Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-09
Fair HnYan.Ifanns,

The oyster. planting season in the harbor commenced in good earnest last Saturday. The drizzlng rain in. the morning prevented the planters from getting to work as lively as usual, but it was not long before the bi- valves were going overheard pretty fast. ! There were eight cargoes which had arrived
 during the night and the afternoon before. There were over forty thousand bushels of ! oysters in these vessels and about one-quar- ! ter of these were planted. If to-day is fail I and the wind does not blow, the larger DOT \ ton of the remaining cargoes will be con- ! signed to their resting place to remain unti ! the fall trade commences, when they will be ! taken up, opened and shipped to country ! dealers. The boats arrived were Minnie Grihing, Minquist, Right Away, John Chaf I fee, Lizzie Raymond, Helen Augusta, Helen P. and an eastern schooner, the William Far ! ren, arrived at the same time in the river ! with oysters for immediate use.
 The funeral ceremonies of Mrs. Nancy Smith took place Sunday afternoon after the church services from her late residence on South Quinnipiac street. Rev. Fl. 0. Hovey, pastor of the Second church, of6ciated. The 1 bearers were Wi1lett Hemingway, Orrin Nal. ! lory, William Ames, Benjamin Corbin, c. A, Bray, Samuel Futile. The deceased was the l widow of Minor Smith, who was drowned in the Cove thirty-five years ago this month, and had been an invalid for over forty years The interment was in the Fair Haven ceme- tery.
 large number were out hunting after trailing arbutus in the woods and fields yes- terday. Many of them secured a good sup ply of this beautiful vine.
 The pleasant weather yesterday brought out an unusually large attendance at all the Sunday services. Rev. s. s. Hammond, pas- tor of the East Pearl street Methodist church was absent attending the conference now be- ing held in New York city, the Rev. W. F.
 Msrkwick, of Madison, preaching in his place. At the morning service he took his text from the book of Psalms, 18th chapter
 13Oth verse. "The entrance of thy words
 giveth light it giveth understanding unto
 the simple" It was an eloquent discourse
 and listened to with the most earnest atten-
 ton by the interested hearers The attend ance at the Sabbath school which was held
 at noon, was three hundred and nineteen The Fair Haven fire department have been
 invited to join in the parade in the city on
 Memorial day, May 30. It is most probable
 that they will accept the invitation and turn
 out in their neat uniforms and with full
 ranks. Secretary Foote, of Quinnipiae En.
 zine company, received last week letter frona Secretary Mack, of Konomac Hose,
 New London, with vote of thanks for the
 kind and hospitable treatment rendered
 to members of that company on the
 occasion of the 31st annual of the
 Quinnipiacs and expressing happy remem-
 brances of the occasion, and assured them
 that they only wait favorable opportunity
 to return the many courtesies they received;
 and that it is the earnest wish that the
 friendly feelings so auspiciouly begun may
 be fOst6red and sfrenofhanad and That tbo
 Quinnipiacs and the Konomacs may feel from
 this time forward a mutual interest in ca oh
 others welfare.
 Ira Roberts, the journeyman blacksmith h with John Burns, left on Saturday for Frank
 lin, N. H., his former residence, where he will make it his future home.
 A goodly number Of our people will wit ness the shooting match at Hamilton Park this afternoon between Carver and Begar- dus.