Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-21
RAIaHAvRN NEWS.

FAIR HAVEN NEWS. Rev. Dr. vibbert,s Indispostsion - I CrOsswalks on Grand Avenue-Judge Deming,s kectures-Christmas Praise Service as she M. E. Church-HIs Ex- perfenco Game High - The oyster l Trade-The Crescent Bicycle Club | Veteran East Haven Ladies-Gymna.
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 Rev. William E. vibbert, D. D., the pop- ular rector of St. James, Episcopal church, is still incspacitated from his pastoral work. Only the more intimate friends and mem- bers of the parish have known of tho veteran ! clergyman's indisposition. It is now some five or six weeks since he has preached, although he is able to be out on pleasant days. Dr. vibbert is one of the oldest Epis- eopal clsrgymen in the State in the ministe- rial harness. He has been the spiritual leader of St. James parish for two generations, and there has been no more popular clergyman residing in Fair Haven. The respect and esteem for this popular minister has not been confined to his parish, but the entire community has shared in this appreciation of the man. His numerous friends will be pained to learn that he is now laid aside from his church work and will hope for speedy recovery. Although some seventy five years of age, he has been very sprightly and active and has seldom been kept from his pulpit by illness. On Sunday Rev. MT. preach. He supplied the pulpit last Sunday.
 At the First church MT. Smith, student of the Yale Divinity school. will supply the desk on Sunday.
 There is very urgent demand for cross- walk at Grand avenue on the west side of Lloyd street. Since the horse cars have been compelled to stop at the farther cross ing, cars bound in to town stop on the west side when the mud is ankle deep. Wading through the mud to board a car is bad enough for the men and it is especially pro- voking for ladies. Here ia an improvement that Fair Haven councilmen should see is carried into effect at once.
 Judge Deming has delivered his illustrated lectures only once this season. He has re. peated applications to deliver these lectures, but his business engagements will not per- init.
 At the East Pearl street M. E. church Sunday evening, Christmas praise service will be delivered by the quartette with Dr. M. J. Adams as leader. The quartette con. Libbe Crane, alto; Dr. M. J. Adams, tenor; Fred Weld, basso The programme: HymnMxntioch, aa Iss. ''' sonny
 Mrs. B. D. Brown.
 An Evening Blessing gon:.t:;ts Rev. E. P Parker Hymn-Helmsey. lS9
 Christmas Anthem. Buck Hymn-Herald Angels 190.
 Te Deum..... ...................,..... Softly Fades the Twilight Ray Calkin
 D. H. Granniss, the oyster dealer, whose horse ran away near the corner of Grand ave- nue and State street few days since, owing to the breaking of bit, had 8 somewhat similar experience few years ago. He was driving load of oysters and fish up the Naugatuck Valley when the bits broke, the horses plunged into the Naugatuck river, ,one of the animals was drowned and the stock of fish ruined. The damage amounted to $400. MT. Granniss says his experience with broken bridle bits has come pretty high.
 The schooner with 1,800 bushels of Vir- ginia oysters has discharged, and ballasted yesterday. This is the first arrival of shell oysters from Virginia this season. The weather has been very bad for shipping stock and the Christmas trade seems likely to be smaller than usual. Fair Haven dealers ship away more oysters at Thanksgiving than at Christmas, but the reverse is true of the New York shippers.
 The Crescent Bicycle club is @ new organ- ization of Fair Haven wheelmen living in the Grapevine Point district, an energetic club that promises to do good work in wheeling interests. The club headquarters are in one of the old lime kiln buildings on East Chapel street. At the meeting on Thursday night Ernest 0. Rowe, one of the best wheelmen in this vicinity, talked to the members on vital subjects connected with the League of Amer ican Wheelmen. His remarks were listened to with great interest and profit by the mem. bers of the club. The club will have Q handsome uniform in the coming spring.
 Sherman Russell will give up his fish market in Hemingway & Rowe's building, east eide, and the store will be occupied for a Chinese laundry. Mir. Russell will devote nue.
 Among the very elderly people of East Haven are Mrs. Sally Chidsey, who is in her ninety y-fourth year; Mrs. Polly Farren, eighty-ave and Mrs, John Bishop. ninety three years of age. D., These old ladies are hale So mote it be.
 Fred F. Bishop, secretary of the New Haven Ice company, with a gang of men, has been cleaning the Saltonstall lake houses, preparatory to the ice harvest.
 Miss H. A. Rowe, of 21 Clinton avenue, is quite i'll with infsmmatory rheumatism.
 The Fair Haven members of the New Haven gymnasium are Charles R. Dayton, Charles H. Harnes, A. L. Chamberlain, Jr., John M. FaIren, Henry J. Hulce, and Ernest c. Rowe. These young gentlemen attend three times week on class nights, and are l eutnuslaetlcalIy luteteeteu III tn6 cluD exer~ cises.
 Misses Bertha Ines and Gertrude Dudley, of Mt. Holyoke seminary, are home for the holidays.
 The mails are becoming quite heavy with Christmas remembrances, but Monday and Tuesday will be the most trying days for the carriers. Business has already considerably increased at the Fair Haven postofice.
 The United States Express company will soon open Q branch office near the postofice.
 Ellis Brothers have opened bakery at the corner of Grand avenue and East Pearl street. ...
 Wallace H. Bradley is taking western trip for the New Haven Wire Goods com- pany.
 The roof of Mrs. James Forbes barn in East Haven was crushed in during the recent snow storm.
 The Rev. T. J. Clark, of East Haven, will give temperance address under the aus pices of the w. O. T. U. in the Second Con- gregational church, Fair Haven, Sunday afternoon at o'clock. All are welcome.
 Death of pr. Charles F. Linquist.
 Dr. Charles F. Iinquist, eldest son of Dr. and Mira M E. Iinouist died at the home of