Morning journal and courier., 1881-01-03

The late District Attorney B. K. Phelps had an insurance of $25, 900 on his life.
 Rev. F. c. Bradley, of Birmingham, will preach the sermon at the ordination of Rev. F. Stanley Root, in Seymour, Wednesday.
 Buffalo Bill CHon. W. F. Cody) was sur prised with an elegant pair of studs before his audience at Peck's Grand Opera House Saturday.
 Mir. F. J. Hayes has a fine four -year-old colt, Minnie, D sound and kind, which he has been exercising on the boulevards She is fleet animal.
 MT. D. E. Clapp, formerly night editor of the C0urGnt, is now engaged with his father in the E. D. Clapp Wagon company of Au- burn, N. J.
 Henry S. Perry, former well known mer- chant of Putnam, has been unaccountably absent ten days in mysterious way from his home in Woodstock.
 Many friends surprised MT. J. Linde, the apothecary, and his wife at their residence on Congress avenue Saturday evening. It was a silver wedding occasion.
 Miss Maggie Sullivan, who has for some time presided at the organ during the nine o'clock Sunday service at the Church of the Sacred Heart, has resigned her position, with the intention of assuming a more lucrative post in New York city.
 Dr. Erasmus D. Hudson, 8 prominent physician, died of pneumonia at Riverside, this State, on Friday. In connection with Hon. Francis Gillette he organized the Con necticut Temperance society, and became &C., tive also in the anti-slavery cause.
 The slefghtng.
 The very fine sleighing was much enjoyed Saturday, and a bright, gay scene was pre- sented on Whalley avenue in the afternoon, the temperature being so moderate and the day so brilliant. In the congregation of fine teams that of MT. H. E. Fowler, of the Fow- Ter Plating company on Artisan street, was very conspicuous, attracting much attention on account of it's well known reputation for speed. MT. H. L. Cowell, accompanied by his wife. rode after his fine horse Captain John. P. McKenna at different times drove l his Killarney and Uncle Sam, both well known fast trotters, MT. Whitlock was out with his mare Olive, MT. E. B. Bristol with his chestnut horse Tommy, John I. Good rich with his fast new black, Mir. Beecher ot Broadway with his 2:35 tretter, E. G. Stod- dard with his splendid fast pair, George N. Ives of North Haven with his black four year-old colt, the fine pair of John Frisbie ei Frisbie -& Hart, was exercised by MT. Sam Cruttenden. Master Somers, of West Haven, was out with his Kate Jefferson Al serman Henry Bison had pair of blacks, Among others who have added to the carni val scene on the avenue with their trottert are Dr. Henriques, Frank s. Platt, MT. Lloyd of Broadway, Charles F. Augur of Whitney l vile with pair of grays Rev. MT. Tough I ton with his very fast and stylish gray, J Brownell Robertson, David Corey, Mayor I Robertson's double team, L. F. Dudley, Tru
 man s. Foote, George Harmon, jr., witt f Capt. Harmon's fine pair, Henry Plumb, MT Hemingway, of Hemingway & Bradley, Hen I " Sutton, Mir. Welch, the livery man, Fred. Haines with his spotted gray, R. G. Russell IC. M Loomis, Charles R.. Waterhouse, ir. and many others Many very attractiv. scenes will no doubt be presented on the ave nue this winter with the present outlook al
 to the duration of the sleighing season. | A Sunday school teacher asked Q pupil hoy many sacraments there were. There aim ] any more left. Why, what do you mean2' <. s.Well, I hear that our sick neighbor receive'