Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-21
Fair Haven.

The Oyster Trade-Qutck Work-Change
of Service at First Church General
News.
Most of the churches will have their an
nual sale of pews for the ensuing year on
Monday evening, April 28th.
The fishermen have commenced setting
their seines and nets in the Quinnipiac river
up near the island.
Mr.. Charles Pyke, of Waterbury, visited
here over the Sabbath with Mr.. Frank L.
Gum, on North Quinnipiac street.
In the pool match at Foote'S billiard rooms
on.Saturday evening the Fair Haven player
won, the games standing "a to IL. There
were goodly number of spectators present,
who watched the players with much interest.
Rev. Mr.. BIakesIee, pastor of the Second
church, conducted the prayer meeting yes
terday afternoon at o'clock at the Home of
the Friendless.
Mr. Andrew Turner, of the firm of G. s.
Farren & Co., oyster dealers, Baltimore. ar
rived on Saturday. He will make short
stop here.
Mr.. James Parker has gone West as far as
Quincy, ILL.,, where he was formerly located
in business. He will make a short visit in
that locality ana soon return.
Mr.. Amos Leete, who superintends the
putting up of the oysters for Mr.. Booth in
Baltimore, will come north and oversee the
shipping of the oysters that Lewis & Brown,
oyster growers, have contracted to furnish
Mr.. Booth the coming summer.
Bishop Williams of the State of Connecti-
cut will visit st. James church next Sunday
afternoon at three O'Clock.
The Second church society will hold their
annual meeting in the chapel on Thursday
evening next The treasurers report will be
read, and also the election of officers for the
ensuing year will occur.
The ladies of st. James church will give
literary and musical entertainment at Central
Hall next Thursday evening, April oath.
The programme arranged is an excellent one
and there should be full attendance.
Some of our oyster dealers have been
written to by the oyster dealers in Baltimore
who want terms for supplying their western
trade through warm weather, or until the
oyster shocking season commences in Balti-
more.
One of the oyster boats, the George Lem
mems, from the South with cargo of TWEEN
ty-one hundred bushels. did not arrive on
the ground until about 8 O'Clock Saturday
morning. Before the anchors were dropped
the boatmen had commenced taking out the
oysters, and by 4 o'clock in the afternoon
the oysters were all unloaded and planted.
Only one purchaser and four boats were en-
gagged in unloading the cargo. Each boat
had about five hundred bushels to take out
Pretty quick work il discharging cargo
like that in seven hours.
Washington camp No. 3, Patriotic So of
America, will give social dance at Central
Hall Wednesday evening, April 23rd. 1t
will be pleasant affair and many will join IN
the festivities of the occasion.
The schooner George Lemmens, Captain
Rupell in command, arrived on Saturday
with cargo of oy sters from Fishing Bay,
Va The captain resides there and his vessel
halls from that port. The schooner Carrie
Miller, Captain Thomas Higgins in command,
also arrived from York river, Va, with
cargo of oysters. Captain Higgins reports a
very rough passage. Going out the vessel
lost the jibboom and jib; other damage was
done and she had to put into Norfolk, Va,
for repairs.
Another pleasant Sabbath yesterday and
services were well attended at the First
church. The pastor, Rev. Mr.. Hart, oficiated
in the afternoon. A vote was taken on chang
ing the time of church service, that is hold
ing morning service at 1915 o'clock m.
instead of the afternoon service as now, and
holding the Sunday school Immediately after
the morning service. The vote stood 1852 for
the morning service and 20 for the afternoon.
The change will take place the first Sunday
in May and continue through the warm
weather. An adjourned meeting of the So
ciety will be held on Tuesday evening. It is
expected there will be a full attendance. At
the East Grand street Baptist church the
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Busfield, preached in the
morning from Proverbs, 18th chapter and
goth verse: ''He that walketh with wise
men shall be wise, but companion of fools,
shall be destroyed" At st. James church
the rector, DIR. Vibbert, preached in the
kah hSo% aDk Matt
chapter 18th, verse "a: ''Then said Jesus unto
his disciples, if any man will come after me
let him deny himself and take up his cross
and follow me.''
This evening the Fair Haven Literary asso.
citation will hold their fourth annual social
dance at Connecticut armory in the city.
The society have secured NARROW for
prompter and Thomas for music.