Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-20
Fair Haven.

Christmas five weeks from to-day. May it be 8 merry one for all.
 The young lads took advantage of the slight fall of snow on Friday night and heart lily enjoyed sliding down the hill on Saturday, which day, fortunately for them, there is no school.
 Those who went from here to see the Chimes of Normandy (and there were 8 goodly number of them present each even- ing) speak in the highest terms of praise of the entertainment and congratulate the Grand Army on their brilliant success.
 barge belonging to the New England Transportation company, loaded with coal, sank just above Tomlinson bridge Saturday afternoon, in the Quinnipiac river.
 MT. Joseph Seymour, of Hartford, former ly clerk in s. M.. Browns store, was here over Sunday, calling on old friends and ac- quaintances.
 Quite number of the members of Adelphi Lodge, F. A. M., of this place, will visit this evening the Masonic Lodge in Guilford. This lodge works the third degree. The visitors go out on the Shore Line railroad at 6 o'clock, returning on the midnight express, which will stop for them. A pleasant time is anticipated.
 The ladies of St. James, church will give an oyster supper in the basement of the church next Thursday evening" The supper will be served from to o'clock. The hour following, rom until o'clock, will be de voted to mum sociable. This part of the evenings pleasure is looked forward to as 8 source of much merriment. At the fremen's reception last Wednesday evening beautiful sculptured bust of Mrs Langtry presented by MT. Lewis Allen, ex foreman. in behalf of the Ever Readys, ! of Meriden, to the Quinnipiao Hose con- pany, with 8 very eloquent speech. The token is prized very highly by the hose com pany, who will place it in glass case and put it in the most conspicuous position in the parlor of the company.
 The Rev. IF. c. Hovey, pastor of the | Second church. has invited his society to visit him at bis residence on Wednesday y evening next betw cen the hours of seven and l eleven o'clock. The invitation will be unani. mously accepted, and all will attend the re. ception. The pastor and his estimable wife l Mrs. Hovey, will most hospitably entertain | their visitors.
 | The schooners Mary c. Decker and Carrie
 E. Wright sailed on Saturday for Virginis after oysters for this market. The schooner l Orvetta will sail to- day for cargo of the l bivalves. The southern oysters 50 far are l pretty fat-much better than those planted l in the harbor last spring.
 l The fair at Central Hall of the St. Francis | church opened under very favorable circum | stances with a full attendance on Saturday
 evening last. It will be continued through I this week.
 The ladies of Grace church, Blatchley ave l nue, propose holding sale of fancy articles
 with supper at No. 3 East Grand street Bradleys block commencing tomorro7 | evening. Contributions for the fancy table
 can be sent to the room Tuesday morning ! and for the supper any time Wednesday ant Thursday.
 German parties from New York city were
 here last week trying to negotiate for tho Cove House. It is not definitely settled ye l whether they will get it, other parties l have had the refusal of it for few days.
 The Florida oranges for sale by B. B. Hal i & Son come from the grove owned by the
 Wedmore Brothers, formerly Fair Have1 | boys.
 The regular monthly meeting of Quinni
 piac Hose company No. 1 this evening 0
 their headquarters.
 Rubber coats and rubber boots were il good demand on last Saturday, and the sale,
 of these were quite brisk that day.