The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-26
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
 ACROSS THE RIVER.

People Going to Ireland This sum-
 mer-New Bids for the Grading of
 Woodward Avenue-National Wire
 Mill May Be Closed Down.
 Captain Frederick Brown, who ap- peared before the legislative commit tee in Hartford at the hearing on vari- | ous oyster bills. says that there will be | no legislation harmful to the smaller | oystermen who dredge on the natural | beds. He says the state isn't going to | adopt any legislation looking to the | sale of these beds, which will be kept | intact, so that any dredgers whose boats are licensed may dredge thereon. | The present license fee is $2 per year, | but the new bill provides for a tax of | $5. Captain Brown says that the pres lent tax should be raised, for it is not | sufficient to pay the expense each year | of buoying out the natural beds of the | state, There are many Fair Haven | oystermen interested in the pending 1 legislation, for Fair Haven boats catch | many thousands of bushels of seed every fall.
 Thomas Lawlor, of 231 Front street, | who has built a big power beat the past season, expects to put the craft 1 into the water next week The hull is 27 l-2 feet long, nine feet beam, and will have a twelve-horsepower engine. Those who have examined the boat say that it ought to make pretty fast time on the waiter.
 Several from this section of the city intend to go over to Ireland this sum- Inner and visit the Dublin exposition. Among those who will go is Francis Healy, of Blatchley avenue. A company of friends of William Fa- hey, of 14S Saltonstall avenue, paid him a surprise visit Tuesday evening and the exercises during the evening tn- icluded number of games, several piano selections and the serving of a supper.
 Members of the Wdman's Home Mis- sion society of Pilgrim church held their meeting Wednesday afternoon at the home of the pastor and his wife, Rev. and Mrs. R. E. Brown. About twenty y-five; of the ladies called and en- 1oyed social hour. Refreshments were : served The president of the society is Mrs E. c. Rowe and the secretary Mrs. c. F. Bray.
 The remains of Charles w. Benedict, who died in Norwich, were brought to the undertaking rooms of + w. Craw- ford & Co. yesterday. The funeral will be at the chapel in Grove street ceme- tery, but the time for the funeral had not been decided last evening. Mr. Benedict resided here until about five years ago, when he removed to East } Haven, where his widow resides. He also leaves q married daughter He had been i'll for two or three years and died in Norwich. where he had been for the past month MT. Benedict was < employed as a stationary engineer un- til his health failed, and had been working for many years on the coal docks. He was member of Adelphi lodge, F. and A. M. MT. Benedict was a son of the late Mir. and Mrs. George Benedict, and was a native of New Ha- ven.
 At the funeral of Frank w. Prince, held at his late residence, P Clinton avenue, yesterday, Rev Dr. Sheath off, ficiated and the burial was in East Lawn cemetery, East Haven. Bearers were members of the fraternal orders to which he belonged which sent dele- gations as mark of respect to their deceased brother There were large number of beautiful floral tributes laid upon and around the casket. Each of the fraternities sent a floral offering bearing the emblem of the order. The funeral was largely attended.
 It was stated yesterday that new bids would be advertised for for the contract to grade the Woodward ave- nue extension. Upson & Daley were the bidders at $170O0, but the appropri- alton was only S10,000 and so the bid was rejected. The new bids will be opened May g.
 A committee of ladies of St. Antho- lnys guild is planning to give an enter talnment In Polar Star hall before long, the date of which Is to be announced later.
 J. R. Graves, of Amesbury, Mass, stopped over Wednesday at the home of his brother, Sherman I. Graves, of Grand avenue
 Harry Goodyear and wife have nov ed from 1SS Grand avenue and the house is to be occupied by Mir. and Mrs Lamb and Mrs. Lambs brother, N A. Tanner, who are moving from East Pearl street.
 Dr. James H. Laden, of New York is ! visiting relatives here.
 The news that the receivers are to ask permission in the superior court to-day to close down the plant of the National Wire corporation was reeelv- ed here with regret yesterday It is said that under present conditions the receivers cannot safely make contracts ap- 1t has been thought best to close the plant. It is said that they still are hoping for reorganization of the con- cern.