Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-03
FaII. SIAvan

Caucus to nominate borough officers at the engine house to morrow (Thursday) evening. Nice fresh shad was selling on the streets Monday afternoon for four and five cents a pound.
 The delivery wagon of Beebe's store on the west side came out last Monday newly repainted, and it looked finely. Fitzgerald < Allen are doing some very nice work in their business. The harnesses made by them attract some attention and give perfect satisfaction to the buyers. On Monday afternoon there accidentally met together in front of Smiths market four of our elderly citizens whose respective ages were SC, S5, v and 76.
 The oyster dredge steamer now being built at Graves shipyard for H. c. Rowe is fast nearing completion. The engines and boilers have been placed in their respective positions D. w. Grosvenor is doing the iron work, which is pronounced by experts in that line very finely executed and work that will bear the closest inspection.
 Some of the farmers who come after the brewers malt at the brewery corner of East Pearl and River streets do some grumbling claiming that they cannot get sufficient sup ply of the desired article and have to wait too long for what they get now.
 Among the boatmen who made the cali on the watchman ct the bar oyster grounds last Friday was Isaac Mallory, who had not been ashore there before in over twenty five years. Rev. Dr. Vibbert, who was taken ill during morning service at his church last Sunday, is much better and continues to improve.
 Miss Fannie Scranton, who has been here 4l, aIrx n on Prospect street, returned to her home in New York city yesterday.
 The Second church Sabbath school at last Sundays session appointed 8 committee to make arrangements for the annual picnic of the Sunday school.
 Miss Nettie Bishop, of New London, is wis., iting this week with Miss Kinney Hemingway on Centre street.
 Captain Harvey Barnes is moving with his family into the Thompson house on Prospect street.
 There was goodly assemblage at the pew renting in the Second church on Monday evening and the bidding for seats for the en- suing year was quite lively. w.. P. Niles was the auctioneer. The sales were about the same as last year, nearly all the pews being rented and much good feeling prevailed. At the East Pearl street Methodist Episcopal church on Monday the pews were also rent ed Mr. H. w. Crawford was the auction ger. There were large number present. The bidding was quite lively and spirited The sales, if anything, will exceed those of last year. There is not pew room enough on the main floor to supply the demand, so some of the members propose renting seats ia the gallery The sale of seats at the First church will take place this evening at o'clock in the body of the church. It is expected the sale will be lively and interesting.
 Lancraft and Linsley, the builders, are driving business quite lively. They keep about fifty men at work all the time
 Cliff Hemingway had his gray pony and his fathers sorrel pony hitched up double yesterday and took drive around the place. it was a very fine looking turnout.
 Those boatmen who were out dredging for oysters around the new breakwater yesterday say that it blew rather hard and that if there is anyone who does not believe it they would have liked to had some of the unbelievers along with them about that time.
 The ladies who work in the horseshoe nail shop on East Chapel street with their gen. tlemen friends will make 8 visit this evening to Miss Ida Meachem at Waterside. An or chestra will be present and good time is anticipated.
 Captain William Wright is having the tim Der carted on the vacant lot corner of Mead ow street and Farren avenue, preparatory to building dry dock in sections for parties living in Campeachy, Mo-, which when com pleted, if accepted, will be taken down and shipped to its destination. It will require three hundred and sixty thousand feet of yellow pine to complete the work