Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-22
lUUAh NEWS.
Brief Mention


 service of song will be given at the Church of Messiah Sunday evening.
 Bells are required by city ordinance or sleighs to give warning to theunwary passers by.
 The Good Samaritans will organize branct in Central Hall, Fair Haven, tomorrow Sunday, evening.
 There gre 250 subscribers to the District Messenger company in this city and seven boys are kept busy.
 Mr. James Gardner Clark lost his dog, g valuable one, Thursday. It was crushed under the wheels of a horse car.
 A service of special interest will be held ct Third church Sunday morning. 4 review of nearly nine years work will be made.
 The twenty-five members of the Winches' ter Armory Benevolent association have dis banded, and divided $21O they had on hand.
 Rev. Nj. H. Houghton breaches at the Church of the Messiah about Xmas presents Sunday morning. In the evening the public are invited to a service of song.
 A large Shoninger cabinet organ has been presented by some of the employees at WiE- chesters to the Winchester school. It is 8 gift much appreciated by the scholars and teachers.
 At H. N. Whittelsey E Co.'s beautiful new selections from the Boston market worthy the inspection of the public. They are very choice, seasonable and will make highly &C., ceptable gifts.
 Rev. Spencer H. Bray, of Humphrey street church, will deliver the sermon which WAS postponed last Sunday on account of his ill., ness, to morrow evening at 7 o'clock, sub- ject ''The Church and the Theater."
 The hospital, through the benevolence of 8 gentleman who withholds his name, has re- ceived gift of &, 5,OOO, to be used in found- ing free bed. The gentleman appoints the Society of the United Workers to designate who shall use the bed.
 There was slight fire in the house of James Melvin, corner of Frank and PortRea streets, yesterday morning about 1:3O o'clock. The fire was located in the woodwork around fire place and was extinguished before spreading far. The department was not called out into the cold.
 You can obtain peace of mind and put that gentleman friend of yours under lasting ob- igations by selecting for the Christmas gift JOu WOuLA Aa1u D0StOW O00 OL GAOo0 CudEM- ing and elegant house coats, dressing robes or smoking jackets at MT. T. 0. Lewis re. nowned gents furnishing goods store.
 The Ruffie company will today make the greatest display of any day yet, and sell rufies, skirts, laces.and fchus, toys, aprons and dozens of other things all at their usual low price. Don't forget to call on them as thousands have been doing in the past few weeks, for you will be well paid for climbing the stairs.
 The rush at o. A. Dorman's yesterday was one of the attractions of the Christmas sea- son. The great call for those beautiful bannerettes and satin fringed cards gave lively work to the courteous gentlemen be- hind the counters, and there are great at- fractions yet remaining and beautiful arti cle for gitt is one of those framed bronzes which are also a special feature of their Christmas sale.
 The grand array of silks, dress goods, housekeeping goods and all goods pertaining to the legitimate dry goods trade at Monson $ Carpenters is appreciated by the host of patrons and friends of this old reliable house, and there are as usual numberless articles specially suitable for gift to friend. In accordance with their custom the entire stock is marked down and great bargains are offer- ed till January 1st