Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-04

people will change their residences A great CT number of changes will be made this year than ever before in this section.
 Parties from New York and vicinity with small sloops and schooners are in the harbor about every day buying oyster seed from the dredge boats.
 The Hoyt Brothers are packing Cat their shops located on River street near the draw bridpel oysters in barrels that are shipped to London, England. It is a novelty to see the way the bivslves are packed for the foreign market, as they get four bushels or more in- to each barrel.
 Southern oysters in the shell are very scarce just now Several cargoes have been due here for over 8 week past. The owners are rather anxious to have the bivalves ar rive as they can use them to good advantage just now.
 The Young Peoples association meets to- night for debate and select readings. It will be an interesting event and will well pay those who attend.
 billy to Officer Merwin was received with much satisfaction by our people. J. J. Dayton has sold out his interest in the Quinnipiac market to G. W. Dayton,jr. The new firm will be G. W. Dayton & Co.,, and they will continue the same route and the same line of business as heretofore. John J. Dayton, of tho Quinnipiac market on
 the east side, was suddenly taken down on | Monday with rheumatism in the back, and has been disabled from business since that time.
 The borough officers held their regular l monthly meeting on last Monday evening, | but there was no special business on the table and the session was brief. Anchor Temple of Honor had another pleasant time on last Monday evening A | number of members of sister lodges were present A fine banquet was served in Cen I tral Hall after the lodge closed and the occa- | sion was much enjoyed by all. The Fair Haven Live Stock association | held their regular meeting on Monday night. | There was full attendance. The stockhold- CTS are very enthusiastic in their venture and l the larger portion of them are strongly in | favor of increasing the capital stock which 1 has been guaranteed. All the increase will ! probably be taken at a premium. They l have selected two sections in northern Texas | about four hundred miles from San Antonio. | The price paid for the land was about four ! thousand dollars.
 Henry Smith, late clerk in Smith Gran l miss store, has accepted 8 similar position l in the grocery store of s. M. Brown, on the east side.
 The musical soiree on Monday night was I very fine and the young men did much cred l it to themselves, but they should have in- ! vited few of their nearest friends to share | the pleasure.
 | 1 brothers, left yesterday afternoon for Sar 1 Antonio, Texas. They go via the New York
 the Pennsylvania Central, St. Louis, Iror | Mountain and Southern, International anc ! Great Northern railroads, reaching their desti | nation the last part of the week. MT. Lu cius Rowe, the father of the young men, ii l sojourning in San Antonio, and will mee I them on their arrival there. The traveleri leave many friends here, who, one and all 1 extend their best wishes for safe arrival An6 | pleasant time,
 1 F. F. Brown came out with new fancy business wagon, made in the best manner by | the Jillson Brothers, yesterday. Fred. ii \ well pleased with his new turnout. Woodbridge Lecture Course. l Rev. I. c. Meserve will lecture before the Woodbridge Young Mems Literary associa tion Thursday evening" April 5, at the church ! parlors of the Congregational church. Lee l ture commences at 7:3O o'clock sharp. The