Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-13

on the second Glee club. No announcements have yet been made and probably another l trial will be held.
 Several Oberlin students have been arrest ed for systematic shoplifting and have all several months.
 Professor Northrop's speaking class held it's last meeting for the term last evening. Tho best speeches were made by Msssrs. Wells and Ravens.
 Harvard will probably row at least one race this year beside that with Yale. The Uni versity of Pennsylvania has challenged her to an eight. t.oared shell race with coxswains, Harvard to name time, place and distance.
 The Glee club will sing in Meriden Mon day. This will be their last concert before the annual vacation tour.
 Columbia had @ cane rush Tuesday in which the E9phomores were victorious ' A freshman named Dan Squires was seriously injured.
 If fifty seniors subscribe for the heliotype class album it's cost will be $24, 50, or $21. 25 for seventy five orders.
 Professor Northrop announced last even ing that all seniors who took junior appoint ments must meet him on the first Monday after vacation and make arrangements for writing commencement orations.
 The delegates sent to America by the labor unions of France visited Yale yesterday.
 Personal.
 Rev. Dr. Howe will be installed pastor of the Park Congregational church, Norwich, this evening.
 Hon. Charles G. Reed, the Republican Frank T. Reed, of Hartford. MT. William R. Cone was chosen president, George M. Bartholomew treasurer, and E. s. Watkinson secretary of the Watkinson library, Hartford, on Tuesday. The trust funds of the institution aggregate $11o, ,Ooo. Mir. Abernethy, of Norwich, N. Y., and Miss Goodale, eldest daughter of Dr. A. w. Goodale, special agent of the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance company, were married in afternoon at 5 o'clock, Rev. Dr. George l.. Walker officiating.
 Mir. John H. Leeds receiv ed yesterday 8 cablegram from London requesting his pres ence there as soon as possible on important business matters. He therefore will leave on the City of Chicago of the Inmsn line to- day. He hopes to be able to return in six weeks.
 The late Robert s. Moves, of Hartford leaves all of his real estate except one house and lot on Sigourney street, together with his household effects, jewelry, diamonds. pictures and books, to his widow. To Helen M. Field he leaves $2,OOO in trust with Dr. H. P. Stearns, the interest to be used for her support during life and at her death the principal to go to whom she shall devise To Emily Porter of London and Mary Boyd of New York, $1O, 900 each. To Lydia Gregory, the house and lot 139 Sigourney street. All the rest and residue is given to the widow.
 Miss Allie o. Bader died in Meriden yes- terday, aged 2l, of malarial fever. She was the adopted daughter of NIT. Frank G. Otis.
 Michael Barney, of Milford, has in his pos session an ancient clock which is quite curi- ous as we'll as valuable. It is known to be one hundred and thirty-eight years old, and it's works, which are of brass are in good state of preservation. It shows the changes in the moon, the days of the month, as well as the time of day. It also has map of the globe, showing the eastern and western con- tinent, and runs eight days. It stands over six feet high. and is known as ''grandfather's clock" Its case is of cherry acd handsomely inlaid with colored woods, and when put in running order will be 8 handsome piece of furniture.