Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-19
FAIR HAVEN.

Doings and Happenings of Various
 Descrfptfons-The Oyster Interest
 Money Not Plenty.
 The meeting at the Home of the Friend less held yesterday afternoon at four o'clock was under the charge of the Second church.
 Only twelve cargoes of oysters from south ern waters have arrived at this port so far this season, and none are overdue now.
 Some of the dealers receive most of their oysters already opened, shipped to them di rect from parties in Cfisfeld, Md.
 The dealers who open oysters and ship them to dealers in the country say there is no money made in the business this season. The temperance meeting at Central Hall yesterday afternoon was fairly attended, and much interest in the temperance cause was manifested.
 Conway, the druggist, has issued a very vile horse railroad.
 A lad by the name of Norwood one day last week sold out in the city his stock of opened clans, sent the pail and measure back to his employer and left with the money for Boston, where he has an uncle who had sent for him to come and live with him.
 A goodly number of our people were pres ent at the Lincoln rink on Saturday evening to see Dr. Carver finish his great feat of shooting and hitting sixty thousand times. in six days.
 A meeting of the eitisens of the bor4cidigh Is called for next Thursday evening by the warden and burgesses to take action on :, =. proposed billl lof consolide+,,, e,,,r If c;tv .na 'o"h' -. meeting Is to be held at the engine house,
 Much interest is manifest already over the lecture to be given at the Second church oh Wednesday evening by Judge Beiaing; sub jeet, IA Journey Around the World." 1t will he illustrated with stereoscopic views. The travellers to start from the corner of Quinnipiac and Grand street on the horse cars The lecture will no doubt draw large attendance,
 To-niorrow evening at the First church an entertainment for the benefit of the mission ary cause will be given. The, lecturer; MT. Wright, a missionary from GSylon and India; will give g destrihtive leUtufe accompanied by stere5scopic views of the people and coun- try where he has been doing missionary work. There should be full house as the lecture will be very interesting and the cause is SO worthy.
 The estate of the late Ambrose Clark amounted to about twenty five thousand dol lars. Twelve hundred dollars. two building lots on Bright street and the use of 3. house cn PuplaF street for her iifetide were given to the wiffnWs Tia rest of the estate was willed to the daughter
 MT. George w. Mallory arrived home from his southern tour on last Saturday, having been absent about two weeks. He made a stay of several days at New Orleans and visited the exposition: Hs enj5yed the trip and his stay in the Crescent city very much, but thinks some parts of the exposition are not up to what they should be, while other credit for, and that one Is well paid for the journey in seeing the grand display.
 Captain William Smith, who was in the coal business in this city several years ago conducting ''the Peoples coal yard," died at his residence in the Annex Saturday evening" In years previous he ran a canal boat. He did well in the coal business at the start and engaged in the business on a larger scale and lost money, He then turned his attention to saloon keeping. About one year ago he fell from ladder and suffered a bad fracture of the leg, which kept him confined in the hos pital for some time.
 On Saturday an application came to the town agents office for the use of the ambu- lance to take him to the hospital again. On that he was suffering from de- lirium tremens the request was refused A few hours later he died. He was about fifty years of age and leaves wife and children