The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-04

oyster Steamer Annie $. Carroll is Over
 due-Eighteenth Birthday Celebrated
 by William l.. Brooks-Death of Otis
 T. sperry in Arizona.
 James F. White, assistant superin.
 tendent of the salary and allowance di-
 vision of the postoffice department
 was in Fair Haven last week and made an inspection of new station A. Super intendent Mulvey showed him all facil. ities for making a thorough inspection of the station. MT. White was much pleased and surprised and remarked that this district has as fine a station of it's size as there is in the country.
 Among the schooners now due is the Annie s. Carroll with 2,3O0 bushels of oysters from Narragansett bay, for F. K. and F. p. Brown. The recent bad weather has kept the fleet back and MT. Brown says that the market is short of stock and many native oysters are being used
 Mrs. Susan Webster, who died at the New Haven hospital at the age of fifty nine years having gone there from the Home for the Friendless, where she had lived several years She was widow and so far as is known she leaves no relatives.
 Chidsey Brothers are building in East Haven four one-family houses for Kirk ham & Street
 The East Haven fire department net ted about $40 at their supper and en- tertainment recently held. This sum is to be used toward payment for their new hook and ladder and chemical en- zine apparatus, which is to be delivered in about three weeks.
 In 1SS5-6 there were 3,50000O bushels of oysters steamed at Baltimore; in 1900-1 the amount was 922,374 bushels, and it is estimated that for the present year the amount will not be over 900 bushels. This business is falling off rapidly by reason of the growing scar city of oysters. When the business was at it's height many Fair Haven oyster men were engaged in the industry at Baltimore.
 Schooner Grace Seymour, Captain Smith, one of the Hanscom fleet, is at New York, having arrived from Jack sonville, Fla, with a cargo of lumber.
 Mrs. William Mack of Woodward ave- nue, who has been very ill for the past five months, is now able to walk out on pleasant days.
 A meeting of the W. c. T. U, will be held to-day at 3 p. m It is the regular business meeting and members are re- quested to attend.
 MT. and Mrs. w. F. Crockett have re- turned from New Orleans, where they attended the Mardi Gras festivities.
 Master Herbert Barnes, who went to New Orleans several weeks ago for the | benefit of his health and treatment, re gently underwent an operation for the | removal of a growth in the head. The | operation was successful, and it is | hoped the lad will recover, He is now | in a hospital in New Orleans. His par ents, MT and Mrs. F. H. Barnes are | with him.
 William L. Brooks of 264 Front street celebra ted his eightieth birth anniver- sary at his home Sunday. Twenty-Five of his relatives--children, grandchildren and others-were present.
 Miss Addie Strong has returned from N. Y.
 Miss Nellie Stone of San Bernardino, Cal, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. George Black of Quinnipiac avenue.
 Nine persons were received into the of the East Pearl street M F. church Sunday.
 Rehearsing for the Easter services was begun last evening by the choir of the Second church.
 A new eight wheeled car was placed on the run between Fair Haven and Westville yesterday The seats are like those on the Branford cars, each holding two persons. These cars are much liked by the public.
 Thomas Coleman, ir,, of Clifton street, employed at the Bigelow shops is sui 'ering from a severe case of blood pois- 1ning. His hand and arm are terribly swollen.
 A lady residing at 112 East Pearl street lost a gold hunting case watch Sunday evening.
 A concert, which promises to be one if the very best of the season, will be ,iven in the Grand avenue Baptist hurch Wednesday evening. The ad- mission is only fifteen cents. The pro ;1amme:
 Orchestra.
 rableau-Watching and Waiting 
 "a ableau-White Row. Bertha Raymond. t "a bleau-The Fates. Boys. ) lylophone solo--E. E. Warren "a ableau--Mayflower ee Afraid. Orchestra. o"..
 Part IT. D. Gertrude Duell "a 'ableau-Under Two Tags. orchestra.
 and Priscilla. of the Joys of Life. '