Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-17
Fair Haven.

Never before were good rents in as much demand on the east side as at the present time.
 Mir. Wyllis Farren returned home again to Providence, R. l., on Saturday.
 Mir. James R. Hunt, of Baltimore, arrived last week.
 The Finlanders moved last Saturday into the new building near Tuttle's hill, which was built for them.
 Mir. James Smith, located at Philadelphia, Pa., has accepted the professorship of music of the college at Ann Arbor, Mich. His many friends congratulate him on hls accept ance of this honorable position.
 Eugene Rowe, Ed. Rice, Arthur Rowe and Lucius Deming, jr., arrived on Friday night from their weeks cruise down the Sound as far as Block Island. They report Q pleasant time.
 The Sharpie Alice, with c. Palmer, c Baldwin and II. Rowe, arrived home Saturday afternoon from their cruise along the shore to Thimble Islands and other summer resorts in that vicinity.
 Three small boys, sons of A. Talmadge, s. Bauer and D. Smith, were in rowboat Fri day afternoon. The owner, Dan Mcdonald, came on to the wharf and threatened to throw overheard the occupants of the boat, ] which so frightened the lads that they jumped overheard and came near being drowned, and would were it not that outsid- CTS gallantly rushed into the water and res- cued them from watery grave. man by the name of Brophy, who lives on the west side, was rather full Saturday afternoon, making considerable noise. Some of his friends locked him up in the basement of Grannis' block. The prisoner not liking his cell jumped through the window and went into the water. This place he liked nc better, and pulled for the shore, climbed uI the wharf and started for home, as wet out side as he was inside.
 The game of base ball on Friday afternoon was one-sided affair, the score standing 2. to 9. After the third inning the umpire: decisions were erroneous that the losing side took no interest in the game whatever They think, however, with fair umpire tha l the game would have been considerabl, l closer.
 Miss Emma L. Camp, who has been visit l ing with Miss Etta Lancraft, returned to he home in New York city last Saturday. Some of the young lads from 14 to IL years of age are making pretty good wage | ferrying people over the river, near tn. 1 Quinnipiac river. Some of them are earning g high as $9 week.
 The Rev. Edwin Potwins, of North Ha l ven, preached very fine discourse yesterda. 1 morning at St. James, Episcopal church, talk | ing the text for his sermon from Acts, chap l ter 24th and verse 18th. The rector, Dx 1 William Vibbert introduced the divine, say ing that he was born just across the road
 from the church, and that he baptized him il
 this church twenty-five years ago, and tha | to-day it afforded him and the members o
 his church personal pleasure to greet hiu
 here, and they would listen with specia pleasure to his remarks
 The little steamer Mollie has been engage
 for one week in August to a small party, wh
 will take a short trip down east. M. Coleman has bought of D. M. Smith tn
 wharf property and the building thereon, oc
 cupied by Mr. Smith as grocery store.
 Captain Joseph Bowditch and family an
 Henry Manwaring and family are rusticatin
 at Sag Harhor. At last reports they wer
 enjoying themselves to their hearts content On Friday afternoon there were fftee
 sloops and schooners in our waters. All bu
 two were engaged to take oyster shells fo planting down into the Sound. Seven dreGg
 steamers, besides several small craft, were i
 the river between the two bridges, an unusu
 al sight, and it looked if there was considera
 ble shipping business done here.