Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-23
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Brief Mention. {.

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 Choice boxes of flowers for Christmas at Champions, Chapel street.
 Dr. o. Purdy Lindsley is recovering from an illness with the grip.
 The clock factory is closed in all depart ments until after January 1.
 A large supply of Huyler's fine confec- tionery can be found at E. Hewitt & Co.'S.
 There was no meeting of the board of health last evening owing to the lack of quorum.
 Hiram Camps condition was much easier yesterday, affording renewed hope for his recovery.
 For many years Shows during the holi- days has been busy place. This year is no exception.
 Bishop Williams will dedicate, Sunday, the new baptistery of St. Johns Episcopal church in Bridgeport.
 There will be the annual Christmas en- tertainment this evening at the Seamen's bethel, Water street.
 Cornelius Howard was arrested last night for assaulting John Miller in the latter's saloon on State street.
 Buy gold watch for a present of s. Goodman & Go. and have your photograph enameled on it free of charge.
 The Humphrey street Sunday school children are joyful over their Christmas tree jubilee, which occurs tonight.
 J. T. Pomeroy, Meriden farmer, aged al; t1 &broo O brofhor If Mrc ~ Tawic of that city, died suddenly yesterday.
 The call for those beautiful fur goods at Burgess & Burgess's for Christmas gifts is feature of the holiday trade in this city this season.
 In few cities can so fine display of real antique Turkish rugs be seen as that of En6ajian, $40 Chapel street, and nowhere are the prices less.
 J. 0. Kebabian is selling Oriental rugs and embroideries for Christmas gifts at greatly reduced prices, 990 Chapel street, under New Haven house.
 Samuel Curtis Robinson, M. D., of Brooklyn, N. Y., graduate of Yale class of '52, died at his home late Sunday night. He was born in Guilford, Conn.,, in 1880.
 Charles Smart, 8 well-known South Mer iden horseman, has signed with the Hubin- ger Bros. of this city as manager of their trotting stock, and will give up his stable in South Meriden at once.
 Dr. c. P. Lindsley and Dr. Bellosa were both summoned to police headquarters last evening to attend patient there, but were unable to attend, both being confined to their beds with the grip.
 The Christmas goods at Kirby's are very attractive and draw crowds daily, especial ly in the afternoons. His watches, lines of jewelry and bric-a-brac, elegant mantel clocks, etc., are famously attractive.
 At the annual meeting of the Elm City Shotgun and Rife club yesterday the fol- lowing officers were elected: o. D. Wash burn, president; J. Meyers, vice president; F. H. Pfeghar, treasurer; w. J. Robinson, secretary; H. Young, rife shooting master. It was unanimously voted that no shooters be debarred, which has heretofore been the custom.
 John E. Bassett & Co.'s famous hard ware store calls out the Christmas buyers. This big store has great lines of skates of all kinds. New Haveners have bought their skates at this noted store for 100 years-far away back in Washington's time down to these Cleveland, Blaine and Harrison, Merwin and Morris days. This is the depot, too, for table and pocket cut lery and builders supplies, and mechanics who buy their implements at Bassett's are never known to be divorced.