Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-02
THE NE xAEAR.

A stormy and Wet Beginning FoF 1SsS-Trinity Chimes Ring in the | New Year - Exceptions Given and Presents Received - EntertainmentB and Calling About Tevvn To-Day.
 The year with the three eights began yes- terday. About two hours before the old year died the air was filled with flakes of snow, and shortly alter the break of the new year the snow changed into rain. It did nothing yesterday but rain. Very few people com paratively began the new year by going to church. The rain soon sdid away with all traces of the new fallen snow. With the dawn of to-day, unless there is a prompt change in the weather, there will be many disappointed ones who had set their hearts on going to Lake Whitney or elsewhere to skate.
 THE CHIMES RING OUT THE OLD AND RING IN THE NEW. The new year was ushered in by the ring ing of the chimes of Trinity church, which played "Home, Sweet Home" and other pleasing and popular selections. NEW YEAR SERVICES. I The Zion A. M. E. church on Foote street was crowded with people, who watched the l old year draw its last breath. There were | exercises by some of the members. Addresses were made, interspersed with songs. There was similar service in the Union American | church on Webster street. The Swedish | Baptists, in Day hall, watched the new year ! make it's debut.
 AT THE HOWARD AVENUE METHODIST CHURCH. 1 Addresses of an appropriate nature to the | day were made yesterday at the Howard | avenue Methodist Episcopal church by Pres siding Elder Wardell, Rev. Nathan Hubbell, the pastor, and Dr. Byrn, the evangelist Dr. Byrn also conducted e7angelistic services at and 7:30 P. m.
 THE QUINNIPIAC CLUB.
 This club holds it's annual New Years re- caption today from five to eleven P. n. Ad- mittance by card only. | THE MERCANTILE.
 The Mercantile club will give reception | day at it's rooms in the Insurance build | ing.
 THE REPUBLICAN LEAGUE. The Republican league will keep open house from 4 to 10 p. m.
 THE HARMoNIE CLUES INAUGURAL TO DAY.
 The Harmonic club will inaugurate the new year in 8 handsome manner. Their new club room will be thrown open to the public for the first time. The club now occupies the old Candee residence on Elm street. The place has been fitted up magnifcently. To- day the members of the club will receive ! their friends.
 DoRSCHT LODGE.
 Dorscht lodge No. will celebrate New ! Years this afternoon in their rooms on Chapel street over Wells restaurant. A large number of invitations have been sent out to their musical friends.
 AT THE POLO RINK. The Polo rink will be scene of gsiety and afestivity to-day, but not by any polo game. | ~, CANTON sAssAcUs TO-DAY.
 Grand Canton Sassacus No. 1, Patriarchs Militant, l. O. O. F., will hold forth at the rink by giving their annual reception and promenade Music by the Second regiment
 band The affair will begin at o'clock p.
 m., continuing until 12.
 THE BLUES.
 The Blues will celebrate the new year by giving 8 sociable at the old Union arnaory.
 They gave one Saturday night also Thomas orchestra furnishes the music. THE HARUGARIs.
 New Years eve the Harugari Singing soci- ety gave ball in their rooms in the Lamar
 block.
 ! NEW YEARS GIFTs-BANQUET LAST NIGHT. ! MO Schwaner, one of State streets grocery merchants, was presented with some elegant New Years presents from his sons and daughters of New York-Harry, Gustave, Emma, Anna and M. c. SchWaner. Last
  idence.
 | BANK CHECK RECEIVED. D. F. Candee, foreman for Peck Sc Bishop, | received a check for a substantial sum of
 money from his employers, who wished him
 Happy New Year.
 CONDUCTOR THOMAS.
 The friends of W. L. Thomas, conductor ! on the New Haven and Northampton branch of the Consolidated road presented him with handsome lantern on New Years eve GOLD WATCH TO PRESIDENT NEUss.
 The Harugari Liedertafel society saw the old year die out. During the evening Earth Neuss, the president of the society, was pre- sented with gold watch by the members of the club.
 THE POLICE.
 The police will receive to-day as usual. THE APPRENTICE BOY GETS THERE. l The Unions apprentice boy, Peter Me Namsra, was presented with silver watch New Years eve by the composing force. ! MAYOR YORK TO RECEIVE. ! Mayor York will receive his friends at his residence on Edwards street from 5 to Il p. m. to-day.
 WILL GIVE THE CLERKS HOLIDAY.
 The closing of the stores to day will be gen. \ eral. Bolton & Nicely will remain closed all day, and Mcintyre, Magui1e 6 Co.,, F. M. Brown & O., Howe & Stetson, Monson & Carpenter and many others will do likewise. DIR. WATTS BIG TURKEY. l Dr Isaac Watts, the night driver of the mail wagon, was the recipient of New l Years present Saturday evening in the shape of @ fifteen pound turkey from the night clerks in the postofice. Dr. W. eloquently responded.
 NEW YEARS CALLING, / ! Ar,orr, ba vo,,rrv 1odiaa mba yviII rsoaiva are the following:
 Miss Park and Miss Woodmansee will be at home at No. 132 Olive street from 2 until 10.
 Misses Lebrun and Reynolds will receive New Years day at the formers reaidence, l III Hill street.
 Miss Rausch and Miss Caroline Hartman will receive at 96 Prince street, the Misses | Sheridan of Cottage street, the Misses Dill ! lon of Cedar street, the Misses Campbell of | Hamilton street, Miss Katie Gallagher of | Olive street, the Misses O'Brisn of Sherman ! avenue, the Misses Cannon of Hamilton street, the Misses McHugh of Broad street, l Miss Nellie Cannon of Hamilton street, the Misses Eagan of Grand avenue, Miss Nellie Cahill and Miss Mamie O'Donnell. | THE BAKERS CELEBRATE.
 New Haven Bakers union No. il held g ! sooiable at Germania hall Saturday night. There was large and jolly company. One l of the boys present says: fsIt knead not be l said that the four of the organization was there and that the party enjoyed themselves until time for the yeast to show the rise of the morning sun. Dough us the favor to print this"
 New Ravens Advantages.
 The Chamber of Commerce is to publish a pamphlet setting forth the advantages of New Haven for general distribution all over the country ! Took Prizes.
 c. P. Jordan of this city took first prize for his exhibition of cockerel and bullets at the Holyoke chicken show and second and