Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-10
Fair Haven

The schooner Katie Ranger, Captain liar dy, arrived yesterday with cargo of oyster shells consigned to H. A. Stevens. They are to be converted into shell lime.
 Two barge loads of oyster shells have ar rived for H. C. Rowe & Co. and are unload ing at MT. Rowe's wharf The shells are to be planted next summer.
 Mrs. Annie M Miller and Mrs George N. Thompson have arrived home from an ex- tended and pleasant visit of several days at Springfield, Mass, with MT. and Mrs. E. E.. Townes.
 The cassion for the new pier under the Shore Line railroad bridge, with two tiers of stone already laid in the box, will be placed in position to-day at high water.
 Mir. J. N. Bradley writes concerning his safe arrival in Florida. He enjoyed the trip very much.
 The dredge steamer Lizzie Woodend, Charles Palmer captain, is bringing oysters to dealers here-from one to two eargoes every week-from Port Jefferson harbor, Long Island.
 The large window in the First church which was blown out some weeks ago by the heavy storm that prevailed at the time is replaced by a new one. The work was not quite completed last Saturday The rain that night made sad havoc on the walls and in the lecture room.
 The committee on the oyster ground on the east side of the harbor give notice that none of the ground will be given up this season as has been done years before, and all persons caught taking oysters off will be prosecuted.
 Miss Harriet E. Fowler yesterday morning fell in the yard in the rear of her residence on North Quinnipiac street, bruising her face and limbs besides badly breaking her right shoulder blade near the joint Dr. Russell was called. He set the broken bone. Miss Fowler was feeling as comfortably as could be expected.
 There was large attendance at the annual sale and entertainment of the ladies of Grace church at Central Hall last evening. very useful. The operetta of Mother Goose was nicely done. The sale will be continued this and tomorrow evenings The annual meeting of the Fair Haven Union cemetery association was held at the chapel of the Second church on Monday even ing. There was good attendance and the | old officers were unanimously elected. The oOSASOesAJ read and accepted and also the reports of committees were heard There is much unanimity of feeling in the society. It was reported that soon an improvement will be I made to the main entrance of the cemetery in l the shape of a stone arch memorial gateway
 to be erected by a former citizen, Colonel
 George W. Grannis, now of San Francisco, l in memory of his mother, Mrs. Captain Al yah Granniss, who died here few months since. The committee having the affair ir
 charge consists of A. L. Chamberlain, H. R Smith, Horace R. Chidsey, E. P. Goodsell | jr., and H. H. Strong. The material will be either granite or East Haven stone. The invitation social, given by the T. M Association at Central hall on Monday even l ing was we'll attended. The music was by
 Landrigans orchestra and Prof. V. Beeche1 | prompted. The grand march was led by MT. Harmon Hernon and Miss Hattie Baldwin | with nearly fifty couple in the march Short
 ly after il o'clock refreshments supplied by 1 the ladies were partaken of, after which dane ing was resumed and kept up until about two o'clock in the morning. The horse cars were in waiting to take those who came from the city