The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-10-03
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
PRETTY WEDDING AT ST.
 FRANCIS CHURCH YESTERDAY.
Fort Hale Lodge, N. E. o. P.-Baptist Convention The Small Oyster Set Coal for Rolling MiIl-Home From Wedding Trfp-Ffre Department,

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 The marriage of Miss Katherine E. Bedding, of 146 Chapel street, to Will liam J. Fries took place at Ii o'clock yesterday morning at St. Francis church. Rev. Father Kennedy of1ciat- ed. The bridesmaid was Miss Grace Gauchet, of Saugatuck, and Joseph Burns, of Brooklyn, was best man; they are the niece and nephew, respec- lively, of the bride. Owing to the re- cent death of the brides mother and brother the wedding was very quiet, only few of the brides most intimate friends being present at the church MT. and Mrs. Fries took the 12:05 p. m. train for Allingtown, Pa, where they will visit the parents of the groom They will be at home after November l at 146 Chapel street.
 /. The rummage sale which is being held by the Ladies' Aid society of the Grand avenue Baptist church will continue the rest of the week. The sale is at 64S Grand avenue and the hours from 2 to SD. m.
 Fort Hale lodge, N. E. o. F.. holds it's regular meeting this evening. As the meeting is to be an open one after the business is transacted large attend ance of members and friends is expect ed. A short entertainment will be held, after which an address will be made by one of the grand officers.
 MT. and Mrs. c. Bertram French, Of New York, are visiting the former parents, MT. and Mrs. c. c. French, of Shelter street.
 John Sarsfeld, of IA Fillmore street, has taken out a permit to build a two- family frame house on his lot. The cost of the building will be about $500.
 Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Stone and Mrs. William Sheffield, Of the Grand avenue Baptist church, attended the New Ha- ven Baptist association's meeting at Ansonia Wednesday. Rev. and Mrs. L. J. Bamberg, of Holyohe, who are visit ing here were also in the party. MT Bamberg. who formerly belonged to this association, was invited to make an ad- dress in the evening in the interests of the Connecticut Baptist Educational so- ciety.
 The failure of the oyster set this year means a great dealvto the oyster growers and merchants in the towns and cities along Long Island sound. In ordinary years several hundred men are engaged on the natural beds off Bridge port harbor. Frequently fleet of near, ly 300 boats is at work. This year, ow- ing to the poor set, the fleet has beer reduced to dozen boats. That means a heavy loss.
 By the timely arrival of a bargeloaG of coal at the rolling mill the plant is able to run without any shutdown, as it was at one time believed would bt necessary This load of coal will las several days and after it is consumed i is believed that the company will be able to obtain coal more freely.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank F. Brown have arrived from their wedding trip, anG for the present will board on Townsend avenue. The marriage occurred in Buff falo, the bride residing in that city, and on their way east MT. and Mrs, Browr stopped for several days in Washing ton, D. c.
 MT. and Mrs. William Curtis, o Quinnipiac avenue, have gone to New York state for vacation trip.
 Frederick L. Darrow, of Houston street, has two valuable fox terrier pups. There were four of the young dogs, but two were sold, one having been purchased by a New York, part! for $25. The previous litter of pups by the same mother turned out well ant were sold at good prices.
 The Fair Haven East borough tax i now due and the bills have been sen out. As there is considerable reduc tion in the grand list this year the ta1 raised will be less than last year. Thert is an extra tax of three quarters of { mill to be devoted for fire departmen purposes. The firemen and their friend secured laying of this tax at the las borough meeting. Much of this none, is to be used for purchasing a chemica fire apparatus. The tax will raise iron $500 to $500 for the firenen. It is no believed that this money will be avail able for several months, as it is claim ed that most of the tax must be recev ed by the collector, turned over to tn treasurer and then the tax for fire pur poses will be divided proportionately.
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