The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-08-17
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEVIS
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Rev. R. E. Brown to Return sOon-Falr
 Haven TrOIIeymen to Participate in
 DistrIbutiOn-sIrs. Mcdonald Dead
 Other News.
 Yesterday was the second day of the cold northeast storm, and while there was not much rain the temperature got only a little above 60 degrees, and the weather conditions were very trying. The had weather affected trade in many stores; outings at the shore were postponed, and some who had arranged for trips away decided to defer the same until the sun shines again.
 It is said that the present storm will result in blowing down a good deal of corn. The growth has been so rapid of late that the stalks are not strong. and the wind and rain is expected to do considerable damage
 Reports of the oyster set are very encouraging. Some planters say it is the best in several years It is said that there is 7. very good set on nearly all the beds of Long Island sound, and the same is true of Narragansett bay, where a number of Fair Haven plant CTS lease grounds.
 Rev. R. D. Brown is expected home from his vacation this week and to preach as usual at Pilgrim church next Sunday.
 Charles o. Francis and family visited Rev. Dr. Streeter and family at his summer home in Monroe last Sunday.
 Enthusiasm is still mnffes1ed among the base ball mines, despite the bad weather which has interfered with some of the games this week. The Quinnipiac team would like to play any team in the city whose members aver age eighteen years of age. Challenges can be sent to Arthur Smith, 765 Quin- nipiac avnue A list of the trolley men who share in the $1,O0O distributed by the com pany to men who have received no de- merits the past year is posted at the company's barn on Grand avenue. Many Fair Haven trolleymen are in- ciuded in the list,
 Margaret, little daughter of MT. and Mrs. F. T. Clark of 57 Main street, died yesterday and the funeral will take. 1 place Friday afternoon at the residence of the parents. f.s.4
 The funeral of John J., infant son of John and Nellie Padden Avirs, will be held from his parents residence, 2SS James street, this afternoon.
 Loretta M. Mcdonald, wife of Stephen Millette, died at her home, B Salton- stall avenue, yesterday. a..-, l. It is claimed that the easterly storm has not done any serious damage to the oysters on beds in this vicinity. Clerk Perry of the shellfish commission stated yesterday that he feared that consider able damage had been done to oyster beds up at the west end of the sound.
 The people of Fair Haven will be glad to learn the result of the request for higher wages by the trolleymen and a settlement of the dispute. While no strike is looked for, local residents re- member the strike of several years ago and hod that Fair Haven suffered in consecuence.t f's \ t.1 .~4 If the weather is pleasant several from this locality will attend the Barnes family reunion at Hoyt's pavil- ion, Cosey Beach, to-day.
 To-day six members of the Quinni- piac Canoe club go to Springfield to take trip down the Connecticut river Those who go are Elijah Balt jr., Fred erick Smith, Charles Blatchley, Walter An1es, Raymond Dorrnan and Raymond Doty. \
 Miss Edith Augur of Exchange street has gone to New Rochelle.
 Rev G. A. Alcott has returned from Danielson.