Morning journal and courier., 1884-07-07
Monday. July .. 1884.
Fair Haven.

General NeSvs-PersOnal-YGc and Oysters-ExcursiOns and Pkenfes.
 MT. Otis Hovey, son of Rev. Dr. Hovey, starts for Minneapolis to-day. May success attend him is the wish of his many friends.
 MT. Josiah Jones and family, of Trenton, N. J., are summering here amid their large circle of friends.
 The missionary concert at the Second subject was Africa.
 The regular monthly meeting of the war den and burgesses of the borough will be held this evening.
 Captain Henry Hayden, wife and two daughters, of Brooklyn, l.. T., visited over Saturday at MT. Jared Wedmores. Mir. William Benedict and his brother caught in the river on Saturday fine stling of bass, all of which were of good size.
 MT. H. J. Lewis has sold his pleasure yacht Anita to MT. G. W. Adams, of West Haven. The First church society will hold their picnic and excursion to High Rock Grove on | Wednesday next, July 9.
 There was quite a display of fireworks on both sides of the river on Saturday night The sight drew out goodiy number. MT. Henry Willett, prominent carriage manufacturer in Chicago, H., who has been l visiting here with his friends for few days, will return on his homeward trip tonight. Captain George LRnfair, of the firm of H. s. Lanfair and Co.,, oyster and fruit packers, Baltimore, Md, is visiting here for short season among his former friends and acquaintances.
 The great and noted lecturer, the Rev. Joseph Cook, and wife are visiting at Mrs. Cooks fathers, Deacon Wyllis Hemingway, l on North Quinnipiac street. MT. Charles S. Hemingway, principal at the Holyoke senin- ! ary, Holyoke, Mass, 8 son of the deacon, is also there for short time.
 At yesterday mornings service at St. | James church, the rector, Dr. Vibbert, of | ficiated. Present in the audience there were | four ex- -organists of the church, Mir. Johr | Cook, Dr. Barnett, MT. George Hitchcock MT. Howard C. Vihbert.
 There are ten schooners and sloops at the ! wharves and in the stream, besides tn, barses and several sharpies, loading Witl oyster shells for planting in the Sound.
 The sharpie Alice, Captain George Potter with Willis Bishop, Arthur Rice and H. w Rowe as passengers, started on Saturday fol 8 short cruise along the shore. Thimbl Islands is the first point where they will stop They are to camp out there for few days A good supply of provisions, tents, clothes | etc, was taken along.
 The oyster dredge steamer 0. s. Conklin
 took out quite a number of ladies and gentle
 men for 8 sail down to the Thimble Island
 last Saturday, where dinner was served.
 was pleasant time, and g hearty vote c thanks was given to Captain Frank Potter
 Every one was loud in his praise, and b
 spared no pains to make the trip enjoys
 ble one for them all.
 On the return of Quinnipiac Hose com
 pany from the parade on Friday g vote c
 thanks to the Veteran Bremen of New Hay
 en for their generous and hospitable treat
 ment, and also to the ladies of the boro g
 for the assistance they gave in decoratin
 and trimming tho hose carri. ge was passe
 unanimously. Foreman Cornell and hi
 gallant company never looked better, c
 showed of to more advantage. The Fsi
 Haven people are proud of the organization
 and well they should be. It Is the duty C
 everyone interested in the borough to hell
 sustain them and encourage them in thei
 undertaking to keep the fire department u
 as 1t should be.