The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-12
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS.


 "There is no trade" said local oy- ster shipper last evening when asked about the condition of the oyster busi- ness. "The mild weather has been against us; then the hard times has affected the demand. Oysters are no better than they should be this season, but l guess the Fair Haven stock Is as good as any. Much of the southern stock is very poor However, we shall probably do a better business before the winter is over'
 The supper served by the Ladies' Aid society in the dining room of the Grand avenue Baptist church, Wednesday eve ming, was attended by over eighty per sons. The meeting of the society will be omitted Thanksgiving week and a supper will be held next Wednesday evening; the members of the Sunday school will receive an invitation to at tend. The usual small price of ten cents will be charged, but an especially fine supper will be prepared. Follow ing the supper there will be social hour and programme will be pro- vided.
 Mr. and Mrs. c. E. Parmelee's four year-old boy is nearly convalescent af- ter a severe illness of three weeks with scarlet fever. During the little ones illness two of the children have board ed in the center of the city.
 No move has been made as yet by the Second Congregational church fA {N n M James. One of the members said last evening that a pastor was not likely tc be called for the present. Rev. MT Armstrong, assistant pastor of the | Church of the Redeemer, preached last ] Sunday.
 I An orchid plant in bloom can be seer at Smith T. Bradley's store on Atwatel | street.
 | H. I. Barnes and E. s. Thompson went down to the Branford shore, Wed nesday, and shot ten ducks and loon | The second in the peoples course O entertainments to be given at th Grand avenue Congregational churcl on the evening of November 20 prom ises to prove one of great merit. Tn Park Sisters quartette of Boston ar the entertainers and their work is yer. | highly commended wherever they hay appeared. Teh programme for the eve ming will be as follows:
 Selection from "Faust"-Cornet Quar- lette ........... .Gouno Three Dances in Henry VIIT'-Man-
 dolin Trio .......... ......... German Fantasia, "The allenge'-Cornet | Solo ........... Roun l a q nd | Guitar ......... .,............ ROmer (b) Plantation Melodies-Introductin ! Song ......, ..... ............ Barke Selection from "The Geisha' Quartette ........ ....... Sidney lone "Espanita Waltz"-Zither Solo. Rose (a) March" Roma" .... .... .Caccavaj (b) "Chilian Dances"-Mandolins Either and Guitar. Missu March from "Aida'-Cornet Quar-
 tette.. .......... NerC
 Some of the sharpiemen had a mar row escape in avoiding the severe bloI which came up suddenly early Tuesda evening. Most of the boats went dow the harbor in the morning, but feI made a second trip and tied up at tn docks just as the storm broke. The were very fortunate, for the chance were they would have had severe tus sle with the storm had the boats bee exposed to it's fury. The Fair Have sharpies are good craft in roug weather and are manned by as skille boatmen as there are on the Soun and very seldom do they meet wit serious accident.
 The Annex fire department mem
 bers are hoping to be recognized off
 cially, so as to be represented at tn
 next meeting of the Connecticut Fire
 mems association. Secretary Jones (
 Westport, who has conferred with tn
 officers of the company, will do all |
 can to secure the admission of the con I pany in the association.