Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-08
Fair Haven.

Willis D. Farren, of Providence on his way home from Baltimore, stopped over Friday night here with his relatives.
 The fire boys on the east side had prac- tice game of base ball on Saturday afternoon. It was very interesting and the sides were pretty evenly matched. Several excellent plays were made They would show some good work with a little more practice.
 The oyster steamer A. H. Stephens is hauled out for three days on the marine rail way to be repainted and partially overhauled.
 Mir. and Mrs. Harvey Hemingway, of New York, are visiting at Mr. and Mrs. Willet Hemingway's (Mr. HIS parents) on North Quinnipiac street.
 Franklin P. Norton, ex-conductor of horse car No. 22, has gone to clerking at the hard ware store of H. W, Broughton.
 Rev. Homer J. Broadwell assisted the rec- tor, Rev. Dr. Vibbert, of St. James church, at the morning service yesterday. The even ing services of the church hereafter will con- mence at half-past seven o'clock instead of seven.
 The new oyster dredge steamer built at
 Port Jefferson, l.. l., for the Townsends of South Haven and the Hoyt Brothers of South Norwalk came up the river Saturday
 afternoon with all colors flying and now lies
 moored at Townsend's wharf. The boat is
 named ''The Hoyt Brothers Co., and is the
 largest one of the dredge steamers, has all ! the latest improvements for dredging, prom \ lses to be fast-goer is handsome craft ! and attracted much attention Saturday after | noon and yesterday.
 About sixty-fve persons were present at ! the meeting on board the Clara Franklin 1 (now lying at Railway dock) yesterday at , 1 D. m. Samuel Thrasher conducted the ser | vice, which consisted of singing, a prayer and reading of the Bible, with few appropriate | remarks A Bible having the vessels name | engraved upon it was presented to the cap | tain of the boat to be used by them on board
 of the vessel. short prayer and the sing ! ing of favorite hymn closed the exercises; ] which were quite interest ting. ! The warden and yestrymen of St. James
 church held special meeting after the morn ing service yesterday and passed unanimously resolutions of condolence on the death ot the senior warden of the church, Ambrose Todd, and voted to attend the funeral in s 1 body to day.
 The meeting in the Seamen's Bethel rooms | on South Front street at half-past five o'clocl ! yesterday afternoon was fully attended. The Rev. s. H. Bray of this city oficiated, preach ing very interesting, appropriate and elo quent discourse, which was attentively lis l tened to.
 1 The annual election for officers of the bor
 ough will take place today at the engine house. The polls open at $ a. m. and close l at 12 m., after which the annual meeting o ! the borough will be held. Probably no busi ! ness will be done, as it has always been the
 custom to call the meeting to order and ad journ until the first Monday evening in June
 when any business proper to come before 1 said meeting can be acted upon; also tht l officers chosen at the annual election take charge of matters pertaining to the borougf
 for the coming year. As there is not muct
 interest in the election very light vote vii be boiled No ticket as yet has been placed
 in the field. A caucus was called for last
 Thursday night, but only two or three were present and no nominations were made. H u. Strong, the warden of the borough, has 1 appointed Judge Charles A. Bray moderator
 at the boxes to-day.
 Fred Sherman, the roof slater, has had built on his lot in the rear of his residence 6 \ very pretty barn.
 l Professor Barnett assumed the position as ! organist at the Second church yesterday. He has been engaged for one year. l George Beach, the conductor on the Shore Line railroad has had all the walks and drive | way around his residence on First avenue l concreted.
 The bar and pool rooms of John 'Thum' pain's on the east side of the river, was ! broken in at the rear entrance sometime dur. l ing Saturday night. A keg of beer, two boxes
 of liquor, and the change that was in the
 money drawer were taken. It is not known | who did tha act