Morning journal and courier., 1882-03-10
Fair Haven.

Mrs. Milo Allen is visiting with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Addison Bushnell in Westbrook.
Frederick Mansfield is building stone wal
for wharf front in the rear of his oyster
packing house, from his north line extending
about one hundred and fifty feet south.
Mrs. Nell Standish went to Middletowr
yesterday, where she will spend week Oh
more.
George Jerome the milk dealer, is quite al
expert at horse clipping. He has engage
ments for nearly two weeks ahead.
Fair Haven was well represented at thu
Blues annual on Wednesday evening.
The schooners Ella May, Captain Thomas
Higgins, ST., and Ada K. Diamond, Captain
Frank A. Higgins, arrived Wednesday from
Chesapeake Bay with oysters.
Charter master Captain Rufus Oskins lef
Wednesday for Chesapeake Bay where hi
will load the two schooners, Eliza Andersen
and Right Away, with oysters for planting il
New Haven harbor. rt
Six of Prof Loomis' Monday evening class
are from Fair Haven. ..".
Adelphi Lodge, F. & A. M, cleared about
seventy five dollars by their annual dance.
E. c. NJ Hall, who is studying medicine il
New York city, is home Oh short vacation
\ The boatmen are determined that the spiles
under Tomlinson's bridge shall be removed
and have presented petition numerouslJ
signed to the harbor commissioners to have
them taken away. "
The lecture room of the chapel of the Sec
ond church was crowded to it's utmost capac
ity on Wednesday evening at the debate be
tween the Branford and the Fair Haver
Young Mems associations upon the question
''Ought Representatives to be governed by
the wishes of their constituents ?" 1t was
decided in favor of the negative, which side
fell to the Fair Haven folks, the Branforo
debaters choosing the affirmative. After the
debate banquet was served in the parlors
of the chapel There was bountiful supply
of all good things which was heartily enjoyed
by all, and the evenings entertainment will
be long remembered by both associations.
Rev. Mr. Sanford, of Westville, oficiated
at Grace church, Blatchley avenue, last Sun
day, but will not take charge of the parish
until Easter Sunday.
Rev. E. Edwin Hall is preaching at North
Guilford, and will continue preaching Sun.
days there until the first of May. g.:
Conductor Charles D.. Barnes, of the Fail
Haven and Westville Horse railroad, states
that there is no truth in the statement as
published in some of the papers that he was
to deliver an address on temperance and re-
lgion.
Mrs. Fred Hemingway has SO far recovered
| from her long illness as to be able to go out
| carriage riding pleasant days.
A telegraph dispatch was received yester
day announcing the death of Captain George
Wallace Bunnell in Chicago, Ill. Mr.. Bun.
nell was of the firm of O. w. Miller &. Co.,
oyster and fruit packers, Baltimore, Md. HI
died yesterday in Chicago. The intermeni
will be in Fair Haven. He was member OF
the Masonic fraternity. He leaves wife,
formerly Meriden lady.
The new reading room and chapel for sail
ors in Fair Haven is being fitted up, and will
be ready for opening service on next Sunday.
The people have responded willingly to Mr.
Thrasher's calls for furniture and other arti-
cles for the room. He still asks for pictures
and chairs, especially chairs. Anyone hav-
ing few to dispose of or money to buy with
can send word to the bethel.
Willis E. Hemingway made flying visit
to Fair Haven Tuesday. Mr.. Ell. is the head
bookkeeper at the large organ manufactory
in Meriden.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney L. P.
Deming celebrated his birthday last evening
n,-.-n oy~oSa r,k..
with a family gathering.
The Smith Brothers will launch their new
SO, 800 oyster steamer from Graves yard,
Fair Haven East, next Wednesday probably,
and the first of the week following will have
trial trip with invited guests. The steamer
is II feet long with 20 feet beam, and is capa-
BILE of carrying 1000 bushels of oysters on
deck. The propelling engine has twelve
square cylinder, and the hoisting engine a
six square. Frisbie's clutches are intro
duced. The boat is named ''Smith Brothers."
and is the fifteenth of the New Haven feet.