Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-05
Fair Haven.

John Baltlnger, Journeyman 1n Philip Borst's barber shop, returning on the cars from New York Wednesday afternoon, where he had been on short visit, in getting off from the train while in motion at Stamford, fell and the car wheels passed over his left arm, severing it at the elbow. A hackman the young man away, or else the train would have gone over the body and most probably would have killed him instantly. The wound ed man was taken to the hospital in Stam- ford. but as soon as practicable he will be taken to his parents home in East New York. He has many friends in this vicinity, who will be grieved to hear of his misfortune, and they extend to him their earnest sympathy in his distress.
 term of Polar Star Lodge, I. O. O. F., were duly installed by District Deputy Donovan last Wednesday evening. There was goodly number present. The society is in a four ishing condition and starts of the new year with Aattering prospects for the future.
 Mrs Lizzie P. Benedict and little daughter returned to their home in Syracuse, N. Y, yesterday, after visit of some weeks with her sister Mrs. l.. P. Deming.
 A great many of our people have been buying prize soap, prize envelopes, prize packages, but none of them have realized any benefit and are beginning to get disgusted with any game of chance whatever.
 Mrs. E. M Russell and son arrived home on Wednesday evening from Baltimore, Md, where they have been visiting for several weeks.
 MT. Sheldon Parker set sail for home on December 31st Gin the same steamer he went out on) from Campeachy City, Mexico, via Havana, and is expected here about the mid de of this month.
 If the weather is pleasant this morning John Parker will finish the first ice cutting on his pond His houses are about half full. MT. Parker will have to wait now until the pond freezes over again before completing tAe harvesting of his crop.
 Some two or three of our business men sent recently by one of their former com panions to New York city after few articles, entrusting him with money to purchase the required goods, but neither of them have seen the money, the goods or their compan- ion as yet.
 The members from Fair Haven belonging to the Second Go. Governors Horse Guards report a nice time on their trip to Hartford Inauguration day, but think 1t was pretty long day, some of them not reaching their homes until after nine o'clock in the evening.
 A number of our Fair Haven boatmen have been making pretty fair wages for the past few months in catching oyster shells in Strat- ford river, some selling them. Some piled up their shells on the shore for the market in the next sheling season.
 The schooner Ada K. Damon, Williams master, the schooner William, Matthewsen master, the schooner John H. Chafee, E. Buell. master, all arrived yesterday from Chesapeake Bay, each loaded with oysters. Some fifty or more of our people attended .sIe Voyage en Suisse" at the Grand Op- era House on Wednesday evening and were all well pleased with the entertainment.
 Those having salt hay stacked up on the meadows are taking advantage of the cold spell and carting the hay of while the ground is frozen hard. The best of it is used for feeding stock and the inferior part for stable bedding, and most generally there is 8 ready market for all that is for sale.
 Mr. and Mrs. Ava Barnes have gone to Baltimore, Md, where they will make an ex- tensive visit among their friends in the mon- umental city. A pleasant visit and safe return back again is the wish of their large circle of aoquaintances at home.
 Sergeant Luzerne Luddington of the Sec- ond Company Governors Horse Guards. on their return from Hartford on Wednesday night, got off the train at Steamboat wharf. In crossing the tracks he saw locomotive coming toward him, and in attempting to get out of the way fell and caught his hand somehow on the track and cut it very badly. He will not be able to use it for some days.