Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-08
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Omcers OF the Ladies' Auxiliary -
Concert by the Yale students This
Evening - Preparing for Childrenss
Sunday - Oyster Seed Trade Nearly
Over-St. Ignatius Society's Picnic.
The Ladies' Auxiliary OF the Y. NJ. @. A.
has elected officers as follows: President,
Mrs. Nelson Linsley; vice president, Mrs.
F. J. MansHeld; secretary, Mrs. George B.
Foote,,A treasurer, Mrs. N. A. Beebe; direc-
tori. Grand avenue Congregational church,
Miss Fannie N. Bigelow, Mrs. e. Worth
ington, Mrs. B. p. Bacon; Second Congre-
gational church, Mrs. D. n. James, Mrs.
Nelson Linsley, Mrs. J. e. Woodhouse;
Grand avenue Baptist church, Mrs. N. A.
Beebe, Mrs. Fred Sisbert, Mrs. Smith; st.
James church, Mrs. Grace Salisbury, Mrs.
George Bishop, Mrs. George G. Foote;
East Pearl street N. e: church, Mrs. F. J.
Mansfield, Miss Edith Augur, Miss Susie
Mansfield.
Interesting exercises are to be conducted
at the East Pearl street NJ. E. church next
Sunday (children's Sunday. The pastor,
Rev. J. 81. Hand, will preach to the chill
dren in the morning, and in the evening
there will be services for the children, with
reeitations and music. The church will be
handsomely decorated.
Similar exercises are to be held for the
children of the Grand avenue Congrees-
will be exercises by the children, the pas-
tor, Rev. J. Lee Mitchell, will preach a
short sermon, there will be special music,
and the children who have attained the age
of eight years during the past year will be
presented with bibles
The mission at st. Francis church, last
ing two weeks, has closed. The meetings
have been very largely attended.
The buying of oyster seed from the Fair
Haven planters is nearly over for the sea
son, as 1t is getting most too warm for the
transportation Of the young oysters. The
planters have enjoyed an excellent trade
After the April storm, which covered so
many young oysters to the westward, the
buyers came here to make their contracts
and the result has been a larger output
than usual.
Mrs. Stannard is greatly improving her
house on Erst Pearl street. The south
side has been enlarged four feet to increase
the size of the rooms and give bay win
dows, and new root has been constructed
and the front hall doubled in size.
This evening, at 8 O'Clock, a grand con-
Baptist church by the Yale Freshmen Glee
club, the Second Banjo club and other
talent. This will prove grand musical
treat, and as the admission is only twenty
five and thirty-five cents, 1t will afford a
big return for the money. After the con-
cert ice cream and cake will be served.
Following ia the program: "G. A. R.
Triumphal March" Professor B. T. Stick.
ney; song, "We Meet Again To night, u
cy1oo e1nh. IN OF al In lot,
banjo club; song, "Rhinocorekus," elee
club; serensde, "Church in the Wild
wood )" Mr.. Vincent and club; cornet solo,
Walter l.. Ross; song, 'fLong Ago." glee
club; instrumental, Martineau Overture,
banjo club; song, "Romeo," Mr.. Lack
land and club; song, "Brooknuller's Song,
glee club.
Fred Houshield is suing Ernest q
Wruck, the baker at the corner of Ferry
and Exchange streets, as the result of {
horse trade.
Last evening q very successful strawbsr
ry festival was given in the Ferry stree
Congregational church.
On July ~ the st. 1gnatius T. A. B. so
| ciety will give their annual excursion by
| steamer to South Beach, Staten Island.
Miss Pagan of Clay street has as hel
| guest Miss Della Kelly of Fall River.
A. Fl. Granniss is selling q fine quality
| of hop beer made by North Haven farme
| from hops raised on his own farm, and tn
| new drink is taking we'll.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Barnes and Mr.
| and Mrs Edward Barnes have returned
from a trip to the worlds fair.
| Captain Luzerne Ludington went t,
Bridgeport yesterday, where the inspector
took q thorough look at his oyster steamer
This boat is still under contract for one o
the Bridgeport oyster companies.