Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-24

Sunday school Christmas entertainment with t'Jacob's Ladder'' at the East Pearl street Methodist church to morrow evening.
 Fred ". Foote had his opening on Satur- day evening, and he was well pa atronized. May success attend him in his new venture is the wish of his many friends.
 praise service was given last evening at the Second church. The music was fine and beautifully rendered. In spite of the ex- treme cold weather, there was large attend ance.
 On Friday and Saturday of last week the horse CATS were well patronized by our peo- pie who went over to the city buying Christi mas presents.
 | Mir. Homer B. Weston, of Providence, R.. T., is visiting here for few days. Mr. Wes- clinching belt hook, which he will try and introduce into this market. MT. Clark, of North Front street, was going over the iron bridge in sleigh on Saturday afternoon and the sleigh runners caught in l the railroad track and overturned, throwing out the occupants into the snow. Passers by stopped the horse, righted up the sleigh, helped MT. c. up and all were soon back in the sleigh with no damage done.
 The Fair Haven branch of Good Semali tans held their first meeting in Central Hall last evening. The exercises were very inter- esting, and the attendance was very fair for such cold weather.
 The Odd Fellows have engaged Nisbetts orchestra for music and Prof Rogers as prompter, for their annual socia5le on Tues day evening, February 18th, 1884.
 Four of the members of Hose Go. No. went to Birmingham OF Friday night, and at- tended the Hook and Ladder Co.'s ball. Our iremen were treated with royal hospitality.
 Captain Hezskiah Futile, of York River Va, had the misfortune to have his barns (flled with hay and produee) burned to the ground a few nights since. The many friends of Captain Futile deeply sympathizs with him in his loss. The buildings were set afirs and proved total loss to the owner.
 The ice on the ponds is over eight inc hes in thickness. If the cold snap continues, the owners are in hopes to commence cutting and housing the crystal blocks the latter part of the week.
 Christmas day tomorrow, but everything looks now as fit would be an unusually quiet day. There will be services in the Episcopal and Catholic churches. The children are all on the tiptoe for Christmas morning, to sec what Santa Claus will have for them for their presents.
 During the cold weather, most of the miikmen ''double np" as they term it on Sat urdsy mornings, that is on that day they leave their customers double the quantity of milk, so that they need not go out deliver ing milk on Sundays. It gives them and their horses one days rest in the week. The merchants complain con siderably 0a the dullness of trade, and say that great many of our people when wanting any Christmas or holiday goods go to the city and do their trading.
 The horse ran twelve minutes time on last Friday and Saturday as far as the corner of State and Chapel streets, which accommodated the travelling public very much. All give Superintendent Ora ham much praise and credit for so doing. Quite a number of the citizens in the an- mex are opposed to going into the city, and do not favor the new bill consolidating town ! and city. They are well satisfied as they are for the present.