Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-09
FAIR HAVEN.

Concert Last Night Other Entertain.
 ments to Come-General Local Notes
 and Gossfp-The New oyster Steamer.
 The employees of Mallory, Wheeler & Co will give sociable and athletic entertaln~ rnent at Quinnipiac rink tonight. The en- and is deserving of success, as the proceeds will be devoted to the benefit of sick and disabled shopmate.
 The celebrated Hotchkin family of bell ringers appeared at the Pearl street Metho- dist church last evening in an entertainment under the auspices Of the Young Peoples as- sociation. The Hotchkin family are real wonders in musical way and their per- formances are unique and pleasing. The programme consisted of whistling solos, hand bell ringing and playing on twenty or more different instruments. Miss Anna Hotchkin, young lady of extraordlnary musical abilities, is master of ten different instruments. Among the most pleasing se- lections were sfThe Chimes of Normandy ''The Blue Bells of Scotland, whistline solo and xylophone solo by Miss Anna Miss May sang several selections acceptably, while Miss Hattie and Julia played number of instruments.
 The ladies' branch of the Patriotic Order Sons of America will hold meeting to-nlgn1 and will initiate two candidates. Since the war between the oystermen and l the clam diggers clans have been scarce. Miss Mary Stevenson of Poplar street wal ! reputed as being quite ill yesterday. Reports from Baltimore say that Captain Lanfair, who was recently taken with { ' shock and who was hardly expected to re cover, is getting aleng nicely.
 E. Otis Hovey, son Of Rev. pr. doVey, O Bridgeport, but for many years pastor of th' ! Second Congregational church, has been ap | pointed assistant principal at the Waterbur. ! High school MT. Hovey was highly recon I mended by E. L. Richie, State superintendent ! of education in Minnesota, Cyrus Northrop | president of Minnesota university, and tn Yale professors.
 The funeral services over the remains o \ Mrs. Amanda Lancraft, widow of the lat | William T. Lancraft who was the last ana \ only original member of the First church ! were held from her late residence on Soul | Quinnipiac street Tuesday afternoon ant \ were quite largely attended.
 The young ladies who are to take part il | the 'thag festival" and 'sfeast of days" mex | week will have another rehearsal tonight ! The entertainment will be held at Centra hall next Wednesday and Thursday evening ] by She Y. W. c. T. U., and a pretty and en \ joyable performance may be expected. Mrs J. N. Bartholomew will soon join he husband in Riverside, Cal.
 Several from this place will attend the con
 cert to be given in the Town hall, East Ha ! ven, tonight.
 Henry Smith of the Heights is in Ne1
 York.
 MT. shubael Royce of Chatham street,
 painter aged 75 years, died at his home Tues
 day.
 Henry c. Rowe & Go. are very much pleas ed by the performance of their new oyste dredging steamer, which has now been in us
 about five weeks. The vessel was built wit \ special reference to the work required ant
 was particularly intended for use in heayie ! weather than the average boats are able t | encounter. The results have more than jus
 tified the owners expectations and the steam l CTS catching capacity also proves to be re
 markable. A few days since she caugh l 1, 500 bushels of oysters upon ground O ! which another boat, one of average capacity ] was able to obtain but 400. On good yield ing ground she is expected to gather fror
 ,500 to 5000 bushels of oysters day
 Her hull was built by Moses P. Hart, ( Stratford, and is very substantially COT
 structed All her timbers are heavy an
 firmly fastened together. The forward pal
 of the bow is filled in solid with heavy tin
 Der for ten feet and the stem is built in sue
 shape as to enable her to run up on the ic
 and crush it down. The hull is also heavil ! coppered for protection wherever floating (
 pack ice can come in contact with it. I'll
 cabin is 8 large one, is finished in cherry an
 is provided with eight berths. There is I stateroom abaft the pilot house containin
 two berths. She is also fitted for the a.
 commodation of pleasure parties and is ab ! to carry comfortably over 150 people. IT I boat cost about $14, 900.