The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-14
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ANNUAL ELECTION OF BOROUGHOE
 FAIR HAVEN EAST.

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 Citfzens' Ticket to be Indorscd-oyster.
 men Busy Planting seed-DOgs Ra,d Il
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 This is the day for the annual election in the borough of Fair Haven East. Sometimes there are two tickets in the field and quite a contest is waged, but to-day all that will be done will be an indorsement of the citizens ticket. The interest centered in the borough caucus on Thursday evening. Warden Baldwin having declined a renomination, John Parker was nominated and will make a good warden. Clerk c. F. Bray, Collec- tor l.. A. T. Blake and Treasurer Orton A. Rose have served very acceptably several terms and are renominated. The entire ticket is as follows: Far warden, John Parker; burgesses, Frank J. Mans field, Joel M. Bradley, Giles w. Clark. Augustus w. Wright, Willett H. Kel- logg, George M. Mckenzie; clerk, Charles E. Bray; treasurer, Orton A Rose; assessors, c. w. Hemingway, Asa l.. Chamberlain, Frederick H. fleming way; collector, Lewis A. T. Blake; bail tiff, c. N. Mack.
 Now is the heghth of the seeding sea- son and the oystermen are very busy. Large sloops and steamers are in great demand. One planter who is having boat built will not get it in time and says it will mean a difference of $1,S00 in his business this spring. He hired steamer several days, but could not have the boat as long as he desired. It is probably the best seed season in a number of years.
 Miss Lizzie Miller of 3S Front street gave a birthday party to a few of her little friends Friday afternoon. Little Miss Miller received many pretty gifts. Among those present were Vera Sallies. Minnie Dietz, Annie Zurich, Mary Eu rich, Addie Stoddard, Josie Stoddard. Thomas Miller, Johnnie Miller, Eddie Zurich, Herbert Smith, Josie Schmitt, Charlie Schmitt, Johnnie Richel, Louis Dietz and August Zurich.
 The showers of the past few days have exerted a healthy influence over the grass crop, which now appears unusu- ally vigorous.
 In some sections potato bugs have al- ready appeared and farmers are now fully aware that the contest they have waged with the destructive pests for several years must be resumed this sea- son.
 Mr. and Mrs Collins Pierpont of At water street have gone to their summer home at West1eld, Mass, and will re- main until November.
 Mrs Blenner mother of the artist, who lives on Townsend avenue, had her chicken coop raided a few days ago by dogs and ten fowls were killed.
 Mrs A. H. Thompson, who has been very sick, is convalescent
 Superintendent Thompson is now put. ting Fort Hale park in order for the sea- son.
 The annual May gathering held by the people of the Montowese Baptist church netted over eighty dollars. These annual festivals are increasing in inter- l est and reflect much credit upon the management.
 Matthew Duffy, who had been ill with rheumatism for about a year and had | suffered severely, died on Saturday. He was a member of the Fifteenth regi- ment, Connecticut Volunteers, and of Admiral Foote post, G. A. R. His home is at 21S Front street.
 Some fine blackfish are being caught | down the harbor. A number recently | caught weighed over five pounds each.
 The annual supper which is given by | the teachers of the primary department | of the Grand avenue Baptist Sunday | school to the little ones of that depart ment will occur on Thursday afternoon from o'clock to o'clock. There will | be various games and a pleasant time for all
 Recently the Farther Lights society of the Grand avenue Baptist church forwarded a box of useful articles to help in furnishing the Hasseltine house in Newton Center, Mass, where young lady missionaries are fitted for their work A letter of thanks has been re- ceived by the society, in which it was stated that many of the articles were just what were needed in the home. The young society was congratulated upon accomplishing so much and upon the suspicious beginning.
 Constable F. M. Sperry of Foxon is driving handsome -year-old horse recently purchased It is a good roader and promises to develop considerable speed. A large pearl was recently found in an oyster at the Waldorf hotel, New York worth $2,000. It is saif that if it had not been for the heat on the shen the pearl would have been worth $10- GOO.