Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-11
Fair Haven Items.

The oyster vessels due will probably ar- rive in the harbor this morning. The borough caucus was not very largely | attended at the engine house last evening The old ticket was adopted. The Yale Bicycle club in their neat blue l uniforms were out on the streets on the east side Wednesday afternoon, with their hand some silent steeds, attracting much attention, Plenty of market for oyster seed and the l sellers remain jubilant.
 John Elmer, the confectioner, has com menced to make ice cream. A great many oysters are being transplant cd from one. bed to another. A sharpie boat race in the river is talked up considerably.
 Base ball among the young lads is all the rage. are overdue.
 It is feared part of the Virginia oysters to arrive are already spoiled. Several snakes were killed on Wednesday just over the line of the Annex.
 On Fridays our meat men run no teams except to fill orders.
 Painters say their trade is booming
 Salisbury Brothers, the druggists, have re- gently placed in their store one of the hand somest soda fountains to be found in these parts.
 Yesterday at Stevena' coal and wood yard they were splitting the large logs by means of blasting powder to get them ready to be sawed into blocks and then converted into kindling wood.
 Mir. Fitzgerald, the blacksmith, went to New York the fore part of this week and on his return home he reported having been robbed of the money which he had taken with him. He did not know when or how it was done, only the money was missing.
 A large party of ladies and gentlemen from the city were ont in the fields and woods on Wednesday, having little May party among themselves. They returned to their homes just before dusk. having enjoyed the days trip very much.
 The schooner Evergreen, Captain Frisbie, arrived yesterday morning in the harbor with about thirty three hundred bushels of oys- ters. The boat was only about two-thirds loaded. The stock was owned by J. Ames & Son, Morris Hemingway, MT. Coleman, Cap tain Frisbie, George Mallory and others. The oysters ere all planted by one o'clock p. n. The oyster dredge steamer Gurdon Rowe is hauled out at Wright's marine railway for minor repairs to the after bearings of the boat and the frame work for the wheel. Smith & Kelsey, marketmen, brought out yesterday 8 neat and handsome wagon ar ranged for peddling meat on their route.
 The small sharpie schooner Victor, of Stonington, arrived at the wharf in the rear of the post office on Wednesday loaded with porgies. The cargo was sold at fair prices and they were not very long in disposing of the fish.
 Several of the sportsmen have made two or three trips to Saltonstall Lake for a day IS pleasure, but very few fish have been caught as yet and the boys think they were hardly paid for the days labor.
 At the stated convocatien of Pulaski chap ter No 26, R. A. M., on Wednesday evening at Masonic Hall, the Royal Arch degree was beautifully exemplifed. Visiting compan- ions from sister chapters in New Haven, Waterbury and other places were present. After the chapter closed an oyster supper was served in fine style in the banquet room.
 Some of the stray shots from the F'shoot ists" at the range. .on Wednesday came near those who were up the river fishing. After hearing few balls whizzing by them the fishermen pulled up their lines and started for home without much tarrying.
 Quite a goodly number assembled at Graves tshipyard on the surrounding piers and on the bridges yesterday afternoon and witnessed the launching of the oyster dredge steamer ''Emily Mansfield" There were several crafts on the river also, and the scene wore quite gala day appearance. At o'clock p. na., just on the dot, and nearly at high water ,sthe last wedge was knocked away and the boat glided into the water as grace fully and prettily as one could wish. The owners families and friends, to the number of about one hundred, were on board at the launching. The machinery was all in it's place, steam was up and the craft made few runs up and down the river, everything working to charm. She fioated very gracefully and was pronounced by all the handsomest drsdge boat that has been built yet.