The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-11-17
FAIR HAYEN NEWS.

Coal Barge GrOunds-DeIay at the Bridge -~The Osyter Beds of the State-Church Wedding To-morrow Night-PersonaI- General News.
 In attemptaing to tow through the Chapel street drawbridge yesterday morning a coal barge was grounded, and was not restored until the mid dle of the acternoon. Boats take the ground at that point quite frequently and the channel should be deepened as the delay to the electric cars, to teams and to foot passengers is becon- ing very annoying
 The barge was lowed to her dock on the tide at 9 o'clock last evening.
 One week from this evening, after the meeting of Columbia Castle, K. G. E., the members will enjoy an oyster roast, Collector J. G. Hurd having kindly invited the members of the lodge to meet at his home in East Pearl street The oysters will be furnished by John Thompson, and are to be taken from his celebrated Branford oyster plot
 Smith T. Bradley, the florist, has put number of electric lights into his new store and palm house, and the effect in the evening is very fine.
 An entertainment and sociable will be held this evening in the chapel of the Grand avenue Baptist church un- der the auspices of the committee on entertainment of Y. P. S. c. B. All the young people of the church and their friends are welcome.
 The pews for the new St. Francis church arrived yesterday, and will be set In place at once.
 At the Y. M. c. A. concert to be giv- en tomorrow evening, Miss Edith Barr will recite, and Frank E. Edgar, the baritone, is to sing.
 The natural oyster beds of the state are in shoal water, and are free to all residents of the state Any person own- ing @ boat is privileged to gather oys- ters from the natural beds, and in Bridgeport the fleet of craft operating on the free beds is unusually large. During what with them Is the harvest season the men devote their time ex- clusively to oystering, and realize a comfortable income from the sales of their catches, portion of which are available for immediate consumption, while the rest finds ready purchasers for transplanting purposes. Over one half the oysters consumed in the state come from the natural beds, the deep water bed owners who operate steam i,1o and exporting them. The natural beds off Stratford cover 3,057 acres, while off Bridgeport 334 more acres are work ed
 Good progress is being made in sink ing in place the caiSson for the center pier of the drawbridge. With contin- ued good weather it is believed the abutments will be completed in a month. The agent of the Berlin Iron Bridge company says the latter can build the iron work in sixty days, as soon as the foundation is ready The boiler In fire steamer No. needs replacing with a new one and the Fair Haven fire commissioners hope that the necessary appropriation of $900 will be voted by the common coun- cil
 Ex-Judge l.. P. Deming has gone to Louisville to attend the meeting of the National Fraternal congress as dele gate of the N. E. o. P.
 Miss Matte Andrews of Meriden is visiting Mrs Frederick Williams of 26 Lloyd street,
 Barge Natta has arrived with 1,20O buchels of cement for w. A. Warner SS Bro.
 Schooner E. M. Reed, from Philadel- phia with coal, is now due. The schooner passed through Hell Gate Sunday having made the round trip in a week The family of Captain Will son are now residing in Fair Haven.
 Alderman Smith, republican, is a candidate for renomination in the Eleventh ward; Councilmen Lila and Petrie are also candidates for the posi- tion. The names of J. A. Thorpe and Charles Barton have been mentioned foi councilmen One of the Twelfth ward democratic factions has endorsed John J. Sullivan for alderman, and Council man D. Barton Brown is also 8 candi- date.
 PRETTY CHURCH WEDDING TO MORROW NIGHT.
 A pretty church wedding will take place tomorrow evening at S;30 in the Grand avenue Congregational church when Miss Harriet $. Baldwin and MT , Thomas H. Newbold will be married. Rev. J. Lee Mitchell will perform the , ceremony under an arch and amid 1; palms and potted plants. The bride will be attired in trav- cling gown. The couple leaves imme- ] diately on a tour, which includes stay } at the home of the parents of the groom in Media, Penn.
 The ushers will be MT. Frank R. Baldwin, MT. George V. Barton, MT Herbert Kanahan and MT. Frank H Lines. MT. Newbold is a prominent member of the Blues of the Second reg member ofthe Blues of the Second reg. , iment and the soldier who was se- lected to serve as orderly to Genera Miles, U. s. A., at Camp Graham, last summer.