The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-16
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
OYSTER SEEDING SEASON NOW
 AT ITS HEIGHT.

Funeral of the Late Phoebe Potter { F. w. Prince no Better-FOrty Hours Devotion Begins at St. Francis
 Church Next Saturday-An the
 Church, Lodge, School, Personal aud
 Social Notes.
 The seeding season is now at its height and many oyster boats are em- ployed transferring the plants to vari- ous beds. This work is termed trans planting. Most of the plants thrive better when changed to other grounds. 1 The plants that are put down now will i be ready to market next winter, Down 1 the harbor yesterday there was a fleet of seven or eight vessels loading plants. 1 Most of them are under charter for Fair Haven planters, but some are to | transport oysters for other dealers. l The auxiliary schooner Kansas City Is under charter to Lancraft Brothers, and is loading plants for planting on the firms beds at Rockaway Long Is land The company has another boat also under charter. They will plant 1 55, 900 bushels on their Rockaway beds. They have just completed the planting l of 6O,000 bushels of oysters in Narra gansett Bay. The schooner B. F. IT nt, Lor I1,.tyI from Long Island to Providence and earlier in the season was freighting Fair Haven oysters to Providence, passed Point Judith Sunday bound west. This vessel will go south for a cargo of oysters for Fair Haven deal CTS. Frank J. Mansfield has been south for ten days looking out for his oyster interests at Crisf1eld, Md. He is ex- pected home tomorrow.
 The funeral of Phoebe E., widow of Orrin Potter, was attended yesterday afternoon qt her late home, 949 Quih- nipiac avenue, Rev. R., F. Brown, of Pilgrim church, officiating. MT. Brown spoke highly of the deceased, referring to her kindness of heart and to her ex- cellent life, most of which had been spent in Fair Haven. He said that 1t had been an honor for him to know her, and referred to her excellent ex- ample and well-spent life. There were a number of floral offerings, including a large wreath, pillow, flat bouquet and a large Towering plant. The bear CTS were the sons, Ebert, Jerome and Walter Potter of Guilford Eugene I and Ernest H. Potter, of Fair Haven, and the son-in-law, John Han The interment was in the East Haven cem- l etery
 F. W. Prince of Clinton, NAo was stricken with paralysis few days ago, remains about the same. It is believed that he is conscious much of the time, although he cannot speak His daugh- ter, Mrs. Ethel Prince Fisk, who has been at Schenectady, N. Y, about a month, has been very i'll and was op- erated on for appendicitis the very day that her father was stricken down, and neither is yet aware of the others ill., ness. Mrs. Fisk iG now recovering. Only about year ago she lost her hus- band, who died in the Philippines, ! where both were residing. The family vii have the sympathy of their many friends in all of their afflictions.
 Forty hours devotion will begin next Sunday at the 10:30 mass at St, Fran cis' church. Several clergy of the city will assist in the services.
 The Chautauqua circle met last eve- ming at the home of MT. and Mrs L. J. 1 Bristol Exchange street.
 Francis Healy, of Blatchley avenue, | is visiting relativeo in Baltimore and will visit Washington and the James, town exposition before his return. Supper will be served at the w. c. T. U. rooms, r Grand avenue, to-day from 6:3O to 7:SO
 Julia, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Hen ry Butler, of Fillmore street, and Thomas Mooney, of this city, will be married at St. Francis church in few days.
 Rev. D. J. Clark, of East Haven, has been entertaining his brother, Rev. AL len Clark, and wife, of Roslyn, Long Island.
 Mrs. Frederick B. Street is attending the meeting of the Colonial Danes at Washington
 Principal Graves, of the Strong dis trint, reports very good attendance in the schools yesterday, after the spring vacation.
 Alderman Richard Healy is enter taining his twin brother, T. B. Healy, of Newark, at his home on Ferry street.
 Miss Mabel Kelleher, of Exchange street, has returned from New York. After a visit here Miss Jean Mac Donald has returned to her home in Washington.
 1 Miss Kate Futile, of Front street, has