Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-14
FAIR HAVEN.

1 Notes Regarding the Oyster Interest | PersonaI-Funeral of Miss Fowler. MT. G. w. Mallory, the oyster dealer, is on 1 a southern tour. He will visit the New Or l leans exposition.
 MT. Earnest C. Rowe is in New York city
 visiting with friends.
 MT. William H. Potter, the oyster dealer, bought very fine horse in Hartford on Mon day to use in his business. A letter has been received from Captain Nelson Thomas saying that he is in Kappa hammock river with his vessel, which is par tially loaded with oysters. The schooner Nellie Coleman, Captain Hodgkins. sailed yesterday morning for V;r ginia after cargo of oysters fer this market
 At the First church over $50 was given at the collection on Sunday for the hospital; at the Second church over $40.
 The wife and two children of Attorney w. Pitt Niles are quite indisposed with the measles.
 Major H. H. Strong, the warden of the borough, is on business trip in Albany, N. Y.
 Mrs. William Street has been suffering for the past week or more with neuralgia and malaria but is now gaining.
 There are many in the borough who are opposed to employing counsel or going to any expense for the borough in fighting the proposed consolidation bill.
 The sharpie schooner Mary B. which sailed last week for Florida, lost part of her gear ing in Long Island Sound and put into Bridgeport harbor, where the gearing was replaced, ard the craft set sail again ali right The Hamilton brothers went only far as Bridgeport with the sharpie, returning home by railroad.
 Many of the oyster dealers here think of buying oysters caught in the Sound to plant for the fall trade, instead of sending to southern waters for them as they have done heretofore.
 MT. Porter Cook, who died in Baltimore last week, resided here for several years and was engaged in the stove and tin trade, first with c. A. Bray, under the name of Bray 6 Cook, and afterward alone in the building (since burned) known as the old Green store In a few years he sold out and went to Balti- more, where he remained until his death.
 The ice on the big pond was pretty weak yesterday, and none dared venture upon it. The skating on Russell's pond was very good, however, and many of the young people were out enjoying this winter sport.
 MT. Amos Fowler. aged eighty-six years, a citizen of North Guilford, who came to at tend the funeral of the late E. D. Fowler, near relative, remained here visiting with his friends until yesterday, when he re- turned
 Mrs. Elizabeth Dawes, the authoress, of 1 Boston, Mass, is visiting with her aunt, | Mrs. E. D. Fowler, on North Quinnipiac | street.
 The funeral of Miss Cornelia Fowler, | daughter of the late Sheriff D. s. Fowler, | took place yesterday afternoon from her mothers residence on the Foxon road, at tended by many friends. The house was crowded Rev. Dr. Vibbert officiated. The bearers were the four brothers of the de- ceased. The interment was in the family lot in the East Haven cemetery.
 Martha Washington circle No. 1, Daughters of Liberty, met in Sons of Ameri- a hall, Fair Haven, Monday evening, Jan. L2, and innitiated several candidates, after which the officers for the ensuing year were July installed, then followed a banquet and lancing was continued till the small hours.