Morning journal and courier., 1882-08-16
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Wednesday Morning, August 1e. 1882.
Fair Haven.

Mrs. Richard Davis and little son and Miss Ida Hemingway summering at Lake Wauremaug, New Preston, for 8 short time.
 During school vacation several of the young men are having considerable sport nowadays, with pretty good luck in catching crabs, of which shellfsh there seem to be goodly number in the river this season.
 A lounge in Terry Martins in the Granniss building on the wharf caught fire from some unknown way Monday morning. A lady vis- iting there discovered the flames and by quick work extinguished them with no fur ther damage.
 A sloop came up the river on Monday just about dusk with a merry party aboard In rounding the vessel about the tide took it up stream and the mainsail caught on the bow spirit of the schooner Orvetta, making a large rent in the sail. A little lively work by the captain and crew got the vessels apart and no more damage was done.
 MT. John L. Cooper, who died at his resi- dence, Mo- 19 Dow street, on Monday last, was former resident of Fair Haven East and had many aequaintances in this vicinity. The interment ceremonies will be held in the
 
 gentleman out on Monday riding up North Quinnipiac street on horseback for ex- ercise, when near the Bradley Brothers resi- dence, met with an accident. The animal shied, throwing the rider, and the horse stumbled and fell to the ground at the same time. No damage was done to either.
 The fire boys are pleased with the financial result of their excursion to Glen Island on the 8th inst Forty-fi dollars were cleared by the days enjoyment. This was equally divided between the engine and hose con- panies, and will go into their respective treasurers' hands.
 The G. J. s. C.'s and 8 few of their friends went on their annual excursion yesterday to Osprey Beach on the steamer Elm City and 8 genuine jolly and social time they had sing ing and dancing on the trip there and back partaking of the clambake and bathing dur ing the stay at the beach were part of the enjoyments of the day.
 Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Clark, of Hart ford, visited, part of last week and over Sun day, with Mr. and Mrs. Dr. H. J. Stevens at Luclus NIaltby's residence East Grand street. The two ladies, Mrs. c. and Mrs. s. , are sisters, daughters of Mr. Maltby Mr. Clark IS prominent in the dry goods trade in Hartford.
 The c, T. B. club and some friends gave 8 serenade on Monday night to Mir. and Mrs. Elmer T. Culver at their residence on North Quinnipiac street. The host and hostess cor dially welcomed their visitors
 servant girl employed at Isaac B. Brown $ on South Qulnn1piac street got vexed yes terday forenoon, and in her rage threw the dinner which she was cooking and the dinner dishes out of the doors, breaking windows, threatening the women in the house and ! committing other acts of violence. Constable Leete was called in and arrested the woman and took her to the station house, where she will have hearing.
 Mrs Luzerne Luddington and little daugh- | ter left yesterday for Windsor Locks, where l they will tarry for some time amidst their relatives and friends.
 The descendants of the Palmer family from, | the Foxsn district who went to Stonington | last week to attend the reunion of that fami- ! ly on the schooner Belle, Captain Walter l Avery, returned home on Sunday afternoon. 1 They were delayed by the calm weather on l Saturday. They were one day longer on the | trip than was expected. The trip included New London, Stonington, Watch Hill, Block l Island and Saybroek. One day while the party were engaged in fishing, Andrew, one \ of the party, caught a curious prize. All \ hands were called together to see the cap. | tive, which had just been taken from the
 briny deep. The tourists pronounce this the ! pleasantest trip they ever went on, save a l little seasickness by few of them, and all
 feel deeply indebted to Captain Avery for his many acts of courtesy and favors shown | them during their stay on board of his gal lant craft.
 The Young Peoples society connected with l the East Pearl St eet Methodist church go to the seashore to-day on their annual picnic ! and excursion. W. s. Johnson, the livery man, takes the party down in his barges. Some of the friends of the organization will drive down in the afternoon with their pri. vate teams and give them call