Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-26
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that mas been known here TOT many years. While the weather was not stormy it was far from being pleasant and Christmas like. The entire absence of snow, crisp cold air and other such evidences of the old fashioned Christmas weather made it hard to realize that Christmas was at hand.
 There was large attendance at the morn ing services at the churches. At St. Paul's the musical program was very fine and will be repeated on Tuesday. Most of
 the stores were open for 8 short time in
 the morning, but in the afternoon every thing was closed, and it appeared about the streets like Sunday, with
 the exception that the frequenters
 of the various ''sample rooms" walked boldly into the front door, instead of
 Many went to New Haven on the after | noon train and took in the various mat | inees, while others remained at their homes with their families and enjoyed turkey and sociability indoors. o. B. Lane, who is laid up with bro | ken leg, was remembered by his many
 friends, and the day before Christmas two l boxes were received, one containing big | turkey with celery and all the necessary | fxings for Christmas dinner, while in
 the other box was many valuable articles
 of refreshments, including two boxes of | fine cigars and box of matches, which | Burr Hall, one of the donors, explained were to light the cigars. w. R. Gilbert is laid up with 8 species of grip, resembling neuralgia. | Sheriff Rod Austin displays an elegant
 meersehaum pipe present from his son | Albert
 The cutlery department at R. Wallace S
 Sons shut down Thursday night for one week.
 Burgess D. c. Porter is the heaviest man
 in the board of borough officers, and tips
 the scales at 230 pounds. 1 Last winter on the 18th of December the
 ice company began cutting ice. They have decided not to begin until after New Years
 this season.
 William M. Halls illness has developed into typhoid pneumonia, and last evening
 his condition was considered quite critical.
 E. L. Brockett's, of Hall avenue, condi- l ton continues critical. E. M. Hubbard is about again after a weeks illness.
 Judge Hubbard is still confined to his
 house, and his principal trouble seems to
 be about his face, which is swollen, mak- ing eating difficult. A soft food diet has | to be substituted.
 J. W. Lane and o. E. Powers, with their
 families, spent Christmas in New Britain aS the guests or IL. 5. Morse.
 Mrs. David Fender is visiting friends in Amherst, Mass.
 Misses Lizzie and Nellie Gardner leave
 Tuesday for visit in Cambridge, Mass. Miss Clara Perkins is home from New | York for the holidays. J. M. Hills "Ship Ahoy" company, | which appears here Thursday evening, has l fifty members.
 A special town meeting to take action on the town farm question is called for this l afternoon in Town hall, beginning at half past one.
 There was scarcity of morning papers here yesterday morning as all the New York papers were late, owing to the block | ade near Darin, and many failed to show up at all. The COURIER arrived on the 1O:So train, as the early train that usually | brings them from New Haven did not | run, owing to being Christmas. Captain M. D. Munson mourns the loss of his pocketbook containing $25. George
 Kahl is also the loser of $60, owing to a hole in his pocket. | Chicken thieves visited Thomas Logan's farm on the East Side Thursday, and car l ried away eight of his choice fowls. l Miss Edith V. Smith will return to New
 York to-day.
 l At the hog guessing at E. M. Roach's yesterday, there was dispute over the winning guess. frank MckennaS figures | were 3374, and James Graham's 337. The | weight of the porker was given at 3374 by | the weighers, but there was claim of a
 mistake, and the matter was settled by
 McKenna and Graham dividing, each talk | ing one-half of the hog. Postmaster W. Burr Hall had as his | guests at Christmas dinner Mr. and Mrs. ! F. H. Rockwell of New York, MT. and
 Mrs. A. R. Bradley of New Haven, and F. | A. Cooke and family of Cheshire. J T. McDonough is ill with throat
 trouble. A. B. Prixley is confined to his
 home by illness. George D. Lane is re- I covering from weeks illness. Dr. Sanford of New Haven was in con-
 sultation with Dr. W. s. Russell yesterday l over William M Halls case. J. F. Curran
 of Westfeld, Mass, was in town yester- day.
 w. A. Booth was blowing up his corn field yesterday, not sign of frost in the ground.
 Peter Kelly of the South Plains cut his
 hand badly by falling on some broken glass early last evening.
 Moses P. Halls condition is very critical and he is growing weaker every day.
 W. Fl. Ummack and family of New Ha- ven were the guests of Mrs. William Der natohe of Hall avenue yesterday.