Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-04-18
Fair Haven.

| Various Features of the Oyster Trade
New Steam Dredge.
| Smith & Kelsey have bought black horse
which is a fine one. It is used on the firms
peddling wagon.
Parties yesterday called on George Graves,
the shipbuilder, to see about Mr.. Graves
building an oyster dredge steamer.
The mumps are quite prevalent among the
young school children on the east side of the
river.
The old safe so long used by Judge Bray
for keeping the books and papers of the
| probate district and the town, also his own
| business books and accounts, then afterward
by his son, G. E, Bray, who used it for his
own business short time, was sold yesterday,
the new purchaser taking the property away.
The New Hagen Water company have
placed hydrant on Center street near the
corner of South, fronting the Pardee place.
Captain William Howard is having his resi-
dence on Prospect street greatly improved
adding to the rear and raising all under one
roof
The iron in the old East Haven jail has
been taken out and sold to Burns & McDon-
aid, the blacksmiths.
George Il. BunnelI, the oyster and fish
peddIer, came out on Wednesday with one of
the finest wagons for peddling that can be
found in this locality.
The oyster seed business has commenced
and is quite lively, and many bushels of
these small oysters are caught every day and
a ready market is awaiting them.
The fatfish are quite plenty this spring,
and the fishermen are having much sport in
catching the fish, besides getting plenty of
them.
The shad catching has begun in these
waters. Up the Quinnipiac river and in the
vicinity of the Red Bank several hauls have
been made.
Mr.. Miller, the agent of the Port j fferson
Milling company, is quite an expert at check
ers. He usually wins the series of games.
Recently he came out victorious in the sit
ting with the champion draught player of
Westville.
Captain Henry Palmer, of the firm of Lud-
dington Palmer, oyster growers, has pur-
chased the Luther Dudley place on South
Quinnipiac street. The captain and family
at present reside in the Samuel Lindsey
place, but they will soon move into their
new purchase and make that their future
residence
H c. Rowe & Co., oyster growers. will
have come next month fifty thousand bushels
of oyster shells more to place on the already
large pile of shells on the wharf, where they
will remain until the planting season com-
mences. The firm expect to plant on their
grounds in the Sound about five hundred
thousand oyster shells the coming season.
We have the usual quota of secret societies
here. AT Central Hall there are the Anchor
Temple, Temple of Honor, Patriotic Sons of
America, Patriotic Daughters; at Odd Fell
lows Hall, Odd Fellows, Knights of Honor,
Foresters, Good Templars, Knights of Pyth.
las; at Masonic Hail. Adelphi lodge, Craw-
ford council, Pulaski chapter, Eastern Star
The schooner Helen Augusta, Capt.
Charles Thomas charter master, arrived yes.
terday with cargo of fifty-five hundred |
bushels of oysters from southern waters. |
The oysters were consigned to Jesse Mallory |
and George Mallory. The bivalves are to be |
planted in the harbor and will be used for |
the fall trade
Yesterday Booth, the large oyster dealer of |
Baltimore, Md, contracted with H. j, Lewis |
and I. E. Brown for 5000 gallons of opened
oysters, half of the oysters to be delivered
in equal fractional quantities twice week
between now aud the first of August and /
The other half are to be shipped during Aug
nst in weekly supplies of one thousand GAL
IONS week through the month of August
The new family bakery in the Hemingway
and Rowe block opened on Wednesday, maxi
ng very fine display of full assortment of
bread, biscuit and cakes, of the firms own |
make, baked on the premises The trade
opened very favorably, much better than was
The proprietors are the Hauf
Brothers. They have q nice turnout to de-
liver goods to customers daily on both sides
If the river.