who have visited the family of Colonel and Mrs. T. r. Callahan of Blatchley avenue, have returned to New York. MT. Downer of Stratford, father of R. T. Downer, the letter carrier is visiting the latter at his home on Beacon ave- nGe.
 MT. and Mrs. Edwin Eddy of Pierpont street have returned from Providence,
 where they attended the graduation ex- 1 ercises of Brown university. One of their sons graudated with the class of l 1903.
 Professor Robert o. Moody of the University of California, in San Fran circo, is spending the summer at his | former home on Fair Haven heights. The next regular meeting of Fair Ha-
 ven lodge, No. 2, D. of H., will be held this evening. The lodge will entertain for the first time its deputy, Mrs. Emma | c. Runge of Meriden and members of Silver City lodge. of that place have also been invited. All members of the | drill team are requested to be present as ] the work must be exemplified for the deputy's inspection. After the meeting | supper will be served in the banquet | hall. The committee is desirous of hav-
 ing large supply of flowers for decora-
 tion and members who will donate the ! same are asked to bring them to A. o. | U. W. hall this afternoon.
 The comedy "Maidens All Forlorn'' | will be given in the town hall. East Ha- | ven, on Wednesday evening at l o'clock under the auspices of St. Mar l garet's guild of Christ church. Mrs. Ellen B. Potter of Front street | and her son Dwight W. Ball and wife of l Chicago are visiting in Stony Creek. Rev. and Mrs. A. F. Irvine and chil- l dren expect soon to leave for their sum- I mer home in Northfield, Vt.
 At the children's day service of the ! Baptist Sunday school the collection for l new hymn books amounted to $1975.