Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-09
FAIR HAVEN,

Grand Street Baptist Chureh-The
 PastOr's Resignation-The Oyster
 Steamer c. W. HOyt-The First
 Church.
 The members of the Grand street Baptist church held a meeting Thursday evening to decide whether or not they should accept Rev. Mir. Busfeld's resignation. It was de- cided to accept the resignation, which will take effect June 1. The meeting also voted 10 dispense with the services of a sexton. MT. Turner, the sexton, handed in his resignation at the close of the meeting.
 Next Monday evening the Salmagundi club will meet at Miss Ella Dudley's residence on Sor1th Quinnipiac street The club is now studying literature of the period of James I. 4 selection from Longfellow will be read by one of the members.
 The chorus choir of eight members, which sang at the Second church last Sunday, gave much satisfaction. The society has not de- cided whether not to continue the chorus employ quartette. Fred Barrows, who was formerly resident of the Heights, was the organist. An organist for the present year has been hired ill the place of Professor Brand, who played during the past year.
 There a1e on exhibition in Lloyd Salisbury's drug store window the mounted antlers of two deer and stuffed porcupine. MT. Sails bury's brother, Thurber, who has been in Colorado for nearly year ,contemplates visit ing his old home in Fair Haven this summer The antlers were taken from a couple of deer which he shot. One buck weighed 200 pounds. The porcupine MT. Salisbury shot while travelling in Maine.
 The new steamer C. w. Hoyt arrived from Bridgeport yesterday morning where she had been having her boiler put in. She was launched from Doyles shipyard about three weeks ago and was built especially for the oyster dredging business. She is owned by w. H. Hoyt & Son ald was modelled by 0. W. Hoyt, whom she is named after Her di- mensions are 52 feet long, 16 feet breadth of beam and 6 feet depth of hold. Her engine was made by Rowland and Ter boiler by Lowe of Bridgeport. It is feet in height by 415 feet in diameter. She can handle about 800 bushels a day. Her captain will be William H. Hoyt and her engineer Sidney Caldwell, formerly of the yacht Ibis" The steamer will be inspected by the antiquities about the middle of next week, after which she will be put to dredging in the harbor.
 The Ladies' Sewing society connected with the First church held their annual meeting and election of officers Thursday evening The officers elected for the ensuing year are: President, Mrs. John s. Farren; vice presi- tents, Mrs. William H. Thompson, Mrs Samuel Bishop; secretaries, Miss Mary A. Hart and Mrs. Ernest Ball; treasurer, Mrs. John 0. Bradley; board of directors, Mrs. Dr. William H. Thomson chairman, Mrs. Ella R. Dudley, Mrs. Evelyn P. Goodseil, Mrs. James Montgomery, Mrs. Edward D. Smith, Mrs. Henry D. Franklyn, Mrs. Charles E. Brooks Miss Carrie E. Barnes, Hiss Edna Kelley, Mrs. Curtiss s. Bushnell, Mrs. Samuel Hemingway, Mrs, Burdett Hart; committee on entertainment, Miss Hattie Seeley chairman, Helen L. Rice, Fan nie Bigelow, Edith Groot, Mrs. Allan Sea- man, Miss Jennie Forsyth, Miss Josie Brad ley, Miss Nettie Seeley
 Outlook committee-Mrs. Joel s. Rice,
 
 Miss Lucy A. Griswold, Mrs. Zebulon Rowe, Mrs. James $. Thorpe, Mrs. John Adams, Mrs. L. A. Brooks, Mrs. Mary R. Goodale, Mrs. George E. Thompson, Mrs. George M. Atwater, Mrs. Harriet A. Burt, Mrs. Clarence Williams, Mrs. Edwin Parmelee, Miss Meda Butler. The society is now in Q prosperous condition. It holds society teas. every two weeks At the meetings music, readings, recitations, etc., given.
 The Society of Christian Endeavor con nected with the Second church now meets Sunday evenings between 6 and 7 o'clock, instead of Tuesday evening as formerly.