Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-24
Fair HaV en.

The Fair Haven Literary Reading society, 1 whose sessions were so popular last season, have resumed their weekly gatherings.
 The social entertainment in tho basement of St. James, church last evening was a very successful event. The ladies felt highly elated at the result. The supper they had prepared was all that one could wish, plenty of it, and gotten up in the best style. The calm weather that has prevailed for several days is not agreeable to the boatmen that do their dredging with sails. They claim that there is no fun in trying to dredge oysters in a calm day without any wind in boats that depend on that for motive power, Polar Star Lodge No. v, I. O. o. F., will | visit next Monday evening Relief Lodge No. \ SC. The Polar Stars will turn out in large ! numbers and are anticipating good ti me. ! Pulaski Chapter Mo- 26, R. A. M., at a ! special meeting last evening worked the | Royal Arch degree After the lodge closed banquet was served. A number of visiting ! brothers from other chapters were present.
 The schooner David Carl arrived the oyster ground in Virginia waters last week. The schooner Clara Franklin arrived there on Sunday and another schooner arrived on ! cargoes to this market.
 l The scollop trade from Long Island is quite extensively engaged in. Two boats arrived this week, the sloop Pilot and the schooner Dan Sooy. The Pilot sold out her cargo and sailed yesterday again for another load for this market.
 1 The frame work for two more coal boxes for the Transportation company is nearly up in the old shipyard near the wire mill. Sev- eral of these boxes are to be built here this ! winter.
 ! The Wire Mill company are going to build 1 a large wharf out to the channel in front of 1 their works on the east side. This will be an advantage to the company, as vessels of the largest tonnage can come directly to the
 wharf, there being 8 good depth of water at ! all times
 The stone wall in front of the school house on North Quinnipiac street Is being taken down and the bank took away some four feet to conform to new line established for l that street.
 l The auction sales, Lyman Granniss auc 1 tioneer, Wednesday afternoon, of the COWS. | wood, agricultural implements, etc., belong
 ing to the estate of Jonathan B. Huntley, de
 ceased, was we'll attended. Some of the arti
 cles sold at pretty fair prices.
 Lucius Rowe, the dry goods dealer, placed
 on Tuesday in his store a new fire and bur
 glar proof safe weighing nearly two tons.
 A new frame building is being erected al
 Wr;ght's marine railway. The first floor will
 be used as a paint and store room and the second floor as an office for the yard. tnh1 EJ rolar in T., WI pr6'
 grocery, is quite an adept in making anything
 that can be made out of wood. He has now
 nearly completed wheelbarrow which fo,
 workmanship, including strength, durability
 and finish, will compete with the work ef ou, best wheelwrights.
 A social gathering was held at the residence of George ". Chadeayne on Hill street Tuesday evening last. goodly numbe, were present, among them being severa
 young ladies from the city. Johnson's or chestra furnished the dancing music It was . an enjoyable occasion for all present. | The Pope's Latest Public Utter Rnce.