Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-23
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Enterta1nmenfst to Come-A Substan. riaI Story Run Down-General Notes

Entert tai n me nfs to Come-A Substan-
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 of Interest.
 There was large attendance at the borough meeting last night which is reported in another column.
 The ladies of the East Pearl street Metho- dist church served an oyster supper Monday night.
 Polar Star lodge, I. O. O. F., who have leased Granniss' hall for term of five years, will sublet it for certain nights to the Knights of Honor, the Royal Arcanum and other societies.
 The fair under the auspices of the St. Fran cis' church will mmence at the rink on the night of February g, and not February 12 as has been announced.
 The Qainnipiac Social club is the latest ad- dition to Fair Haven organizations.
 There is a sensational story afoat on the east side that concerns a we'll known oyster dealer. The story has been peddled from one to another until it is quite generally believed to be true. As matter of fact the story has no foundation whatever in truth, and does the persons implicated gross injustice. The story was originally imported from Chicago, and retailed as joke, when some unscrupu- lous person worked it over with names ot local parties A thorough investigation re- veals the above to be the true state of affairs. Deacon Willis Hemingway of the First church has been confined to the house with infammatory rheumatism.
 The Star Social club proposes to give an entertainment at the rink in @ few weeks. Mrs. Sarah J. Williams of Newark, N. J., who has been visiting friends in the Annex has returned home.
 THE COMING FIREMEN'S FAIR. Will the ladies, who have been making articles for the firemen's fair, kindly leave the articles or their names at the store ot Lucius Rowe so that they can be called fol
 on or about Friday, January 25th. JOHN J. DAYTON, Chief Engineer. Fair Haven, January 22.
 THE REPORTED DISCOVERY OF FINE OIL VIOLIN.
 l A Norwich dispatch thus tells of the dis | covery there of what is said to be a genuine l Stradivarius violin: ''It was left by an ole | German five years ago with cabinent make who ekes out an existence by repairing musi cal instruments, making crude fiddles ant keeping an apology for pawnbroker's shop | The German took five dollars for 1t, got yer, drunk on the proceeds and then disappeared ! The violin. supposed to be worthless in
 strument. was knocked around tn
 room for several years, and hay ! Fiddle for $i0,' was finally hunl up in the little window. It tempted nobody l however, but the flies, and collected the dust
 It was during the summer just passed tha the leader of the orchestra at the Fort Gris
 wold house broke his instrument and took to the workman to be repaired. The job coul
 not be finished inside of several days and tn
 musician, not having an extra violin with hir
 was thrown entirely upon the mercy of th
 broker, who arrayed his stock before him an
 offered him the loan of one. The leade
 found himself confronted by Hobson's chole
 and he chose the unknown tramp Geo. E
 Bard of Norwich heard it while this man ha it. When it had been returned he tried buy it, but the cabinet maker suspected ths
 it had value, and several times atter nxlng
 price refused to sell. At last MT. Bard gG