Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-11
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The bulkhead on the water front of North Front street is very much in want of repair, | and the city fathers should look to it immedi- ately.
 The snowfall yesterday morning was fore told by our weather prophets as early as last Friday afternoon.
 1 Messrs. George Jacobs and Augustus l Wright made short visit to Bridgeport last Saturday evening.
 The Fair Haven Cemetery association will | hold meeting this evening in the ladies' par l lors of the East Pearl street Methodist l church. It is earnestly hoped that there 1 will be a full attendance, as questions of i'm portance will be brought before the society. At the low tide on Friday some of our citi l zens gathered goodly number of those large I long clams Those who were so fortunate as without superior.
 The steamboat Georgie, built Q few years ago by George Graves. at his ship yard, and which went to the South, is in first class A. r. order now, and is running mail boat on the St. John's river, Florida, making land ings each way on her trips at the wharf of the Wedmore Brothers, near their orange groves.
 The cold snap Thursday night and Friday froze the ponds all over very hard. On Friday evening and Saturday the fleming way pond was well covered with young peo- pie from all around, who went in with zest l and zeal in enjoying the skating-one of the pleasautest enjoyments of wintor's pastimes.
 Mrs. Rodney Bradley sailed last week in the steamer for Wilmington, N. c. There she will meet her brother. They will then sail for Harbor Island, West Indies, where Mrs B. will spend the winter with her peo- pie, who are residents of that place.
 One Of the merriest social gatherings of the season far was given to Mir. and Mrs. George Thrall by their many friends at their residence on South Quinnipiac street last Friday evening The Italian orchestra from New Haven furnished the music for dancing. The assemblage were enjoying themselves to their hearts content, and did not depart to their homes until after the day began to break, and even then wore 10th to leave.
 Captain John Hervey, of the schooner Oryetta, writes home that he waited eight days in Rappahannock river and took only twenty seven bushels of shells and oysters on board, and that he would sail for the great Anamessex river, where he thinks he will be able to secure 8 load of the bivalves.
 The schooner Garret P. Wright, Captain Chopper, arrived yesterday from Virginia with oysters, Captain Avery charter master. The schooner William Farren, Captain H. H. Linsley, will sail to-day after another cargo of oysters
 Quinnipiac Engine company havo secured the Wheeler & Wilson's orchestra for music and H. D. Griggs for prompter for their se- lect sociable at Central Hall Wednesday evening, December 20. Tickets will be sold only by members of the company and they promise to those who attend pleasant time and that this sociable will be equal to the former ones given by the fire boys.
 The gathering of evergreens-iyy and run ming vine-for Christmas trimmings and dec. orations will commence this week in good earnest. Several parties will start out to day if pleasant.
 There are a number of cases of measles among the little ones The majority of the cases are very light.
 The stormy weather yesterday made the attendance at tho church services very small
 One or two of our oyster growers are talk ing of going to other locality to engage in the same business, but they are not very particular to name the place publicly.
 Quite number of our people are present each evening at the fair of the Governors Horse Guards. All report it successful and enjoyable affair.
 State Senator c. D. Yale, of Wallingford, has been quite sick for several days.
 The Hon. Truman Smith, of Stamford, has reached the advanced age of 91.