Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-09
Fair Haven Tterns.

Regular convocation of Palash Chapter, No. 26, B. A. M., this Wednesday evening.
 On Tuesday evening large numbers of people were out on the Big Pond enjoying skating by moonlight.
 Dr. E. c. M Hall returned on Monday afternoon to New York, much improved in health.
 The many friends of Police Officer. Albert Bradley congratulate him on his promotion from roundsman to third sergeant.
 Mr. Willis Farren, of Providence, R. l., made short visit here with his people on Monday and Tuesday.
 Services are being held every evening this week, except Saturday night, at the East Pearl street Methodist church.
 The ice men are taking advantage of the cold weather in cutting, housing and carting the crystal blocks, which makes business lively at the ponds.
 George Potter, George Linsley, Arthur Rice and Linus Bradley vent over to the Lake on Monday for days fishing on the ice They caught several picksrel, one weigh ing two pounds and most of the other fish were of pretty good size.
 Mir. Frederick MoIthrop, of Troy, N. Y., visited here yesterday. MT. Moulthrop is on the road for Troy house which makes cuffs and colIars.a speciality. Business with him so far has been quite successful.
 Oysters are growing scarcer and prices are much higher. la Baltimore oysters are bringing from one dollar and thirty five cents to one dollar and half gallon, and none on the market at that yesterday. The friends of Henry A. Stevens, who lives on Clinton avenue, and who has been quite indisposed, will be pleased to learn that he is much better now and able to get out of doors on pleasant days.
 Mir. Jerome Harrison, the member elect of the lower house from North Branford, for the legislature which assemblies to-day, called on some of his friends here yesterday prior to his departure for Hartford, the capital city. MT. Harrison will never be found wanting when his vote is required, and be- fore the Legislature adjourns, if necessity requires, he will be heard from, especially if any trickery or fraud is going on.
 Several of our people went out yesterday on the avenue with their fancy turnouts for a little sport, but they returned home again soon on account or LQo buOW btOEm WuIcA set in just ss they had reached the avenue.
 Some of the double-rippers, just made, are very nice. The seats are all cushioned and head lights, brakes, signal bells, steering gear and fancy painting make up the equip ment.
 Mir. Robert Small, former resident here some years since, but now pleasantly located in New York city, made a short visit among his former friends in the place yesterday.
 Mr. Horace How'd, the milkman, has sold out his stock and route. MT. How'd is quite feeble in health this winter and was obliged in consequence thereof to give up his busi- I ness.
 | The residents iu this part of New Haven are well pleased with the doings of the com mon council on Monday evening, that is, in the election of MT. John 0. Bradley, of the Eleventh ward as member of the Board of Finance of the city for the two years enku- ing, also the action taken in regard to Tom lnson's bridge. The bridge is one of the worst nuisances in the city of New Haven 1 the people this way think.