The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-15
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEVIS
WEATHER DURING PAST WEEK AGAINST OYSTER BUSINESS.

tines-Minstrel Company Clear $175--
 Mrs. Ethel Prince Fiske Gives Inter-
 esting Talk-ConArmed by Bishop
 Brewster-Numerous sIeighing Par
 ties-0thcr News of Interest.
 The current week has been unfavor- able for bringing in oysters. owing to- the cold and blowy weather. Two boats have just come in from Nara gansett Bay with loads of oysters-the Beswick. The Beswick brought 4,5OO bushels of oysters for F. Mansfield &s Son. The schooner encountered some severe weather, but came through all right. The great accumulation of ice in the river and the harbor has been unfavorable for oyster catching, and no boats went out of the river yester- day. The thawing weather of yester- day, however, will tend to break up the ice, if the mild temperature con tinues. This will be welcome news to the oyster dealers. The coal tows will also be able to get up to the wharves more readily. But few coal boats were in yesterday; in fact, but little coal has arrived this week.
 There was a great flood of valentines at station A yesterday, all records for Valentines day having been broken. Tn fact, the carriers were so heavily ladened that they had to omit the noon delivery. The entire number of valen- tines and souvenir cards received and dispatched would total many thousand. Postal cards were in the majority for the first time for the valentine season, many people seeming to prefer to send tokens for the day which would prove more lasting than a valentine. Owing to the rush of mail matter on Wednes- day the clerks were obliged to remain at the station late into the evening.
 Funeral services for the late Eliada B. Mallory were held in the memorial chapel in Fair Haven cemetery yester- day afternoon, Rev. pr. Sheath offici- ating. There was a large attendance. MT. Mallory resided here for many years, going from here to Baltimore There were half a dozen large and handsome floral offerings from friends and relatives. The interment was in the family lot in the local cemetery The remains were brought here from Easton, Pa., where MT. Mallory had made his home for the last few years.
 The committee of the minstrel com pany of the Quinnipiac Canoe club, ot,,,1a at Polar Star hall Tuesday evening, met last evening. There were about $50 tickets sold and it is expected that the net re- ceipts will reach in the neighborhood of $175.
 This evening at St. Francis church Ienten services will be held, and a large attendance is expected. During Lent services are to be held every Fri day evening.
 The Monarch Athletic club gave its weekly dance at Polar Star hall last evening. Music was furnished by Mil ler's orchestra.
 Mrs. Ethel Prince Fiske on Wednes- day gave an interesting talk in Gran miss hall, before many of the pupils and teachers of Strong school, concerning life in the Philippines. Mrs. Fiske, who was formerly a teacher in Woolsey school, returned from the Philippines recently and is able to give interesting facts concerning the islands. The ad- dress was listened to with interest. Mrs. Fiske exhibited several articles of native dress.
 Owing to the recent accidents on East Grand avenue hill the borough police have forbidden coasting there.
 A class of nine children received con- frnation at Grace church Wednesday evening, the service having been con ducted by Bishop Brewster.
 There was an enjoyable gathering at the east side engine house last evening, on which occasion members of the Ouinnipiac Hose company and num- Der of invited guests assembled upon the invitation of l.. A. T. Blake, the foreman of the company, in honor of fis birthday. Supper was served and there were short speeches of congratu- lation for MT. Blake.
 During the past week there have been at least a dozen sleighing parties out of Fair Haven and vicinity, and the evenings have been greatly enjoyed None of these affairs was more enjoy able than the affair of Wednesday eve ming given by the Outlook club Of the Grand Avenue Baptist church. Forty five of the members and friends em- parked on two big sleigh barges and enjoyed a ride to Branford, where sup per was served by the ladies Of the Baptist church. During the stay at the church vocal selections were given, in- cluding 1.-The Champion of the King bv O. c. Murray and "The Maple Leaf Forever" by J. w. Phillips. Rev. c. G. Smith, who is president of the Outlook club. thanked the ladies of the Bran- ford church for their entertainment and invited the people of the church to at- tend the colonial supper to be served bv the ladies of the Grand Avenue Bap- fist church February 22. In the ab- sence of Pastor Fitch his wife respond ed and in thanks for the invitation. The affair was greatly enjoyed by all who were fortunate enough to go on the excursion.
 Branford seems to be the objective point for the sleighing parties, B. B woodward having taken a party of twenty-two there from East Haven this week.
 Marion Peck has been brought to her home in East Haven from the New Haven hospital, where an operation was performed for the removal of tiddle-
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