Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-02
Fair Haven.

The union services Thanksgiving day were held at the East Grand street Baptist church, the pastor, Rev. Mir. Ball, preaching the ser mon.
 A daughter, aged four years, of M. Klein CT (the fancy goods dealer) died very sudden ly on Wednesday night The child to all ap- pearances was in perfect health in the after noon and was at her fathers store about 4 o'clock. The many friends of the afflicted family earnestly sympathize with them in the loss of their child.
 It was merry, social and pleasant gather ing at the residence of Mir. Gilbert Lavere on Hill street on Tuesday evening" Singing, dancing and games were the order of the oc- casion, and all were fully carried out and heartily enjoyed, the host, hostess and his two daughters using every measure to make it an agreeable event for their visitors
 The Fair Haven Cemetery association is called to meet next Monday evening in the ladies' parlors of the East Pearl street Meth odist church. A full attendance is requested. The question of laying tax on each lot will be brought up.
 The ice on fleming gway's large pond was in good condition for skating yesterday and the young people took advantage of it, and the pond was we'll filled with the happy skaters.
 Captain Frank Higgins sailed yesterday with his vessel for Virginia, where he will load with oysters for this market. Five of our young men went to Guilford on Thanksgiving night and attended the an- nual dance of the Battery boys, and returned home next morning well pleased with their trip.
 One of the town horses working on the road yesterday on North Quinnipiao street was taken suddenly ill and was taken to Moody S Smiths stables, where proper med ical restoratives were given the animal, who in a few hours commenced to improve, and by last evening was considerably better.
 There was considerable fault finding at the town officials yesterday in allowing the dirt to be carted on the roadway on North Quin- nipiac street. It has completely spoiled the sleighing on that road. Before the dirt was carted there the sleighing excellent. It is almost impossible for sleds heavily loaded to get along there.
 The temperance prayer meetings at Gen. tral Hall Sunday afternoons at half past five o'clock will be resumed again to- morrow at five and half o'clock D. III. Mir. C.. E. Will lis will take the lead of the meeting, and the services are expected to be quite interesting. All are invited to attend.
 
 ond church to morrow evening. The music | will be of high order, including "a hymn'' dedicated to the evening and prepared for ! the occasion. The other selections will be very fine, and it is expected that there will be a large attendance.
 The schooner William Farren, Captain Henry R. Linsley, arrived on Wednesday morning from Virginia with oysters. This makes the third load of bivalves he has brought to this place from Virginia in the month of November. This is the first time that one vessel ever brought three cargoes to Fair Haven from southern waters inside of thirty days.
 The third annual sociable of the R. D. T. club at Central Hall on Thanksgiving eve was most agreeable and pleasant occasion for the members of the club as well as those who attended the dance. The hall was beau tifully decorated. The flags streamers and pictures were tastefully and artisticaily ar ranged, and with the merry dancers who filled the floor as the sets were called made scene long to be remembered. All the engagements by the committees were most successfully carried out, and the club have every reason to be proud of their third an- nual. The club are very unfortunate in re- gard to the weather, as two of the three nights on which these sociables have taken place have been quite stormy.