Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-19
LOCAL N E w $.
Brief Mention.

Christmas goods at Dorman's.
 Leader in low prices, Northrop
 Harper's for January is for sale by T. Ii. Pease S Son.
 Mir Richard W. Law is much improved and was able to sit up part of yesterday.
 About o'clock yesterday morning there was A slight fire in E. s. Wheelers rolling mill Damage slight.
 The Prohibition club will meet this eve ming at 135 Union street, in the anteroom Of the New Haven bicycle school
 There will be praise service at Trinity NJ. E. church on Sunday evening, in which the second Yale Glee club will take part.
 The meeting in English Hall on Sunday evening will be conducted by Rev. Dr. Bras tow and the senior class of Yale Theological seminary.
 Yesterday Lawyers George P. Ingersoll and William L. Green as commissioners heard claims against the inso1vent estate of James Stewart. the Congress avenue grocer.
 George H. Ford reports an exceedingly large holiday trade. The new goods import ed and purchased for this season are espec- iallv fine and extensive for this market and evidently appreciated.
 The committee having in charge the ball of the Knights St. Patrick are actively at work in completing arrangements for the -,5 flair f. :,y which takes place on February H. o. Williams, secretary of the Y. M. O.. A. will speak at the s Seamen's Bethel to- morrow afternoon at 8 o'elecksa &97ssess Piekett ss'Ih the evening. Good music is expected.
 Rev. Spencer H. Bray, of Humphrey street church, will preach the sermon which was postponed last Sunday to- morrow eve ming. Subject: Death in the Palace of the Millionaire" Evening service begins at sev- on o'clock.
 Many have already made selections for Christmas gifts from the stock at the Messrs. Burgess & Burgess popular store of seal sacques, plush sacques, beaver muffs, fur collars, shoulder capes and gents fur gloves and caps; also fur rugs or mats.
 The funeral of the late Town Treasurer Mills of Milford, who was killed by bull, takes place from his late residence this after noon at 9 o'clock. Rev. MT. Calhoun will oficiate. very large attendance is ex- pected. The deceased was a member of the I. o. O. F. Mutual Aid association.
 The beautiful new stock of goods at MT. George L. Streeter's and the great variety shown bring cut the buyers and many a pleasant surprise awaits our Christmas peo- pie with either 8 fine watch or diamond jswelry, or other jewelry, clocks, choice sil- verware gold-headed canes Courteous attendants, low prices and the latest styles of bri1iiants and gems, precious stone jewel ry, elegant clocks, charms, seals, etc., attract the millions to George L. Streeter's we'll known reliable and popular store.
 Although Mr Roessler is still in Europe, we see that his noted store, 71 Church street, is filled with useful, instructive and lasting articles suitable for young and old for Christmas, such as opera glasses of all sizes, field glasses. telescopes, graphescopes, stereoscopes, large assortment of views, fancy and plain thermometers, reading glass es, steam and fire engines and steamboats all harmless, magnetic toys, magic lanterns, kaleidoscopes, boxes of colors, fine lines of photo cameras and accessories; also tele- graphic instruments and batteries, barome- ters, music boxes, gold eyeglasses, specta- cles, charms, globes, &c. The Messrs Sternberg, so highly popular with MT. Roes- sler's many patrons for twenty years past will be found in charge.