Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-12-04
WINTERS coLDBREATH.
The Season opens Lustily-Zero
Weather Heached-Ice, Snow, Hail
and Finally Rain Last Night.

"1NTIfEB9S COL 8Ekk GAIHs |
The Season opens Lustily-Zero
Weather Reached-Ice, Snow, Hail
and Finally Rain Last Night.
Winter got up and shook itself yester-
lay. The first real snow storm of the sea-
ION arrived in this state yesterday morn
ng. It was accompanied by severely cold |
and the thermometer in this city |
1t o'clock am. registered degrees above
zero. It was much lower than that in |
some parts of the state, especially in the
northern part. The local ice dealers and
others whom experience has made compe
tent to speak affirm that the winter is to
be unusually severe-a regular old-fash-
toned New England winter, as they term
it. Appearances yesterday and the day
before would seem to bear them out in
their prediction. Ice has formed on all the
ponds upon which the ice dealers depend
for their annual harvest, and the skaters
have skated already.
Travel by the horse cars was much him
dered by the snow and sleet yesterday af
ternoon and last night. The Fair Haven
road had out it's big snow pillow, drawn by
eight horses, late in the afternoon. The
other roads had their plows out. All the
the o'clock trips last evening. at which
time the rains were descending. The boys
were out with their sleds later in the even
ing, and few sleighs were out with jung
ling sleighbe1ls. A thaw set in also late in
the evening, so that altogether we had all
sorts of weather yesterday.
At Falls Village, Southington, Bridge
port, New Britain, Meriden, Norwalk, An
sonia and other places snow, sleet, hail
and rain fell yesterday. At various places
snow and ice burdened the telephone
wires
STARTS IN EARLY ON THE BIG RIVER.
HARTFORD, Dec. 3.-The steamboat did
not arrive to-day until 2 o'clock on account
of the large amount of ice in the river.
The ice is three and four inches thick at
some points, and the progress Of the
Transportation companys boat up the
river was very slow. If the cold weather
continues day or two longer the river
will be closed for navigation. This is the
first time in a course of years that Con-
necticut river is frozen over of the Sd of
December.
EN- ROUTE.
J. H. Sessions of Bristol, who has friends
here, who went west last week to Column
bus, O., writes back that he found it good
good sleighing in Pittsfeld, and that the
snow was eighteen inches deep in Syracuse
when they passed through that place.
WINTER HAS had HIS HIGH BOOTS ON.
Winter, so ugly of late in Europe, be-
gan suddenly and tremendously, on this
side, with temperature far below zero in
all the region west and northwest of Chi
cago and in Canada, and furious gales at
zero temperatures off to the northeast,
around Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.
The coolest weather ever experienced in
the Adirondacks at this season of the year
is reported from various localities. 1t
ranged Tuesday morning from H. to 90
below zero In southern Iowa it was 90
below. Here in Connecticut it has been
within six or eight degrees of zero for the
past two mornings, and here in New Ha'
ven we had two inches of snow yesterday
TO BEGIN CUTTING ICE.
MERIDEN, Dec. 3.-Nanager Stickney Of
the Meriden Ice company cut a cake of ice
four inches thick at Baldwins pond Tues
| day afternoon. He intends to have
force of men on the pond all day to-mor
row.
| IN NEW LONDON.
| NEW LONDON, Dec. 1.-Two inches O
snow here and the Thames entirely frozel
| over to-day.
| IN NEW BRITAIN.
NEW BRITAIN, Dec. 3.-Here we hav
two and half inches of snow.
| FROZEN OVER.
DERBY, Dec. 3.-The Housatonic rive
was frozen over, way across, this morn
ing
| IN WATERBURY,.
WATERBURY,, Dec st was as good Al
an-around winters day to-day as we hav
had for years.
NINETY YEARS AGO.
Tho Winsted Citizen, yesterday, says
Hoar, white old winter is with us at last
The thermometer at o'clock this morn
ing stood @ above zero. At o'clock tn
thermometer stood at s. above zero. A
8 o'clock it began to snow, and by tn
ground was white.
Mr.. Wilcox of Pond Hill has handed U
an old almanac of the year 1900. Jus
ninety years ago to-day, by that almanac
the weather record was ''high winds an
| snow'
The Jubilee at Trinity.
Notwithstanding the severe storm c
last evening a fair congregation greete
Rev. DR.. Bowdish of New York. Thot
who were fortunate enough to hear hi
discourse feel amply repaid for facing D.
cember's wind and sleet. He is q MOI
eloquent preacher and his entire manner
that of cordiality and sympathy. The 81
tire congregation were deeply moved b
his remarks. At the altar kneeled man
seekers.
The next jubilee will be that for or
thousand souls instead of five hui
dred. The time is not far off, for I'll
: number at present is nearly six hundred
Meetings to-day at 800, $50 and 7:30p. n
Pleasant Coming Event.
Tho ladies of Dwight Place church wi
hold Christmas sale this afternoon an
evening, in the parlors of the churcl
Tonight very enjoyable affair occurs
; the Messiah church. A charmir
operetta will be admirably presented
| It is entitled t'The Seven Old Ladies'
; Lavender Town" The Las Tanedors
club of young ladies will render ban.
J selections. Miss Jennie Dillon, an accom-
plished elocutionist, will also appear an
recite. A fine supper will be served.
Next Monday night grand Chanul
ball will be given at Arion hall by Rebect
Naomi lodge, No. 10, z. S. B., for IL
benefit of the sick fund.
Tonight the Social circle of Naon
lodge, D. of R. L. o. o. F., give a very e,
iovahla social affair with dancing at Sass
Gus Armory hall.
At Grace NJ E. church this afternoo
and evening fair will be held A larf
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