Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-09
Fair Fl aven Items.


Miss Ida Hemingway is able to be out again
| after short illness.
| The base ball fever is raging among the
small lads.
great many people on the streets the past
two days enjoying the fine weather.
Pretty fair weather for planting oysters for
the past few days.
The orders from the dealers in the country
for opened oysters continue pretty good for
this season of the year
Luzerne Ludington has recovered from his
late indisposition ard is able to assume charge
of his business once more.
Mr.. Eli Burwelf and two companions were
down the harbor yesterday in small boat
fishing The men were too much on one
side of the boat, which capsized the craft, and
the men were thrown into the water. There
was only about four feet depth of water, SO
they got to shore all right without any aid,
but all got pretty good soaking and caught
no fish.
The harbor was fairly alive with wild geese
yesterday afternoon.
The F. 81. and W. 81. r. r. had out yes
terday new car, No. 80, on the road. It is
fine one.
Mr.. Charles Higgins, of Hartford, made e
short call here yesterday. Mr.. Higgins has
many friends here and was formerly resi-
dent here, and for several years in the dry
goods trade in the firm of Rowe & Hig-
gins.
Capt. Joseph 81. Bowditch and family, who
have resided for some few years past on
l De- NJ CO. he Hai,
moved on to Lloyd street north of Grand.
| Pulaski chapter No. &c, r. A. NJ, hold
their regular assembly this evening Work
| in the M. NJ. and P. M. Sojourning Royal
| Arch Masons are cordially invited to attend.
On Monday some blankets hung near the
stove in the oyster house of LuddinGton &
Palmer caught fire. Fortunately the trouble
| was soon discovered and the FIRE put out
without much damage except to the bIan-
kets.
Every day along at high water there are
| several of the Yale boat crew up the river
practicing. Yesterday the University crew
were out, and they were doing exceedingly
we'll.
The union services on Fast day between
the First and Second churches, Methodist
and Baptist societies, will be held at the First
church at IL a. m. There will be no regular
discourse, but each pastor from the different
churches viii take part in the meeting.
George Davis, relief driver on the Fair
Haven and Westville horss railroad for long
time. was able to be out of doors on the
street yesterday for the first time since last
| November. Mr. Davis has had long siege
of illness, but he is slowly improving every
day.
Yesterday as Bella Jacobs, of Short Beach,
| ha I left his wagon loaded With CLANS aud
fish in front of the brick store for moment
Mrs. John BunneH came along and without
hesitation very quickly caught upa large
bunch of cells dressed, and started of up the
/ hill. Bella was notified and started off after
/ the woman. He soon caught her, took his
| cells and let the woman go.
| Work at Graves shipyard is very lively.
There is small steamer there aud the yachts
Happy Thought and Wild Duck are hauled
out. The steamer for oyster dredging which
Mr.. Graves is building for MIR. Thomas
Thomas, of Oyster Point. is fast nearing
completion. The yacht Happy Thought and
the small steamer are up for painting only,
ard few minor repairs The yacht Wild
Duck is to be heightened out a few feet for
ward, which viii add to her sailing qualities
and give the craft better flushed look.