Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-04-04

Fred. King, who is to take charge of the
new summer hotel at New Milford. is son
of the late D. W. King, long proprietor Of
Kings hotel here.
There were eight or ten boats yesterday
near Drummer's bed at low tide, where the
men were catching long CLANS with oyster
tongs. The shell fish were pretty thick and
several bushels we're caught.
Business at Austin's card printing works
on North Front street is rushing. About ten
hands are employed and with this help Mr..
Austin can hardly keep up with his orders.
Some of our wealthiest citizens have much
farms The farms are rated at over double
the mortgages, which makes the security
pretty good.
Spinning top, flying kites, playing clap
pers, are the sports of the young lads now.
There is hardly boy to be found who has
not half dozen tops, two or three kite
lines and one or two pairs of clsppers around
in his pockets.
Engine company No. 1 have received COM
plimentaries to attend the ball of Humane
Hose company No. 1. of Danbury, Conn, on
the 14th inst.
Mr.. Tucker, who keeps a saloon in the
Grannis block, is going to ask the county
commissioners for the privilege of removing
his saloon and license to Ferry street, east
side, near where the road comes into Meadow
street, close to the Quinnipiac river.
The rough heavy Winds and stormy
weather of yesterday interfered very much
with the bostmen who were down the river
for oyster planting.
The question of running the horse cars on
Sunday is the theme of much conversation
and there are many who are opposed to the
project.
Cramp the shoe dealer will soon change
his base and remove his stock from the
Quinnipisc block to the store in the Heming
way & Rowe block recently vacated by
| Blair, the jeweler.
Arthur Iuttle, formerly pressman on the
New Haven Evening Telegram, has gone tt
Meriden, where he is engaged as pressman II
| one of the large printing houses in the Silver
City.
The schooner Hamlet arrived yesterday il
| the river with cargo of Fire Island oysters
| for immediate use.
Mr. and Mrs John King have gone t.
California. Mr.. King was formerly thu
tender at the draw of the Chapel stree
| bridge and will engage in the fruit packing
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poor for the past few years and her physi
clan advised change of climate for thu
benefit of her health. Mr.. and Mrs. KIM
have many warm friends who will wish then
| much success in their new home.
Mr.. James Brainard, of Meriden, foreman
| of the Ever Ready Hook and Ladder com
pany of that city, made a short call among
| the borough fremen on Wednesday. Fore
man Brsinard says his company have not go
through talking of the great time they hat
| on their visit here March 18th.
The Sslmagundi club met last Tuesda!
evening at Mr.. s. III. Browns residence oil
North Quinnipiac street. Mrs. Brown ant
her daughter, Miss Grace, entertained tn
visiting members of the club quite finely AND
helped make the gathering pleasant ant
social one.
One of our citizens who keeps record o
| the weather says that there has not beer
twenty four hours of continuous clea
| weather at one time since the twenty eightl
| day of last January.
Mrs. Edward Barnes and little one, o
Reading, Pa, have arrived home for shor
| visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harve.
| Hemingway. Mr.. Barnes will also soon max
| a short visit here.
Several focks of wild pigeons were seel
yesterday flying over the hills and wood
| back of the borough.