Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-13
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LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Brief Mention.
 The Board of Councilmen meet this eVen- ing.
 A fine concert was given at Bethany Mis- sion last evening.
 Over $2, 300 was realized in two hours at the Bernhardt sale of tickets, Hartford, Sat urday.
 Five through freight trains, numbering ln all 13O cars, came up the New York road from Harlem river yesterday.
 The annual exhibition of the Southern Connecticut Poultry association is to be held in this city January IS, 19, 20 and 21.
 Mr. Isaac D. Smith, the originator of med icated prunes, died at his home on Capen street. Hartford, Saturday morning, of con sumption. He will be buried in Northamp- ton.
 Mrs. Harriet c. Hallenbeck, of Walling ford, very estimable lady, daughter of Hon. E. H. Ives, died Saturday. The funeral takes place this afternoon at o'clock at St. Pauls church, Wallingford.
 The New Haven Branch w. B. F. M. will hold its monthly meeting in Center church chapel tomorrow, (TuesdayI Dec. 14, at quarter before three o'clock The attendance of young ladies is especially invited.
 C. H. Frisbie has at his place in Branford an imported English mastiff, eleven months old, that weighs one hundred and twenty pounds. He has been raising it for D. w. Peabody, of Boston.
 Two cars of the night freight into this city on the Canal road jumped the track just below the old depot at about o'clock Saturday morning. Damage slight. The track was cleared in about two hours.
 The Good Samaritans held meeting at 70 Hamilton street last evening Addresses were made by Hon. James Gallagher, Wales French and William A. Lincoln. There were about hundred in attendance and much in terest was evinced.
 man answering the description of Mir. Marsland, the missing minister of Central Village, is now reported to have stopped at a house in Pomfret, and another report is that he has been seen in a Sunday school in Binghamton, N. Y.
 Throngs of merry skaters were enjoying themselves on Lake Whitney Saturday. The Whitneyville horse cars ran laden with hap py excursionists Many were out skating on the like yesterday. The SKaJ1nS pOnQS on the lower Green were thronged Saturday with young folks.
 Thomas German, of Stamford, the brake man on the Consolidated road who fell from the Washington express on Friday evening and was taken to the hospital in this city, was reported last evening as in a critical con- dition. He is unconscious most of the time, and his recovery is extremely doubtful.
 Howard Dorman, of Hamden, whose leg was broken on Wednesday last, is doing as well as can be expected. MT. Dorman has been very unfortunate of late. His house was burned some months ago, and now he will be laid up for several weeks with his in- juries. His neighbors are circulating sub scription in his behalf, and have already se- cured quite an amount.
 The opening of the Dwight Place church fair takes place this evening at 7:30 o'clock. The hall has been handsomely decorated and furnished with tasty bowers, etc., and will be full of attractions for all. The special at fractions for the opening night will be selec- tions for piano, violin and flute, rendered by MT. Eager, Prof. Waas and Mir. Chas. Howe. A nominal admission fee of 10 cents will be charged.