Morning journal and courier., 1882-08-25
5onrnaI anb Gourier.
Friday Morning, August 25. 1882.
Fair Haven.

Fair Haven.
 Fair Haven well represented at the en- | tertainment of the Mason Rogers Post G. A. | R., at Branford yesterday, and all repor3 a good time, and so far the post are very sue. cessful in their undertakings.
 A large number of the friends of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer T. Culver, who were recently married and reside on North Quinnipiac street. have called on the happy couple to pay their respects and congratulate them on their marriage. The visitors speak in the highest terms and unbounded praise of the hearty welcome and generous hospitality that were showered upon them by the bride and groom. Mir. and Mrs. c. have the best wishes of many for their success in the future and pleasant journey through life.
 MT. William Smith, of North Guilford and family were moving yesterday into the Hem ingway and Rowe block, over the stores of w. V. Blair and J. C. Elmer.
 Mir. William Fowler's teams of Foxen are carting the new seats for St. James church from the former Lewis < Beecher's, now filings, lumber house on Water street, in the city, to the church.
 The tax book for the tax laid at the annual I meeting of the borough last June is nearly ready and will soon be placed in the hands of Collector s. B. Hill for collection. Mrs. Captain William Betsworth, her son Earnest and daughters Misses Fife and ! Ettie, who have been visiting here for several \ weeks past, returned to their home in Balti- | more, Md, Wednesday night. Their stay ! here has been very pleasant to themselves and ' Gair fria | fly were 10th to depart. Captain Betsworth, ! whose business is located in Baltimore, has ! been detained in the West, and so had to ! forego the visit with his family to his former ! nome this season.
 The oyster dredge steamer F. F. Brown ! arrived yesterday from Long Island, where ! ,he had been with small party on an excur-
 sion trip of four days, making stops at some \ of the places on the north shore of the ! island. All hands we'll but some of them 8 | title seasick on the trip going across the | Sound.
 small party of ladies picnicked on Indian Rock (East Rock Park yesterday. They ! lrove on to the summit over the new road ! laid out by the Park Commissioners They | returned home at dusk in ecatacies over the charming time they had enjoyed at this little ! gathering. Before separating they proposed ! to have another picnic at the same place be ! fore long and get their friends to accompany and make up large party.
 ! Notwithstanding the cloudy and threaten ing weather on Wednesday evening there was \ full attendance at the ''peach festival" in ! the basement of St. James, church The I pleasant affair was given by the ladies con ! nected with the society. The peaches were \ ha lxaf of Tod \ he cakes fine and the ice cream superb About slxty-fve dollars realized by the evenings pleasure, which will go towards \ paying for the improvements now being made in the church. The ladies feel quite ! grateful to their friends who responded so ! iberally to the cause.
 The oyster packing house of Barnes & \ Luddington have dissolved partnership. Both ' gentlemen will continue in the oyster trade
 put they will be two separate firms. and the houses will have no connection in their busi- ness whatever.
 NIT. B. P. Ford and family former resi-. E Tents here but now living in Ho,yoke Mass \ ire visiting short time in this vicinity with \ some of their friends.
 The brass cannon for the east side was \ cast yesterday at Graham & Co., s foundry at 2O5 Wooster street in the city. MT. Graham \ has the reputation of getting out some of the finest and best work in their line in these \ palts. The work done yesterday was fully ' -Qu6l IT not DeLCef than expected, and the residents here will take due pride in it. The
 cannon itself will weigh about three hundred pounds The carriage for the gun is com pleted and all the paraphernalia is nearly
 ready. The item in yesterdays Euen
 .ag Register on the gun was
 far from right in almost ev-
 ny particular. The gun is not for East
 Haven but for the use of the residents in
 Fair Haven east and the funds secured for
 purchasing the brass piece were made "open- I y and above board, " and in most cases the
 contributions voluntarily given. Not
 ,ne cent was secured by ''cajolery,'' ''deceit, '
 or guile" Brett & Manning, the builders,
 lid not get out the model, construct the car
 ciage, or have anything to do with any part
 If it. The wheels were made at Rockers
 carriage shop State street-and made oi
 white oak and not of mahogany, reported
 Every part of the cannon, carriage and ap
 .,urtenances will be first-class, notwithstand-
 ing the article published in the Register, and
 his brass piece will be used for salutes on
 holidays, for salutes of welcome, and by
 7ither political party for their publications
 md for any cause for the benefit of the ''cit
 izens of the 14th ward of New Haven"