The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-11-22
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ENTHUSI1SM DURING THE BIG R RUMN1GE SALE.
Fair Haveners Examined Before Civil Service BOard-Henry Hinkley Re- covering from Severe IIlness-TwO Loads of Syracuse Brick In.

The excitement attending the rum mage sales shows no signs of abate- ment, and scores and scores of Fair Haven women are as busy as bees con ducting the sales. The ladies of the Second Congregational church are ar ranging for sale; they think of having vacant store on Grand avenue, near Poplar street. Some of the ladies of Grace church were talking up the sub ject yesterday, but have not yet decid- ed whether they will have a sale. The Baptist church ladies have already talk en in considerably over $100 at their sale at 623 Grand avenue.
 Two canal boats with Syracuse brick have arrived and this supply will carry the Grand avenue paving we'll along to a finish.
 Miss Belle, daughter of MT. and Mrs. E. R. Slater of S1 East Pearl street, has gone to Chicago and is staying with MT. and Mrs. Charles D. Loper, the former being her uncle. She is studying mu sic and will have superior advantages in this line of work Miss Slater is pianist of considerable ability and de- sires to perfect herself in this study. She will remain for the winter and pos
 
 sibly longer.
 The schooner Annie Louise, lying at Graves shipyard, was attached yester day on claim brought by MT. Graves for making repairs on the vessel The schooner was sunk in the harbor two months ago.
 MT. and Mrs. Edgar MacDermand and son Melbourn, who have been visiting NJre l eie.t NTrc Barnes, 50 Houston street, have gone to Brooklyn to visit with another sister, Mrs. John Gridey. They were accom- panied from their home in Westport, Nova Ecotia, by Miss Josie Peters, who for the present will remain with her sis ter, Mrs. Barnes.
 Several Fair Haven contestants were examined yesterday before the civil ser vice examining board in this city for positions on the substitute list from which postoffice clerks and letter carri- CTS are selected. Those from Fair Ha- ven were: Frank P. Reilly of Lloyd street, Marcus s. Bottume of Montow- ese, Alexander ID. Ludington of Fill more street, John D. Flynn of Grand avenue, Timothy J. Flannery of Mon roe street, Frank M. Schmitt of Middle town avenue and Bernard J. Shaney of Wolcott street.
 There was heavy gale blowing out side yesterday and steamers which went down on the oyster beds had to return at noon; there was very heavy sea on in the sound.
 The mild weather is bad for the oyster trade, and 1t is necessary to ice all the opened oysters that are shipped With cooler weather trade is likely to increase and prices to advance somewhat. One thing about the mild weather-it has been just right for catching oysters, ex- cept for the few days this month that gales prevailed.
 At Odd Fellows hall, Crown street. this evening Star of Light lodge No. 8, Shepherds of Bethlehem, will use their new paraphernalia for the first time and all members who have not received the Shepherds degree will do so at this Every member of this lodge is requested to be present on this occa- sion.
 The schooner Henry Clay has arrived from Rondout, N. Y, for the Warner Miller company with 125 tons of blue stone. The barge c. l.. Haynes is due to-day with 1,200 barrels of Rosendale | cement for the same firm; and also the barge Buffalo Enquirer with 1000 bar | rels of Portland cement.
 Mrs. c. D. Manwaring of East Pearl | street has gone to Plymouth for few days to visit her grandparents.
 A little boy weighing ten and one half pounds arrived at the home of MT. | and Mrs. Charles Hemstock, 66 Cham bers street. on Tuesday.
 Henry Hinckley of Stonington, father of James B. Hinckley of 279 Lombard | street, who is now ninety-three years of age, is just recovering from illness. He is the owner of small and produc- tive farm at the head of Wequetequock Cove and superintends its cultivation with as much earnestness as possessed him during his early years. Without doubt he is the oldest man who voted In Stonington at the recent election.
 A schooner has arrived from Balti- more with about seven hundred tons of ground oyster shells for the Adamant 
 The Bingham and Eastern Copper Mining company have purchased 129 'eet of land on Grafton street, corner 1f Atwater street.
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