Morning journal and courier., 1883-07-06
Fair Haven.

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 Miss Katie Bradley yesterday returned from Chicago, H.. where she has been so journing among friends for many months Accompanying Miss B. are MT. J. F. Cleve land and family, of Chicago. The visitors will be the guests of Mir. and Mrs. Leonard Bradley during their stay in Fair Haven. Hiram Thomson, the livery man, cana out the first of the week with a very large no top barge called the Yale. It is roomy and com modious and made especially for carrying large parties. Most of the oyster dealers who heretofore have closed their business through the year continue to open oysters from day to day and fill the orders as they may come.
 The schooner Bessie Beach, Captain Fred. 0. Crosley, arrived in New York from West Indies loaded with sugar the first part of the week. The captain has been on the cruise meantime to southern ports. Captain Cros- ley and Marcus Hemingway, who has been on the cruise with the captain, reached home on Tuesday night.
 Over twenty sail of schooners and sloops besides the smaller crafts and seven steam dredge boats, were in the river between Quin- nipiac and Dragon bridges yesterday morn l. ing. Most of the larger boats were loaded, or were unloading, with oyster shells for planting in Long Island Sound.
 The Salmagnndi club met last evening at the residence of H. Lee Mallory. Notwith- standing the warm weather there was full attendance, and the evenings entertainment was very agreeable and pleasant for every one.
 dog of ex-Conductor E. s. Fowler killed, yesterday, the largest woodchuck of the season on Jared Wedmore's lot in Dark Hollow. The aforesaid woodchuck had been very troublesome to Mir. w., and he had Sa1 krsn successfully. Yesterday, with the assistance of Dwight Fowler, Sherman Warren and the dog, the animal was trapped. The dog and the woodchuck had quite seance, but the dog finally came of victorious.
 Lucius Rowe, the dry goods dealers, health the South that he has determined to contin- ue his business. MT. Rowe's many friends will be pleased to find his health is so much better and that he is to remain here
 The reception given on Wednesday at the residence of Herbert E. Barnes, Esq, to Mr. and Mus. Edward H. Barnes was very pleas ant social event. The house and lawn were most brilliantly illuminated. Refresh ments and iced lemonade were served boun- teousIy. During the evening there was a 6 splendid display of fireworks and the brass piece boomed. The noise of the large firecrackers, the beautiful fireworks. the balloon ascension, the merry songs, shouts and laughter of the happy assem- blaze made the occasion an exceedingly en- ioyable one for all. Mir. and Mrs. Barnes the genial host and hostess, and the happy couple; who had returned few days2 before from their bridal tour, and Mir. Arthur D. Barnes entertained the guests with most gen. erous hospitality.
 The Fourth of July, 1883, has come and gone. The young folks opened the day as soon as the clock had struck twelve with large bonfire on the heights, the> firing of small cannon and the footing of tin horns. This noise was kept up until sunrise when the church bells were rung and the new brass piece was successfully tested on the center of Dranon bridge During the day and evening everything was quiet. cursions and several small parties went down the river in sharpies The Salmagundi club excuxsioned on the steamer Gordon Rowe.