Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-11-29

S. L. Blatchley & Sons are erecting FIVE
new dwelling houses on the street east and
and running parallel with Farren avenue.
This part of the annex is growing in popu-
lation rapidly.
The display of turkeys, geese ducks and
chickens at the markets is very fine. The
poultry is in good order, sells at a good price
and the trade promises to be extra good for
Thanksgiving.
The schooners Clara Franklin and William
Matthewson, loaded with Virginia oysters for
this market, arrived yesterday.
Rev. II. O. Hovey, pastor of the Second
church, will preach the Thanksgiving sermon
at the Old Stone church, East Haven, at
The pastor of that church, Rev. MIR. Clark
wishing to take his Thanksgiving dinner out
of town, Rev. Mr.. Hovey most kindly sup
plies his pulpit on the occasion.
A praise service will be given next Sunday
| evening at the Second church. The singing
will be by the choir and congregation the
choir being under the guidance of DR.. Bar
nett.
Mr.. J.R. Hunt oyster dealer in Baltimore,
| moved his household goods to that place yes
| terday, where he and his family will mako
! their future residence.
At the First church yesterday forenoon at
| eleven O'Clock Mr.. F. H. Thomson, book
| keeper at Sargents works on Water street,
and Miss Flora Barnes, youngest daughter of
Edwin Barnes, were united in the holy bonds
of matrimony, the Rev Burdett Hart offciat-
| ing. The happy couple after the ceremonies
started on wedding tour.
Some of the boatmen while on Cranes Bar
yesterday at low water gathering up oysters
found imbedded In the sand q large mortar
| she'll The boys handled the prize found
| very carefully, few of them getting q good
distance away.
The snow storm on Sunday and Monday
| and the cold weather yesterday put stop to
| the improvements on North Quinnipiac street
| for few days.
The residents near the Center street rail
road crossing on the east side and those who
| have occasion to cross the track at that point
make great complaint about the trains up
preaching from the east not whistling or
ringing the bell until they have passed by
Center street. Monday night, while a team
was crossing the track, the hind wheels were
| not two feet from the engine as it passed
| by, the driver not seeing or hearing the ap-
preaching train until it was close upon him.
! The driver was SO frightened at his narrow
escape that he did not get over his scare for
| several hours Several other similar cases
have happened at the place recently.
| William Wedmore, of Sailors Snug Har-
Dor, on Staten Island, is visiting here among
his old friends and acquaintance through
Thanksgiving week.
At the opening of the new Chamber of
| Commerce building in Baltimore, Md, last
| week, and the occupation of it by the ''Flour
| and Corn Exchange of that city, a barrel of
| -four was donated for the Boys Home on
| Calvert street, and put up at auction and
was bid in by Mr.. D. D. Mallory, the oyster
| and fruit packer who has fine residence on
| the Fair Haven Heights on the east side, and
resides there with his family through the
warm weather, at 1925, which sum of money
and the -four were sent to the Boys Home.
The members of Polar Star Lodge, I. O..
o. F., who visited Relief Lodge of Odd Fell
lows at their rooms, corner of Church and
| Grown streets, last Monday evening, are
| more than gratifed with the hearty reception
| they met with and the unbounded hospitali-
ties they received. The occasion will be
| long remembered with pleasure and pride by
thu Polar Stars