The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-07-05
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The Cat Came BacE-H. w. Russell and
Family Visi masonic Home I'm WALL
| inefOrd--CarI Swanson Has His Face
Burned with Powder--BOys Succeed
in Ringing Bell Of East Pearl Street
! M. e. Church--Other Notes.
The precaution Of the east side fire
department in having men stationed at
the engine house in East Grand avenue,
yesterday and the night before, was
much appreciated by the citizens Of the
borough. A horse was also there to be
used in hauling the chemical apparatu
| if needed. This is the first time so ex-
tensive precautions have been taken for
July Fourth.
The highly priced cat belonging to
Burgess G. Clifford Foote, of the bor-
ough, has come home. Recently when
William Granniss started out with his
fish wagon for trip to the country
early in the morning, the Foote cat
took ride. The Granniss barn Is near
the F'oote residence and the cat had
taken lodgings in the fish wagon the
night before When the center Of the
city was reached the cat woke UP and
made a bolt out over the dashboard,
much to the surprise Of Mr.. Ganniss.
The cat ran away and Mr.. Granniss did
not follow it. just how the animal was
| identified is not known to the writer,
but 1t came back all right.
III. w. Russell and family of the bor-
ough made visit to the Masonic
home at Wallingford Tuesday, and
through the kindness Of Superintendent
John o. Rowland formerly of Fair Ha-
ven, were enabled to make thorough
inspection of the institution and
| grounds They also met several Fair
| Haven people who sLre inmates tthsra,
Mr.. Russell says the institution is kept
up In first-class condition under the dt-
rection Of superintendent Rowland.
| Carl, son of Peter Swenson of Grand
avenue, was burned about the face with
powder yesterday morning.
| Old brick from the ruins of the Hem
ingway building, which was burned on
East Grand avenue few years ago,
has been sold and Is being carted away.
| The big brick oven used by a baker in
| the center of the cellar Is also being
| taken down.
Rev. DR.. Sheath of the Grand avenue
Congregational church, and Rev. R. E,
Brown of Pilgrim church, will preach
in exchange next Sunday morning.
Harold, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Willet T.
Kellogg of Quinnipiac avenue, who
graduated at the Yale Scientific school
this north, leaves for Durango, Mexi-
co. soon to take position as civil en-
gineer with the Mexican international
railroad.
The Sunday school Of Pilgrim church
will go on the annual picnic to Double
Beach on July II.
Miss Mamie Covert, of Woolsey
street, Is visiting in New Britain.
Mrs willett A, Hemingway Of Quin-
nipiao avenue, is visiting her brother,
H. Lee Fl. Mallory Of Brooklyn.
Miss Ellen Allen, of 80 Pierpont
street. leaves to-day for Mansfield de-
Ipot to visit her sister, Mrs. Henry
Starkweather.
A number of lot owners of the Green
Lawn cemetery, formerly known as the
Forbes burytng ground of East Haven,
met this week at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward T. Beach, 1903 Wolcott
street, for the purpose Of forming a
cemetery association. There are over
one hundred and fifty lots in this cem-
etery and it is intended to provide wa
ter in the enclosure so that plants and
flowers may be cared for and other I'M
provements. The New Haven Water
company will lay pipes to the cemetery
In a short time and the association viii
pay for the water rental Quite a num-
Der have joined the association and