Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-03
Fair Haven Itefns.

Who next? is the question much asked just now. Can sinners stand in slippery places
 Only one session of the schools yesterday.
 lively shower of rain yesterday.
 Virginia oysters brought here in the shell cost pretty well-so the dealers say.
 The mines in Colorado, in which some here have invested, do not pay very large dividends yet.
 The newly elected officers of Polar Star lodge Nc. v, I. O. O. F., for the ensuing term were duly installed last evening by Dis trict Deputy Robinson.
 Miss Etta Avery, together with her con- panions, Miss Nelly Swayne, Miss Minnie Bradley, Miss Carrie Smith, Miss Bertha Sanford, kept open house New Years day. at her father's, Captain Walter Avery's resi- dence, corner of East Pearl and Chamber streets. There were over fifty callers. The visitors were splendidly entertained by the ladies.
 At the exercises at the Second church New Years evening for the benefit of the Sunday school, under the management of Mir. Charles E. Steele Gone of the teachers in the school),
 
 each received present. The stereopticon views given were fine. Mir. Steele is entitled to great credit for the excellent programme given, all attending pronouncing it one of the most pleasant they have witnessed this sea- son.
 Next week being the week of prayer service will be held every evening at the East Pearl street Methodist church during the week. New Years day, 1884, passed away very quietly. The coasters were out all day in large members, and their laughter and shouts were heard well into the evening as they con- tinued in this happy winter, pastime. The big pond was covered with merry skaters in the afternoon and evening, only very few peo- pie kept open house, but there was quite number of callers Some of the ladies count up fifty callers each. There were some four or five family gatherings. Only few visitors were here and not many of our people went away. A beautiful New Years tree losded with elegant presents at Mir. W. W. Posts. East Grand street, attracted great deal of attention and was much admired.
 The Fair Haven Stock Breeders as socia- Hon held meeting last Monday evening There was full attendance of the stockhold- CTS. The committee who had recently vis- 4tcO Gu0 ChIL1o EauCu0S HuU H6EUIHR StAL1Ou or the association made glowing report. The ranches and the stock were in excellent or der. The laying another assessment to buy more land and increase the stock of cattle was talked of. From the reports received most of the stockholders thought it for the best interest of the company to pay more at- tention to the buying and raising of cattle and that the sheep ranches were not as profitable as the herding station.
 In Monday mornings issue of one of the city dailies was 8 letter from the South giv- ing information in regard to the oyster trade, stating that the oyster business in Norfolk, Va, was commenced in 1859. The corre- spondent must have been misinformed, as l.. Rowe & Co.,, of Fair Haven, did business there as early as 1853 and oysters in the shells from James river and Kentucky were shipped here in sloops along in 1880, and more or less have been shipped here to dealers from that locality every gear since. The oyster business in small way was carried on in NorIolk several years prior to Levi Rowe& Co.'s opening their house at ! that place. The London Truth fears that overdressine | s a constitutional defect in America; this \ may be so, but there Is one thing England II cannot help acknowledge g,-that we have \ he greatest remedy for asthma ever known, pr. Bulls Congh Syrup.