Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-17
LOCAL N E w s.
Brief MARGiOn

Brief Mention.
 Hand painted Christmas cards at North rop's.
 Christmas and New Years goods. Dol mans.
 Wooster lodge, F. and A. M., has it's cleo tion next Wednesday evening.
 There are twenty-two children is the Homo for Neglected Children in Tyler city.
 MT. and Mrs David T. Foote. of Bridge port, have just lost three children by diph theria.
 Rev. c. D. Dickinson will be installed pastor of the First Congr egational church ir Wallingford this afternoon.
 Throngs of people were buying Christmas supplies of confectionery and fancy boxes at Shows emporium yesterday.
 At St. James, church, Fair Haven, a Christmas entertainment will be given on the next Tuesday after Christmas.
 Evangelist Moody has just closed weeks work at the new hall of the Brooklyn Y. NJ. c. A. The building cost over $150,000
 A Christmas tree celebration for the chil- dren of English Hall Sunday school takes place Thursday afternoon, December 24.
 MT. Richard w. Law, of Oyster Point, has been very i'll with neuralgia of the stomach, but last evening was reported somewhat easier.
 Strat6eld encampment No. 23, I. o. o. F., will receive visit this evening from the grand officers and Devotional encampment of Danbury.
 Evangelist Pentecost holds meeting every Sunday afternoon in the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and MT. and Mrs. Stebbins sing at the meetings.
 MT. George s. Harral, the superintendent of the George Hotel at Black Rock, has been offered and accepted position in the Everett House, Jacksonville, Fla
 Hl.> New Haven Bayern Verein gives a theatrical entertainment ana oan German ia Hall, next Monday evening, December 21 A large party will be present
 Arrangements are being made by the La dies seamen's FTisando rSa one s~ hundred sailors contributions for the purpose may be sent to the Bethel
 New Haven commandery No. 9, Knights Templar, worked both orders last evening and works in the Red Cross degree and the order of the Temple tomorrow evening. It has now 274 members
 The work of extending the sea wall from tho westt Tn end of Seaside park, Bridge port, to the point where the government left off after building the Black Rock breakwa- ter, will be resumed shortly
 On Saturday evening December 26th, 8 Christmas entertainment will be given at St. Johns church on State street. The young people of the church are now engaged in tying greens fo1 the decoration of the church.
 The Southern N. E. Telephone company has rebuilt it's line between this city and Middletown, via Durham turnpike and taken down the old poles and wires which were put up twenty years ago by the old Franklin Telegraph company.
 The singing school for adults in English Hall, conducted by Prof. Chandler, numbers about one hundred and twenty five mem bers and is increasing each week The class meets this evening. New members may join at any time
 Busy times prevail among Christmas buyers at Burgess & Burgess fur goods em- Porium in purchasing from their stock of seal sacques, plush sacques, beaver muffs gents fur gloves and caps, ladies' fur collars and shoulder capea; also their fur rugs or mats are selling fast
 Constable Stagg arrested near Milford yes terday morning two men whom he suspected as the thieves who burglarized his barn Tuesday night. They were bound over for trial by Justice Morehouse yesterday They gave their names as Alonzo Jean and Charles Burgoyne, farmers from New York.
 The advantages of advertising are striking ly illustrated in the order just received by MT. s. R. Niles, the Boston advertising agent, for one insertion of an advertisement in one publication for $2, 900. This is prob ably the largest order ever given for one in- sertion of an advertisement, and shows the extent to which advertising is done by those who appreciate it's benefits.
 The rush for pictures for Christmas is greater than ever at MT. Bowman's noted atelier, and pictures of the wee little folks are taken by scores. A large increase of ex- perienced assistants permits filling all orders by Christmas, and the taking of new enes mp to next Tuesday. MT. Bowman personally superintends all work done. The display of choice frames for cabinet pictures is the 6n- est yet in New Haven, and MT. Bowman's force of artists in New York on his crayon and ink pictures is also very busy.