The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-05
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
DEATH OF JOHN R. TURNER, AFTER
 4 TEN DAYS ILLNESS.

n A6N D2Lo' T LbANASSs
 Sons of Temperance Team Drill-ofiCers
 of East Rock Lodge eNominated-suOce
 ful Opening of Polar Star Lodge Falr--
 Fine Skating at Montowese-other Items
 of Interest.
 John R. Turner of 40 Exchange street died at his home early yesterday morn ing at the age of sixty years MT. Tur-
 ner had been ill only ten days, having died from the effects of a disease of the
 bladder An operation was performed few days ago by Drs. Carmalt,
 Thompson and Boyer, and the patient
 had the benefit of the best attendance
 during his Illness, but all to no purpose,
 as he was beyond medical aid MT
 Turner was a son, of John and Mary
 Turner and the latter is still living on
 Farren avenue. "A brother of the de- ceased, Andrew Turner, is a retired
 oyster dealer residing in Baltimore Horace Turner of Fair Haven is anoth- CT brother, and sister is Mrs. Perkins.
 The deceased also leaves widow and seven children-Mrs. Mary Merwin
 Mrs. Wait Everett, Mrs. Fred Sey- mour, Mrs. John Hubbell, Misses Alice
 and Nettie Turner and Smith Turner Mir. Turner had been engaged as an | oysterman for many years. | An interesting team drill was held by | Hiram Camp division, s. of T., on ! Thursday evening. The drill was by 1 members of company by, Captain Elm cry l.. Smith. and consisted of the pre-
 sentation of tableaux, recitations and
 music. Next Thursday evening the
 drill will be by Co. A.
 l The Loyal Crusaders are preparing to give an entertainment in the rooms of
 Hiram Camp division, s. of T., next
 Wednesday evening.
 | H. l. Barnes, the east side market | man, purchased eight heavy porkers | this week. The heaviest weighed 325 | pounds, and was raised by John Moore | of Foxon
 1 The juveniles are sharpening their skates and expect to enjoy some fine
 skating to-day.
 | The members of East Rock lodge, A. | o. U. w., have nominated officers as | follows: Master workman, w. s. Comp l ton; foreman, H. A. Keenan; overseer,
 J. l.. Wetherwax; receiver, F. o. Fran cis; f1nancier, Ezra Healy; recorder, F. l w. Prince.
 l The nine days fair of Polar Star | lodge, I. o. O. F., was successfully l opened at Polar Star hall last evening. The committees got the affair we'll
 started and there is promise of a very l successful run of the series of enter | tainments. There is an entertainment
 every evening, followed by dancing. This evening there will be music by the | New Haven banjo club. The members of the club are Thomas Gallagher, c. 1 H. O'Connell, P. W. Wheeler, w. F. Bishop and Mrs. w, F. Bishop. l The Rainbow bazaar given two even- | ings in the Sunday school room eff the
 Grand avenue Congrega tional church
 by the members of the ladies aid so-
 ciety, was a great success, the net re- ceipts having amounted to $125. One of the prettiest features of the entertain I ment was the waiter drill by eight | girls.
 A large company enjoyed the nne skating at Montowese yesterday. The pond, which is leased to the Fair Ha- ven and Westville Railroad company, l contains seven acres The water is | only three feet deep, and the ice is as l clear as crystal.
 4 St Francis church has purchased of
 J. A. Fogarty forty feet of land in the rear of the church on Bright street. | The oyster growers of the state are suffering from the most destructive star
 fish scourge that has visited the beds l in years Engineer D. c. Sanford of
 the shell fish commission has just re-
 turned from a visit in the southwestern part of the state and reports that al a number of places the entire oyster
 crop for this year is in imminent dan ger of being destroyed