Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-28
FAir HaVAna

The work of repairing the Second Congre gational church has begun.
 The Rev. Burdett Hart, who has been in disposed is convalescent.
 A large hole in the sidewalk on the north side of South Quinnipiac street requires at tention.
 Leonard Bradley has gone to Boston for a two weeks vacation.
 Mrs. Henry s. Lancraft is visiting friends in New York
 Mrs. Louis Fairchild, of Lombard street, is visiting in Cheshire.
 Miss Hattie Jerome, daughter of Editor Jerome, is visiting relatives in New York.
 Mlddletown avenue bridge will be inspect ed by the Selectmen Friday
 A schooner from Baltimore has arrived with shells for H. H. Stevens, the lime man.
 Yesterday the contract work on the break water was finished.
 Work will probably be begun on recon structing the Tomlinson bridge next Mon day.
 The schooner John A. Matheson, Province town, Captain Battles, well known here, went ashore Tuesday morning in dense fog on Block Island. All hands were saved. bringing seed oysters from Virginia.
 The schooner Amelia G. Ireland has ar rived with cargo of iron and tobacco from Richmond, Va.
 The fishing steamer 'sVesta," belonging to the George W. Miles company of Milford, was sold to New London parties Tuesday.
 A new polo club has been organized in town for the purpose of playing at seaside resorts this summer. It consists of the fol lowing well known players: John Wilmot, captain, Fred Potter, Adam McArthur, Fred Walter, Walter Brown and William Fields.
 Seed oysters bring from 40 to 60 cents per bushel. The steamer Hoyt Bros. Go. caught 1000 bushels of seed Tuesday and brought them here and planted them. In the after noon she returned to Bridgeport and took 1000 bushels more out of the water.
 The many Fair Haven friends of Captain Stephen P. Thomas will regret to hear of his death, which occurred at East Haddam Tuesday, at the age of 50. Some time ago he had 8 tumor cut from his neck, from the effects of which he never fully recovered He was born in East Haven in 1885 For years he was keeper of the Tomlinson bridge Later he was in the restaurant business with O. F. Evarts, and still later in the towing business with the same gentleman. About year ago he re moved with his family to East Haddam for the benefit of his health. He leaves wife, two daughters and young son in comforta- ble circumstances. The funeral will take place in East Haddam to-day. The burial will be at the East Haven cemetery at the arrival of the p. m. train. hepreseuGdClfe n. J. fenCOn, or W1nuSOr, who has charge of the fish hatcheries of Con- necticut, will commence matching in the Guinnipiac river next Saturday on point near North Haven.
 Rev. Erastus Blakeslee of the Second Con- gregational church is to deliver the memorial address in North Haven. The w. c. T. U. will hereafter hold meet ngs every Tuesday afternoon in the parlors of the Methodist church. It is expected that about one hundred Con gregational ministers will attend the confer ence at the Second church in June N M. Rowland, the oyster planter, is to build handsome brick house, two stories high, on Howard avenue, near Fifth street ! 50x35 in size, and brick barn 19x45 feet. The bark Kings County, Windsor, N. S.. struck shifting bar in 19 feet of water two ! miles off Bridgeport, Tuesday. She wal l doated at high water. The Kings County was up the river few weeks ago.