The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-16
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
STAR FISH THE GREATEST ENEMY
OF THE OYSTER.

pearance in This Vicinity and Oyster
men Are Oh the AIert-Main Road In
East Haven to be Hardened.
Starfish are the greatest enemy the
oyster family has to contend with and
1t requires the utmost vigilance of the
oystermen Of this vicinity to protect the
| beds from the visits of these creatures.
destroy the starfish as frequently as
| they swoop down upon the defenseess
oysters. In recent report concerning
the operations Of starfish George Wilton
Field says:
wherein lies the remedy? First of
all, oysters, CLAIMS and mussels grow
well in water which is zoo brackish for
starfsh. Hence every such area should
be utilized for growing these bivalves,
since these areas are free from the
greatest enemy of oysters and mussels,
and should not be permitted to remain
wastefully idle or even to yield less than
their full capacity. Artificial conditions
should never be allowed to injure such
areas, for they are far more valuable
than an equal area of land above water.
From the nature of the locomotory APP
paratus it would seem that starfish cam
not travel over deep soft mud. Hence
barriers of areas of such mud might
prevent the ingress of migrating adults,
though of course it would do nothing
toward preventing the floating larvae
from settling on the beds. A law should
be enacted by all states requiring that
all five fingers caught should be brought
ashore or kept until dead. The starfish
and every bushel thrown overheard or
permitted to decay is so much money
actually wasted Ordinarily the five
fingers are caught in the same dredge
with the oysters and scallops. and little
extra labor or time is required to bring
them ashore and fifty cents or one dol
lar day additional for the five fingers
caught cannot fail to be of practical in
terest to the fishermen
The four-maSted schooner Napoleon
Boughton, one of the Hanscom vessels
built here, has arrived at Newport News
in leaky condition and will go on the
dry dock for repairs. The schooner left
New York February 81 for Mobile and
after being out two weeks had to make
port. This vessel is of about the size
of the Howard H. Hanscom of the same
fleet, lost at sea in the. November biz
Yard.
Attorney w. P. Miles during his stay
in Washington visited the congressional !
library and was greatly pleased with the |
He says the building was !
built for $6OOO,C0O and upon it's compile I
ton 100000 of the appropriation was /
turned back into the treasury.
The Fair Haven oyster steamer Cleo, |
bound to Providence, put into Stoning-
day morning.
Letter Carrier E. r. Coogan and wife
are receiving congratulations upon the
arrival of a twelve-pound daughter at
their home
II. G. w. Jefferson of the Short Beach
association Is advertising
for bids for keeping the grounds prop
erly cared for during the summer. Mr..
Jefferson has cottage at the Beach
and has resided there for several sum-
mers.
The Chidsey Brothers have broken
ground for new house on Sanford
street, East Haven.
The contract for crushing stone for
the main road In East Ha
ven has been taken by Epson & Gran
Miss. The work will begin as soon as
the weather permits.
Edward H. Barnes brought home from
Cuba several Spanish relics, including
nachete.
The Home Mission alliance of the
Grand avenue Baptist church will meet
his afternoon at 3 o'clock at 20 Woolsey
street.
The chorus which is rehearsing the
opera said Pasha" is making crafty
ng progress. The opera will be pre-
'ented in April.