Morning journal and courier., 1885-06-12
FAIR HAVEN.
A Flower COncert-Early Vegetables
 Catholic Conference.

Much preparations are being made for the flower concert which is to be held at the Grand street Baptist church next Sunday. The church will be handsomely decorated Musical exercises and addresses will be made. It is expected that the Rev. MT. Jewett will speak.
 Charles Francis, the East Grand street grocer, has been presented with a handsome hand-painted silk banner by Mrs. E. s. Hill, the artist of North Quinnipiac street.
 The cutter Happy Thought, owned by George Graves, the shipbuilder, is being put in perfect trim for the coming race of the New Haven Yacht club, which takes place June IS. A new bowsprit and general over hauling has been given her. It is expected that she will make good time in the race.
 Children's day, which occurs next Sunday, will be observed with appropriate services at the First and Second Congregational church es-in the morning at the First church and in the evening at the Second. The exercises will embrace singing, recitations, readings, addresses, etc. The usual children's collec- tion will be taken up.
 The first green peas of the season will be picked today in the garden of Bradley Bros. on Atwater street. They will also bunch some early beats. The firm has very large assortment of early garden vegetables. Captain Caleb Luddington has located sev- eral large ship anchors on his oyster beds in the harbor, and is thinking of having divers  Luddington has already taken number of valuable anchors off his oyster beds.
 The Catholic priests of the New Haven district held their quarterly conference at St. Francis church yesterday morning. Pre- vious to going into session solemn high mass was celebrated, the church being crowd ed with worshippers. Rev. Father Russell and Father Gibbons, of this city, were cele brant and deacon respectively. Rev. MT. O'Brien, of New Milford, was sub-deacon and Rev M J. Lynch of St. Francis church master Of ceremonies. The altar of the church was handsomely decorated for the occasion by the sisters connected with the church. Many choice natural flow CTS and potted plants, which filled the church with perfume, were on and about the altar After the mass was celebrated Right Rev. Bishop MoMahon and about fifty priests filed into the church and engaged in discussion for about two hours. The sub iects discussed were De Eucharista and the Synod The discussion was conducted in Latin Bishop McMahon presided over the gathering. Father O'Connell, of Bethel was the promoter, and Father Cooney, of this city, the secretary. The Hartford diocese is divided into two districts, New Haven and vicinity being one, and Hartford and sur rounding towns constitute the other. When the session was over the priests sat down to delicious spread which was served by Rev. M. J. Lynch. Many of the priests visited St. Francis parochial school and the convent of the parish and were much pleased with the plan on which they were worked. They complimented Rev. Father Au1holland on his good management of the church property
 The visiting priests returned to their re- spective parishes during the afternoon. The oystermen as they passed up the river and by the old Tomlinson bridge yesterday were overjoyed to see Auctioneer Booth dis posing of the old wooden structure. ttNow, it is only a matter of time when our oyster beds will be materially improved this side oi that old structure" said one of the oyster dealers yesterday afternoon who owns beds this side of the old structure.
 A boys choir consisting of forty voices has been formed at St. Francis (R C.l church on Ferry street. Sister Rosalie, an accom- plished musician, has charge of the choir and it sang for the first time last Sunday at the boys mass. There is much talk of having | Sister Rosalie the organist of the church 1 in place of Professor Rohan, the present ln- l cumbent as the sister is connected with the convent and is fitted for the position in every | way. Sister Rosalie is sister of Rev. Fath- ar Mulcahy of the Sacred Heart church. Rubber and cotton hose, hose reels, pipes, couplings, etc., at the lowest prices at w. A. l Wafnerfs hardware store, IS Grand, corner | North Front streets,