Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-04-28

Union Temperance Servfce-LOeaI Per
sOaaIs- Confirmation Services The
Boom in the Oyster Business.
Crawford Council No. 16, r. and s. M, held
their regular meeting this evening at Masonic
Hall.
Seats in the First and Second churches
Grace, st. James and East Pearl street Metho-
dist churches will be rented this evening.
Mr.. Amos Leets, of Baltimore, visited over
the Sabbath with Mr.. George L. Foote'S
people.
The horse railroad cars were we'll patro-
nized on last Saturday evening by our people
going to and from the city.
e Mr.. Isaac E. Brown, the oyster grower, is
having his oyster house enlarged and making
other improvements.
AS soon as the planting season of oysters
is through with some of the boatmen will go
to Stratford dredging oyster seed.
The Rev. Erastus Blakeslee will be duly
installed as pastor of the Second church on
Wednesday, May It'll.
The hauls of shad up the river for Friday
and Saturday last week were very large and
the fish were of good size.
Mr.. Charles Schreck, recently in Phil.
Borst's shaving rooms, is going to-
day to southington to take charge of barber
shop in that place. Charles Cook will take
the vacant place.
Mr.. Harvey G. Hemingway, of Brooklyn,
L. l., visited over the Sabbath at his fathers,
MIR. Willett Hemingway, on North Quinnipiac
street.
Lloyd Salisbury writes home to his friends
from the far West that his health is improv-
ing and his cough gradually leaving him. His
physician tells him that when the warm
weather comes he will be better still, and by
that time his cough and trouble of the throa,
will be entirely gone. His friends are
pleased to hear this news, and hope ere long
Mr.. Salisbury will be entirely recovered and
back in his old home.
The union temperance service at the First
church was well attended, although the
| church was far from being crowded. Rev.
Erastus BIakeslee, pastor of the Second
church, made the opening prayer. Rev. Mr..
Hart announced the hymns to be sung and
| introduced the speakers, Mr.. Bailey of Nor
| witch, and Mr.. Buckley of Hartford. The
speakers were very interesting in their re-
marks, which were much listened to by the
| hearers.
No Virginia oysters in the harbor fol
planting last Thursday, Friday or Saturday
an unusual occurrence at this season of the
year. The schooner Lydia Y. Crowell
| Mathswson master, is expected to arrive
this morning with a cargo of oysters. The
bivalves are for immediate use. The schooner
Ellie F. Long, Payne master, Harvest Home
| Stratton master, g. W. Bently, Grove mas
! ter, and j. w Matthewson, Hopkins master
/ are all loaded aud are en- route for here. The
first three Hboats loaded at Rappahannocl
/ liver and the last vessel loaded at Yorl
liver. These four cargoes are for planting
| The oyster dealers are anxious that all the
oysters to come will arrive soon, so that they
can get them planted before the weather eett
too warm
At the morning service of the East Grand
street Baptist church, Rev Mr.. Busfisld
oficiated. His subject for the discourse was
temperance. His text was First Corinthians
eighth chapter and thirteenth verse: "Where
FORE if meat make my brother to offend,
will eat no flesh while the world standeth.
lest make my brother to offend"
The Rev. Mr.. Cunningham. pastor of ths
East Pearl street Methodist church. wsl
/ slightly indisposed yesterday, SO that h'
could not conduct the services. The Rev
Mr.. Whitcombe, local preacher, tool
charge of the morning service. taking tn
l text for the sermon from Romans, eight
chapter, twenty-third and twenty fourth
verses: ssAnd not only they, but ourselves
also, which have the first fruits of thu
spirit, even we ourselves groan within
ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit