Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-03-28
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

In nehalf OF Negro Edueation-Race
BetWeen Hares and Hounds-Loss
OF An oyster NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ing Oyster stock-Tho Gospel Serv-
lces-Amsng the Lodges.
Miss Martha Linsley Of Newtown, for
merry OF Fair Haven, has been visiting her
aunt, Mrs. George Talmadge.
Mrs. Walter Hovey of Exchange street
was recently surprised by few of her
friends and presented with sewing chair.
Selectman jackson of East Haven, who
has been very Ill, has recovered.
samuel O. Russell has begun on new
house he IL to build on Lampkins avenue,
East Haven.
The Gallagher cottage at Morris Cove is
being remodeled and improved by Joel
Bradley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Palmer have been
visiting at Patchogue, L. I.
There will be public meeting in the In
terest of negro education as represented by
tute at Tuskegee, Ala. held In Second Con-
grsgational church Friday evening at 7:30.
A duartette of students will sing negro
songs peculiar to the s'black belt of the
south" Two of the students, NJ. CASTOR
Daniels, class of '94, and Columbus A.
Barrow, class of '94, will speak. Remarks
Will also be made by Booker T. Washing
ton, principal of the Tuskegee school.
The hares and hounds race to be parti-
clpatsd in by members of the J. ]. Dayton
Hook and Ladder company on the after
interesting. The hares will be Joseph
Dent, Charley Wilson and Morgan Fowler,
and they will have fifteen minutes the start
Of the hounds. Among the hounds will be
Frank e. Tslmadge, D. Burton Brown,
Joseph Q. Kramp, Alex Dupies, John
Burton, Frank Rysnard, John English. J.
J. Dayton will act as the judge.
The oystermen will begin catching seed
in about three weeks Not many have
looked at the oyster forms as yet to as
certain the quality of the ssed
The barn Of 81. Konold & Son on South
Front street, which was badly damaged by
fire last fall is being pulled down.
Two pile drivers arrived at 81 A. Ste
vens' wharf yesterday to finish driving the
line Of piling on the inside of the news
wharf. Oae is the foatipg.-pile driver and
the other ia operated on the land side.
The schooner L. B. Chandler, the news
on board 1 300 bushels of oysters for L W.
Gum & Co. The schooner, which is a
small two master and has made several
trips to this port during the season, strand
ed four miles from the Hog island station
The crew were saved. This is the second
cargo Of oysters consigned here that has
been lost this year.
Many oysters sharpies were at work
| transferring oysters in Quinnipiac river
boats have been able to work, owing to the
rough weather.
The members of Bigelow council No. II,
o. U. A. N will meet tonight and will
| consider the proposition of changing the
| meeting night to Friday, which is more
convenient for the members.
One of Smedley's trucks, heavily loaded
with boiler iron, broke down yesterday
morning near the Bigelow & Co.'s works.
George F. Tufts of e5 Chambers street
will to-day move to Norwich, where he has
accepted a position in pharmacy.
M. A. Farren, G. W. p, will attend the
anniversary of Riverside council, s. Of T.,
| in New London next Monday evening.
The big accommodations of dirt on Grand
| avenue near the postofGce were being re-
| moved yesterday-the first visit of the
| street cleaners to that locality during the
present season.
Rev. J. q. Hand is to be initiated az a
member of Hiram Camp division, 8. of T.,
Thursday evening. -.-..=----
| The second of the special gospel services
| held by the Y. N. g. A. was largely attend
] ed at their rooms last evening, Rev. U. o.
/ Mohr of the Ferry street Congregational
church presiding. Already four men have
expressed desire to lead Christian life.
The union Fast day services will be held
in the East Pearl street NJ. E church on
Friday at II q. m. The sermon will be de-
| ivered BY Rev. J. Lee Mitchell.
| Rev. D. NJ. James of the Second Congre-
| gational church will preach the sermon at
the Fast day services in Madison.
A delegation from the I. o. o. F. lodge
of Stony Greek will pay a visit to Polar
Star lodge on the evening of April 10
when the second degree will be worked on
| two candidates.