Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-18
Fair Haven Items.

Mrs. Frederick Moulthrop is visiting in Torrington at her fathers residence.
 The question of crossing at grade of East Grand street, over the Shore Line railroad, is very quiet just now.
 A ring was formed on the Fair Haven Heights the other night to settle 8 dispute betwixt few. It resulted in 8 wordy com bat solely.
 John Tucker, the saloon keeper in Gran miss block, was arrested for selling liquor on Sunday. The case is continued until Friday. Mir. Tucker says they have got the wrong one this time.
 The town teams were at work on the roads filling up the holes in the Fourteenth ward on Monday.
 A sIoop from New York was in the river on Monday loading with oyster seed.
 Mrs. Smith G. Futile, of New York city, 8 former resident here, is visiting for @ short time here among her many friends and those whe were her companions many years ago.
 Gardening, raking and cleaning lawns, house cleaning inside and outside, is at par just now among our people and the merry shouts of happy children around the festive bonfire in the garden are heard every day.
 Entertainment at Central Hall this evening by Anchor T. of H., No. P. The drama of ''Dinah's Pledge" will be given. An efficient orchestra will be in attendance
 The Albert Crockett place on Meadow street is being raised up, and a new cell ar and first floor is being added to the building, which will make decided improvement to the property.
 favorite horse which had to be killed recently was buried within 8 hundred feet of two dwelling houses, and near 8 well which is much used. Some of the residents in the neighborhood find great deal of complaint about this proceeding.
 Evelyn J. Bray visited here yesterday among his people. MT. Bray is conductor on the drawing room cars running between Hartford and New York city on the Consoh- dated road, is very popular with the railroad people and the travelling public, and has host of warm friends in Fair Haven.
 The John Parker company have come out this week with two new wagons for deliver ing ice to their daily customers the coming warm weather. They were made especially for the firm and are complete with all the latest improvements. Stephen Bradley, the wagon maker in East Haven, was the con- tractor.
 Oyster planters were in good demand the past two days. Some of the boatmen did pretty good days work, planting several hun dred bushels of bivalves each day. few of the oyster dealers have been greatly dis appointed in not getting as many oysters to plant as expected The charter master whom they made the necessary arrangements with failed to get the bivalyes and did not notify the dealers.
 There was large attendance of relatives neighbors and friends yesterday afternoon at two o'clock at the funeral of Lester Smith, which was held from his late residence on South Quinnipiac street. Among the floral offerings were two beautiful pillows with the words 1Father" and stAt rest'' thereon. The Rev. B. Edwin Hall and Rev. H. O. Hovey were present and conducted the services. The pail bearers were Henry smith. Wiham Smith. Lucius Smith, brothers of deceased, and Daniel Auger, brother-in-law. All the business places on the east side were closed during the ceremonies and most of the busi- ness men attended the funeral.