Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-03
FAIR HAVEN.

Arrival of Fleet of Oyster Laden Ves-
 sels-WeH Known Citizens Ill-New
 Years Day.
 They have new boarder at MT. and Mrs.
 Dan Parmelee's. It is girl baby.
 Deacon Edwin D. Fowler, the jeweler, con-
 tinues very ill with no favorable sign for inn
 provement.
 Mrs. E. w. Brainard, of Glastonbury, has
 been making a very pleasant visit here with
 her friends.
 Some of the people who go to and fro over
 Meadow street wish that a sidewalk might be
 ordered
 Major H. H. Strong, warden of the
 borough, was among the callers on New
 Years day at the reception of Mayor Hol-
 comb.
 MT. N. w. Allyn purchased the lot on
 which he is erecting dwelling house of ex- Selectman J. c. Bradley and not of MT. Her
 bert Barnes as reported. The oyster dredge steamer Mollie is hauled out at George Graves shipya1d for the winter.
 MT. Alfred Manning has built 8 small building at his boat yard on Meadow street and opened a grain and feed store.
 Mrs. Charles Kellogg has gone to Syracuse, N Y, where she will make an extended visit with her daughter. MT. John Grosvenor and family, of East River, visited here over the New Years with Mir. and Mrs. Giles w. Clark Mr. John c. Lewis (the great oyster | grower), of Bridgeport, made short visit here yesterday on his business affairs. Quite large number of the skaters were out on the big pond yesterday, but the skat- ing was very poor on account of the rough ness of the ice.
 An elegant plush sofa pillow, which is tastefully embroidered with pond lilies, is on exhibition at H. w. Crawfords furniture store The work was executed by Miss Grace G. Baldwin.
 Foreman Cornell, Charles Hughes, A. A. Mcdonald and H. s. .Connell went to Birming ham on New Years eve to the firemen's ball. They returned home the next morning, hay ing had very pleasant time. MT. Jared Mallory, one of the elderly and highly respected citizens of the borough, who has been i'll for several weeks, was quite low last evening and his friends are fearful that he will not recover. The schooner Nelly Coleman, Hodgkins master, the schooner David Carl, Hawkins master, and the schooner Orvetta, Hervey master, all loaded with oysters from Kappa hammock river, Va, arrived in port on New Years day. The cargoes were in excellent order. The schooner Orvetta met with an accident on the homeward trip, losing the foretopmast The mate fell from the mast l head and broke one of his legs. The following were elected officers of Polar l Star lodgef No. I. O. o. F., for the ensuing ! term at the regular meeting on Wednesday I night: Benjamin Shorting, N. G.; G. N. Clarke, jr., V. G.; I. s. Potter, treasurer; 1 Henry Kay, R. S. A beanbake was given 1 after the lodge closed on next Wednesday night. when the officers will be installed l which will be followed by a banquet. New Years day passed off very quietly | here in the oyster city. There were only a l few who received calls and not many callers. l Most of the business places were closed in 1 the afternoon. A heavy fog prevailed part | of the day and the streets were in bad con l dition. Many went to the city to the differ I ent entertainments in the afternoon and evening. There were some family gatherings | and one or two small parties. Taking it all l in all it was one of the quietest New Years ever passed in Fair Haven.