The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-15
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM BOTH
 SIDES OF THE RIVER.

SlDES UT III E AIlt' Vessels Loading With Seed for Spring
 PIanting-Tweniy-f Anniversary
 Columbia Lodge, Daughters of Re-
 bekah-FuneraI of Horace Chase
 Other Items.
 There were about a dozen vessels near the beach yesterday loading oyster seed And nearly all the Fair Haven oyster boats were carrying loads to the vessels. The seed this spring is said to be of fine quality.
 The schooner Mamie E. Waterman, Captain Waterman, from Virginia, has been discharging a cargo of oyster plants down the harbor to be planted on the beach beds. It is said there will be more oysters planted on this beach this spring than in any season for many years.
 Mrs. ). Ferris of Quinnipiac avenue has returned from New York, where she has visited with friends for the past two weeks.
 Rev. F. H. l.. Hammond son of the late Rev. Samuel Hammond of Fair Haven, has been assigned as pastor of the Wallingford M. F. church. MT. Hammond is a brother-in-law of John S. Sanford, 2d, of this place. He has been for several years secretary of the Y. M. c. A. of Hartford. He has just joined this conference.
 The funeral of Horace Chase of 22 Downing street was held at his home yesterday afternoon, Rev. MT. Chapman of St. James church officiating.
 Richard G. Davis has purchased of the estate of Frank Willman forty feet of land on Townsend avenue.
 George w. Boyer has purchased of Adeline J. Goodrich lot on the Light house road
 MT. and Mrs. w. R. Downes left yes- terday for the south they will be away about ten days.
 Mrs. Jacob Frohlich of Quinnipiac avenue, noble grand of Columbia lodge, No. 15, Daughters of Rebecca, is busy making arrangements for the celebra- tion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the lodge to occur next Tuesday after noon at o'clock in Odd Fellows hall, OTOWH street. MIS. EIOHilGH lS tiioil man of the committee of arrangements. Officers of the grand lodge will be pres ent and delegations from the lodges in Meriden, Hartford and from Germania, Humboldt, New Haven and Deborah lodges of this city. Friendship lodge of Bridgeport it is expected, will be pres ent in a body. Mrs. Frohlich, noble grand of Columbia lodge, will precide and welcome the visiting members. There will be speeches by the grand off, cers and others and a history of the lodge will be read by the secretary, Mrs. Charlotte Fricke. At o'clock a banquet will be served to 800 people in Music hall and music will be furnished by an orchestra of twelve pieces. The officers of Polar Star lodge, I. o. o. F., of Fair Haven have been invited to at- tend the exercises.
 Rev. S. J. Skenington of Clinton, N. J., will preach at the Grand avenue Baptist church Sunday morning and evening.
 Luther Pratt and Minett Thompson of East Haven are serving as jurors in the superior court, criminal side
 At St. Francis R. c. church Sunday morning at 1O:30 o'clock, the Easter music will be repeated under the direc- tion of Professor William J. Rohan, chorister. Miss Rohan will be the or ganist. The music will include Haydn's Second mass and an offertory by Mrs Wohlmaker A large attendance is as- sllred