The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-23
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
FUNERAL OF WILLIAM FRED- BRICK BISHOP, YESTERDAY.

MT. Tullur--Arm Fractured While
 Roller Skating-Oyster Set Prospects
 William Fender Held Up--NOva
 Scotia Gypsum Founded by Fair
 Haveners.
 The funeral of William Frederick Bishop whose death was briefly men, toned in this paper, was held yester- day afternoon at his late residence, 205 Blatchley avenue Rev George A. AL colt officiating, and the interment was in the Fair Haven cemetery. Relatives of the deceased were the bearers. MT Bishop was born in Madison in 1927 and lie was one of eight children. He had been resident of New Haven for thir- ty-three years, working at his trade as a carpenter, Surviving him are two brothers and two sisters-Captain AL bert and Joseph Bishop, Mrs. George Jacobs, of New Haven, and Mrs. Nancy Buddington, of Springfield; also his irn- mediate family which consists of three daughters-Miss Grace A. Bishop, the well-knoWn milliner of 99 Grand ave- nue, Mrs. Edward F. Thompson, of 123 Exchange street. and Mrs. Herbert H. Smith, of 22S Blatchley avenue-and two grandchildren, Beatrice Eleanor and Sterling Bishop Smith
 The burial of Hartwig iSchwagernan took place yesterday afternoon in Ever green cemetery, services, which were largely attended, having been held at his late residence, $50 Grand avenue, Rev. Mir. Ttmm officiating. A delega- tion was present from Germania lodge, I. o. o. F.
 The Chautauquan for the current number contains 0 ninteresting article on Palestine, which is illustrated by a dozen pictures taken by Rev. E. c. Tul- lar when he made his tour of the Holy Land several years ago. The article is written by the gentleman who had charge of the party of which MT. Tul- lar was member The pictures will be on exhibition at Hillhouse's drug store beginning tomorrow.
 Miss Mary Beauton and Miss Anna Weber have gone to Asbury Park for their vacation.
 M. c. Murphy, of wolcott street, has zone to Litchfeld.
 Tuesday nights rain freshened the vegetation in this vicinity. There was great need of the rain, and more would be productive of good results for vege- tation.
 Why not have boat racer Fair Ha- ven is suffering from the usual late summer duIlness, and there ought to be something doing. It is said that there is not much interest in boat racing. Notwithstanding if a boat race was pulled off, the attendance of spectators wSHld convince the managers that their efforts were appreciated. Several shar- pies have been changed to power boats, and there are not so many of the sailing hottlla as formerly. But the affair could be helped out by race for power boats. If committee would start the ball rolling sufficient money could be collect ed to offer in prizes.
 Smith Granniss has disposed of his summer boarding house at Bantam Lake to his stepdaughter, Dr. Etta Hadlsy. Mr Granniss resided here un- til about fifteen years ago, when he re- moved with his family to Bantam and built boarding house. He was in the grocery business here many years, and 1lis store was the one now occupied by J T. Hillhouse, at Grand avenue and East Pearl street.
 MT. and Mrs, Bert Forbes, of Arizona, ,,ss,+i,,o, ;,, Eoet wan
 Mrs. Robert Russell, of Peck street, is visiting on Long Island. While skating at McLays rink, Savin Rock, Tuesday, Brunette, daughter of MT. and Mrs. G, Clifford Foote, of Lem OK street, fell and fractured one of her arms. Dr. Robinson is the attending physician.
 F. J. Mansfield, the oyster planter, said last evening that he considered 1t to be very poor outlook for the oyster set. He examined piece of oyster ground off Branford this week and there was practically no set. His com pany has planted about 125,OO0 bushels of shells, but late in the season the out look was so discouraging that some 25,- 900 bushels were reserved for next year. The weather early in the season was cold, which was not favorable
 William H. Fender, of 123 View street, stated yesterday that he was held up early Monday morning under the rail- road bridge at James and Lombard streets by three men and a woman, and robbed of his cash The police are in- vestigating.
 Mrs. George Elliott and four children, of Grand avenue, have returned from Mauch Chunk, Pa.
 MT. and Mrs. William Dixon, of Front street, are entertaining Mrs Johnson and daughter, Frera Johnson, of Win sted.
 MT. and Mrs. Brown and Mir. and MrS. Marshall. of Philadelphia, are being en- tertained by MT. and Mrs. Fields, of Peck street.
 MT. and Mrs E. N Holiday have re- turned from Chicago.
 George Jones has returned home nav ang completed a three-years enlistment in the United States army.
 Mrs. Ellsworth Ford, of Quinnipiac avenue, has returned from Montana.
 MT. and Mrs. Herman Netleton and daughter and son, Mary and Frank Nettleton, of Lloyd street, have started on a trolley trip and will visit New York and go north as far as Spring field.
 The Nova Scotia Gypsum company with a capital of S12. .O0O has been form