Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-24
LOCAL NEWS.
RrleT Mention.

Brief m0nG1OnS
 The Sunday school of the Third Congrega- tiopnl church has a Christmas service next Sunday.
 A Mrs. RamxdeIl, of WestviIle took aco- nite for rheumatism the other day and is quite i'll in consequence.
 The election of officers of Roger Sherman lodge No. 323, Knights of Honor. occurs Tuesday evening, December 25th.
 Rev. MT. H. s. Kelsey preached in the New Milford Congregational church yester- day, in the evening delivering a Christmas sermon.
 The Foresters of the Connecticut State dis trict will hold 8 fair for ten nights, begin ming January 24th, at Peck's Grand Opera House.
 Rev. Mir. Sanford, rector of St. James church, Westville, is to be married in Feb ruary next to lady in the vicinity of New York city.
 Up to 12 o'clock last midnight there were no arrests reported at the main police station. At the Grand street precinct there was one arrest for drunkenness.
 Daniel LoVejoy, the janitor at the Orch ard street school, was the recipient of hand some Christmas present from Miss Galpin, one of the teachers at this school.
 At the Seamsn's Bethel yesterday after noon the attendance of sailors was unusually large. MT. Thatcher conducted the service. Several sea captains took part in the meet ing.
 Mary Kerwin, who died Thursday at New ington, was the oldest person in the State. She was one hundred and five years old. She was born in the county Fermansgh, Ire- land, in the year 177s.
 The Christmas festival of the First Con- gregational church Sunday school, Fair Haven, will be held on next Wednesday evening" There will be music, recitations, addresses, etc., and a most pleasant occasion will no doubt be enjoyed.
 Parties com pIainedof for noncompliance with the ordinance regarding cleaning of snow from sidewalks will be prosecuted by civil instead of criminal process. Between two hundred and three hundred delinquents have been reported by the police.
 With about $50 additional to what has el- ready been received, all the destitute fam flies upon the Christmas list of the Associ- ated Charities and City Missions (No. 23 Church street) can be helped to have at least one enjoyable day during holiday week.
 The Christmas exercises and festivities of the English Hall Sunday school were held gave some kindly advice to the two hundred Sunday school children present. Each child was presented with a Christmas gift.
 Some of the handsomest and most accept able gifts for ladies and gentlemen of the season have been obtained at H. N. Whittel- sey & Go. B. whose newly replenished stock invites all Christmas buyers, for nowhere can you more quickly and satisfactorily decide on a holiday gift
 Notwithstanding the great demand for Christmas cards at o. A. Dorman's the public will still find as good selection as ever. The display is very fine in framed bronzes, fancy boxes of stationery, fancy ink standS. There is splendid display which is well worth visit by the Christmas buyer Many fine surprise is awaiting gentlemen friends selected from the very choice stock | of gentlemen's furnishing goods found at MT. T. c. Lewis, and 8 present of one of | those elegant house coats, smoking jackets l and dressing robes to be found there will be | 8 coup d' etat to any well regulated Ameri- can.
 Mir. John c. Gallagher, the Democratic nominee for president of the Board of Coun- cilmen, has served one year in the council and is president of his class in college, '79 5. s. s. He also served as secretary of the Yale Kent club and was prominent in organ izing the club and in it's debates. He ran well ahead of his ticket in the recent city election.
 Very choice and deeirabIe articles for gifts for presentation occasions are among ihe attractions of the holidays at MT. George Fords, such as elegant watches, gold headed canes and tasteful articles in the re- nowned Gorham silverware and elegant clocks. They have also placed on their shelves collection of odd pieces of brio a. orsc which will be closed out at half price. The people were out in force Saturday buying their Christmas gifts, and MT. George |. Streeter's popular and reliable jewelry tore was busy place. Splendid goods in treat variety challenge buyers attention, in. ,luding great variety of standard silver. ware, elegant watches and chains, gold-h sd canes, and all manner of choice rings and ewelry in great variety, making it just tn e spot for Christmas buyers.
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