The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-07
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY TO HOLD OUTING AT THE ROCK.
Over 500 Members Here-Dinner to be Served al o'clock-Lawn Party to be HeId-Schooner Ophir sOId-Sairing Canoe Ruce Scheduled.

HeId-SchoOner Ophir SOId-SaiIIng Canoe Race Scheduled.
 The Daughters of Liberty will hold their annual field day at Savin Rock on
 Saturday. August 8. There are over
 5OG members of the order in this city
 and the management desire that ali
 should be at Savin Rock as early as 10 o'clock to welcome all out Of town
 councils thaS will unite and make the affair long to be remembered. The committee expect that all will bring Iunuches and wear the red, white and
 blue ribbons. Tables will be set and
 dinner served at o'clock. Another cargo of coal has arrived for the Warner Miller company and is be- ing discharged at the Front street wharf. 4-4..- E. Rev. MT. Pratt, from the west, is to preach in the Grand avenue Congrega-
 tionaI church Sunday morning.
 A lawn party was scheduled for We'd
 nesday evening on the lawn of the Grand avenue Congregational church. The Christian Endeavor society of the Branford Congregational church were to come uD on a straw ride and repay a call made by the Fair Haven society, btu the weather prevented. Tie visit will probably be made later. The Branford and Lighthouse cars are now running via Chapel street and
 using the Chapel street draWbridge. Nearly week was taken in excavating
 the east channel under the bridge. Very hard sandy bottom was encountered,
 making the digging difficult and pro- tracting the job. It was a great incon- yencience 10 the employees Of factories who cross the bridge every day and they were much pleased when travel was resumed.
 w. H. Preston made business trip to New London yesterday.
 The schooner Ophir which brought a cargo of plaster to the Connecticut Ada
 mant company. has been sold by Cap tain Pettis to New York partie.s to go into the sugar trade. An other schooner is under construction for Captain Pet tis and it is expected the new vessel will be in readiness to bring two car-
 goes of plaster here before the cold weather. s53 @t X 5#s MT and Mrs. w. A. Graham of Ot- tawa, Can, are the guests os Mr. and
 Mrs. Robert Macarthur Of Lloyd street. They are accompanied by their daughter Miss Margaret Graham. MT,
 Graham is head teacher of languages at the Collegiate, Ottawa. :E
 MT. and Mrs. J, U. Eagan and son of
 Ferry street are at Litchfield eor. Ii stay of two weeks.
 It is now decided to add sailing
 canoe race to the events of the regatta, already announced, to be held on Quin- nipiac river, Saturday afternoon. The entries for this race are as follows: Lee c. Wilson, canoe Memo; Raymond
 J. Doty, canoe Nite. The prize will be 3 fine razor presented by the w. A. Warner & Bro. Co. h the dugout pad ding race, there will be two old-time dugouts twelve men in each -the dug outs to start from point up river and finish at Grand avenue bridge. The
 prize is to be a watermelon. The canoe race, previously announced, will ensure great competition and rivalry. The prize is an elegant silver loving cup
 presented by ". A. Warner & Bro. Co. It is doubtful if a sailing race for shar- pies is arranged, but the events all ready announced will be sufficient to ensure a fine regattat for next satur- day afternoon. The programmes can be had at the store of w. A. Warner & Bro. Co Saturday morning.
 There was a very low tide yesterday afternoon, following the severe north easter. It was very rough Wednesday
 and down at Morris Cove and Light house point the waves dashed high on the shore. Several boats got adrift, but a close watch was kept and the craft were made secure again. It was very severe tsorm for August.