Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-28
FAIR HAVEN.
A New Lodge to be Instituted-A Cur- iOus Set of Oysters-A Party at tne

New Lodge to be Knstttuted-A Cur-
 ious Set of Oysters-A Party at the Cove-Other Interesting Items. Mr. ,Jobu Lewis was at Mantle yesterday,
 and while there fell in with Charles Huntley,
 Fred Barnes and George and Charles Potter, who are enjoying a cruise around the sound in Captain Potter's sharpie. new lodge of the Sons of Temperance will be instituted in Fair Haven tonight at the Masonic hall by Rev. J. H. Amies- There are already fourishing lodges in New Haven.
 The flag staff in front of the Grand street school has been repaired and newly painted Rev. J. H. Fitzgerald of Milford, former pastor of Grace church, will preach there next Sunday.
 Arrangements are being made with inter ested property owners in the Annex for the widening and grading of the upper end of Ferry street near Farren avenue. The ribs of the new schooner that John
 Doyle is building at Hanscomb's yard are
 nearly raised.
 W.P. Hovey, driver of truck 3, has re- turned home after a two weeks trip to Long Island.
 A most pleasant birthday party was given Eddie Bradley at his fathers cottage at Nor | ris Cove Tuesday night. About twenty couples were present and music and dancing added to the endowment of the party The occasion was MT. Bradley's twenty-fir birth I day. Letter Carrier Healy, who was recently ap- pointed to take the place of J. w. Donald son, commenced his duties yesterday. The two gentlemen who first called on Captain William Farren since his recent dangerous illness were Rev. Erastus Blakes- ! lee and Deacon H. w. Loomis of the Second church They found the captain consider l ably on the gain.
 The steamer Ivernia took 8 party of twen- 1 ty-fve old soldiers to Pot Island yester- l day.
 H. Lee Mallory, formerly of this place, but now travelling representative of several well | known wholesale houses, was in town yester- day for brief visit. E. Otis Hovey, who has been spending the summer in town, has left for his home in the West in order to take charge of his school which begins September 1. Mr. N A. Freeman, of Norfolk, Va, has been visiting friends in town for the past few days.
 Abbott c. Page, of South Quinnipiac street, who lately accepted the position of principal of schools in Humboldt, Iowa, has gone West to assume charge. Charles H. English of Hartford, who has been visiting several friends in town for the past three days, has returned home. Alva Grannis, at his restaurant, has on exhibition most curious 'set" of oysters which is Q marvel to all oystermen and be- holders generally It is a thin sheet-ike piece of what is known sea silk with thou
 sands of minute oysters formed on both ! sides It is only about two square inches in area
 Dawson and Rathbone lodges, K. of F., | went on their postponed moonlight excur- sion on the Juno last night. It is said that Homer Street on his late ex-
 cursion to Block Island caught cod weigh ing twenty-three pounds and three ounces. Fifteen from this place will go to Block Island September 1st on three days fishing excursion.
 Two parties, one in sharpie and another
 in round bottom boat, have been camping out in the river for several days.