The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-08-08
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST HERE AND
THERE.

Boom in Real Estate-New Heating
Plant for Pearl Street NJ. E. Church
Marrow Escape from Drowning
Church, Social and Society News.
The business meeting and outing of
Chapter 4.277. Epworth league. will be
held at savin Rock one week from
Thursday evening, August IT. instead
of next Thursday as announced yester-
day.
There is a boom in real estate in the
vicinity of the building now being
erected for the factory of the National
Folding Box company in the Twelfth
ward. A real estate dealer is excavat-
ing for a three-story house at the cor
her of Main and Alton streets and sew
eral owners of houses and lots in the
neighborhood have been asked to set
price on their property. There are
many vacant lots in the locality and
real estate dealers look for the erec-
ton of a number of houses which can
be rented to employees of the box COM
pany. The completion of the plant is
bound to build up the tenement dis
| trict in that section.
Work was begun yesterday in the
East Pearl street, NJ E, church prepar-
atory to the installation of the new
heating plant The carpet was dispos-
ed of and removed and the cushions
were taken to B. B. Savage & Co. to be
made over. Measurements were taken
for the piping by the contractor, F. A.
Carleton.
The married mems base ball team of
the Holy Name society defeated the
single mems team at tn Y. NJ. C. A.
grounds, Morris Cove, on Saturday at
ternoon. The score was % to IS.
l. A copper headed snake was killed at
Lake Saltonstall recently by a fisher
man. These are very deadly and are
rare in these parts
Clerk John Mclaughlin of station A,
Charles Stanton Of Farren avenue, Ber-
nard Farrell and John McKeen of this
city have returned from a two weeks
vacation spent in Meriden.
T While changing places in a rowboat
when opposite Long wharf on Sunday
Rufus Wightman and William Robin
son of the east side fell overheard.
Both wore rubber boots, and it was
with difficulty that they finally reached
their boat being completely exhausted.
Both had narrow escape from drown
ing. They were on their way to the
bar for CLAIMS.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
warden and burgesses of Fair Haven
East was held last evening. Only rou-
tine business was transacted. y.
James Eagan and family of Ferry
street left esterday for a few days
visit. in, the Catskills. ..-S - -F'
Mrs. w. A, Graham of Grand avenue
is still at East River, Conn, where she
was called about two weeks ago by
the critical Illness of her nieces, Mrs.
Burdette L. Parmelee of that place.
Mrs. Parmelee has many friends in
this CITY, who will be grieved to learn
of her illness.
The regular meeting Of the Quinni-
piae Hose and Hook and Ladder com
pany will be held In the engine house
on East Grand avenue Tonight
The test car went over Grand avenue
and up to Montowese yesterday.
Miss Maybelle Gierding of 40 Atwater
| street assumed a clerkship under Di-
rector Coet of the public works depart
ment yesterday.
Miss Anna Graham of "a SaltonstaIl
avenue and Miss Katherine Egan OF 1873
Fillmore street left yesterday for two
weeks stay at Litchfield.
Cornelius Kelleher, jr., of Naugatuck,
son of Cornelius Kelleher of East Pearl
street, left for weeks stay at Sara
toga.