The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-08-06

shark Seen in the Harbor-La Launching ofthe Oyster Boat Erie. The pulpit of the Grand avenue Bap- tist church was supplied yesterday by Rev. S. J. Skevington of Clinton, N. J,' who preached two fine sermons. lie was assisted at the morning service by Rev. l.. J. Bamberg of South Wood stock Mir Skevington conducted the communion service in the morning. He will supply the Emanuel Baptist church of New York city the second and third Sunday and will preach here the fourth Sunday in August Mir. Skevington and
 family will spend the last part of the
 month at Indian Neck .
 Rev MT. Sheldon, assistant pastor,
 offlciated at the Second Congregational
 church yesterday
 Rev Ge r2e w. Phillips, D. D., of this
 city officia.e yesterday morning at St.
 James r. r., clurch,
 The pug,t of St. Andrews M. F.
 church was supplied yesterday by the
 Rev w. F. Prince, assistant secretary of the Law and Order league.
 No services were held at the Grand avenue Baptist church, which is to be closed this month. Sunday school was held at noon.
 Interesting services were held at the Ferry street Congregational church, at- ternoon and evening" conference or Sunday school workers being held uf1- der the auspices of the Connecticut Sunday School association. Steps in the Way of Progress was the topic conducted by George s. Demming, the genial secretary. in the afternoon. In the evening q lesson illustration was given by Miss Lucy Stock, state pri- mary superintendent. Miss Hill song Home So Blest'
 Rev and Mrs. l.. J. Bamberg of South Woodstock are visiting friends here. They go this week to Sea Cliff. l.. l., to attend the meeting of the German M. E. camp meeting association, and MT. Ban berg will assist in the musical ser vices as cornetst After the meeting he will finish his vacation here. He will supply the third and fourth Sundays in the month at Hope Baptist church.
 M Futile saw shovel-nosed shark about 12 feet in length in the harbor re- CeHCly. "A lew ytdIS dSO q Dlts olieti n was seen in Quinnipiac river just below Grand avenue bridge, but all attempts to catch him failed. It is seldom one of these sharks come into the river.
 John Bischel has sold to Christian Traub 34 feet of land on Saltonstall | avenue.
 The warden and burgesses of Fair Haven East met this evening. It is | expected that o. A. Rose will furnish | his bond of $2,00O for this years term | as treasurer.
 Ralph Keast and Sam. Lowe of Ex- | change street have gone to Litchfield.
 R. B Farren and family have gone to Canaan.
 John R. Leete and Henry Fabrique of the east side are i'll with malarial l fever.
 Mrs L. B. Converse and daughter, Mrs. Howard Waters, have returned from short visit with relatives in Gen. terville
 Miss Alice Darlington of Clinton ave- hue is visiting in Stanford
 Mrs Jennie Magill of Milford is visit Ing her cousin, Mrs Henry Barnes, 50 Houston street.
 The new boat Eric built for the oys- ter trade, was launched Saturday af- ternoon from the yard of George M Graves. The boat is owned by Ernest p. Ball of 89 Front street. The dimen- sions are 4S feet over all, IA feet beam and feet depth of hold The power s 25-horse power gas engine furnish ad by Frank | Hitchcock of Bridgeport and it is expected 1t will propel the boat -en miles an hour. The boat has oa- 1acity of 700 bushels of oysters The vessel cost about 4000 Mir. Graves, | he veteran builder. has done an excel- ent job on the Erie, which is most built and of the best ma .erials. Quite crowd assembled to witness the launching, which was very successful. The beat was christened by he owners little daughter, Jane Ball, md is named for his son. This is the second boat built here this season for he oyster business, both gas-engne boats. The other boat is the Narra- yar sett. built for the Narragansetts Bay Oyster company, which cultivates eased beds on that water and is com ! posed of Fair Haven plantera. The Jther power boats of the Fair Haven 1 feet are steamers, but the new power las been found applied with success to he new oyster boats. The Eric will nave her trial trip this week. MT. Ball intended having the boat for the spring ;eed business, but it could not be com oleted in time