Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-29
Fair Haven Items.

Some of our citizens yesterday on the
 street were congratulating themselves that 1 there could not be only one more stormy | day this winter and that was owing to leap year. To-day is the fifth Friday in February, | something that will not happen again for years
 The news of the death of ex Governor Hubbard yesterday was received with deep
 regret by our people.
 It is thought that the schooner Robert Morgan, Captain ". c. Crossley, of this place, which went ashore during the gale
 near Atlantic City, in the fore part of De
 cember, will be got of during the present
 high tides.
 Matters are very quiet in the fourteenth
 and fifteenth wards since the consolidation
 scheme went up in Hartford last Tuesday.
 The officers of Engine company Mo- l and Hose company No. 1 are invited to attend the Veteran Firemen's ball next Monday 1 night.
 Two young lads, aged about 10 years.
 barefooted out on the streets yesterday after noon, attracted considerable attention from passers by.
 MT. S. l.. Potter, the oyster grower, has bought the house and lot on Exchange street
 of Mir. Thorpe, the builder. Mir. Potter will
 move there the first of April.
 William Konold on Clinton avenue has one of the finest stock hogs in this locality It is full blooded China, and from the noted Spring Lawn stock farm, in Wiscon- sin. The.owner takes great pride in showing the porker to those who give him 8 call. The snow storm yesterday morning made sad havoc and trouble with the telephone
 wires, so that for some time there was no ! communication between here and the city l Near Hunters drug store the wires fell down
 and in the descent pulled down 8 length of fence
 The tides were very full again yesterday, l overfowing the first floor of the oyster sloops so that for an hour or more the bivalvs shuckers had to stop work. No damage was done save the trouble and incon- venience that the dealers and laborsrs had I to put up with.
 Two new sharpies, the Rambler owned by James Futile, and the Fannie E. owned by I George Potter, were successfully launched yesterday at high water. Both of the crafts are built in frst-class order and are expected
 to be pretty fast going boats
 The funeral of James Baldwin took place from his late residence on North Quinnipiao street on Wednesday afternoon. large | number of the relatives friends and fellow workmen were present The Rev. Erastus Blakeslee oficiated. The bearers were Sam ! uel and William Bishop. who worked in the | same shop with the deceased, and Deacon l Albert Rowe and Richard l.. Davis, neigh bors. The interment was in the cemetery at
 Montowese in the Captain Mansfield family burial lot.
 The Ever Ready Hook and Ladder com pany, of Meriden, have accepted the invita- tion of the Quinnipiacs to 8 sociabls and banquet given in honor of the Ever Ready on Thursday evening, March 18th. The
 viaitors will bring their ladies and the party will number thirty or more. Chief Hyatt of Meriden, Chief HendrickI of New Haven and other officials have been invited.
 Mir. George Norton, the watchman of the oyster lots down near the Fort grounds,
 says that the wild ducks are more plentiful
 this season in the harbor than he ever saw before. One day when these birts came up
 the harbor to feed MT. Norton bsgged fifteen
 of the birds in an hours time.
 Central Hall on Wednesday night was filled
 to it's uttermost seating capacity, the occa-
 sion being an entertainment given by the
 young ladies connected with the Second church. The programme was fine one and
 well carried out, each artist endeavoring to
 fully carry out their part of the exercises.
 The opening piece was 8 musical solo by Professor Barnett, which was well rendered and followed by singing by Mrs. Black and
 Miss Lillian Burwell. Then came the 'tfiag drill, which was perfect in almost every part, and the ladies were heartily applauded as they executed the different movements SO rapidly and with so much precision. The backward wheel was done equally as we'll, if not better, than it is by some of our fine military organizations Recitation then fol. lowed by Miss Thompson; song, D. A. Jones; musical solo, Prof. Lyon; and then the court ship of Miles Standish in tableaux, read by Miss Thomas; song by Mrs. Clara Hart. After this by urgent request the flag drill'' was given--the ladies in the drill representing different nations. and characters as follows: Captain, Mrs. Carrie Black; America, Miss Kinnie Hemingway; Goddess of Liberty, Miss Emma Ellingber; Russia, Mrs. James
 Woodhouse; Martha Washington, Mrs. Dan Parmelee; Mary Queen of Scots, Miss Mary Lsvere; Germany, Miss Belle Gessner; Tur- key, Miss Jennie Hunt; Ireland, Miss Ada Dodge; Greeoe, Miss Etta Kingsbury; Peas- ant, Miss Fife Tyler; England. Miss Hannah Bauer; Peasant, Miss Emma Tyler; Switzer- land, Miss Ada Crockett; Japan, Miss Hattie Hemingway; Peasant, Miss Hattie Rowe; Holland, Miss Mamie Rice; also reading by Miss Thomas. Last evening the flag drill" was again repeated and other attractions given; slso supper was served which fully sustained the reputation that the Fair Haven ladies have always had in preparing ban quets. The attendance last evening was large in spite of the unpleasant weather, and the whole affair was a success financially as well as full houses and good time.