Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-15
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.


 fties of Development of the River Navigation-OystersG Going Higher The Shipments to Boston-The School EIectlon-Capta1n POtter's Illness-ChIIdren Terribly Neglect. ed-Death or Mrs. George w. Gram miss.
 Frank P. Tyler, the card printer, and N R. Durham recently made trip up the Quinnipiac river in the big naphtha launch belonging to the latter. They went up on nearly flood tide and it was close squeeze for the tip of the smokestack which cleared one of the railroad bridges by only three inches. They had to chance it, however, for when the launch approached near the bridge it was too late to turn back, as the tide swept up r1ver very strong. Coming back the stack was unshipped for the lowest bridge, the tide having risen several inch es, The trip was extended up stream nearly to the North Haven railroad bridge, ] and it was probably the first time that naphtha ascended the river so far. Cap tain Fuller says that this novel trip IS very pleasant one. Some thirty years ago quite transportation was made on this river from the brick yards. A stern wheel steamer lowed large scows loaded with brick clay from the yards to CT & Go. plant on Mill river, where the bricks were made. This matter of carriage was much cheaper than hauling the bricks by horse power as at present, and was in vogue for several years. 1t was finally abolished when the yard became valuable for manufacturing purposes. Captain Tyler says that at high water there is eight feet of water in the Quln- nipiac river as far up as North Haven bridge and that navigation is better than in the Housatonic to Derby, because there are very few rocks in the chan nel The United States engineers in their report not many months ago upon the feasibility of navigating the Ouinnipiac, recommended that draws be placed in the railroad bridges so that craft of considerable tonnage could be taken up the river It is probable that in time this river will be used for heavy freighting, as light draft vessels carrying 150 tons or more could easily pass up and down as far as North Haven. As the dock facility in this city become further utilized, and all time when docks will built far up the Quinnipiac river. When that time comes, the lower river will float a commerce of considerable importance.
 Virginia plants shipped to Boston bring $1.20 and LAO per gallon according to quality, an increase of 20 per cent. over the prices of one year ago. Most of the daily shipments amount to & considerable ] output, although the continued warm weather has had it's effect on the trade. | With few days of cooler weather this 1 trade would increase wonderfully. There ! is @ prospect that before the winter is elapsed, if the season is cold one, fav- orable to keeping opened stock for long shipments, that oysters will ad- vance 20 per cent. The stock is short in Fair Haven and southern oysters are re- ported poor in quality, all of which should advance the home market prices. The quality of Virginia plants is not up to ter than those marketed one year ago this month. N. A. Ludington says that until there has been good set off Milford, Stratford and Bridgeport, that near New Haven harbor is not to be bragged at. ! There is a fair set in certain streaks, but 1 as whole the deposit of the new oysters has not been satisfactory. In the matter of oyster farming it would seem to the lay mind that there would be enough small oys- ters for an excellent set every summer, since it is estimated that every adult female oyster spawns from 0,0O0, ,000 to 60, GOO, 900 eggs per season. On this subject a standard authority says: '"Though the oyster doubt less considers man the greatest of his many ! enemies, there are others that prey upor him to greater extent in the younger and Trailer stages of his early life. It is fol this reason that nature has been 50 gener | ous to the oyster and providing so large al l out put of eggs. The conditions necessary that these eggs may be fertilized and be come young oysters are so exacting that for everyone that is saved millions are lost The change in one degree of temperature will kill more young oysters in the vicinit, of a natural bed than there are inhabitant' in the United States. Swift currents carr, ! them out to sea, fishes devour them an( they are drowned before finding suitable [ objects of attachment. After birth tn, l swimming state lasts only a few hours, ant unless the young spat fndsa culch or some hard object to cling to the embryo cannot live.
 | The Fair Haven district reports a large interest in the public schools and patrons ! of the schools will take lively interest il | the election for members of the board o education that occurs to-day. These pat rons surely will make no mistake in put ting in ballot for Plunkett, Graves ani Hemingway. The first two named gentle men have given years of experience to tht | schools and their management has beer : I conservative, safe and for the well-beinI of the best educational interests. Oul Mir. Hemingway needs no introduction His experience of public affairs has beer complimentary to himself. He is 1 safe man to be entrusted with publi, l power, and in the board of education he will enter into no deals, but at the enc of his term will retire with stainless record. Fair Haven voters should giv, l Mr. Hemingway good strong vote to-day ! It takes but little time to vote, and thu vote of Fair Haven may prove decisive il electing the ticket of the people.
 Rev. NJ; i. Phillips of the Ferry stree church addressed the meeting of the w c. T. U at the rink yesterday afternoon
 Druggist Healy and wife have returned from a vacation visit to Wester county New York. Wester is MT. Healy's nativ county.
 [ Captain Samuel L. Potter, formerly O this place, now well known oyster deale of Stony Creek who was taken suddenly il few days ago, is able to be around hi home again. He was attacked with hear trouble and for short time it was though he would die, but careful attendanc brought him safely through.
 Town Clerk Charles T. Hemingway 0 | way place on Hemingway avenue, in tha village, to Silas Pardee. The home know as the Doolittle place, in the same village is occupied by William H. Meeker, who with two sons, are employees of the Ne' ! Haven rolling mill.
 Announcement has been made of the CT , gagement of Charles H. Coyle to Miss Lii
 zie Wrinn of this place. The marriag will take place early next month.
 Selectman H. H. Strong and Captain H. Hanscom were among those who a
 tended the sheep bake at Compounce lal
 Saturday.
 Architect Robinson of this place ht i. made plans for new high school buildin
 that is to be built in Ansonia at a cost {
 about $45, ,O00.
 M The W. c. T. U. of this place held service at the jail yesterday morning. st Jane Anderson and Rosie Brown of u ie Annex, were tried in the city court Satu g, day morning for drunkenness. Dr. Ma 'D shal J. Adams, agent of the Humal