Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-23
LOCAL NEWS.
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 LOCAL NEWS.
 Brief Mention. Rev Joseph Cook lectured at the Bridge port opera house last evening.
 Monday being Christmas is legal holiday. All notes due on Monday must be paid to- day.
 Five-pound boxes of mixed or broken can dies at Ryders for $1 grocery store mixed, 13 pounds for $1.
 Rev. Dr. Stifer occupies the pulpit at the Wooster Square Baptist church to morrow, morning and evening.
 The great sale of Christmas and New Years cards and illuminated papers at o. A. Dor mans continues very animated.
 The employees of the l.. Candee & Co.'s rubber manufactory will have their ordinary vacation from Dec. 23 to Jan. 2.
 The man named Fitzgerald, who was taken to the almshouse in 8 temporary fit of insan ity, was discharged yesterday, having recov cred.
 There will be no temperance meeting at the opera house Sunday afternoon. The meetings will be continued after the first of January.
 O. B. Willis will sing at the Christmas en- tertainment at the Seamen's Bethel this even- ing There will be Christmas tree and good time generally.
 The work of replacing the wood work of the Cos Cob bridge on the New York, New Haven and Hartford road with iron, in order to make it fireproof, has been commenced. Mir Emory Hotchkiss, of Birmingham, lost his horse and sleigh Thursday night. The team was stolen from under his shed just after he had returned from drive to this city.
 A Yesterday morning James Mccormick, of -East street, and his James caught 8 thirty eight pound seal in ike net at Tom linsons bridge. James, jr., fell overheard in hauling the net.
 The steamer c. H. Northam will make her usual trip from New York to this city and return on Christmas day. There will be no boat to New York on the ''old' line on that day.
 Any person desirous of conferring gift or favor upon Mrs. McGlynn, whose hus- band was killed at the West Water street crossing by the about year ago. can find her at her home, % Gotfe street.
 UGOTS6 d AOStl5I III tuc oLupIOy of Atherton x Bronson, Bridgeport, was kicked by one of the horses at the stables Thursday. He was badly cut on the thigh and remained unconscious for some time. Christmas eve service will be held in St. Peter's church, Milford, at seven o'clock, on which occasion Rev. J. H. Fitzgerald will preach an interesting and attractive sermon. At the First Congregational church on Christi mas evening there will be fine praise ser vice.
 It was reported last evening in this city that prominent mercantile house in Boston had suspended, causing quite an excitement iii Boston financial circles, and that great effort was being made to bridge over the difficulty. Advices received from Boston this morning say there is no financial trouble there and that there is probably no truth ill the report
 The display of watches at George H. Ford's comprises the most celebrated American and Swiss movements, in rich and modern cases suitable for presentation. They also show pieces of hammered silver from $1OO to $2OO, rich porcelain vases with gold and silver backgrounds, ranging in price from $2O to $15O per pair bronzes and mantel sets of
 
 rounded with plush and oak. The display also includes many small pieces selected with the same taste which characterizes the estab- lshment and sold at 8 few dollars each. They offer special Inducements to committees in pursuit of articles for presentation. The New England Road-Onicers Re-
 elected.
 The first meeting of the new board of di- rectors of the NewY ork and NewEngland road was held at the company's rooms in Boston yesterday The old board of officers were fe-chosen for the ensuing ear. The session of tie directors was long one, and mainly devoted to the adoption of rules and regula- tions Nothing else important was transact ed.
 Trot In WalIingford-BIind Tom the
 Winner.
 There was an exciting contest yesterday morning at nine o'clock in Wallingford be- tween Mir. Emory Morse's horse Blind Tom and E. M. Harland's Jack. The horses trotted from the elm tree to R. Wallace's,- best three in five. Blind Tom won easily in three straight heats. No watches were held. but the time was estimated better than 2:4O. The purse was for $2OO. BlinI Tom is 8 horse of good deal of speed, totally blind and formerly owned by the Rev. Mr. Houghton, of this city.
 A Presentation
 iIr. J. P. Geodhardt, teacher of the night school in the High school building was pre- sented last evening with a set of Dickens and Thackeray's works, handsomely bound in sheepskin, and 8 complete set of Shakes pesre's works, by the members of his class The presentation was made in neat speech by Mir. Tiederman in behalf of the class which was happily responded to by MT. Goodhardt The class is an advanced class of Germans who have fair knowledge of the English language, but whose efforts in that direction are being further guided by Mr. Goodhardt. The presentation evinces the high regard in which their teacher is held by the German pupils.
 A Committee Hearing.
 Yesterday afternoon committee-consist ing of Hobart l.. Hotchkiss, William G. Pratt and Dr. William H. Thomson-appointed by Judge Stoddart sf the Superior Court, began the hearing --=se of Mrs. Mary LawIer,
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