Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-28
Wednesday, May 2s. 1884.
Fair Haven.

A Smuulementnrv Memorial Day Cele- braGton--Arrangsmen For Frtday- ProcsssIoD, Music, FIoWers-General s Fair Haven NeNyS.raa .-5ss-E
 In Fair Haven Decoration day will be To- cally observed with programme as giAen be- low. All old soldiers s and z sailors who are living in z the Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth wards, and in that vicinity, are invited to participate. The pro- cession will start between half past nine and ten oclock, and the route of march will be es follows: Start from in front of 4ex-Selectn an H. W. orawford's store, Grand street, thence down Grand street and up the hill to the churches, countermarch back to Pearl street, Pearl to Chapel, countermarch to Exchange street, Exchange street to Blatchley avenue Blatchley avenue to Grand, Grand to ceme- tery. The march will occupy about an hour. Decorating the graves will commence at about II. There are about seventy soldiers graves in the Fair Haven cemetery. Flowers may be left at MT. CEawford's store. The. committee are Q. 4. Howard. appointed by Admiral Foote post, and Mir. Russell, ap- pointed by Henry 0. Merwin post
 Several of the boatmen are at work of Stratford catching oyster seed. They are making pretty good wages.
 The town officials are at work taking down the bank on North Quinnipiac street on the Burwell property. saf sa-l go e Collector of Taxes John Thompson, of the town of East Haven, was in the borough yes- terday locking for taxes from some of the non residents of his town. - no, Parmelee and family are on short visit up among the hills in Norfolk. Mrs. Hobart Hotchkiss has recovered from her late long and serious illness. A little | daughter who was sick at thesams time has also recovered. --- -a.s-s osa. .=a
 Mrs. Henry Mallory isvery much indis- | posed with the erysipelas, but her many friends think the worst is passed and that in | few days she will have gained her usual good health. | The schooner Dan Sooey arrived from Ed l gartown, Massachusetts, on Monday. The sloop Gamecock, from Keyport, N. J., ar rived yesterday. Both of the boats were loaded with round clans and were consigned to F. E. Brown x Co.,. s-..sf et-,r
 Several of the ladies of the Second church | attended the meeting of the Ladies' Mission ary society held at Waterbury yesterday. Nest of them returned home in the evening.
 The grocery store of D. M. Smith, on South Front street, was broken into Monday l night. The robbers took small amount oi money, some cigars and few other minor goods. They made the entrance through window in the rear part of the store, break ing the window glass.
 The Yale University crew are out or Quinnipiac r1ver for practice about everJ day. AS they TOW up and down the. river many witness the scene with pleasure ant they think that the college boys practice row ing indicates that they will not be found lacking or in the back ground on the day oi the race.
 Mir. Whitehead has his large barn com pleted on the premises he recently purchased of Major Strong on North Quinnipiac street and yesterday commenced breaking ground for laying the foundation for his new resi- dence, which, V hen finished, will add muct to the beauty of that section of the annex.
 The oyster seed trade is not as lively il this vicinity as last year or the year before There is not as much seed for sale and not al many buyers as in former years. This par ! of the oyster trade has been and is now source of large revenue for the oyster grow CTS. f +5+' -s d
 Samuel. boy aged twelve years, son O | ! day jumped into the water from tho whar and struck bottom, cutting bad wound in his foot; The boy was taken to Dr. Stone and is doing nicely. islt .4
 There was little pleasure and excitement on the East Side yesterday forenoon. A clerl in one of the grocery stores caught mouse and put it in the clothes of one of the young urchins on the street. The lad in trying te get the mouse out from his clothes caused much merriment to lockers on.
 The Democratic primary of the Fourteenth ward was held yesterday afternoon, the pollE being open from 4 to o'clock. Only one ticket was in the field and was as follows Delegates, H. M. Shannon, Daniel B.. Con nell; alternate, Edwin M. Holiday; boz tender, E.. D, Conneli; checker, Joseph Hol iday.
 The ladies of Grace church gave ae straw berry festival at Bradley's building last eve ming. A May day party and mother goose melodies by eight young ladies were part ol the exercises, and this part of the programme was heartily encored. Tonight and to nor row evening the entertainment will be con tinued. On Thursday Aunt Nancy Linsley 1 of the Double Beach House, will be present and give some of her fine readings.
 Mrs. Daniel Cornell arrived home by last nights New York boat after an absence l of about ten months on 8 visit with her peo- pie in Harbor Island in the West Indies. Mrs Connen came to New York in the schooner Mabel Darling, owned and commanded by her brother, Captain Robert Ranger. The boat brought 8 cargo of fruit consigned tc parties in New York
 An entertainment will be given by the young ladies of the Second church tomorrow (Thursday) evening. A song by nine young l misses and recitations by Miss Bickford are | part of the programme All are invited tC attend. The proceeds are to go towards purchasing piano for use in the chapel | The Court Record.