The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-07
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEVIS
OLD SLooP FROM LONG ISLAND
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HERE.
 Bad Fall of Grand Avenue Grocer on
 Slippery Pavement-Chrlstmas Sale
 at Grand Avenue Baptist Church.
 Great Oyster catch-auInnipIac Con-
 claye, I. o. Ha Elects omcers-EarIy
 Afternoon Session in Ezekiel cheeyer
 school.
 The arrivals of the week include the sloop Democrat from Long Island. This little vessel is of sixteen tons burthen, was built at Freeport N. Y, and is twenty-five years old, not as old as the democratic party. but a pretty good age for so small vessel to be battling the rough waters of Long Island sound in winter. The Democrat brings 2,OOO cabbages and lot of clans.
 Charles o. Francis, the Grand avenue groceryman, sustained a severe fall on the slippery sidewalk ill front of the Strong school Monday evening. He was severely shook up and called in Dr, Hall to prescribe yesterday. It will be several days before he gets over the effects os his tumble.
 Mrs. E. c. Tullar is quite i'll at the M E. parsonage on East Pearl street. She was considered to be somewhat bet ter yesterday.
 The Chautauqua circle met Monday evening.
 The regular meeting of the Fraternal Benefit league was held last evening.
 This is the day of the annual Christ mas sale of the Ladies Aid society of the Grand Avenue Baptist church, in the church parlors this afterinoon and evening, sale to open at 4 p. III. In the evening a free entertainment will be held. There will be an attractive dis. play of fancy articles suited for Christ mas gifts, food of various kinds, home made candy, etc; and in addition the young ladies of the Farther Lights so ciety will have an interesting handker chief booth, displaying handkerchiefs from many states in the union. These annual sales and entertainments are always very successful and to-day's affair will be fully up to the standard
 At the home of Mrs. F. A Futile, 65C Quinnipiac avenue, the Kings Daugh ters of the Pilgrim church will hold a sale this afternoon and evening.
 Frank Hope, the Grand Avenue drug gist, ill with typhoid fever for over a month, is now improving.
 St. Anthony's guild held the third in a series of whists at the home of MT and Mrs. T. D. Wood of Wolcott street Monday evening. Prizes were awarded to Miss Eleanor Mcclure and Jacot Blatchley.
 Quinnipiac conclave, No. SIS, I. Q. H., elected officers for the ensuing year as follows: Lester A. Russell, past ar. chon; D. B. Connell, archon; c. s, Warner. provost; A. w. Beecher, sec retary; W. R. Downs, treasurer; Ezra Healy, flnancier; John E. Morse. pre- late; William H. Burns, inspector; Vii liam Connell, warden; E. w. Acker. man, sentinel; E. $. Wade, !. E.Morse J. K. Richmond, truestees; Lester A Russell, representa- George c Marks, alternate.
 A catch of about S,oO0,OOO oysters on the natural beds off Bridgeport, in which number if Fair Haven oyster. men shared during the past season, is one of the best harvests from the oys- ter grounds ever male. Most of this oyster seed was sold planters outside of the state. There are quite mum Der who say none of this seed should be shipped way, as it is all needed to supply the oyster grounds in this state.
 The early afternoon sessions from 1:S0 to 3:30, is being tried in the Eziekiel Cheever school on Lombard street, taking effect on Monday, this experiment is being tried in order that as much light as possible can be ob- tained on the dark and short afternoons of the winter; this is the only Fair Ha- ven school where the test is being made
 The schooner Robert J. BosWick, which brought in cargo of oysters in coming down Quinnipiac river pre-, paratory to sailing yesterday noon, col lided with the Quinnipiac draWbridge and the draw was damaged, as well as the schooner. The channel is mar. row and crooked just above the bridge and the tug was unable to control the schooner in the current. Under a new survey, this channel is to be straight. ened by the government and the i'm provement is one that is much demand ed.
 The W. e. T. U. will serve supper at their rooms this evening at 6 o'clock.