Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-16
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Mrs. J. s. Dunbar is in Elizabeth, N. J., visiting her daughter.
 Coasting is indulged in by our young peo- pie on Cupboard hill.
 The Mtlford Neaos which denoted column of news to our is defunct.
 Quilting parties have again come in style over here. Two are to be held this week.
 It took but twenty four hours of last week to change from the songs of blue birds to those of snow birds.
 MT. Elias Wells is in his ninetieth ear, is yet hale and hearty.
 MT. William Samuel Johnson, one of our most esteemed citizens. is lying at the point of death.
 The charming Peak sisters from Alaska are soon to give one of their grand concerts in Masonic Hall.
 Master Frank C. Fuller, who for number of years has delivered Sunday papers in Bridgeport, has resigned on account of his having to walk to and from this city. MT. w. H. Curtis our enterprising marble dealer, is at present engaged in manufactur- ing number of handsome monuments for Bridgeport parties.
 Company K, Captain Charles Wilcoxson commanding, are soon to hold a battalion drill with Companies B and E of Bridgeport.
 Would it not be a good plan to open a roller skating rink in Masonic Hall? We have some very good skaters in this town.
 The genial P. 5. Hager, of New York, paid 8 flying visit to our town on Saturday last. It was almost a''postscript'' visit-sh but sweet.
 There is some talk of organizing another fire company in this place. It is proposed by several property holders and insurance men to purchase a chemical engine.'' The idea is a good one and would be great ac quisition to our town.
 The Rev. Charles H. Williams, of New Ha- ven, occupied the pulpit of the Congregation al church on Sunday last.
 The week of prayer was observed in the Congregational and Methodist churches. The necessity of more activity is felt in order to meet the aggressive spirit of eyiLdoers.
 Wednesdays storm was the worst ofsthe season, but as the ice houses are generally filled and most of the farmers have good stock of wood hauled up at the back door it will not incommode us as much as if it had come earlier in tLe season.
 The question as to who is treasurer of Washington bridge has about died out. As our commissioner, MT. Charles E.. Stagg, re- ceives the money from Bridge Tender Royo- den, we should judge that he was treasurer. We are glad the case has been settled, for Mir. George ". Hayes, the commissioner from Bridgeport, knows that MT. Stagg was fairly elected treasurer at the annual meeting of the commissioners of Washington bridge last May. MT. Hayes, who was treasurer last year, has been contesting MT. Stagg's elec- IIOu upOu JUG BEUuuu Ludb bu0 Lue0G- ing should take place the first Monday in May. According to the records, the annual meetings since 1876 have not been held the first Monday in May, but have most all with one exception, been held the first week in May, which goes to show that if Mir. Stagg was not legally elected treasurer of the Wash ington Bridge company last May, why MT. Hayes was not legally elected in the year of 1881 and previous years.
 A fine Sunday school concert of the Meth odist church took place on Sunday evening. There was large audience present in spite of the slippery condition of the streets. The singing of the Misses Smith was very fine and was loudly encored, which seemed de- cidedly out of place, especially as it was given in a church.
 Saturday evening number of young peo- pie were seen vending their way through the rain down Main street. Upon arriving in front of the residence of Dr. E. D. Mooney they entered and immediately took possession of the house. The joyful occa sion was the celebration of his thirty third The doctor was found to be ab- sent and messenger was immediately dis patched to find him. The messenger who was given this delightful task fell upon the shoulders of the CoURIER correspondent, who, after a fruitless search at several of his 1 patients residences, at last found him in the club room of the Social club deeply absorbed in game of billiards with the funny man" of the club. We quietly informed him that | his residence had been taken possession of by burglars and that his wife required his 1 immediate presence. We started upon