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

NTr. H. L. Parker, the druggist, left yes terday for short sojourn at A1burgh Springs, Vt.
 The Rev. Erastus Blakeslee started yes ter day on his vacation. He will go at first to Saratoga.
 Mrs Willard Mallory and Mrs. Henry Mallory started yesterday for the great sum mer resort, Saratoga.
 Mrs. Jesse Luddington and family started on Wednesday night on trip to Lake George, where they will visit through the warm weather.
 MT. c. w. Hemingway and wife are stop ping for short season at the famed A1burgh Springs, in Vermont.
 MT. and Mrs. F. Howard Hemingway are spending 8 short season at Aurora, Cayuga county, N. Y.
 Captain George Lanfair and Mrs Lucas Bunnell and family will leave for their homes in Baltimore, Md, to-day.
 Miss Agnes and Miss Nellie Lathrop re- turned after six weeks soiourn here with their friends to Norwich, which is their home
 The funeral of Mrs. Mary Ann Mallory took place yesterday afternoon at four o'clock from her late residence, 37 East Grand street The rain which prevailed prevented many of the elderly people from attending, but not withstanding there were a large number of sorrowing friends and relatives present to pay their last sad tribute.
 The fourth annual excursion of Quinnipiac Hose company No on Tuesday next to Glen Island promises to be the largest ex- cu1sion this season. The railroad cars will leave the Center street crossing in the morn ing at S:1O sharp Tickets for sale by members of the company and pleasant time is promised to all who go
 Dr. E. c. NJ. Hall has opened an office in Branford where he will remain permanently. His many friends cordially wish him success and congratulate the Branford people on hay ing so good homeopathic doctor in their midst and to call on in the hours of sickness. Mrs Luzerne Luddington and child are summering with friends in Windsor Locks An old landmark, the apple tree the larg est tree of the kind in the State) on the Brown homestead which was set out over 1 one hundred years ago, was cut down last | week. The tree seemed to be in full life and | was well loaded down with apples On ex- amining the trunk of the tree it was found | the body was nearly all gone and nothing re- mained but the bark and thin shuck to hold | up the great weight. For fear someone | might be hurt or some damage done the tree was removed.
 | On Wednesday the annual straw ride of the summer residents at Morris Cove took l place. There were about thirty in the party. 1 On the route through Fair Haven they | stopped at Cyrus Beach's cream rooms and l partook of his famous ice cream. On the way, going and coming, they sang some very fine songs.
 The excursion of the Highland Christian Endeavor association, which was prevented from going on Tuesday by the storm, went on Wednesday. About o'clock D. m. the party left the dock of Mr. H. c. Rowe on his steamer, the Gordon Rowe On the trip out an oyster dredge was thrown on Mr. Rowe's oyster grounds and some of the shellfsh pulled in. The owner explained to the party the manner of growth and cultivation of the oyster. After going up the Sound beyond | Falkland Island the boat rounded the island and started on the homeward trip, which was reached about ii o'clock The beautiful afternoon and the splendid and clear moon light evening made the time and weather al that could be asked for. It was one of tht pest and pIeasantest excursions of the season
 The society unanimously passed a vote o thanks to Mir. H. c. Rowe for his hospitality and the excursion,
 The funeral of the late Mrs. Sarah D. Tan
 ner, widow of Lewis A. Tanner who died A
 Rockville Monday last, while on A visit tt l her daughter, will occur this mornino fror, | her late residence, IF East Pearl street
 Mrs. Tanner had long been a resident of Fai1
 Haven and was universally esteemed and re
 spected. Her sudden death fell like a terri
 ble blow upon her children especially anf 1 upon all her friends