Morning journal and courier., 1893-09-08
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

All the Virginia Plants Dag Gut-Y.
 P. S. c. E. Entertainment Ladies'
 Aid Society's First Meetfng-A Firm
 Kept Busy - Oysters Damaged in
 Narragansett Bay.
 The oystermen have finished releasing the Virginia plants that were buried with tand in the recent storm. The loss was very small most of the oysters having been dug out and replsnted.
 A pleasant entertainment was held by the Y. P S. c. E. of the M E church last evening. The society proposes to have 8 number of these gatherings during the fall and winter, with interesting programs.
 There were frequent blasts set off in the cut yesterday, and considerable progress must have been made according to the noise.
 Ezra Healy, the Grand avenue druggist, and wife have returned from their thres
 weeks vacation trip, which was passed at Ocean Grove and Lake Mohawk. Mir. Hesley says that during the big storm the
 waves at Ocean Grove were the biggest he ever saw.
 A meeting of the Ladies' Aid society of the Grand avenue Baptist church was held at their rooms at the church Wednesday afternoon. Over fifty attended, 1t being
 the first meeting of the season. At 6
 o'clock supper was served. The rooms have been greatly improved, including the tinting of the walls and laying a new car pet.
 B. s. Bradley was one of the delegates appointed to attend the annual meeting of the Connections Butchers association held yesterday in the Insurance building, but he is now out west on vacation trip. T. J. W. Jefferson, painters and decor ators, have been busy for the past eix months, but began discharging some of their men this week. They have just fin ished 8 job of painting at the new state | normal echool on State street. In Narragansett bay the recent gale dam aged the oysters to an amount reaching from $15, 900 to $20,0 At Sabin's point the oysters were blown from the beds by the hundreds and landed all along the 1 shore. Hundreds of bushels were thus forcibly removed, and upon hundreds of 1 others the sand was piled up so that the I bivalves will only be raked up with the greatest difficulty. The damage is about shared by the various wholesale dealers Mrs. H. Coates of New London is visit- ing her mother at her home on Poplar street.
 Edward J. Brennan of 66 Perkins street is in Taunton. Mass, visiting friends. Miss Lena Duffy of North Frons street, and Fred Vincent were married a month ago, but the outside world were not informed, although both of the families were. The young couple are receiving con- gratulations, which although delayed are none the less sincere.
 The new gas lights in the Grand avenue Congregational church, it Is hoped, will be completed so that they can be lighted to- night.
 Thirteen business men went on the steamer Ivernia black fshing of Fsulkner's leland Wednesday, but the catch was small.
 The Adsmant compsny's sand scow grounded off J. E. Bishop & Co.'s wharf yesterday and remained several hours. Many friends of Miss Winnie Kelly
 made her pleasant surprise visit at her residence, 176 Ferry street, Wednesday evening. Among those present were:
 Misses Margaret Kelly, Mamie, Margaret and Ida McGuire, Rosie Ryan, Mamie Gallagher, Maggie King, Kittie and Mamie Kelly, Margaret Sliney. Joseph Nevins, M. Dvyer. 0. Corbelly, N. and E. Dugan, Willie and Steven Kelly, Walter Kendall and John Sliney. There was dancing, singing and games.
 The case against Charles E. Swenberg, who was tried in the city court Tuesday on charges preferred by Ellen Widegrew, has bsen dropped, as he married, the girl Wednesday.