Morning journal and courier., 1882-04-14

cleared themselves from the wagon and start | ed on a run down the railroad track, but they | did not go far and fortunately not much dam- | age was done.
 l The schooner D. B. Johnson, loaded with l oysters for planting in the harbor, which the l owners of the cargo had almost given up as l lost, arrived on Wednesday afternoon. The vessel has been loaded over three weeks. The captains reasons for so long coming are on account of the head winds and rough weather that we have had for the past month, and he also says that he started out of the breakwater and had to put back three times.
 The sharpie commanded by Captain Stephen Mankin (recently purchased of Les ter Rowe by H. J. Lewis and reftted by en- larging the cabin and rising the house en the deck) to be used for watching the Lewis Co. bed of oysters of Milford, was capsized by heavy flaw of wind between the Tomlin- sons and the Quinnipiac bridge Tuesday afternoon. Captain ". H. Horton fortu- nately at the time was coming up the river with his sharpie and gallantly came to the rescue, towing the disabled boat ashore and helping Stephen get things all right again.
 Adelphi Lodge No. 63, F. A. M., will give a social entertainment in their lodge room next Wednesday evening, consisting of read ings, both vocal and instrumental music, etc Members of the lodge and their ladies are requested to be present and social time is expected.
 Moody & Smith, the livery men, have bought of the Rowe Brothers fine matched pair of gray horses which they will put in their stables.
 MT. George Bidwell of Sleepy Eye, Minn., arrived yesterday afternoon
 The social in the parlors of the First church last evening was 8 very enjoyable af- fair. The music was very fine. The contri-, butt E10l Il. was read to the audience, were received with applause.
 A farm hand living with Daniel B. fleming way. named August, had the misfortune to cut off three fingers of his left hand in hay cutter Tuesday afternoon.
 The schooner Orvetta, Capt. John Hervey master, arrived yesterday from Chesapeake Bay with oysters for market
 There were about seventy-fve present at the tin wedding of Mr and Mrs. J. O. Clog ston at their residence on Center, corner of Hill street, on Wednesday evening last jollier, merrier or more social party rarely gathers together. Everybody seemed to be in the best of spirits. The presents of tin ware were too numerous to mention in every shape, size and style possible painted sets, trays, pallS, pans, measures, etc. Sev- eral fine selections of vocal music were given, and dancing was indulged in by the larger portion present. It was a genuine surprise to the host and hostess, as they had not sur missed or suspected any such things until the party had begun to assemble at their house. Rev. H. c. Hovey, pastor of the Second church, where Mir. and Mrs. C1ogston attend. was present and made few remarks well suited for the occasion. The party dispersed for their homes in the small wee hours. Last evenings occasion will long be remembered by the genial host and hostess as one of the most pleasing events of their journey through life.
 The new oyster dredge steamer F. F. Brown, owned by Isaac Brown, made her trial trip yesterday afternoon, going down as far as the Long wharf and back again,