The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-08-11
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST HERE AND
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Streets Being Repaired-BrOken TrOI-
 ley Wires Cause Runaway Cars
 FraternaI Benefit League ExcursiOn-
 Other Items Os Interest.
 Acting upon the petition of the bor- ough government for repairing of East Grand avenue, work began yesterday by the public works department. Brok- en stone covered with dirt is being placed where the roadway is worn down, in the block between the bride and Quinnipiac avenue. The improve ment will be appreciated by all who have occasion to drive over this section of the avenue.
 Just before 4 o'clock yesterday after noon there was break in one of the trolley wires on Grand avenue at the corner of East Pearl street. and for quite a while there was no power for moving cars east, between that point and East Grand avenue. Cars ran by their own momentum down the hill, but stopped on the drawbridge. After some tention the cars were brought back by connecting the trollies with the wire on the west bound track. One of the re- i pair wagons was sent out from the re- pair shop and the break was repaired as soon as possible.
 Mrs. Sydney Gay and three children of Brooklyn, who have visited Mrs. Belle Jacques of Lloyd street, return | home to-day.
 MT. and Mrs. E. G. Fenton of 211 Blatchley avenue, the Misses Harriet Calista and Grace Bristol of 191 Ex- change street, Mrs. Mark Butterield and daughter, Florence of 12 Welcome street, and Miss Belle Slater of 55 Chambers street, left last night for a three weeks stay at the Shady Glen house, Durham, Green County, New York. They travel via the Albany day line from New York this morning. l Members of the Fraternal Benefit league are interested in the excursion to be held at Steeplechase isilandj Bridgeport, next Saturday. It is ex7 pected that many from Fair Haven will go on the train leaving at 1:40 p. m. There will be ball games for a chal+ lengc cup, tug-of-war contest and other events. X! Notwithstanding the muggy Weathe yesterday there was 8 good breeze in the afternoon. The wind from the south blew up the river at the rate of ten miles an hour and on the bridges the air was invigorating and refreshing.5 1 c. E. Bray who has returned after a visit with relatives in Syracuse, N. r. says that that city was for years of about the same population as New Ha- ven, but in the past few years has out stripped it in it's growth. .sg. @... r. ! Mrs. Walter. Neugeon, formerly of Fair Haven, has returned from Cobra. do Springs, where the family went foi the benefit. of the health of her late husband, and. <, is now residing or Blatchley avenue.
 Dr. F. B. Crane and wife have re- 1 turned from Congamond lake. The doc. tor had some fine bass, fishing. Miss Winifred Brennan of Shelter street has returned from Portland, Me.
 George B, B. Lamb .,r has purchased from Antoinette A. Rogers 510 feet o1 land fronting on Quinnipiac avenue.
 Julia, wife of Alfred Bridge, died at her home on Perkins street yesterday at the age of, sixty-two years. She was native of Kent county. England and came to Fair Haven twenty-five years ago. She was member of the Grand avenue Congregational church The funeral will be held on Saturday at 3 D. III.