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Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-25
over One Hundred Sailors Enjoy Themselves At The Seamen's Bethel

over One Hundred Sailors Enjoy
 Themselves At The Seamen's Bethel
 On Water Street Last Evening.
 As early seven o'clock last evening a group of sailors stood in front of the Sea mems Bethel on Wator street, waiting for the doors to open so they could get into the warm building and obtain good seats for the Christmas festivities whicl took place there last evening. By the time for the ex- ercises to begin, over one hundred sailors Bethel and were talking together aoout their different voyages at sea and the hardships they had undergone, but each face wore happy smile as Superintendent Thrasher mounted the platform and an- nounced that the exercises were about to be- gin.
 The chapel was adorned with trailing Christmas green, and on the walls where pictures formerly hung were scriptura1 pass ages such as "Watch and Pray" "Good Will to Men," etc. On the platform was the sailors "bumboat" with a represen tation of a sailor rowing. This boat vas adorned with presents for the men who sail the sea- Directly over the boat was large star com posed of laurel leaves and running pine After readin and rscitations by the friends of the society and a short address by Super intendent Thrasher, presents were distrib- uted, each person in the hall receiving bag of oranges, apples, peanuts and candies which had been provided by MT. Thrashor through the kindness of the benevolent, and the sailors left the Bethel after the sxerc ses were over thinking they had at least true friends in the Seamen's Friend society This annual Christmas tree is great treat to the sailors and they heartily enjoyed it.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-25
Personal.

The Rev. Hugh Montgomery will lecture upon temperance in East Berlin next Tues day.
 Bishop Foss and wife will visit Middle town next month and sail for Europe the last of January.
 Miss Emeline Scholz, who is residing in New York, is on visit to her parents in this city.
 The wedding of Miss Nellie Wilcox, of Milford, and Mr. c. B. Mead, of Bridgeport, is announced for next Tuesday evening, De- cember 29, at 5:3o o'clock in Plymouth church.
 Dr. J. s. Carroll, the efficient superintend- ent of Plymouth church Sunday school, Mil ford, has been reelected for another year and Mrs. Owen T. Clark assistant superin- tendeut. Henry D. Clark died at the hospital yes terday of Brights disease, aged forty-eight years. He was a member of Company B, First Heavy Artillery, and leaves brother and sister in Middletown, whither his body has been taken for burial.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-25
STATE NEWS.

The Shelton Advertiser is to make it's ap- pearance on the 26th inst. Mrs. Harry Hubbard, of Hotchkissville, has been quite ill the past week.
 MT. Nelson Tibbals, son of A. O. Tibbals of Milford, sailed from New York for Mexico on Thursday of last week.
 The contract to build the new Catholic church at West Haven has been awarded to David E. Smith, of Milford.
 On December 30 and 31 examinations for admission to the State Normal school will be held in the Ansonia High school. Patrick Cuilnan, of Orange, was married last week to a Milford lady and after short trip will return to Orange to reside.
 The Hazardville Methodist church has re- vival in progress. Special services are held each afternoon and evening this week.
 Arrangements are being made for a teach ers' institute to be held at the Rockville high school room the latter part of January.
 Charles Mcbride, the Hartford man who stabbed himself on Tuesday evening, is get ting along well at the hospital and will be out in few days.
 $. Hoadley, of Seymour, has sold his large pair of cattle which weighed 4, 900 pounds to s. w. Buckingham, of that place, for Christmas beef
 Rev. T. A. T. Hanna, one of the best known Baptist clergymen in the State, is to remove from Huntsville to Brooklyn, N Y., but will preach at Tarrytown.
 MT. Silas Hurd, of Stratford, is quite ill., Ar. Hurd is over ninety years of age and one of the oldest men in this part of the State He fought in the war of 1S12.
 Tobacco packing in the Housatonic valley is to begin in a few days The crop is re- ported of good quality and New Milford alone expects to handle 5000.
 Charles A. Craig who was an engineer on the Naugatuck road when that railway was in it's infancy, died at his home in Danbury recently at the age of seventy-one.
 L. W. filling, of Orange, is again confined to his house and is under the care of Dr. Bacon, of New Haven He contemplates leaving for the South again soon.
 The New Canaan Messenger was issued on Thursday, two days earlier than usual, this week to enable the editorial staff and office force to eat his Christmas codfsh at leisure. -Norwalk Gazette.
 Willimantic is to have an endowed school or college through the generosity of William L. Gilbert, president of the Connecticut Western railroad, he having already given $100, 900 toward it.
 the Rev. L. F. Berry pastor, celebrated it's twentieth anniversary on Wednesday by ded- icating the new addition that has just been completed at an expense of 80, 200.
 Rev. J. B. Thrail, formerly of the Derby Congregational church, is among the l clergymen of Salt Lake City whose char 1 acters the desperate Mormons there have to blacken by slanderous re- ports.
 Last Sunday Rev. N. M Calhoun preached l 8 sermon that was delivered by a former ! pastor, Rev. Dr. Brace, November 20, 1850. l The sermon was in the handwriting of Dr. | Brace and was we'll illustrated, clear, logi- cal discourse.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-25
Training n Raw Servant.

A family in the pretty suburb of Scott wood have been in trouble with their hired girls. They had jewel of German girl, who had come from the East, and introduced many little ideas she had learned there among others to use Psarline in the laundry and EEdust sovers' in the bedrooms. But Louise got married and the family has had series of incapables ever since. Driven to desperation, the mistress finally secured country girl and determined to train her. She proved of Yankee descent and was con- stantly experimenting to find improved or ''handier'' ways of doing her work. She was told of Louise's methods and declared she was 'goin' ter see'' what they were worth
 In cooking she soon excelled. She took 6
 fancy to Pear1ine and aside from washing and bleaching clothes did wonders with 1t. She washed the furniture with it; put it in the water to sprinkle carpets before sweep ing; used it to shampoo the dog; dampened a cloth with it to rub the mantels, the book
 covers, etc.; always had it in her dishwater; | washed blinds and woodwork with 1t; in | short cleaned everything, the house included. with it. With Pearline for an ally, she de- c1ares ''the cholera won't stand no show | round this 'ere house!"
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-25

Edward Cummings vs. Edgar T. Damon, Co.,, Lehigh Valley Cement Go. ys. Jared Flagg, Louisa Hitler ct al. vs. Michael Tracy, Samual Tales ct al. vs. Edward E. Thomp- son, American Cutlery Co. vs. Union Knife Co.,, Scoville Mfg. Go. vs. Isaac Smith, Joel G. Farman vs. Chas. H. Miller ct al., Orrad Curtis vs. Sarah c. Stephens, Mary J. Austin vs Lyman D. Allen, Chas Scheefer vs. Henry Schneider, Alice L. Be zansen vs. George T. Platt, Johanna Spil- lane vs. Dennis Colbert, administrator; John H. Hamilton vs. Albert H. Munson, Joseph Eager vs. Joseph F. Nettleton.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-25
The Postmaster General has accepted pro

The Postmaster General has accepted pro posals of the Smith & Egge company of bridgeport for department supplies for the next fiscal year as follows: For cord cord fas- teners, 10 cents, less per cent; for mail key chains, No. 1 25 cents each, No. ? Is cents each.
 J.D. Beach and David A. Nichols, of Mon roe, attended the poultry show at Winsted MT. Nichols carried off over eighteen dol lars in premiums on his chickens and fancy pigeons. He showed Wyandettes and White Crested Polish fowls, in pairs and breeding pens.
 Recently the carriage, less the wheels, Fredericks in New Canaan, has been lden- ti6ed. It belonged to a Greenwich man from whom it was stolen three years ago. Where it has been in the meantime no one seems to know.
 The Rev. Mr. Northrop was on Tuesday installed as pastor of the Congregational church at Norwich Town. The sermon was | by the Rev. P. M. Snyder, of Middletown, the right hand of fellowship by the Rev. Dr. l Palmer, the address to the people by the Rev. Dr. Johnson, of New London, and the
 charge to the pastor by the Rev. Dr. MIL
 lard
 1 Colonel Norris G. Osborn, editor of the | New Haven Register, and General w. w. 1 Skiddy, of Stamford, dined with A. E Burr | of the Times, yesterday at Merrll's. 1hls recalls the fact that MT. Burr ard the late
 Major Minott A. Osborn the father of Col
 onel Osborn, were close political and soclai | friends for many years, and fought many a
 valiant battle for Democracy together.-Hart- l ford Telegram.
 The annual report of the State prison
 shows that the expenditures exceeded the in come by $5, 733. The number of prisoners | in confinement June 1, 1885, was 296. Of l this number 219 are Americans and " are l foreigners. The contractors employ 21S oi
 the men and the remainder of the prisoners
 are distributed through the institution 1T the various departments. There are 35 life prisoners The directors recommend the
 separation of convicts under 30, and having less than ten years to serve, from the othe1
 prisoners; also that they be instructed 1T
 trades by which they can earn an honest Gv l ing when released.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-25
COMMON PLEAS TRIAL LIST.
The Time For Claiming Cases Closed
 Yesterday at Noon

The Time For Claiming Cases Closed
 Yesterday at Noon
 The time for claiming eases for the Janu- ary term in the Court of Common Pleas clos ed yesterday at noon under the rule. The term will opeh on Monday, January 4th.
 Following are the cases as set down for trial: Samuel B. Johnson vs. William E. Higgins, w. c. Scobie 6c Son vs. J. E. Whea- ton, Stephen Kelley vs. F. Skinner, John A. Gardner vs John Mooney, J. F. Carr vs. Wilcox & Howe, Lewis Hotchkiss vs Joseph Farley, George s. Lester vs. Cornelius Pierpont, Rufus G. Russell vs. Samuel H. Cruttenden, John O. Hotchkiss vs. Emory B. Hotchkiss, J. D. Dewell & Co. vs. F. J. Gould, Bennett & Sloan vs. same, Wm. Reid vs. Samuel Davidson, Michael Menton vs. Henry Whip pie, Lizzie Dougherty vs. John Weleh, Geo. E. Haight vs. the American Torpedo Co.,, Frank w. Hinman vs. the Arien Singing so- ciety, Thomas Cummings vs First division A. o. H., Joseph P. Swift vs. Samuel L. Smith, George D. Gower vs. John L. Leon ard, Patrick OBrien vs. John Collins, John Collins vs. Patrick O'Brien, E. S. Clark vs. Peter Gerstner ct al., Michael Flaherty vs Nicholas Larkin, Edward E. Hall vs Phi lando Armstrong, James O'Brien vs Joseph s. Sackett, s. E. Merwin 6 Son vs. the White Line Transit Co.,, Rothbarth & Sons vs. Schlieppman & Spittler, A. H. Bar tholomew vs Emory Morse, Charles H. Johnson vs. Robert Gibson, Sarah s. Ste phens vs. Orrin Curtis, George D. Miller vs Benton, Nichols & Co.,, James o. Galpin vs Elihu s. Warner, Stephen G. Bryan vs Emma Bryan, Cyrus Kelsey vs. Emily Lee, Manley H. Wickwise vs. Joseph H. Keefe, Frank Fisher vs. Herbert Smith, Charles M. Sherman vs. town of New Haven, Harriett Q. Russell vs Edgar D. Page, William E. Johnston vs. M. s. Sarsfield ct ux., Walter F. Hinckley ct al vs. John Breen ct al, Barney F. Curran vs. borough of Wallingford, James D. Nc Gaughey vs Patrick Larkins 2d ct al, James O. Galpin vs. Elihu s. Warner, Alice L. Be- zanson vs. George T. Platt, A. E. Austin vs Cheshire Clock Co.,, the Yale Hardware Co. vs. the Yale Staple Co.,, Church & Morse vs. Benjamin Fillmore, David R. Brown vs. Jared F1agg, Mary Freeman vs. Philo Hall, Frank Gallagher vs. Edward Coe, Thomas W. Corbett vs. John Leahy, Oswin w. Humis- ton vs. Edwin W. Potter, George s. Seeley ct u4. vs. Foskett & Bishop ct al., Foskett & Bishop vs. Wm F. McDon- aid, Herbert Fl. Hayden vs. Gibson Hall Austin Mansfield vs. Edward Boyan, Adella B. Williams vs. Joseph Mclean. Jeremiah Hart vs. Catherine Cummins, Louis Phil lips vs. Charles W. Blakeslee, Harriet s. Chaffel vs. Joseph w. Edmundson, William | B. Catlin vs. Joseph Crowley, William | B. Catlin VI. John A. Frazier,
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-25
Ei11anIiaI.

Christmas Eve On ,Change-Brokers
 Have a Picnic Before Getting to
 Rusiness-Kansas & Texas Rafded
 Before the Close and the List Gem
 orally sympash1zes and Closes at tho
 Lowest of the Bay.
 New York, Dec. 24, 1885.
 The dealings on the Stock Exchange to-day only on a moderate scale, business being retarded to a great extent by the brokers indulging in all sorts of pranks characteristic of the day preceding Christmas During the two hours to noon, how ever, a fair amount of busiaess was transacted, Al 900 shares changing hands. The tone was gen erally firm and there were more buyers than sell CTS some brokers covering quite sharply apparent y for the purpose of being on the safe side in case of any developulents over the holiday. Prices steadily advanced in all but few cases from the opening and at 1s:30 quotations wore up A to 21s per cent, the latter in Pacific Mail Kansas & Tex as was feature of the mornings trading and ex- hibited marked signs of manipulation. The stock was the most active the list, but many brokers expressed the belief that the buying and selling in it was on matched orders The steck opened $ higher at 31sS from which it sold down to 3o1s and then recovered to 3lA.. The next most active stocks were Lake Shore, St. Paul, Northwestern, Northern Pacific, Pacific Mail, Lackawanna and New York Central, 11G.0o0 of a total of 14l,ooo shares sold being in these stocks. The market was extremely dull throughout the afternoon The only feature was heavy raid near the close on Kansas & Texas 15, 900 shares changing hands within few minutes. The steck closed at the lowest point of l the day or about per cent lower than on yester | day The rest of the market went down slightly in sympathy, but figures at the close for nearly all but | a few of the list showed advances of 1s to per | cent, Pacific Mail leading The specialties were | dull. The sales amounted to 241 200 shares. l Money closed easy at 11aQl2 per cent.
 1 Exchange closed quiet at 4S613049o.
 l Government bonds closed quiet and firm.
 [Closiae prices reported over the private wires
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-25
Discharges In The o. N, G.

The following discharges from the Con necticut National Guard are made in special orders No. 103, issued yesti rday:
 First Regiment-Expiration term of service, F. H. Crosthwaite, private, Company r. non-residence, Privates Charles s. Knight, Compan F, and A. s. Cook and Harris Parker, Company K.
 Second Regim nt-Non-residence Privatts E. M. Healy, Company c, and Bernard Calf ney and James Gaffney, Company G.
 Fourth regiment-Non-residen Pri- votes L. L. Squires, Company C., and Rich ard Marley, Company D.
 the service of the State in accordance with the finding of the court martial November 9, 1885, as follows: Private Isaac M. Garrison, Company D, dssertion Private Edwin F. Hendricks and Clifford E. Phelps, Company k, of the Second regiIaent Privates Edward Anderson and John T. Roswell, of Company G, First regiment.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-25
The Hog Cholera Scare Hn Meriden.
 On Wadnesdax Dr. CressY and ax-GoYern-

The Hog Cholera Scare 1n mer1Qen
 On Wednesday Dr. Greasy and ex-Govern- or Hyde, of Hartford, were in Meriden to in vestigate the hog cholera scare at the State Reform school farm, and from the account given by the former some interesting facts are taken. Cholera broke out in the drove, some days ago and seven healthy hogs out of lot of fortytwo were killed while in perfect health, to them for food. Of the remaining thirty-fve there are several sick and six have died. There are four or five now sick and under treatment. Dr. Cressy is inclined to think that this attack is due to old germs of disease remaining in the pig-pen from the previous attack, though it may have come. from the gizzards and crops of some western dressed turkeys which were thrown into the pen. There is no way of finding out where the turkeys came from and they may have been in hog cholera district and have had crops full of infected corn. The pig-pens have been thoroughly disinfected and the floors covered with fresh earth. As soon as hog shows sickness it is taken to the hospital for more specific treat ment. What the result of this course will be rt tmains to be seen.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-25

[Cosi1g prices reported over the prlvate wires of BUNNELLS S SCRANTON Bankers and Brokers l
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-25
A Milford Oyster Dealers Florida
 Plantation.

In a recent issue of the Southern Sun, of
 Palatka, Fla, after describing the country
 there about Rockledge the following account
 of Wm. M. Merwin's place there is given
 Near this place, along the same path, is the
 fine farm and orange grove of Wm. M. Mer- win of Milford, Conn.,, in whose absence the place is under the skillful management of MT. J. E. Fultz, by whom it is kept in the best condition, the trees in the grove showing re- markable vigor and growth. Seven acres are in bearing, while five are almost ready to yield fruit The residence is medium-sized but elegant one, few rods from the river, and with one of the most handsome lawns to be seen in this or any other section of Florida Pine- apples and bananas are here making a fine exhibit, and MT. Fultz is to be congratulated for his success in the agricultural art About two miles along the river bank southward from the Rockledge House is the extensive farm and orange grove, cover ing some two hundred and thirty acres, of Major c. B. Magruder. Between his farm and the hotel just designated, he has sold sixty-four acres to the following individuals in consecutive order: Joseph Paxon, Edward Paxon, Louis Powe, Edmund Day, w. M. Merwin, George T. Smith, and has just one lot left for sale, all that is now offered inn mediately along the river in the Rockledge hammock.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-25
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A. W. Tompkins, M. D., 177 Clinton Place, New York, writes June 3, 1883: "In many of those insidious diseases of the brain and spinal cord, where local stimulation must be obtained, and where liniments, blisters and various applications fail, marked relief from pain can be obtained and the patient greatly benefited by placing strips of Allceck's Porous Plasters over the spinal cord, from base of brain to end of spine. In all cases of spinal irritation, weakness or nervous prostration I recommend Allcocks Porous Plasters." d21 3teod&Iw1t
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-25
SOWthfnRtcR,

Levi E. Barnes will travel next year for the Hartford Silver Plate company
 Michael Boyle while wiping oil from a ma chine at the britannia shop Thursday after noon had his fingers drawn into the machine and one of them may have to be taken off
 Misses Emily Smith, Mary Stow and Mel lie Walkley are home for the holidays from Andover.
 Thomas Buckley, of the firm of Hauser & Buckley, was taken with an attack of neural gia of the heart Thursday morning, and is now confined to his room
 Sec T. H. Mckenzie of the Peck, Stow & Wilcox company distributed barrel of oranges around to the men employed at the foundry Christmas eve.
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Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-25
SHE WANTS CHICKEN.
A Starving Woman Wants Two Dol
 lars To RuY 9 Chicken With.

A Starving Woman Wants Two Dol
 lars To Buy a Chicken With.
 Ann Reynolds, an Irish woman who for the past five or six years has lived on the town, came into the town agents office yes- terday afternoon and going up to Clerk Geary told him a sad and heart touching story of how her son, nice young man like MT. Geary, had been killed by the cars, and that she was poor widow and wanted some money to keep her over Christmas, say ing that she was starving. MT. Geary, who knew of her fondness for drink, told her that she could get nothing there so she might as we'll go home. Ann, however, still contin- ued to hang around the office begging MT. Geary to give her some money or an order for s1 to keep her over Christmas, and MT. svs sF a 5tdet wien n Ann spofe df n 
 thought the request "rather steep'' from a starving person and SO cave her $1
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-25
The Cbildren,s Health

be neglected Colds in the head and snuff1es bring on catarrh and throat and lung affec- tions. Ely's Cream Balm cures at once It is perfectly safe and is easily applied with the finger. It also cures catarrh and hay fe yer, the worst eases yielding to it in a short time.
 When two weeks old our child caught cold For eighteen months could not breathe through her nostrils; became emaciated. By using Ely's Cream Balm she was cured-J. M. Smith, Owego, NY.
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Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-25

Chicago Grain aaa Provision Mar.
 kes. Closing quotations Reported Private Wires to Edwin Rowe ak Co.,, Commission ae- chants, 4o3 New York Produce Exchange, New York.
 The following shows the quotations at P. NJ. (Chcago tinei for the past titrse ,!ays:
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-25
Capable, Honest and Intelligent
 LeUislatOF.

The Derby Transcript in it's obituary arti- cle on the late Frank D. Jackson, of Derby, says: 'EMr. Jackson was native of Derby, the oldest of three sons, and was born Feb ruary 8, 1847. At the early age of sixteen years he enlisted in the army, becoming a member of Company I, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery, and served until the close of the war. He received a slight wound be- fore Petersburg, Va.
 t'After the war;. returning to his native town he opened store in Derby for the sale of dry goods and groceries, which business he continued until the time of his death. From early life he had been much interested in public affairs, in pol itics (always an ardent Republican, he was an acknowledged leader, and had held various offices of public trust. He had been registrar of voters of Derby num- Der of years and member of the Republican town and State committees, also chairman Of the school district. He represented the town in the House of Representatives in 1884 and 1885, when he was chairman of the commit tee on cities and boroughs. He was also the Republican candidate for the Senate last fall in the Seventh district, lacking only S1 votes of an election.
 s'Mr. Jackson made the impression during his two terms in the House of being capa- ble, honest, intelligent legislator, and fair. minded man, and we are sure his many friends throug ghout the State, as well il our community, who remember his genial nature and his many manly traits, will regret that career which promised so much of future usefulness has been so early brought to a close"
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-25
Deceit.

Who can measure the deceit that is daily prac- tised upon the sick and afflicted? Bad men use de- ceit to enrich themselves by selling worthless edIes The proprietors of Lewis Red Jacket Bit ters give the public the best possible evidence of their value fin the testimony of many well known physicians These bitters are an infallible remedy h all female disorders.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-25

Vegetine is the great health restorer, com posed exclusively of barks, roots and herbs. Pleasant to take; children like it.
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Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-25
FOnn6.

Trade boomed right up as soon as we made our mark-down known. Mems beaver and elysian overcoats for $5, $6 and $9. The best value you ever saw.
 fFHUB" CLOTHING HOUSE,
 112 Church street.