Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-31
Fair RaveE.

The schooner Daniel Morris, Captain Mo Fadden, arrived Monday from Chesapeake Bay with only ], 300 bushels of oysters. Tht boat is capable of carrying about 5000 bush els. The cold weather and scarcity of oys ters in Virginia was the reason for not load ing. She has been about six weeks on the trip and the boat will lose over three hun dred dollars. The bivalves are very scarce, some of them selling for one dollar and a quarter & tub. The dealers cannot get enough oysters to supply the demand.
 Last Monday esening the class of Major a. H. Strong, in the Second church Sunday school, made surprise visit to their teacher and presented him with an extra size large photograph of himself and photographs Cabinet size) of the members, MT. Strong's picture in the centre and the scholars pie lures handsomely arranged around their teacher, the whole placed in beautiful gilt frame, size 30 by 36, with glass front, all together making a splendid picture and a token worthy of both the scholars and their worthy teacher, H. H. Strong The men- bers of the class are Henry J. Fabrique, Ar thur P. Rowe, George O. Bradley, Harvey W. Rowe, Marcus Fl. Hemingway Robert Black and Clifford B. Hemingway. Mr. Fabrique made the presentation speech in a few well chosen remarks. The gift was genuine surprise and took Mr. Strong aback at first, but he soon rallied and responded in fine speech. The major and his most es- timable wife entertained the young men with much hospitality and quite royalty. The oc- casien will long be remembered by the teach CT as well as by the class.
 Captain Samuel Potter has in his posses ~S- II11 Shipping Ltst published in Honolulu, Oahu. Sandwich Islands, Dec. 6, 1852. It gives a list of arrivals of whaling vessels at ports in the island during the fall season of 1852, nearly thirty one years ago, making the num- Der arrived 275, and the total amount of oil and bone in the same is 12,2 ,247 bbls sperm oil, 425, 5,5SS bbls. of whale oil 5,357, ,727 lbs. of bone. Four of these ships had only been sperm whaling. In the preceding month of November fifteen vessels had loaded and sailed for the United States. There were nine more nearly loaded in port and would sail in few days for America. Kerosene oil now takes the cake.
 The supper and entertainment of the Par ish Aid society of St. James' church to mor- row evening.
 MT. Sheldon Parker, wife and child are visiting for short time in New York and Brooklyn.
 The beautiful spring like weather yester- day was duly appreciated and many were out enjoying it.
 Stakes from twenty to twenty-five feet long for stalking oyster ground outside are in good demand. Those farmers having this article for sale are bringing them into mar ket and find ready sale.
 The oyster steamer A. H. Stevens steamed up yesterday and broke the ice in the river above the Quinnipiac drawbridge.
 Some of our sportsmen went up the river lately after ducks, but not one was seen and they came back empty handed.
 The fox hunters were out yesterday in full force after their game. They sighted 8 fox once but he slipped them soon and they saw him no more. They came home in the even- ing well tuckered out.
 Mir. and Mrs Herbert Barnes will celebrate, this evening, the twenty-fifth anniversary of their marriage with silver wedding. A large number of relatives and friends will be pres ent and very pleasant time is anticipated.
 MT. Edgar Page lost valuable colt last week. The animal strayed away, and getting on the railroad track passing train struck the colt killing him almost instantly.
 The channel between the Tomlinson and Quinnipiac drawbridges is clear of ice and vessels can go up and down the river without much trouble.
 Several of the boatmen are having new sails made, new masts and new booms paint ed and are thoroughly overhauling their sharpies, getting ready for the spring and summer work.