Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-22
LOCAL NEWS.
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Dall January 10.
 The case of Cunningham vs zink in Bran ford comes off to day at p. m. / The late Hon. Trenor w. Park had life insurance of SIC, 900 in Hartford company. o. A. Dorman has still very fine tempta- tions in his stock of Christmas cards and other goods.
 The Guilford band give a concert in Guil- ford January 16, assisted by the New Haven Amateur orchestra.
 The annual encampment of the Connecti- cut department, Grand Army of the Repub lie, will be held in Hartford on Wednesday, Jan. 31.
 Charles R. Waterhouse, of this city, has substantially completed a contract for driv- ing spiles for the new bridge across the river at Branford.
 The town authorities have begun harvest ing ice and Sperry & Barnes are also cutting ice at the ponds on the town farms. It is ten inches thick.
 At Ryder's the ive-pound boxes of mixed or broken candies for 75 cents and thirteen pounds of grocery mixed for $1 bring throngs of customers
 horse valued at $20O, belonging to Cyrus Hale of Portland. while being driven down Main street, Middletown, yesterday forenoon, slipped and broke his leg.
 The time of Calvary Baptist church Sunday school entertainment at the New Haven Opera House has been changed from Wednes- day, the 27th, to Tuesday, the 26th.
 circular in the round house at Hart ford of the New York and New England road calls for a meeting of engineers Saturday evening at o'clock to organize division of the B. of l.. E. in that city.
 Christmas buying at H. N. Whittelsey, jr.'s, store has been very numerous. The stock Of Christmas specialties is still very fine and varied, having just been replenished to meet the calls of friends and patrons.
 The wife of man by the name of Hitch cock, who it is said lives at No 242 Congress avenue, took a large dose of laudanum las evening. It is said that she attempted sui ~~ eide because her husband had been on spree during the day.
 We understand that we were in error il our statement that building was to be erect ed on the corner of Grown and Orang streets Certain negotiations have beer pending between the owners and other par ties, but we are informed that nothing def nlte mas been agreed upon.
 The tobacco growers convention, whicl will be held in Hartford December 26, prom ises to be largely attended. All the railroad will sell tickets at reduced rates to grower attending the convention. In addition t. this the Housatonic and Naugatuck road will furnish free return tickets.
 Tax Collector Futile says that althoug the people were extraordinarily prompt i paying their taxes up to December 1 thi year, since that time there has been mos decided drop in the receipts at his office, fact ascribabIe, he thinks, to the presen giving mania that possesses the people tn month.
 Mir. Augustus D. Hendricks, contractor the Clock shop, was surprised yesterday an presented by his hands, numbering eight, with an elegant silver ice eitcher and pair goblets, in testimony of the regard ente tained for him. MT. Goodrich, formerly Rocky Hill, made the presentation speech, which Mir. Hendricks responded.
 Among the special attractions at Gener Fords jewelry establishment the di monds, notable among which are pairs solitaire earrings at $95O, faultless in colt and fascinating in brilliancy also other pail quite perfect, but less in size as we'll as price, down to tiny pair of dew-drops ting close to the ear and set in pansies of na ural hue.
 Rev. Joseph Cook, the distinguished Bo ton lecturer, will speak at the First churc Fair Haven, at 2:15 o'clock Sunday afte noon, the 2ith inst. He has lately return, from two years journey around the wor and his discourse will probably be bas upon his own experiences and observation -- in the far East. He spoke to immense a diences and with great power in India, Chin Japan and Australia, as we'll as in Enala, and Scotland