Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1883-05-25
Fair Haven Items.

E01E Haven AIounSs
There was good market for. dredge oys-
tiers in the harbor yesterday and the dredge
men were accordingly happy, but there was
no call for oysters that were caught with oys-
ter tongs
Fred, Lew, Ed and Ell. the ''quartette."
had their photographs taken yesterday in a
group. The pictures were fine and eagerly
priced by their many friends,
Bobbing for cells in the evening on the
flood tide is favorite pastime for the past
few nights Some of the parties have pretty
fair luck.
The lecture OF the East Pearl street Metho-
dist church last evening was well attended.
It was for the benefit of the Young Peoples
society. E. @. Hill told in few fine remarks
why the society was formed and the work il
was trying to accomplish, and then introduced
the speaker, the Rev j. H. Vincent His
subject was THAT Boy" 1t was finely de-
ivered, and kept the closest attention of the
audience throughout.
Married at the parsonage by the Bev. FL
G. Hovey on Thursday evening, Miss Lizzie
Hawthorne and Joseph s. Holiday. After
the ceremony q reception was given at the
residence of Mr.. Edward N. Holiday on Cen
ter street, at which only the nearest relatives
were present. The bridal couple will start
this morning on short wedding tour. May
happiness and prosperity go with them al
they journey on through ife's pathway to
gether is the earnest wish of their many
friends
Not as many of the Fair Haven people
went to the great city to see the bridge open
ing as was expected Most of them thought
there would be too large crowd, although
accordingly went. Among them were James
| E. Tuttle, Orion A. Rose, Augustus B
Barnes. The latter gentleman it is said has
not been to New York before in about ffteer
years.
Mrs. Captain Merritt Farren and Mis-.
Sophia Faulkner went to Brooklyn, L. l., OF
Tuesday and attended the funeral of Mrs
Powers, daughter of Mrs. Wyllis Munroe
who formerly resided here. fhe deceased
had many friends in. Fair Haven who are
deeply grieved to learn of her death. Sht
| leaves husband, who is assistant organis
| at the church of the Rev. J. Dewitt Tai
mage, and three children, who will mourn
their great loss. The burial was in Green
wood cemetery, the Rev. Mr.. Talmage Off
| ating.
Yesterday morning about s o'clock Mrs
Hannah Grannis, widow of the late Captain
| Alva Granuis, one of our most elderly PEG
| pie, being in her eighty ninth year, depart
| ed this life after short illness This aget
lady was born in East Haven, and shortly af
| ter her marriage moved into the house OF
East Grand street which the cap
tain built, Cthe building was put VI
by e. J. Munsell, the builder), where sh
has resided ever since up to her death
Her husband died nearly fifty years ago
leaving his wife and two children, who still
survive. The daughter, Mrs. 81. L. Scran
| ton, resides in the city and the sen, Colone
| George W. Grannis5, has been a resident anG
one of the most popular citizens for severa
years of the city of San Francisco, Califor
| mia. The colonel was one of the first tina
| went from here to the gold regions, goin
| there in '49.
The bark c, s. Bushnell (Which was bull
| here and halls from this port) Mayo cap
tain, arrived in Gloucester, Mass, on the 22n'
| inst. from Trapani, Sicily, with cargo o
| salt-one thousand tons.
Mr.. John T. HiIIhouse, of Ansonia, ha
| bought out the drug store in Central Hal
| block of George H. Corbin & Co. Mr.. Hill
house, the new proprietor, has had severa
| years. experience in this line of trade, AM
comes among our people with the best o
recommendations
There is State Law which prohibits fish
ing in SaltoEstall Lake in the month of Jun
| and heavy penalty attached for the offence
This year the State fish committee say the,
| will enforce the Law to the full extent.
The stock and fixtures of II. W. Brough
| tons hardware and eroeizery store on thu
east side have been appraised at twenty-five
hundred dollars The appraisers say this is
| low figure and that it is one of the hes
| chances for anyone wishing to go into bust
ness.