Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-08
Fair Haven Items.

As many fogs in February-so many frosts in May.
 Mir. David Foote is gradually growing weaker every day.
 The last car from the city is well patro- nizsd every evening.
 More fishermen than fish caught at Lake Saltonstall every day.
 The long clans caught now are fair size and have pretty full meats.
 Not one tenth of the usual catch of frost fish this season.
 highways is very bad.
 Some of our boatmen got bewildered down the ha-bor on Wednesday in the fog.
 The warm weather has caused the price of oysters to decline little.
 A trial of skill between tive of our best shots is being arranged.
 Our merchants complain considerably of 8 very dull season.
 Four cargoes of oysters from southern waters are en route here.
 4. A. McDonald has resigned his position as engineer at the dock where coal is un loaded.
 Much complaint is made about the coal delivered the past few weeks, there being so much ice in it.
 On Wednesday the sportsmen had plenty of amusement, besides bagginR considerable game down the harbor. The wild ducks were numerous.
 At the big pond. out of thirty-two work ing days during the ice cutting those carting ice to the different packing houses lost only one days work. An unusual occurrences.
 The fair and festival of the temperance organization in this place opened last evening at Central Hall with a good attend aaoe. It will be continued five nights Black Diamond, the comedian, and dancing are the principal features.
 Several have received copies of the carnival number of the 'Daily Star" published in Montreal Canada, containing beautiful pie lures and glowing accounts of the grand ice carnival in progress there this week. MT. Will Smith, the sender of the papers, was formerly 8 resident of Fair Haven, but is doing business now in Montreal
 Capt H. R. Linsley has had command of the oyster dredge steamer Emily F. Mansfield while Captain Will Mansfield has been laying off on account of an accident He has recovered and taken charge of his boat again. Capt. Llnsley resigned his position on Wednesday and left yesterday for Bridgeport where he will take charge of the dredge steamer F. F. Brown.
 Mrs. John J. Dayton, the first of the week on going down stairs at her residence on South Qulnnipiac street caught the heel to her shoe on one of the steps, falling to the foot of the stairs. She bruised herself badly and has been confined to her room for few days. She will be able to be out of doors soon.
 On Thursday the 14th inst, the thirty second annual of Quinnipiac Engine com pany takes place at Central Hall The com. mittee of arrangements are Foreman H. A. Stevens, A. W. Wright, W. Fl. Kelsey, W. A. Rowe, J. H. Lnsley, F. W. Foote, J. S. Holiday. All are hard at work to make the coming annual the best if possible ever given by the company. There will be grand concert from eight until nine o'clock, when the grand march will commence and the fes. tivities of the night begin. 4 large number of the friends of the firemen are expected to attend, and by their presence add to the pleasures Of the occasion.
 Last evening there were sceneS of much merr1ment and pleasure at the residence on Prospect street of MT. and Mrs. Edward W. Easter, the occasion being surprise visit of their many friends on the fifteenth anniver- sary ot their welded life. Music, dancing and games were features of the programme, which was carried out with earnestness and zeal. Refreshments were served about II o'clock. During the evening most bsauti fui hanging lamp was presented by the friends to the genial host and hostess which event, as also the visit, was complete sur prise for them. On receipt of the token they were taken aback and could say nothing. Soon they recovered and kindly and heartily thanked theE friends for the beautiful pres- ent.
 The E. 0. T. club last evening gave sheet