Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1883-05-23

The immediate vicinity of the Quinnipiac
drawbridge is thu liveiest part of this section
of New Haven The new building of Mr.. Kon
ODDS just erected on the corner of East Chap
81 and Ferry streets is ready for occupancy.
At Hanscomb's shipyard the frames for two
three-masted schooners are already up and
one of them is partially planked. At
Wright's railway the schooner Ocean Tray
eler, engaged in the West Indies trade, is
hauled out for painting. There are several
vessels waiting for their turn to be hauled
out Several dwellings are to be erected in
this locality the coming summer.
One of the seines up the river yesterday
morning was found to have hlved sixty five
large shad and they were hauled In. The
fish were sold on the bank at a good price,
and the tsshadders" were we'll pleased with
the mornings work.
Mr.. David E. Foote, oyster packer in Bal
timore, Md, and wife are visiting with Mr..
l.. S. Rowe on Prospect street.
Mrs. Charles Chase, of Baltimore, arrived
here for week or more with her people
The Rev. Otis j. Range will give a free
temperance lecture at the First Congrega-
tionaI church this evening. 1t is expected
there will be a large attendance.
The new lodge the Patriotic Sons of
America, recently instituted at Central Hall,
Is IN very COuU1b1Ou 4ueE0 dEO
several propositions for membership to the
order to be acted on at the next meeting of
the lodge.
Mr.. Lawrence Ellenberger, on North Qnin-
nipiac street, has been very much indisposed
for over a,week past, but yesterday he was
better and his friends think he will be out
again in few days.
The little schooner Dan Sooy is hauled up
on the shore at Graves shipyard where the
boat is being repaired under the supervision
n of Mr.. Graves.
Mr.. N. W. Potwine and family, who have
resided for several years past in North Ha-
ven, will soon move back again into their
old home on Center street, the house which
Mr.. Potwine built over thirty years ago.
Quite number of our people will 60 to
New York to morrow to see the grand open
ing of the new bridge over East river that
will unite the City of Churches and the
great metropolis with bands of iron. This
and an occasion that will be long referred to
with much pride.
Oyster shells continue to bring good prices
being worth about eight cents per bushe1.
FL. G. Rowe q Co., oyster dealers, have about
one hundred and seVenty-fve thousand
bushel of shells in heap on the wharf in the
rear of their oyster shop, the largest pile of
shells ever seen here.
The beautiful rain yesterday was duly ap-
preciated, although it somewhat interfered
with the plans of the boatmen. Only few
were down to the river and the oyster seed
trade was pretty quiet-plenty of buyers, but
not much stock caught, or on the market
offered for sale Several of the boys had
their boats unloaded all ready
to go down the harbor yesterday in the
morning, but when they saw it was to be
wet day they wisely made up their minds to
lay off for the day and start off all fresh this
morning.
lobster pots inside the new lighthouse After
they had caught few messes for themselves
they promised the next mornings catch as a
present to Captain Caleb Huntington, but
when the pots were drawn no Holsters were
found, consequently the captain had to go
without his favorite dish, but he says Cru
fus'' and his friends know where those lob
sters went to