The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-26
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
WORK OF SHELLING TWO OYSTER
 BEDS ALMOST COMPLETED.

1t is Estimated That I5 1000 People Were at Lighthouse Point SundHy-Sudden Death of George w. Dayton, the Well Known OystermOn, Ycsterday-Per- Bonals,
 Some of the oystermen have finished planting shell and this week will about wind up the "shelling." One dealer says that fully 100000 bushels of Vir- ginia shells will have been planted by the local planters.
 It is said that fully 15,O0O people went on the trolley cars to Lighthouse Point Sunday in addition to those going to Cosey Beach and Mansfield's Grove.
 Mrs. E. Fl. Barnes and son Harold left yesterday for Bethlehem, N. H.
 Mrs. Frank M. Crawford and son Warren left yesterday for Mittineague in the Berlsshires.
 William S. Rowe has been elecsed president of Home council, No. 5, Brotherhood of Reiat.
 The biggest biackfnh reported this season was recently caught off Guilford by Valentine Ballard, station master at Cedar Hill. The fish weighed ten pounds. Mir. Ballard also caught about sixty pounds of other fish.
 Marietta Clark has purchased of R. R. Futile a lot on Amer street, Annex.
 Major Luzerne Ludington has con- tracted to transport the sheriff and his deputies on his steamer for the annual outing August 3.
 The postponed quarterly meeting of the w. c. T. U. will be held at the Grand avenue Baptist church this af- ternoon at o'clock.
 Miss Evalina A. Jacobs is visiting in Waterford.
 Mrs. Mills of New York is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Frederick B. Munson of Blatchley avenue. She is a sister of Mrs. Walter Avery of East Pearl street
 Mrs Daniel Augur, who recently re- turned from Orange Mills, Fla, is stop ping with her brother Lucius Smith of East Haven.
 George w. Dayton, the we'll known oyster man, died quite suddenly at his home, 120 Quinnipiac avenue, yester- day noon. He had suffered with rheu- matism in the arm for nearly a week but was able to be around the house and out in the yard. The rheumatism later had taken the form of neuralgia of the heart, but MT. Dayton was not confined to his bed. He was somewhat worse yesterday morning and Dr. Hal was sent for. He administered a hy- perdemric injection and left him more comfortable. Just before noon he was much worse and the doctor was sent for again, but when he arrived it was too late for relief. MT. Dayton died al about 12:30 D. m. He was in the sev- enty-second year of his age. Fol many years he had carried on the oys- ter business, although not so extensixe- Iy of late as formerly. He had built the oyster steamer Cleo, and after us ing the craft several years disposed o1 it. MT. Dayton was a great lover o1 horses and had owned several quite fast trotters. A few days ago while trying a new horse he was thrown ou injuring his side. Some of his friends thought the injury might have hasten ed his death, but the doctor believes i was entirely due to heart trouble. MT Dayton had been a member of Eas Pearl street M. E. church many years He leaves a widow and three children George and Edward s. Dayton ant Mrs. Rose McCord. He also leave three brothers-John J. Dayton, the ex pressman; Isaac c. Dayton, and Charles R. Dayton, and a sister, Mrs. Emil! Crawford of this city.