Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-27
LOCAL NEWS.
RrIef Mention.

Brief Mention
 Books made to order at Derman's.
 Notice the Royal shoe men smile.
 Fire damaged the Park Hotel in New Britain yesterdad about $500.
 The Marlin gun shop shut down for Christ mas day and will not begin work till Jan uary 2d.
 The late Stephen M. Wier had life inAur- ance of &, ,0OO iE the Masonic Mutual Aid as- socistion.
 c. S. Mersick & Co.,, the State street steel merchants, issue very neat and handy cal- endar for 1889.
 George Berresford Hearn, M. D., died at Watertown Tuesday night of heart failure, aged ffty-seven.
 T. J. Moore, for years of the Naugatuck bank, has been appointed cashier of the Ash land State bank of Kansas.
 The wife of MT. Zenas Bliss is slowly re- covering from an illness of eleven weeks with capillary bronchitis and pleurisy.
 The clock shops of Thomaston have shut down until January 2d except the watch shop. tool and machine shop, which was only closed on Christmas day.
 Oliver Bangs, for many years road master of the Consolidated road, is lying dangerous ly i'll at his residence on Orange street, cor- ner of Clark, He was taken sick about six weeks ago.
 The New Haven Clock company shut down the day before Christmas and is ex- pected to begin work again in about two weeks. During the interval an inventory will be taken.
 Mrs, Theron Beach, of Litchfeld, was 100 years and six months old last Thursday. AL though of delicate health in her former life, she has two excellent nurses and may live some years yet.
 Mrs. Harriet Thorpe, who died in Bridge port Monday night, was the daughter of the late ex-Mayor Hubbell of that city and widow of P. M. Thorpe Her son, c. H. Thorpe, is secretary of the Bridgeport Hydraulic Go.
 Mir. and Mrs. George D. Colt, of Norwich, are on their way to southern California to re- main until April. MT. Colt, who has been sick for several months, is convalescent, and it is hoped the change will restore him to health
 D. 0. Winans, the jeweler at 29 Center street, advises us that he will dispose of eV- erything in his stock before January 1st at a bargain, that he means business, and invites inspection of his stock. Call before making your purchases.
 MT. and Mrs. E. S. Quintard will leave their house in New Haven in . few days and remove to Waterbury to reside. Mir. Quin- tard has resided here for forty years and his removal from among us will be generally re- gretted by our citizens.
 The people of St. Paul's church seemed highly pleased with the Christmas music, especially the work of the chorus, whose rendering of Gounod's grand anthem "Naza- reth" reflects much credit upon the careful training of their director, Prof. Fowler.
 The Bridgeport Standard says the United States Express company will extend their business in that city January 1st, and adds: ffMr. J. J. Hart, formerly of New Haven and and old expressman of years' experience, has been appointed agent and will hustle for business" The many friends in New Haven of MT. and Mrs. Berkley Merwin, both formerly of this city, will deeply sympathize with them in their double bereavement. MT. and Mrs. HEEsrwin very recently lost one of their chill dren by diphtheris, and on Christmrs day their youngest son died of the same dread disease.
 Messrs. 0. E. Hart & Co.,, the we'll known have purchased the old estsb- lished stand of Elijah Gilbert on Elm street, corner of Church, and will conduct there a 6rst-elass grocery and market in every re- spect, with Robert Fl. Nesbitt of the firm in charge, sufficient guarantee that the store will be popular with 8 6rst-olass patronage. Mir. and Mrs. James A. TOtham have been severely afflicted in the death of their son, James A. Totham, 8 bright and promising lad of fourteen. He died on Christmas day after few days' illness of rheumatism of the heart. All that the best medical skill and the most wstchful, devoted care could do were unavailing. The lad was pupil in room 8-A, Eaton school, and @ scholar in the | St. John street M. E. church Sunday school, md was very popular with his mates. At Burgess & Burgess there was the big ,est sale of seal sacques and other furs this Christmas ever known in the history of this firm. Their stock this season is finer and larger than ever. Just the place to get suited in elegant seal sacques and cloaks, l blush garments and grand stock ot small collars and boas---an varieties. Turs were never more fashionable. Also ur gloves, fur caps, carriage robes and fur \ louse rugs to select from for return presents | ,n New Years.
 
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