The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-02
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
VARIOUS ITEMS OF INTEREST
 HERE AND THERE.

Interest in Narragansett Hay Oyster Company soId-Death of George w:
 TerrIII-Tribune Society to Hold Fair
 Missionary from west China to
 Speak at Baptist Church-Christmas
 Gifts Being sent Abroad-captain
 Coleman Returns Home.
 F. J. and ". F. Mansfield have re- gently sold their interest in the Nara gansett Bay Oyster company to c. D. Parmelee. c. w. Parmelee has been elected treasurer and F. [. ParmeIee secretary of the company.
 George E. Terrill of 2O5 Ferry street, who died at Grace hospital Wednesday. was seyenty-three years of age and had been resident of Fair Haven for about twenty years. coming here from Bridgeport. He had been employed for many years as bodymaker in the car riage factory of Hooker & Go. MT. Terrill had been in failing health for about year, but was able to attend the c. A R.. encmpment at Boston Hast summer. He was a veteran in the civil war, serving in the cavalry, and l was a member of Admiral Foote post, l G. A. R. He was a member of Grace church. He has no near relatives, his wife dying about six months ago. The funeral will be held from 1O1O Chapel street this afternoon at 2:S0.
 l The Riverside Tribune society of girls are to hold a fair at MT. osborn's s home, 571 Quinnipiac avenue on Satur- day at p. m. for the benefit of deserv- ing families which they wish to aid. . ] Mrs. Beenan, missionary from west China, will speak this evening at the prayer meeting of the Grand avenue Baptist church.
 Rev. Rodney Roundey of Ludlow, Vt, was here visiting friends yesterday. He was formerly an assistant to the Rev. l J. Lee Mitchell, when the latter was I pastor of the Grand avenue Congre- i gational church. Mir. Roundy is pastor Iof church of about 150 members. The ladies aid society of the Grand avenue Congregational church will hold a food sale on Saturday at 2 p. m I in the church parlors where meats, baked beans, pies, cakes, jellies, etc, will be on sale.
 The annual meeting of the Grand ave- nue Congregational church will be held on Friday evening of next week.
 At station A Christmas packages have already begun to be forwarded, most of the early dispatches being sent to European countries.
 Nelson A. Beebe. of Pine street has been empowered by the probate court as administrator of the estate of the late Eunice J. Monson to sell property at 719-T21 Grand avenue at public auc- tion, January 20, 1905, or at private sale previously The property is 27 II feet front and extends 125 feet on Franklin street.
 The little daughter of Harry Flint of East Pearl street is Ill with diphtheria land Captin Bush's daughter Caroline has symptoms of the disease. I W. F. Hubbard and Eugene ThOmp- son on Wednesday shot fourteen squir- rels, three partridges, one quail and a coon.
 Yesterday morning pipe leading from the fire tanks at the railroad re- pair shops on Grand avenue burst and caused quite deluge.
 It is estimated that there were S0000t bushels of seed oysters taken from the natural bed off Bridgeport the past i season, valued at over $217,000. It is Il the best catch in five years, and sev- eral Fair Haven boatmen shared in the catch
 Captain John Coleman in his sharpie has returned from Bridgeport where he has been engaged in dredging oys- ters on the natural beds. Captain Frank Larrabee in his boat has also returned after the seasons dredging.
 E. S. Wade delivered an illustrated lecture on the worlds fair at City Mission hall Wednesday evening.
 The boat J. M. Deming has arrived from Providence with oysters. Schooner Reeves and steamer Enterprise has ar rived with oysters from Rockaway and the Schooner Moss with Narragansett 3I bay oysters; also steamer Ruel Rowe with a cargo for H. c. Rowe & Co.
 INTERESTING OCCASION.