Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-15
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

FAIR HAVEN NEWS. The Ladies, Aid Society of St. Fran els, Church Picnic - Has James Steele Been Foully Dealt With h- Smelling Season Begun Personal Notwithstanding Items.
 The Ladies' Aid society connected with St. Francis church went down to Giiioran and Quinn's cottages at Lighthouse Grove Thursday night on It's first outing. The party numbered about forty and were car ried down in two srages. At the cottage supper was served, zfter which there was dancing in the pavilion and musical selec- tions. Some of those who went were MT. and Mrs. Patrick Doyle, the Misses Doyle, MT. and Mrs. John Burke, the Misses Burke, | Mr. and Mrs. Michael Brennan, the Misses Brennan, MT. and Mrs George Wohlmaker, Mrs. John Foley. MT. John Kane, William Harty, Miss Harty, John Breslin, hrs. John Duyer, Edward Duyer, the Misses Mannigan, John Mannigan, Stephen Kane, John Gibbons, Miss McManus, Miss Mary Dillon and Johf Shsnnahan.
 The St. Ignatius T. A. B. society have moved into their new club house<Qn Ferry street, which was recently occupied by the Rev. Burdett Hart The house has been handsomely furnished and to morrow the society will keep open house to shelr friends. The eooiety will go on thelr an nual excursion next Saturday to Bay Shore The parents of James Steele of 51 Ex- change street are strongly of the belief that thsir son has been the victim of foul play. Young Steele, who was but sixteen years of age, had for several years followed l the sea and took many trips on the oyster | boats running out of this port. About 1 two weeke ago he shipped on vessel from here very much against the wishes of \ his parents who warned their son against ! going, but the lad only replied that it would be his lsst trip and after that he ! would not go again, and strangely enough, 1t was the boys last trip, for few days ago the father of the lad, l who Is employed as clerk in the market I of N. H. Bradley of North Qu;nnipiac street received telegram from Hastings, | New York, which stated that their son had | fallen overheard from a steam canal boat l upon which he had shipped and was drowned. Immediately after receiving ! this sad news the father of the boy started I for Hastings, and after learning the cir | | in the death of his boy, he suspected that 1 his son had been foully dealt with and has asked the police of the place to investigate l the affair.
 The body of young Steele has not yet | been found.
 Mics Irene Wilson has taken a position in the offices of the Consolidated road. A girl baby has arrived in the family of E. M, Sseley.
 The smelling" season has begun and | there is the greatest activity along the docks, and all the old barges which have been laying up along both sides of the river service and are transporting the shells | down to the beds in the harbor and outside | in the sound. H. A. Stevens of South Front street is supplying most of the deal ers with shells, and 15,000 bushels of the shells are now on the way here from Vir- ginia and Baltimore to bo planted. The price of the shell this year has advanced, and shippers are getting eight cents a bushel from the dealers for them. Luddington & Palmer are using the Chincoteague schooner Bonita to do their shelling and the vessel goes down tc the beds daily with big deckload of the shells. The schooner William A. Ripley if transporting shells for Mansfield & Sons and the sloop Restless is in the service o1 ! Jeremiah Smith & Sons of Oyster Point who are being supplied with shells by Fl A. Stevens. The sohooners Dan Sooy and Wrightman arrived yesterday and they | will also be pressed into service by the oys termen in removing the big piles of shelli Henry c. Smith of Quinnipiac street re leased pair of his carrier pigeons from Madison the other day and they made the | flight to their loft at MT. Smiths house here in twenty minutes.
 James Clynn, formerly conductor on the Fair Haven and Westville road, has open ed saloon at the corner of Meadow and l Farren avenue.
 The schooner Ella V. arrived yesterday with 40 bushels of clans for Blackston' l & Pond.
 An immense gas jet which will have fit, lights is to be put in at the Grand avenu Congregational church next week.
 Miss Lillian Preston of 150 Center stree ! is spending her vacation in Bristol.
 William s. Rowe, the jeweler, has re moved into his new residence at the corne of Clinton avenue and Pine street.
 "Sid" Allen, clerk at Barnes drug store has gone to Chicago on his vacation.
 Now that John J. Dayton does not hay fire department matters to bother him h is spending his leisure moments workin upon the model of a yacht which Joh -hores to be cup defender
 Officers of Columbia castle, Knights o the Golden Eagle, visited Rock castl Thursday evening and assisted G. E. Fran Tyler in the installation of officers.
 The members of the Second Congrega tional church will go on their annual pic nic to High Rock grove on July 27. Tn East Haven Congregational church wi join them in their picnic.
 Mrs. Stannard of East Pearl street ha been improving her residence, and had th roof raised and veranda built around th | house.
 Dr. R. F. Burwell the dentist, has 8 lo
 of carrier pigeons which are rent off bea
 ing messages to some of the doctor
 friends.
 Officer Michael Doody, who was a]
 pointed a regular policeman by the Folie
 commissioners at their last m citing he
 besn detailed to do duty at the Grand av
 nue station.
 SupeInumerary Bright. who did duty {
 the Grand opera house, Is now pstrollin
 Officer Doody's beat in the annex.
 A gas main has been put in Atwate
 street extending up as far as Peck stree
 The residents in this part of the stree
 formerly had to do without gas becaui
 there was no main in the street.
 George H. Fenton of New York, wh
 has bsen visiting his brother, Edwin (
 Fenton, at 209 Blatohley avenue, had a
 unpleasant experience a few nights az
 when he accidentally let his false set
 teeth clip down his throat and nearl
 choking him. The obstruction, howeve
 was removed and Mir. Fenton soon rt covered.
 The trouble between the Oystermen a.
 sociation and the transient diggers is by n
 means at an end and stubborn and bite
 fight may be looked for bstween both side,
 The trouble began several months az when N. A. Granniss swooped down O some young men who were digging clam
 on the beds just north of the Grand ave
 nue bridge and which are said to be nal
 ural beds and therefore the oysterme
 have no right to them. On the other han
 MT. Granniss, who owns land fronting tn
 water, claims 1t to be his property an' caused the arrest of those who were caugh on the beds for trespsss. The cases hay
 been all appealed by the diggers to tn superior court to test Mir. Grannies' right ! Ny1 0