Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-23
Fair Haven Itenls.

Rolling hoops is favorite pastime among the young girls.
 About thirty men are employed in culling oysters.
 The Farren Brothers have sold their large wagon to the Fowler Spring Bed company.
 A first-class hotel is needed in this part Of New Haven.
 Remove the spiles under Tonalinson bridge or tear down the bridge.
 Several weddings next week, who is the first one?
 Where is the new railroad depot going to bs located? ?
 ing organized.
 Wild gees were seen flying to the north west yesterday.
 The ladies' sociable at the chapel of the Second church and the debate in the evening was largely attended.
 Some of the Sir Knights are making ar- engagements for the pilgrimage to San Fran cisco, Cal, in August, to attend the trienniai conclaVe of the Grand Commandery o1 Knights TempIar of the United States. George Potter on reaching his home Wed NOOA which contained a most beautiful large bo- quet, which was handsomely arranged with splendid flowers of the sweetest fragrance. MT. Potter does not know who the donor is, but wishes to sincerely thank him whoever I it is.
 Polar Star Lodge, I. o. O. F., will visit Quinnipiac Lodge, in the city, next Monday night. The three degrees will be exempli- | fled. The grand officers will be present. The Polar Stars will go with full ranks. Some of our citizens who are great admir- CTS of fine horsefesh were in New York city yesterday attending the great sale of fancy horses.
 A farmer yesterday was loading boxes I into his wagon from the side door of Beebe's grocery store, when getting from the load on to the stoop he struck his face on the corner of the wooden awning, making a pretty bad flesh wound from which the blood flowed freely. He was taken into the l store and the wound properly dressed. He I then started for home, wishing that the avn ] ing had been in some other place. The little oyster dredge steamer Mollie is being overhauled, having new wheel and new stern bearings, getting in readiness for the dredging season, which will commence ln short time.
 The Quinnipiac river above the railroad bridge was frozen over with ice yesterday morning, something unusual for the 22nd of March.
 To-day i5 Good Friday and national Fast day The postoffce will close at noon no mails received or delivered after that time. Services at St. James, Grace, St. Francis churches, and union meeting of the Bap- tist, Methodist, First and Second churches at the First church. There will be two or three football games in the afternoon by the young men Several of the young lads are going into the woods, and in the afternoon and evening many of our people will attend entertainments that are to be given in the city.
 story was told last week in the Foxen district that a man was found dead and hung to limb of a tree, but on going to the place designated 1t was found to be only some mems clothes stuffed with straw and hay. This little incident caused some little stir in that locality.
 She schooner Sarah Mills, Captain Charles Robinson charter master, the schooner Lot tie Belle, Captain Rufus Oskins charter mas ter, sailed yesterday for Virginia after oys- ters for this market. Captain Oskins will also load in the meantime while gone the schooner John Beatty which will be there awaiting him. Captain Charles Seeley, who will load two schooners, Captain Nelson Frisbie and Captain Alexander Buell. are in Nanticoke river and Fishing bay with their boats, loading them with oysters, all for the dealers in this place to be planted in the harbor for the summer and fall trade. EASTER PROGRAMME OF MUSIC.