Morning journal and courier., 1885-06-16
FAIR HAVEN.

| Activity In Building z The Oyster | Interests-Another Disgraceful Fight Near The Wire MilI-Meeting Of The General Association. The Salmagundi club meets at the house 1 of Mrs. Edward Thompson in East Haven l next Monday evening.
 Miss Fannie Mallory, daughter of Henry Mallory, the East side merchant, who has been visiting friends in Brooklyn, has re- turned home. James F. Clark, of IF East Pearl street, l challenges any quoit player in New Haven to pitch quoits on the Quinnipiac grounds, best three in five, the distance being according to the English rules, 54 feet The schooner James Boyce, Capt. Crosby, of this place, has discharged cargo of S60 tons of coal at New London, which she freighted from Baltimore.
 The excavations for the Grand street sewer have reached as far as Lloyd street. The Luddingtons have made arrangements with diver to have the large anchor which they located on their oyster beds lately taken
 up.
 Luddington & Palmer are having a new
 watch house butt at Norris creek. They employ man regularly to watch their beds in the harbor.
 The Luzerne Luddington, which was built
 recently at Graves shipyard for Luddington & Palmer, oyster dealers, is having her
 dredging machinery changed somewhat so that it will not take up so much room. The oyster dredging steamer J. P. Thomas is being thoroughly overhauled on the dry
 dock of the New England Transportation company.
 Ex-Commodore Billiards yacht Endeavor, which was recently launched from George Graves shipyard, lost her jib topsail while coming up the harbor in 8 sudden squaIl Sunday afternoon.
 The Quinnipiac base ball club is covering itself with glory of late. Not satisfied with defeating the Fair Ravens Saturday after noon by score of 15 to 4, they went to Branford@ yesterday afternoon to play the local team of that place and beat them. By hard work the organizers of the nine have got team which is composed of well known Fair Haven men. They have defeated sev- ! eral hines this season without losing game, and are des1rous of meeting any good anna | teur club in this city or vicinity An attempt to burglarize the shoe store of c. Kramp & Son, of East Grand street, was made Sunday morning at an early hour The 1 noise made by the burglars awakened MT. Kramp, who sleeps in the store overhead He came down stairs with lantern and | scared them off Mir. Kramp is confident \ that he knows who the parties are, as tw 70
 suspicious looking characters were seen by several partiesahanging around the store af- ter 12 o'clock Saturday night. It is expected that the new oyster steamer 'Luzern@ Iuddingtonn will take party of gentlemen to see the New London races June | 26th. The party expects to be away two days. The steamer will be all trimmed up | fer the occasion.
 Yesterday was busy day for Captain Wright of the marie railway. Early in the morning the tug Thomas Y. Boyd" owned ! by Curtiss Evarts, and the powder boat Harriet" were launched from the ways The former received general overhauling and the latter fresh coat of her convention al green paint. The IA. Stevens was hauled | out for repairs after the other two boats had been launched. The Stevens" will be given | general overhauling. She is owned by the ! oyster firm of Luddington & Palmer The new house which Charles Mansfield l the builder, is erecting G. W. Linsley was l raised yesterday. The raising was observed ! in the old-fashioned way. Mrs. Linsley fur nished bountiful collation. to the workmen and others during the raising. The house will be an improvement to South Quinnipiac street. It will be handsome and commodi- ous.
 Luddington & Palmer, oyster dealers of South Quinnipiac street, are preparing to send about sixty gallons of their extra stock
 to the Bristol celebration tomorrow. The new oyster steamer I. E. Brown went ! to Bridgeport yesterday morning to dredge week.
 A large party of Fair Haveners attended the opening of the South End House yester- day There was largely attended picnic on the grounds during the afternoon and even ing.
 Extensive repairs are being made on the Second Congregational church. A man was