The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-11-23
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
LOYiL CRUSIDERS ENTERTAIN
 MENT FRIDAY NIGHT.

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 ranged-Pleasant Surprise Party on
 Miss Mae RowIey-Capt. Walter Avery
 Has m Attack of Heart Failure.
 H. w. Crawford, one of the owners of
 the schooner Thomas L. James, attend
 ed a meeting of the stockholders held in
 New York Tuesday. The vessel recent
 ly went ashore at Bogue Inlet, North
 Carolina as before reported, and .the
 meeting was to decide what was best
 to do with the vessel. It was reported
 that the vessel had lost her deck-load of lumber. The craft is now afloat, but
 it will be necessary to tighten the hull
 two feet in order to float over the bar. It was decided to have the vessel lowed to New York. Then, when the remain
 der of the cargo of lumber is discharg- ed, it will be decided whether it Is best
 to repair her or to sell out
 Captain Walter Avery of East Pearl street, when in A. H. Granniss store yesterday morning, had an attack of heart failure. He fell over backwards, his eyes were set and MT. Granniss at first thought he was dead. pr. B. S. Adams was sent for and restoratives being applied, MT. Avery revived and was carried home in carriage He has been in poor health for over year, but, this fall, having a desire to make trips on vessel, he chartered a Long Island schooner and brought several loads of oysters from Narragansett Bay to Fair Haven. He was resting com fortably last evening and was much i'm proved. His vessel, the V. Coon, is ly- ing at wharf on the east side and Cap tain Avery was expecting to sail the last of the week for Narragansett Bay, but it is not believed he will be able to do any more work this season.
 This evening in the parish house of Grace church the Ladies Aid society will give an entertainment, to follow the supper served at o'clock. The price of supper and entertainment is fifteen cents but admission to enter tainment only is five cents. A lady elo- cutionist from the city will he present to render several selections. At the previous meeting 8 fine entertainment was presented,
 MT. and Mrs. Burton w. Arnold of North Front street are receiving con- gratulations on the birth yesterday of daughter.
 A day or two ago Martin Aliens horse while standing at the Fair Haven depot ran away, broke the wagon and the l. cl>n has owned the horse about fifteen years and this was the first time he ever ran away.
 pr. James H. Kelley, the veterinary, went to Westbrook Tuesday to doctor one of the trotting horses owned by MT. Fiske of New York. The horse has record of 2:2O It has been quite lame, but is now improving.
 Several boys of the east side are ar ranging to organize a cldb and are plan ming to hire a room in the Hemingway building
 H. I. Barnes and Eugene Thompson went to Stony Creek yesterday on a ducking trip.
 Mrs. John A. Smith of South Front street who has been seriously i'll, is now 
 Company B, Loyal Crusaders. will give an entertainment in Odd Fellows hall on Friday evening at & o'clock. Cake and lemonade will be served at the close of the entertainment. All | members of the company will be ad mltted free Parents and friends of the children who may wish to attend will be charged ten cents.
 A correspondent of the Virginia Citi | zen, writing from Little Wicormico riv- sr, says: "Tonging in this river Is less | profitable this year than ever. The | oysters are scarcer each year, although | better in quality. There has been no market az yet. There are said to be a good many small oysters, but if the lsual amount of undersized ones are taught it will materially reduce the stock for the next year At the pres mt rate of decrease it will be only ew years until the tongman will find ,is occupation gone-here, at least"
 Miss Mae Rowley of 53 Townsend ave- lue was rendered surprise party by a CIV of her friends on Monday evening. During the evening games were played md musical selections rendered, follow d by the serving of refreshments. It vas a very pleasant occasion for the 'oung people.