The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-04
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
LAW OFF ON N4TUR1L OYSTER
BEDS SETerEMBER 4.

Law OFF ON NATURAL oYsTEH
BEDS SEfsrEMBER 4.
Work of Setting Stakes Just Completed
-Grent Cumming Industry Has
Go to Naugatucls for Labor Day-F"ir
Haveners to Attend G. A. X. Encamp-
ment at Philadelphia.
The steamer Isaac Brown has COM
pleted the work of setting stakes Tor the
state on public oyster beds. This Work
has to be done every year just before
the law prohibiting dredging on pupllc
grounds is off 1t occurs this year on
September TO- The law allows anybody,
not using a power boat, to eaten from
the state ground, so that each year
great fleet of sloops and sharples dredge
up the bottom clean. This leaves only
the set of the current year, and that
commands q good price with the large
growers who use the seed for cultiva-
tion. They are shipped all over, great
quantity going to Greenport and a stlll
larger amount to points on the south
shore Of Long Island.
Miss Minnie Coyne of Portland Me-,
who has been visiting her uncle, M. J.
Hennessey of 321 Blatchley avenue, re-
turned home Saturday Her sister,
Miss BERTHE, will remain here until the
fall
The steamer Cleo is having her pilot
house enlarged and refitted. All the
fleet of oyster dredgers are resplendant
in new coats of paint and have been
thoroughly overhauled ready for the fall
season.
The sacrament Of the Lords supper
twas observed in the Grand avenue Con-
gregational church yesterday afternoon
at 4 o'clock.
Mrs. John Thompson of 100 Atwater
stneet and her sister, Mrs Edward Weid
of Wallingford, leave to-day for Keene,
New Hampshire, for visit with rela-
tives.
There was the usual crowd of clam
mers at Fort Hale park on Saturday.
Every hitching post on the beach was
In use, and several horses were unhar-
messed and hitched to the wagon wheels.
The farmers have got into the habit of
bringing their families down for pic
mic on Saturdays and they come armed
with potato hooks and spading forks.
LAS result the whole flats near the forts
nave been dug and turner over until
there Is scarcely one clam where there
used to be hundred. A year or two
ago even an amateur had no trouble in
digging a half bushel of clans the size
for. steaming, but now a professional
can. scarcely dig enough for one family
In some places there is law against
catching the CLAIMS under certain size
Something of the kind will have to be
done here.
All the principal stores will be closed
to-day at noon in honor of Labor's
holiday. The postoffice will close about
noon and there will be but one delivery
of the mails
About seventy-five members and
friends of the Dayton Hook and Ladder
company and the Annex Hose company
will attend the firemens big meeting
in Naugatuck to-day, going up on the
935 train. Lancraffs drum corps will
go along and participate in the parade
Many school teachers are arriving
home from their vacations, and they ap-
preciate the time in school opening. The
extra week gives them chance to get
over the return journey, and they are
better fitted for the trying work which
will commence on September II.
The people visiting here from out of
town have greatly admired the colony
of grey squirrels which inhabit the
trees all over Fair Haven. They are
particularly struck with the tameness
of the little creatures. One citizen in
the vicinity of Clinton avenue has spent
over 81 for raw peanuts with which to
feed the greys. The kind treatment Of
the animals has much to do with the
great number located in that vicinity.
Miss Mabel Chittenden of North Gull
ford is visiting friends here.
Rev Mr.. Wilcox of Bristol street, this
city, preached at the Grand avenue
Baptist church yesterday.
Among the Fair 1-aveners who expect
10 start to-day for the G.. A. r. en-
campment in Philadelphia are Friend
Francis and wife, Wallace Hurlburt,
John w. Hill, Mr. and Mrs. e. T. Will
cox, Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Bradley Mrs.
Samuel Potter, Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman
bradley.
There will be a trolley ride to Cosey
Beach under the auspices of Fort Hale
lodge, No. 225, N. E. o. p, on Septem-
Der 10, with dancing at Hoyt's pavilion.
One car will leave the green at 7:45 and
the others will leave corner Grand ave-
nue. and Ferry streets at s p. m.