The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-05
FAIR HAVEN.

The New Choir for Grand Avenue COngre
 gational Consolidating Luck in East
 Haven-The 0ysterlnen-sunday School
 Easter Cantata-Boys' Brigade.
 The music committee of the Grand avenue Congregational church has de- cided upon the choir for the coming year, the final trial having been held on Wednesday night. Those selected are Dr. Fred Brown, tenor; Mrs. Dr. Brown. soprano; Miss Edith Augur, con- tralto, and Fred Weld, bass. Harry Woodstock will be orgsnist.
 Those fishermen who went out to the preserves in East Haven this week were not very fortunate in landing large strings of fish, but were apparent ly satisfied with their luck for the first of the season, considering the condition of the stream. A gentleman named Sanford, who leases a stream over in East Haven, brought home about thir- teen fish.
 Local oystermen are busy planting Virginia oysters. There are in the harbor several schooners loaded with young oysters, which will be ready to harvest next fall. It is expected that only about one-half the usual number of oysters will be planted this year.
 Jacob Frahlich the cigar dealer, is disposing of a horse, wagon and har- ness by ticket. There are 150 tickets selling from one cent to a dollar and half each. The tickets are selected by lot.
 On April A the Ladies' Aid of the Grand avenue Baptist church will give am entertainment, consisting of vocal and instrumental music, dialogue, etc, followed by the sale of cream, cake and candy, also articles manufactured by the society.
 For the past six weeks 150 singers have been in training under MT. Charles E. Brooks for the Sunday school East CT cantata to be given at the Grand avenue Congregational church next Sunday evening at 7:45 o'clock. The regular Easter praise service by the choir will be given the following Sun day evening.
 Mr. Rowland of Clinton avenue Is teporarily in charge at the cemetery.
 The Yale crew and the launch are on the river nearly every day, and the former are gaining in their rowing.
 Another illustrated lecture on "The Life of Christi" will be given by Rev, D. M. James at the Second Congrega- tional church next Sunday evening. The sixty views are shown by c. F. Steele.
 The tracks on the old Shore Lime road from Quinnipiac to Pleasant street have been taken up, a. distance of about quarter of mile. The rest of the old road Is to remain for transportation from the quarries.
 In about three weeks there will be given a drill by the Boys Brigade at the Grand avenue Congregational church, also by the young ladies' phy- sical phalanx. The latter organization training under one of Dr. Anderson's pupils, Miss Mary Blakeslee.
 MIR. PALMBR's TRIP.
 Ralph A. Palmer leaves Meriden for Florida to visit his orange grove on h. dian river. He will be accompanied by his father, Henry Palmer, the well known New Haven oyster dealer, firm of Ludington & Palmer. MT. Palmer's son Ray, is in charge of his orange grove, which is said to have escaped with but little damage the severe frosts that ruined so many groves in Flor ida this winter. MAY RUN OVER THE DRAGON
 BRIDGE.
 There Is some prospect that the cleo tric cars of the Fair Haven and Vest vile road will run over the dragon bridge over the Quinnipiac river in a few weeks. If this is accomplished the change of cars now necessary at the bridge will be obviated, and the use of the horse car across the bridge dispensed with.
 The bridge was not considered strong enough to allow an electric car to go over it with load. The railroad com | pany has been anxious to obviate this | difficulty, but without satisfactory re- | suits until few days ago, when the | committee on roads and bridges of the board of selectmen and the same com- | nittee of the board of public works to- | gether with officials of the Fair Haven | lrd Westville road held conference md decided to make an examination of | he bridge and see if arrangements ,ould not be made for allowing the cars 0 cross. The bridge was examined by he officials, and it is reported that the 'lty officials decided that if the railroad l would pay the expenses for { ltrepgtheninE the bridge and make |