Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-05
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.
Big oyster Shipments-To Attend

Big oyster Shipments-To Attend a Church Dedicatfon-A Pleasant Re- ceptfon-Statistics of Grace Church An Approaching Church Wedding Shooters Secure PffZes-Prtnc1pal P1tman's Return-Funeral of Cap tain Crossley-The Fair Haven Schooners - Sharp1es Injured at Bridgeport-Have a Clambake.
 There are many candidates for the board of education. Major Strong will do very well.
 Thursday was the biggest day for oys- ter shipments of the season. Yesterday it was dull, the hot weather being bad for making shipments. Several days this week several dealers were unable to supply all of their oders, not daring to bring up large lots of oysters, fearing they would spoil.
 Mrs. George N. Bates has returned from Saratoga.
 William Francis and wife of Meriden are visiting friends here.
 Mr. and Mrs. John Wetherman of Hous- ton street are visiting in Guilford.
 Tomorrow Father Mulholland will as- sist in the dedication of the new Church of the Assumption in Ansonia.
 Miss Grace M. Allen of Front street is visiting in Westbrook.
 Miss Lucie Edmondson of 15 Shelter street gave reception to few of her friends Thursday evening in honor of her guests, Miss Mollie B. Hayden and Miss During the evening there were piano selec- tions by Henry Gusman and mandolin playing by Robert Russell, accompanied by his brother, Herbert Russell. Among the attendants were Miss Elkins, Miss Anna Brennan, Misses Nellie and Lena Lowe, Martin Ladd, E. G. Chapman, Frank Ron aid, William Edmondson, Herbert Button, John Brennan and Charles Hobro. Communion services will be held in most of the churches tomorrow. The choirs, having returned from vacation, will sing as usual.
 Statistics of the diocesan convention contain the following concerning Grace Episcopal church for the past diocesan year: Income and contributions, s., 481. .34; families, 145; individuals, $40 baptisms, 10; conirmations, 16; number registered, 222; marriages, 9; burials, 4 Sunday school teachers and scholars, 156 In the shoot of the German Independent Rife company at Scheutzen park Henry | Konold of Fair Haven won sixth prize anG secured rug. Conrad Hein made 8 score of 99 out of a possible 125, and wal | awarded bed spread. In the ladies' shoo Mrs. Conrad Hein won the third prize. Principal Mark Putnam of the Woolse, school, who successfully conducted another excursion party on tour of European sightseeing, is home again.
 | Mary Cullom, who stole bottle O whisky at Arthur Barnes pharmacy o1 | the east side Monday, was fined $5 ant costs in the city court yesterday. Several of the Fair Haven friends O. the late Captain William 0. Crossley at tended his funeral and burial which wa conducted at Madison yesterday after noon. Druggist J. T. Hillhouse was on of the bearers.
 E. Otis Hovey and wife are expecte, home from Germany to-day and will re main few days with MT. and Mrs. H s. Lancraft. MT. Hovey has been study ing in the University of Heidelberg sine last spring.
 The schooner John H. Tingue will sai with general cargo from New York t Savannah to-day. He will return with cargo of railroad ties. The schooner G. Beecher is at Philadelphia from Provi dence, discharging a load of poplar woo' for paper making.
 Ex-Letter Carrier George Brogan i working at the joiner trade again.
 Edgar A. Russell of 13S Blatchley ave nue and Miss Nellie Spellman, daughter c Conductor L. L. Spellman of 87 Woolse street, will be married at the Grace Epis copal church Thursday, September 10, at p. m.
 On Monday, September 7, Labor day the postoffice and station at Fair Have
 will close at 12 o'clock noon, except tn
 stamp window at main office, which wi
 remain open until 1 o'clock p. m. Tn carriers will make one morning trip onl,
 Thursday night at Bridgeport the stean
 CT Rosedale plunged into half dozen oy
 ter sharpies owned by New Haven partie
 and damaged all of them. It will take $15
 to repair the damage. Several of the boa
 belonged here and were engaged on the na ural oyster beds, having put into Bridg
 port at night for a harbor.