The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-24
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
OYsTERMEN AND OTHERS BUSY
WITH THANKSGIVING WORK.

An Influx of Thanksgiving Day Guests
Services in the Churches Tomorrow
The Raids by Thieves in East Haven
New Bniidings-Personai.
The oystermen have been busy this
week shipping stock for the Thanksgiv-
ing trade. Fewer Virginia oysters were
used than formerly, but the native stock
shipped will compare we'll with the best
provided for the Thanksgiving trade
The market this week for Fair Haven
oysters represents a great many cities
and villages and wide section of coun-
try.
Many people from out Of town, par
ticularly relatives Of Fair Haven fam
lilies, are expected to arrive to-day for
the Thanksgiving reunion.
Merrick Russell of East Haven will
go. to Moosup soon to be treated for a
cancer.
On Main street, near the residence of
Albert Forbes in East Haven, the New
Haven Street Railway company has
been raising it's tracks in order to i'm
prove the roadbed
Services of the churches in this dis
trict will be held in the Grand avenue
Congregational church on the morning
of Thanksgiving day at ii o'clock. Rev.
Elmer A. Dent of st. Andrews M. e.
church will preach. At Grace P. e.
church services will also be held on
Thursday morning.
The letter carriers will make only the
morning delivery tomorrow, Thanks
giving day, and Station A will close at
noon until Z in the evening, closing
again at 8 o'clock.
John Dixon, the east side blacksmith,
has removed his business to new
building recently erected adjoining
Newgeon's livery stables, Grand ave-
nue..
The markets were stocked up with
Thanksgiving poultry yesterday Tur-
keys are smaller than usual, as the
early weather was too wet for the
young birds to thrive and the fall was
too warm for properly fattening. At
Christmas it is expected there will be
plenty of turkeys and the prices cheap
There are plenty Of chickens in market
and prices are low.
There have been a number of thefts
in East Haven of late and the resi-
dents are considerably aroused. A few
nights since a man was seen carrying
straw from the barn of Conductor
George l.. Beach and the thief was
chased. He left behind horse and a
wagon containing a new harness, buff
falo robe, lap robe and blankets, and
the property was identified and claimed
by r. B. Payne, and other articles iden-
titled by residents. The late e. A.
Walker lost a horse by theft few
days previous to this find. A suspicious
character was subsequently arrested
and bound over for vagrancy, and it
was thought by some that he was con-
cerned in the thefts, but the evidence
was not sufficient to convict and he was
discharged
Rev. A. H. Goodenough formerly of
Fair Haven, will conduct the praise
service next Tuesday evening at the
state convention of the Epworth league
meeting in Norwalk. The East Pearl
street M. E. church chapter will send
delegates.
The schools will close this noon until
next Monday morning for the Thanks
giving vacation.
John Lowe has begun work on two.
family house to be built for himself and
located on Farren avenue. 1t will con.
tain twelve rooms and have improve.
ments.
Miss Mae Rowley Of So Townsend ave.
nue. celebrated her fifteenth birthday
anniversary with few of her young
friends Saturday afternoon and even
ing. The hours were spent with games
and music. Mrs. Rowley prepared a
o'clock tea for the young people. Miss
Rowley received a number of gifts
Among those present were Grace
Brown, Pearl Porter, Myrtle Widermar
and Maude Granniss.
The steam barge Notta brought in 6
barge loaded with 1850 barrels of ce
ment for w A. Warner & Brother. The
Notta then sailed for New London with
fire cement. The Notta has been char
tered by Warner & Brother to go tt
Woodbridge Creek, New Jersey, for 5Ot
barrels of cement and lot Of fire brick
part of consignment of 10000 the firm
is to receive.