Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-09
Fair Haven Items,

Rev. Erastus Blakeslee and wife reached home from Saratoga on Saturday morning.
 Mrs. John Mallory and Mrs. Daniel Parme- lee are home from their visit up among tLe hills in Norfolk.
 Quinnipiac Hose company hold their monthly meeting this evening. Every mem Der should be present
 The Cornell Brothers have added a new billiard table to their pool rooms. It is one of the Brunswick Bake Co.'S
 The Franklin Printing company have cam paign medals with the likeness of Blaine and Logan ready to send to their customers Pretty quick work.
 There is another gypsy camp near the ice house on the old Essex turnpike. They have several fine horses. They sold a beautiful iron gray horse to Barnum's show on last Thursday.
 The ladies of Fexen are to give 8 straw berry and ice cream festival at the Foxen chapel en tomorrow (Tuesday) evening, the proceeds to go for the benefit of the so- ciety.
 sion to West Rock on Saturday afternoon. A special horse car was chartered which took the party to Westville and brought them back in the evening. All enjoyed the events of the day. A goodly number of wild flow CTS were gathered. On the route home the club sang several fine songs which attracted much attention
 Major H. H. Strong arrived home on Saturday from his southern and western frin hov haan ohsapk aba The tour was to Texas where the major is interested in stock raising. He stopped at Chicago during the Republican convention which was held there last week. The large circle of friends of Major Strong are glad to welcome him home again and pleased that his tour has been very agreeable one.
 The Republicans fired 8 national salute from the little brass piece 'tMischief'' on Friday evening on the receipt of the news of Blsine's nomination at Chicago. The nomi- nee has many friends in this section who are hard workers in the party and thinks his nomination is equivalent to an election They have no doubt of it in the least Mir John H. LinsIey handled the gun, and right we'll did he do his part.
 The funeral of the elderly lady Mrs. Maria Fsrr took place yesterday afternoon from her late residence on South Front street. The Rev. Gurdon W. Moves con- uuCG0U bA6 56xV1CSSs 1u0 OSdr0rB were sons of the deceased. The burial was in the Fair Haven cemetery. A large number of sor- rowing friends and relatives were present to attend these last sad rites.
 MT. Henry B. Smith arrived home yester- day from his journey of over three weeks in the southern and western States visiting the cattle herding stations in Texas, the Hot Springs in Arkansas, the Iron Ore Mountains in Missouri, stopping at St, Louis. Mo-, Chi cago, III and Detroit, Mich, and other places of note along the route.
 The schooner Margueretta arrived in port yesterday from Glen Cove, l.. l., with twenty five hundred bushels of starch feed for cattle. The cargoes belong to s. D. Bradley.& Co.,, grain and feed dealers
 Yesterday was 9 beautiful summers day and the services were unusually well attend ed. It being children's Sunday most of the services and sermons were in accordance. At the Second church Rev. MT. BIakeslee, the pastor, oficiated. His text was taken from Isaiah, 54th chapter, 18th verse. In the eve nlng chlldren's praise concert was given, At the Episcopal church, St. James,, the rector, pr. Vibbert, read the service and the Rev. MT. Edwin Potwne preached the ser- mon at the morning session. At the Baptisk. East Grand street, the pastor, Rev. Mr. Busfield, oficisted in the morning and for bis discourse took the text from Mark 10th chapter, 14th verse In the evening a chil- dren's service was held.