Morning journal and courier., 1883-06-27
Fair Haven Items.

A great many are intending to go to New London tomorrow on the excursion to wit | ness the Yale and Harvard boat race. We wager on the blue.
 J. Ames & Son, oyster dealers, were load ing at their wharf yesterday Q large sloor with shells, which they will plant on their grounds in Long Island Sound. Over five hundred teems were down to Morgan's Point on Sunday last. The grove was full of merry picnickers all the day long, | and all seemed to be heartily enjoying the event.
 The fishermen who go up Great river think those fellows who are shooting at the Quinnipiac range are very careless in their aim. Some of their bullets go very wide of the target.
 The yacht Happy Thought was hauled out yesterday afternoon at high water. The new keel recently put on the boat did not work as was expected and now tho owner will take it of again.
 The Improvements ordered on North Quin- nipiac street are being complied with very slowly. On the west side all the fences have been taken or moved so as to conform to the established line.
 Rev. H. M. Denslow, rector of Trinity church, Rutland. Vt, is visiting here through commencement. On Thursday (to-norrow) evening" he will be at the ice cream festival at Mir. s. L. Blatchley's on Blatchley avenue, corner of East Grand street, where he will be pleased to meet his former friends and parishioners. He will preach at Grace church, Blatchley avenue, next Sunday even ineA of which church he was formerly rector.
 Mir. J. F. Hemingway, Adams Express agent, was much indisposed yesterday. His legion of friends earnestly hope that his ill., ness will be of short duration and that he will be out of doors again soon.
 On Monday at Wright's marine railway was a yacht from New Haven and the oyster dredge steamer IF. Brown. The steamer had a new wheel and is rspaintea throughout for the summer. Yesterday the oyster dredge steamers O. s. Conklin and IVernia were hauled out on the same ways for minor re- pairs.
 Yesterday the dredge steamer H. A. Stevens, Captain C. L. Luddington in com mand, in coming up the Quinnipia river run aground just above the drawbridge, but was soon got of without damage.
 Quinnipiac Hose company No. 1 were out for practice and wash on Monday evening After they returned to the engine house re- was passed very pleasantly In singing by the glee club, Henderson and Connell alternate ly presiding at the organ.
 Nearly one hundred and fifty dollars were realized at the strawberry festival at the East Grand Street Methodist church last Wed AoSudy o14u AA0A6Ahy OPOAAAt5o. A bAu6 0u tertainment was given by the little folks, called the s'Don show. in tent erected in the lecture room kindly loaned them by Will liam King, of the firm of Van Name 6 King, sailmakers. The little ones took in twenty dollars for admission fees, which were five cents each, and right well they may feel proud of the mite added to the fund by their exertions.
 On Monday and yesterday the steamer Hoyt Brothers was dredging for oysters on the Townsend grounds in the Ouinnipiac river. This is the first time that ever A steamboat dredged for oysters in the river. and the scene was the center of attraction here while the boat was at work.
 MT. D. J. MacNarama, the erocervman. formerly on the corner of Lloyd and SaIton. stall streets, has recently built two story and half house at 137 East Chapel street. MT. MacNarama, the owner, occupying the first floor for his store his family residing in the rooms above.
 MT. John G. Hurd, the efficient and relia- ble newspaper carrier in the Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth wards, came out on his route on Monday with new wagon, made under his suggestion by Jillson Brother. The side spring and boxes arranged to carry the papers The boxes have New Haven morn ing and evening daily papers and the carriers name, John G. Hurd, suitably lettered there on. It is neat and convenient vehicle There has been no carrier before on this route more accommodating or who has given any better satisfaction to the people than MT. Hurd.