Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-02
Fair Haven

Some fifty of our Leople attended the To-
 comotive Engineers ball at Carlrs Opera House on Wednesday evening. All thought ] it the best they ever attended. A horse belonging to Richard Davis, which
 was securely fastened in his stall, on Wednes- day broke his halter, broke 8 window near I the door, unlatched the door, came out of ! the barn and wandered down the street, where he was picked up and taken care of
 until the owner made his appearance. The double store recently occupied by the
 Bradley Brothers is being partitioned of into ! two stores, the corner room to be used as a
 meat market, the next one as Chinese laun- | dry, and it is rumored that the room in the
 east end of the building will be occupied as a \ fruit store.
 Mrs. Allen Baldwin fell on the ice on Wed. | nesday. There were no bones broken, but
 she was badly hurt.
 Anchor Temple of Honor had 8 very pleas. ant time at their lodge rooms in Central Hall \ on last Wednesday evening. Several visitors | from other lodges were present. After the
 lodge closed 8 fine banquet was served in the hall. This society is in 8 very prosperous condition and ranks as one of the best tenn I perarce organizations in this State.
 The majority of our people, especially the
 boatmen, are we'll satisfied with Ed. Miles Futile, the draw tender of the Quinnipiac
 bridge, and they hope that there will be no ! change for the present.
 A wagon loaded with straw from North Guilford coming to market on Wednesday | last was blown over by the wind near Willett Hemingway's residence.
 A fine ife-size portrait of the late Heze-
 kiah Futile, jr., has just been completed by one of the artists in the city. It is perfect picture in every detail, and shows that the artist is master of his profession.
 Yesterday was the first time for several days that the oyster dredge boats could work dredging oysters with any ease, down out side"
 On Wednesday evening there was 8 very pleasant gathering of the family and few of
 the near relatives at the residence of Frede-
 erick Mansfield, on South Quinnipiac street, the occasion being the fifty-seventh birthday of MT. Mansfield. It was an agreeable event to all who were present. fine sup per was served, at which there was bountiful supply of oysters meats fruits, cakes and cream. Among the birth day presents was beautiful large easy chair and fine gold headed cane. MT. Lyman Woodward, the grocer, has 8 watch which he has carried over fifty years and has been running all the time. Tester day while comparing time pieces in his office several nice and expensive gold watches were shown, but hardly any of them were found to have kept any better or more correct time than this aged relic.
 The little steamer Scotch Cap, which has been partially overhauled, made short trial trip on the river yesterday. Several friends were on the craft as guests.
 Mr. Frederick Rowe was suddenly taken seriously i'll on Wednesday night. A physi- clan was called and the patient was improv- ing yesterday.
 One of our young men now knows what soft maple is, having by mistake cut down and brought one in from the woods the other day. He will have to go again for white oak.