Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-09
FAIR HAVEN.

Miscellaneous -NeWs of Interest A Narrow Escape From Drowning. The base ball fever has attacked the juve- | nile portion of Fair Havens population, and every vacant lot now resounds with the 1 cries incident to the games. The Quinnipiac juniors play polo with the Lincoln juniors next Saturday evening at Lincoln rink.
 The schooner John Chaffee, with 5000 | bushels of oysters from Virginia, has ar rived in the harbor. A. B. Barnes owns l two-thirds of the cargo and George w. Nal l lory the balance. The oysters are to be l planted on the beach. The Society of Christian Endeavor con-
 nected with the Second Congregational church holds it's annual meeting this after
 noon in the church parlors. Miss H!-E Chandler, of Pomfret, is visit ing friends in town. The Elm City Wheel club are receiving quite number of applications for member ship Dr. Charles Vishno is about to join. Dr. E. c. NJ. Hall, who occupies the office of the late pr. H. E. Stone, has quite large practice.
 Business on the river has necessarily been rather slow the past few days. The ice companies are making preparations for delivering ice to their customers the com ing summer.
 It is stated that R. e. Smith, for ten years cutter in Lucius Rowe's tailoring estab- lishment, and Charles Higgins are to open a tailor store in Todd's block. A band of gypsies have been encamped near Hemingway town for the past few daya. The Quinnipiac base ball nine will play the Foot guard on the Clinton avenue grounds on Fast day. The team is now organized for this season. Hi Thompson's carryall conveyed the Yale nine to the Athletic grounds yesterday. Mr
 Thompson has been engaged for the season. Mrs. Clarence Potter is visiting in North Adams, Mass, for few days.
 Marshal J. Adams, of New York, has been visiting his brother, Dr. c. B. Adams.
 Edward Coe, while working with George Crockett in a boat down the harbor yester- day, had the misfortune to fall overb oard I'm peded as. he was by heavy boots and the very rough water, he with difficulty man aged to swim to the sharpie where he was hauled aboard by MT. Crockett. Mir. Coe kept on working just the same notwith- standing his wet clothes and the chilliness of the atmosphere.
 s'Sport" Campana was in town yesterday.
 The Society of Christian Endeavor held a business meeting at the Second Congrega- tional church parlors yesterday. The La dies Missionary branch also met. The meeting was followed by a supper and enter tainnent in the chapel.
 Rev. Mir. Cunningham, of the East Pearl street Methodist Episcopal church, is to preach at the George street church the con- ing year.
 The block in which the late Lyman Wood ward kept grocery store for so many years is being repaired and repainted.
 A very pleasant sociable took place at the St. James church last evening.
 The steamer H. A. Stevens has been reft- ted with new steel boiler, and made her trial trip Wednesday to the satisfaction of her owners.
 There will be more good speaking at the rink temperance meeting Sunday afternoon.
 A. H. CArgill still remains critically i'll.
 The lots in the Fair Haven Union ceme- tery being very carefully attended to this spring.
 Mrs Christine Stephney was reported little better yesterday, although very sick yet.
 Frank Armstrong, of Hartford, has been visiting relatives in town. The foundry near Gainesville bridge that was burned down 8 month or 30 ago has been rebuilt and is ready for occupancy.
 Hemingway Smith of North Front street fell and sprained his ankle Wednesday. He was getting along all right last night.