Morning journal and courier., 1892-03-09
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.
Grounded on a Mud Bank-Oysters-
 The Second Church-The Funeral of Captain Wooster of BranfOrd-

Grounded on a Mud Bank-Oysters-l
 The Second Church-The Funeral
 of Captain Wooster of Branford-
 Visited West Haven Division.
 In coming up the Quinnipiac river yesterday to tow out an empty barge the tugboat William grounded on mud bank. The Quinnipiac river channel is tortuous and has sharp bends, and there is need for a navigator unaccustomed to the route to take river pilot.
 The big snow storm interfered with operations on the now tugboat at Graves yard, but work will be resumed to-day. The keel is laid and several ribs are in place.
 The steamer Florence came in from Bridge port yesterday with load of oysters for several local dealers The present mild weather is bad for oyster shipments and trade is consequently dull.
 The annual meeting of tho Foreign Missionary society connected with the Grand avenue Bap- tist church will be held tomorrow afternoon at ! Mrs, E $. Wade who received a severe fall three weeks ago, was able to be out for the first time on Monday. She was severely injured ana at one time it wes feared that her injuries would prove very serious.
 | The sub-commirtees appointed to arrange for | the Celebration of the fortieth anniversary of ] the Second church, to be held on the evening of
 tions ri There ere WHY %i be S large attendapce and ! the celebration will prove noteworthy church ! event.
 To-norrow evening the Montowese Literary so
 ciety will meet in Coopers hall ana discuss s the the
 independent ia band viii furnish music and there l will be other attractions.
 The catch basins were hardly able to carry
 dHrine I the heavy heavy rain, % and some of tho streets
 with heavy grades were badly washed.
 charge aoaday of te funera of Captain Sudson | ter of Branford The deceased, who had at
 sne | ment was in Evergreen cemetery.
 Fair Haven is well represented in the sigma
 Four. At one of the stores where petition was
 left there were seventy zone signatures secured
 during q forenoon. Petitions were left at the
 cnlated by Fred Siehert; If vote of the Fail | The letter carriers got soaked through in the
 The Ladies Aid society of tho Second churcl ! will meet Thursday afternoon and will serve sup ! per in the church parlors in the evening.
 Monday evening thirty five members of Hiram
 Camp division No. IA, S. of T., made visit to the
 West Haven division and rendered the following
 division choir; spesch, c. W. Kanahan, W. P. l recitation, Mrs. Houston; reading, James Young
 Miss
 reading, Miss Harriet Bates; dialogue, Miss Len'
 Duffy Perry Mrs Houston ald Mrs Town, ,, Mi, Mis I singing by quartette; drum solo, F. J. Smith P:W.P., singing, division choir. The West Have1
 very hospitably.
 Among those who attended from Fair Have
 Mr. M1S and Mrs J. H Psry O. Rsrr ! Lines, c. "; Kanshan, Fred Kanahan, Fran
 Barbrick, Mrs. A. E. Neale, Mrs. Underwoot | Howard Waters, George Bromley, Miss Haiti
 Baldwin, Mr and 1si Mrs .s M A. Fla Farren; Mrs @ Psg. ! W. Cunningham, A. L, Bristol.
 schooner James F. Hart to arrive today frol , Chinconteague with fifteen hundred bushels ( tRe way from Weeet % to this port to it ie out fe P l freighting Virginia plants for Mr. Barnes, wh l |. ita, Elenora and one other from NewYork. Thes l vessels will bring about twenty thousand bushe | of plants for MT. Barnes. Save al other planter have chartered vessels and the first of the sprin 6 | plants should arrive week after next. Alread V ! the oystermen are putting their boats in read Q the steamers is being overhauled and the huils ( d | the sh4rpies are bsing painted, new sails an l On Thursday evening of next week the men n | bers Of Hiram Camp division, s. of T.. will hol
 an open meeting at their lodge room IT, Thel ,, Merritt Farren on Niagar. Falls and a talk There will also be musical selections and otht d exercises.
 |
 | the East Haven constables he would undoubtet l. ! ly have been captured in Fair Haven. Of1c, ,- ! Mack, of the east side police, got word of u h | robbery, and with an assistant waited an hour ! the corner of Grand avenue and Quinnipis 8 ! street until he received the news of Lapham , ! capture Mack was prepared to capture u
 l bold burglar.
 The union Lenten service will be held in Graz e I church Thursday evening and the Rev. Mir. Sc e ! vile of WestviIle will deliver the sermon l, Tho following were the lucky season tick, holders who won prizes at the recent fair of u F St. Ignatius society: Book case Mrs. Kenned y | Mill street; easy chair, Mrs. Thomas Fogart
 Blatchley avenue; trunk, Miss Mamie Egan, Pc
 | lar street; crayon portrait, Thomay Coyns, Cls @ | street; guitar Timothy Collins Bradley stree
 l violin, James Egan, Clay street; banquet lam | James Healey, Hamilton street: pair of blanket ,e ! Frank Reilly, Bishop street; box of cigars W oo | liam Burland, Blatchley avenue; spring bed, " oaa ! liam Egan, Water street; barrel of flour, Ann sstt Tobin, shippers, Nellie McGuinness, Hamilt o' ! street.
 51, The ladies of the Woman's Foreign Missiona ~ ! society of the East Pearl street M. E church, 4 ! sisted by the Kings Daughters, will give an n ! ange tea in the chapel this evening. Oranges Si every style will be served by young ladies in e h | tume and an attractive program will be give =. The occasion promises to be an enjoyable one. 9 | The ladies' auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A. will ~ admitted to the association gymnasium Wedn
 ! days, beginning to-day, from g.. n. to D. m.