Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-14
Fair Haven Items.

The oyster planting of Virginia oysters for this spring is over. The last bivalves were | thrown into their beds on Saturday after l noon. The schooners Minnie Grifing, the Right Away and Lizzie Raymond, bringing | about sixteen hundred bushels of oysters
 arrived on Friday morning. The planters
 soon were at work and finished the job the
 following day. It was much feared that the cargoes would be spoiled, especially that of | the Minnie Grifing, as they were so long
 loaded and so long on the route home, the vessels having been bothered by head and light winds, but the oysters were found to
 be in pretty good order. Some of the plant CTS have made over two hundred dollars in-
 dividually at this work in the seven weeks past. It is estimated there has been about | two hundred and thirty thousand bushels of 1 bivalves from the south planted in the har- | bor this season.
 1 The new choir at the Second church, Miss 1 Lilie Burwen soprano, Miss Hendricks alto, D. Jones tenor, MT. Strong bass, Dr. Bar ! nett organist, is very efficient and gives much satisfaction to the society. The singing of Miss Burwell is very fine and she received
 many compliments yesterday from those in attendance at the close of the service. Miss Jennie Maginnis, of North Haven, is
 
 | ley Miss Huntley will spare no pains to 1 make the stay of her guest pleasant one. John Baitinger, of New York city, is vis- | iting with his nephew, John Baitinger, the newsdealer at the postofdce.
 1 Last week Richard Davis, of the firm of
 s. D. Bradley $ Co.,, had one of his valuable horses taken with the 1oekjaw, caused from a wound in the foot. The case was serious one and it was thought the animal could not recover, but under the careful care of Vet I erinary Surgeon Whistler the horse has come out all right and is all ready for work again. l Yesterday was Whitsunday and was oele-
 brated at the Episcopal and Roman Catholic churches. At St. James, the floral display | was fine. The flowers were so beautiful that it seemed as if they grew for this occasion.
 Annual meeting of Hose Go. No. 1 this evening and election of officers for the en-
 suing year. Every member is expected to be present.
 | A little row on North Quinnipiac street ] Saturday about sundown between two men drew quite a number of people to the scene very quickly. A cut over the eye of one of the conabatants was the only damage done. He was last seen with bloody face and fire in his eye vigorously searching for a police officer.
 The brass piece for the east side pro. cured by subscriptions raised by John H. Linsley is completed and was delivered on Saturday night. A trial of the piece will be
 had in day or so. The gun is made of the best material and was cast at Graham's foun-
 dry. The boring out was under the super vision of A. W. Wright. The wheels are from the Rockers carriage works, the wood
 work to the carriage by J. H. Lnsley; the
 steel work, tires etc., by D: W. Grosvenor and the painting by Earl Daniels. Every part is well done and all say it is a beauty
 and are well pleased with 1t.
 There were forty-five boats in the harbor on Friday from New York and vicinity, buy ing oyster seed
 Election of borough officers to-day. Polls open at the engine house from o'clock a. m. until 12 at noon. c. A. Bray presides at the voting box. There is no unusual excite
 ment and it is prophesied that the whole vote boiled will not reach four hundred. 1 Deacon John $. Farren and wife arrived home from Baltimore (Where they have been spending the winter) on Saturday last
 Luzerne Luddington made business trip 1 to the great city of New York last Saturday 1 Mir. l.. was interested in the big bridge be- tween Brooklyn and New York and intends
 to be present at the opening on the 24th I inst.