Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-21
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

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 LOCAL NEWS.
 Brief Mention.
 Large line card cases at Dormans. Native poultry at Sattig's
 Royal shoes make good understanding. The barbor is frozen over along shore ana along the docks. The Converse Monson wedding taxes piAse this afternoon at o'clock Mrs. Cady's young ladies' seminary cioseu yesterday for the holidays.
 About eighty mules were shipped lasS r;oht to New York by the Old Line stesm- boat. The Harold c. Beecher arrived yesterday with Maine lumber for the New Haven steam sawmill. .,, Mi.s cook of the Ansonia High school will spend the Christmas vacation at her nome III this city.
 At the clock manufactory few or the bio force of hands employed are still worK- ing evenings.
 The Yale campus presents lonesome ap- pesrance of late as most college men nave ieh' the city for the holidays
 The commissioners have ordered that the railroad tracks at Church street crossing in Hartford most be taken up.
 William M. Merwin & Sons of Milford have inst filled an order for 5000 bushels of oys~ ters to be planted at Oyster Bay, L. l.
 The many friends of George "Wash" lib bals in Milford will be grieved to hear ot his serious illness at his home in Norwalk.
 Rev. A. J. Wheeler, of New Haven, lec- tured on sInnocent Amusement" at the Ad- vent church in Bridgeport last evening. Just received yesterday and open for ln- susction this morning, full line of goods suitable for Chrlstmas.-Robert B. Brady 6I Co.
 Miss Kitty Goodyear of Crown street has returned from short visit in New York city. She will spend the Christmas holidays in this city.
 0. S. Coles, conductor for eight years on the Hartford division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, has retired from it's service.
 The Norwich National bank published res' olutions yesterday in tribute to the memory of the late MT. H. F. Rudd, who was fol twenty-fve years a director of the bank. A large audience at the St. John street A E. church last evening much enjoyed ths the readings given by Dr. Thompson and Miss Annie M. Smith of Fall River, Mass. Robert Elsmere" has got down to fiv' cents per copy in the book stores in Bridge port on account of a war of prices of book between the booksellers and the dry good men.
 The Connecticut river did not quite reac the twenty one foot high water mark, but reached at Hartford on Wednesday 20 fee 4-1O inches, the highest since April l; 1887.
 Ellsworth, who is confined in Haddal iaiI, has confessed to his jailer that he pr his dsuehter's dead child into a soap box an threw it into the Connecticut river Thank giving night.
 Residents on Howe street, near Elm, al mnch annoyed of late by a crowd of sms boys who ring their door bells after dark an then run off,. The young rascals should closely watched.
 The Meriden Buckle company has been o ganized, with $5, 900 capital stock, to nal shoe clasps. The stockholders are Dr Grove E. and E. A. Wilson of Meriden aI Fl. s. Pullman of Rockville.
 Mrs. John 0. Hicks and son of Syracus N. Y, formerly of Meriden, arrived in Me iden yesterday and later came to New Hav' to visit Mrs. Henry Venter, nee Miss Mill Murkett, who is Mrs. Hicks sister.
 There is no wine so suitable to gou subject as really dry champagne. Lemon Win Brut is recommended as being really d not by means of artificial additions, but cause in it the natural process of ferment tion has been completed.
 The arrival of Rev. Dr. Todd and wife, this city, at San Diego, Cal, is reported friends here. Mrs. Todd had stood the jou ney tolerably well and good hope was ent' tained of an improvement in her healt She is suffering from lung trouble.
 In our comment on the retirement ot G. Elliott from the presidency of the N tional Tradesmen's bank in yesterdays iss we should have stated that MT. Elliott eighty-three years of age, instead of eight six. In speaking, also, of his six colleagu as bank presidents we were made to say th two only have passed away, whereas MT. liott is the only surviving one of the seV mentioned.
 It will be of interest to those who have casion to make a large number or sm Christmas gifts to know that George Ford has collected and conveniently arrang upon buffet at his establishment 900 Enl pean novelties ranging in price from $l to each. Among them will be found articles and exclusive character not usually d played. any one of which would make hil ly acceptable and tasteful gift. Near by n table containing large collection of thir reduced to half price.
 For splendid display of choice furnit' 20 to R. 6 J. M Blair's extensive furnitl warehouse on Orange street. On the m' floor are beautiful samples admirably suit tc gladden. the heart of relative or friel Elerant easy chairs for the dining roo study or office, beautiful cabinets, what-nc writing desks, panelled music racks, char ing tete-a-tstes, foo. .rests, ottomans, etc. ] Measrs. Blair have seven floors all stoci to the utmost capacity with household office furniture. The display is the best Connecticut A handsome elevator carr visitors from one story to another.
 All the Rage.
 Ladies' and gentlemen's Macintosh nents, largest stock in the State at the Go year Rubber Store, 7S Church street.
 uoard of Fire OOmmIssiOners, Meesiz
 At a special meeting of the board of commissioners held last evening petitions fire alarm boxes to be located at East c Walnut streets, Bassett street and DixN