The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-14
LATEST FAIR HAIEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
 ACROSS THE RIVER.

steamer |. c. Brown Brings Oysters
 from Narragansett Bay-Polo Aban-
 doned for Remainder of Winter at
 Polar Star HalI-Death of FredericI1a
 Zepher-Items of Personal Interest.
 Raymond Williams, son of Janitor William of Qlinnipiac avenue, who has suffered several weeks with ty- phoid fever. is a little better, but is still very ill
 Letter Carrier Patrick McCarten, who fell on the ice a few days ago, was able to go on duty again yester- day.
 Miss Frederika, only daughter of MT and Mrs. Zeyher, died at her home,
 351 Grand avenue yesterday at the age of twenty-eight years. She had been ill with consumption for the past year. The funeral services will be held at her late home Saturday at o'clock, and Rev. MT Seiber of the Lutheran church will officfate. The interment will be in Fair Haven cemetery. Miss
 Zeyher was a native of Jersey City A surprise was rendered by a num- Der of friends to Mrs. James Ward at her home in Lombard street Wednes- day evening, most of the callers being members of the Don't You Know Whist club" who enjoyed several
 games of whist. A fine supper was served at midnight.
 Congratulations are being receiv-
 ed by MT. and Mrs. Howard Waters of
 Perkins street upon the birth of a
 baby girl
 Paul c. F. Martin of Ferry street
 has been appointed a substitute postal
 clerk, having passed the recent civil
 service examination
 The Y, P. s. C. E. of the East Ea- ven Congregational church will hold it's annual supper and business meet ing this evening and supper will be
 served at 6:30 o'clock.
 The teachers of St. Francis school
 attended the dedication of the Milford convent Wednesday.
 The annual sale of fancy articles by
 the Mission circle of the Grand avenue Congregational church Wednesday evening was we'll attended and quite successful.
 Ms, and Mrs. A. B Brown of Lenox street have gone south
 At the whist given Wednesday even- ing at Miss A. Murphy's home in Clay
 street prizes were awarded to Miss B.
 Murphy, Miss Loretta Murphy and
 Mrs Thomas Dwyer.
 Steamer L E. Brown is now trans porting oysters from Narragansett bay
 to Fair Haven for Lancraft Bros. The
 steamer arrived in the bay Tuesday, and stopping at sGreenWieh bay en
 route found it frozen 5tip The steamer had rough trip down, and in fact all of her recent trips have been in rough water, but Captain Larrahy brought the boat through without damage It is pretty stormy coast after leaving the sound. although the Fair Haven steamers usually make Stonington har-
 Dor when it is verw stormy and on a pinch can make Point Judith harbor The Brown freightss 2200 bushels of oysters. A smallerA steamer is now
 catching stars on the Bridgeport beds, Wutt6 lHeY are IGpOl leu very IHlCk. IL Is necessary for the oystermen to look after the oyster beds frequently, lest the stars in a few days strike on and ruin an entire crop of oysters. Some days this steamer catches as high as | fifty bushels of stars.
 The annual meeting of Myrtle chap ter, Order Eastern Star was held last evening in Masonic hall and there was large attendance, which included quite a number of visitors from other chap ters of the city. Several of the ladies met in the afternoon to do quitting work and at 6:30 one of the chapter suppers was held and was largely at tended. Miss Inez Denison, worthy mat ron presided at the evening session. Report was made that the chapter had made quite a considerable gain in mem- 1 bershIp during the past year The present membership is about 200 At
 the next meeting the officers-elect will | be installed.
 | At station A there has been in in- creased business this week owing to the nearness of Christmas Not only 1 are many packages going to foreign Hands but packages are being sent to distant parts of the United States. i Polo has been given up at Polar Star ] hall for the remainder of the season. l The management Is now to give a dance each Thursday evening, and music will l be furnished by Poole's orchestra, Many come from various parts of the | city to attend the Polar Star dances. | Now that skating has been inaugurat- ed, a number of hockey teams will be 1 formed for games on the ice. If the | skating is good on Christmas day there