Morning journal and courier., 1885-04-07
FAIR HAVEN ITEMS.


Gossip on Roth sides of the Quin-
nipiac : Oyster Vessels Arrived
Accident to Rodney Bradley
Other Items.
81. @. Rowe is somewhat better.
D. Lawler has broken ground for his new
house on Martin street.
H. Brooks, of Norwich, Ct, is visiting in
town.
Miss Fannie Bray, who has been visiting in
town. returned home to Westbrook yester-
day.
George Burke has broken ground for his
new house on East Grand street. 1t will be q
fine residence. The Rowe brothers are to
build it.
Mrs. Bogue of Quinnipiac street is slowly
regaining her health
Eddie johnson is able to be out again.
Mrs. Gertie Dudley returned to Mt Hol-
yoke seminary yesterday.
Fred Walker, son of Grocer Walker, is
seriously i'll with fever.
Herbert Barnes is still confined to his
house with rheumatism.
II. J. Sutton has returned from New Or
leans.
Horace OIL IACndASo oOAoOe, 40 'SAJ
low having had several hemorrhages.
The Yale crew are practising daily on the
river now.
The annual meeting of Grace church so
ciety was held last evening.
The rough water yesterday morning pre-
vented the planters or dredgers from work
ing.
Will Hunter, who has been attending Yale
business college, has graduated.
Mrs. N. S. Lockwood, of South Norwalk,
is visiting Mrs. ]. M. Hoyt.
Lloyd street will be remembered and the
residents are glad on account of the confu-
sion caused by the extension at Clay street
The committee of Woolsey lodge, Knights
of Honor, are busily engaged in making ar
rangements for the entertainment tonight.
The affair promises to be an enjoyable one.
The remains of Watrous I. Miller, who was
killed at Pardee's crossing by being run over
BY Shore Line train on February "a, were
taken to Birmingham yesterday afternoon
for final interment The body had been
buried in the Grove street cemetery.
The case of James johnson, a 1ongshoro
man who was charged with embezzing ten
bushels of oysters from S. E. Burt, the keep
or of Tomlinson bridge, was suspended by
Judge Deming in the City court yesterday
morning.
The grand paper dress carnival given at the
Quinnipiac rink last evening was a complete
success. No one was allowed on the floor
but those in costume.
Rodney Bradley, of Hill street, was severe
ly injured yesterday morning. While soul
ling his sharpe in the harbor his oar slipped
from it's groove and he fell into the boat,
striking heavily on his side. He was taken
home and DR.. Stone summoned. The doc
tor said that while no ribs were broken he
feared his patient had received internal in
juries. Mr.. Bradley will be laid up for sew
eral weeks by his injuries.
Several focks of wild geese were seen yes
terday flying north In some of the punches
there were several hundred geese and they
looked very pretty as they flew after their
guides in straight lines.
The mission for the French parishioners of
st. Francis Or. CO. church opened yesterday
with mass in the morning and sermon and
instructions in the evening 1t will continue
during the week.
Mr. Hunter, who has been in the drug
business here eight years, has made many
friends. His health has been rather poor of
late, and he will for the present retire from
business altogether and go to the Adiron-
dacks to recuperate.
Some of our fishermen were out yesterday
and were well pleased with the days sport.
Six nice brook trout, which weighed three
pounds and nine ounces, were caught, and
one of the speckled favorites pulled down
the scales to one pound and five ounces.
The oyster planting season in the harbor
has commenced in good earnest. The late
ness of the season prevented the planters
from getting to work as lively rs usual, but
yesterday the bivalves were going overheard
pretty fast. There were nine cargoes IN
loading yesterday in the harbor. There were
over thirty Thousand bushels in these vessels
and about one quarter of these have been
planted. Most of the vessels come from
James river and Fishing Bay in Virginia |
md Nanticoke river in Maryland. Among |
he vessels lately arrived are the schooner |
John Chaffee with 5000 bushels, the Minnie |
Griffin with 5000 bushels, the Carrie Hall |
With 4, 500 bushels, Captain Avery's schoon-
It Minnie with 3, 800 bushels and Captain
Charles Seeley's schooner with 4, 900 bushels.
A life-size crayon portrait of Jessie La
one, the champion roller skater, was placed |
n the Quinnipiac rink yesterday. It came |
rom New York and stands five feet high, in
handsome gilt frame. 1t was executed by |
Walter Chickering of Boston, Mass. Miss |
Ia one will appear at the rink tomorrow |
hight.