Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-18
LOCAL NE WIS.
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Brisf Mention.
 Duplicating letter books at Dornan's.
 Rev. P. F. MoAlennsy is on his quarterly visit to the psrochial schools In tho State.
 The Caledonians arc arranging to give very pleasant entertainment about Chrissmas time.
 The washboard is q piano upon which women can play tune of happiness with cake of Brussels soap.
 The winter time table of the Consolidated road will soon be issued. There are several important changes in 1t.
 Captain McGovern of the Emerald Guard announces that his company will give ball on New Years night at Afion Hall.
 Enfsjian's great Christmas bargain sale of choice Turkish and Persian rugs offers rare chance to buy these fashionable house deo- orations.
 Receptions were held in room No. 12 of Dwight school, room No. of Welch Train- ing school and room No. of Eaton school yesterday afternoon.
 Edwin McChesney, the eldest son of Rev. Dr. McChesney, of Trinity M. E. church, started for Florida last Monday. He will remain there during the winter.
 All thoughts of clubs and billiards will fade from your husbands or lover's mind if you give him a pair of Royal slippers from 2l church street; price 60c to $1.
 MT. Charles L. Howe, of the subscription department of the new illustrated paper called "Time," Is In town looking after the interests of his paper here. Thomas Mast makes pictures for Time and In recent num- bers has exhibited conspicuously the brains and skill which have made hin famous. It promises to be speedily . pronounced suc- cess.
 Rev. Dr. Newman Smyth in . highly in. tsresting discourse last Sunday morning on thetsrla, .0bristian Mastery of Lifs," re. ferred among other things to the subject of police matron, under the head of what prac- tioal christianity meant. He said the whole pure womanhood of the oity ought to be represented in the police station that 1t may do what 1t can for the most unfortunate or degraded woman or girl.
 Kirbys noted and popular store glistens and corruscstes with its splendid stock of holiday goods, all of rich new design and latest styles. MT. Kirby's host of friends are Hooking to make selections from this credit- abe display. It should be seen by all, and 1t Is credit to Chapel street. Fine watches in great variety, elegant silvsrware in rich oases for wedding and Christmas gifts, and jewelry, fine clocks, etc., of all varieties.
 Some of tue highest priced and most ex- pensivs articles which George H. Ford has imported the past few years have captured connoisseures from New York, and that very costly old Dutch cabinet shown was recently sold and now adorns fifth avenue mansion in New York city. Several other of the more expensive articles have been disposed of to wealthy residents of other cities. The art rooms of MT. Ford. which are on the seo- ond floor, are models of quiet taste and re- fined elegance, surpassing any similar estab- ment In metropolitan cities, ss frequent ss- suranoss from experienced tourists abun- dantly testify. The display is certainly worthy of the highest praise. The same per- feot taste is accorded to the tiny cup and saucsr at fifty cents, or small piece of worces. ter as $l or @, which chsracssrizss the most beautiful examples in display of original and fac-siniles from the Paris exhibition. The collection is the result of ysars of study and travel on the part of Mir. Ford, and de serves to meet with the success 1t Is winning.