The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-25
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
MANY OYSTER SCHOONERS ARE IN
 THE H4RBOR.
Foxon To-day Mrs. Hurd's Death Causes Much Regret Funeral Will be Held Friday at 2 o'clock.

The schooners Grace Bailey, Anna Louise
 and orton are in the harbor waiting to load | oysters for the Narragansett Bay Oyster company, which Is composed of tair haven oyster planters. The schooners Mary Jane and Caroline are ut Bridgeport loading oysters for Isaac F. Brown X Son. to be pianted in Narrangett Bay.
 The steamer Atlantic Clty, chartered by the Lancraft Bros, sailed Saturday witn 2,3OO bushels oysters for Cotut, Cape Cod. 25U0 bushels of oysters for Cotuit, Cape Cod rough passage down. The steamer Isaac E. Brown arrived here Tuesday from Narragansett bay. The boat
 sailed out of the bay Saturday but had to put back to Newport owing to the storm
 and reniained untli Monday, leaving again. It was pretty rough water around Poipt
 Judith and Watch Hill, but the boat made
 night sailing again Tuesday, the boat came in here In the evening. The owner,
 Captain Isaac p; Brown, came as Tar iai. us as
 New London. His son, Captain Frank
 good navigator, he is most too yenturesoine
 to suit hls father. It is said that Captain
 Frank would never havr stopped over at
 Newport but would have kept. the boat
 agoing up the rough Rhode Island coast
 right in the teeth of the storm. That js
 what he did on the down trip and although
 decks were awash, the steamer made the
 run all ri.ht.
 in collision off Cornfeld Point, brought q
 load of iron to the Fair Haven rolling mill
 before taking the. load of oysters. Captain
 Olsen, who was drowned, had just expend
 cd $400 in refitting the vessel, which ne
 owned. This Is the second accident this season on small two masted schooners from
 Talr Haven,, resulting in the sinking ot
 the vessel and the drowning of one ot the
 crew.
 ATS. M. E. B. Knowles, of 272 LenoX street, who has been very ill with bronchial troubles, is able to sit up, little every day and is gaining steadily; Mrs; Knowles ana wish to thank their many friends who have been so kind to them in various ways dur
 Ing the sickness and death of the daugh- ter and mother-Mrs. M. D. Norton
 The members of New Haven County Pom ona grange will be entertained to-day by Foxon grange. Teams win meet visitors at the corner of Grand and Quinniplac ave nues at 10 q. m. The exercises in the af-
 George E. Gladden. died in Riverside, Cal, q few days ago. He was formerly in busl- ness here and removed to California abont fifteen years ago. He leaves widow and one son and sister, Mrs. Carrie l. Mann, of Fair Haven.
 The continued stormy weather is dis appointment to the oystef planters. It prevents the catching of oyster seed and it will be 2 short season. There was prospect early of good season, but the weather will result In the sale of many thousand bushels less seed than usual. some say 1t IS tne poorest SeuSOu III years.
 A fleet of eight or ten vessels waiting to be loaded with oyster seed have been an- chored In the harbor for over 8 week un- able to load. Captain Brandt. Olsen, who y hf had tred of waiting for good weather and sailed out Of the harbor to his death, not waiting for the storm to clear. His schooner. as before re- ported, was run down and sunk off Corn field point. S&
 The plant of oysters in Narragansett Bay by Fair Haven oyster planters this season Is estimated at the following fgures The to bushes s stMsl Mansed sons 40, GOO bushels; Isaac F. Brown & Son, 35,- poo bushels; Lancraft Bros, from 5000 to 50,000 bushels. and there will be perhaps these oysters will be shipped from here, or nt least by. far the greater part.
 The death of Mrs John c. Hurd, wife. of the well known newspaper agent, which much regret by her large circle of friends She had been i'll over year and consunp tion was the cause If her demise. In February, 1900, she had an attack of grip She went to Westfield, Mass. in the sum ner and remained away fourteen weeks. She was benefited by the trip, but re- ,eived no permanent relief. She had been md was sick in bed only few days. All Ter sufferings were borne patiently. She lad bright Cristian faith and as one re- narked "Hers was the strongest faith I ,ver saw" Tn her last illness she received he Spiritual ministrations of the late Elder | A C.. Whitney, of the Household of Faith, md Rey.. R. T. MacNichol. Upon the mar 'iage of Mir. and Mrs. Hurd over nineteen ears ago, they joined the East Pearl street | VI. F. church and later the Houaehod of l Faith. Mrs. Hurd was formerly member | If the old St. John street M. E. church | md was member of the Jepson choir, for l ears singing alto. Her maiden name was l lary F. Frye and she was the daughter of | he late Sheldon H. Frye, of Exchange | treet. Her mother, Mrs. Emily Frye, has l made her home with her daughter and son | or several years. Children of. the de. eased are Clarence. Clifford. Mabel and | ohn c. Hurd, jr. The deceased was an | ny child. She a member of Fort Hale | odge, N. E. o. F. The family in this great | bereavement will receive the sincere sym athy of their many friends. The funeral | will be held at the home of the deceased In last Pearl street on Friday Tt 2 D. nl and | he burial will be in the Fair Haven ceme- cry and members of the Household of | 'aith will be the bearers It Is expected | hat Elder H. J. Gondey, of Hartford, a l riend of the deceased, will attend the fu- | eral.
 The regular fortnightly supper of the Parish Aid society of St. James church will be held this evening at the usual | inc and place. These suppers have |