Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-20
LOCAL NE WIS.
Brief Mention.
Hioh uofer todav ar S.22 m

High water to day at 1888 q. m.
Useful presents at Royal shoe store.
Money wanted on mortgage.-R. E. Bald
win.
Don't miss Mallory's, 1874 Chapel, corner
York.
The town wood y ard will start operations
to-day.
N. S. Morphy, proprietor of the Milford
house, Milford, has taken the management
of the Bassett house, Derby.
W. Il. Kelley and Thomas Emerson, two
transients, were arrested last night by
Officer Werner for begging.
We are selling first quality floor oil cloth
at lower price than any house in the city.
The Home Drapery Co., 694 Chapel.
Work on the extension of The Morris
Cove railroad from the Forbes house to
Lighthouse point will be commenced to-
day.
A fine line of holiday goods at Apothe-
carries hall. It will pay you to see them
and inquire prices. It is really rare op-
portunity.
The crowds at Ktrby's jewelry store this
week tell the story. A beautiful stock,
nice selections, lots of novelties and assured
honorable dealing.
Miss Merrill of Stratford says that she
will persist in her intention to marry d.
Cyrus Wilson of England, who is now
stopping in Bridgeport
Captain Geer of the Franklin Pierce
brought into New London yesterday big
sea eel weighing twelve pounds. It was
caught off Block Island.
A great stock always at J. E. Bassett 4
Co.'s, famous spot for buying fine osrv.
ing knives in cases; scissors, do. Bes
skates for Christmas gifts.
The condition of the Hon. Nathanie
Wheeler of Bridgeport during the pas,
week has not changed materially, although
there has been slight Improvement.
The annual shut down of Peck Brothers
q Co.'s big shop will be held during the
holiday week, at which time the annual
inventory of the company will be held.
William O. Pardee has been reelected
director of st. Paul's chapter of the Broth.
erhood of st. Andrew, and William E.
Beecher has been reelected secretary and
treasurer.
Albany, N. Y, was arrested last evening
by Officer Winchell at the Grand opera
house, charged with the theft of pair OF
opera glasses.
Don't fail to see the elegant stock OF
goods at Katsch's, the jeweler, before pur-
chasing elsewhere. New goods this week.
Nothing like them in the city. No. 125
Church street, near public library.
Captain Albert Swan, who was at home
In Middletown for few days, came to this
city yesterday to sail from here on his
schooner F. O. Dane for Baltimore for a
cargo of coal for New Haven parties.
The stock of furs and fur garments of
all kinds at Burgess & Burgess is credit
to New Haven. Many are selecting Christ
mas gifts Of fur shoulder capes, muffs,
head boas, etc., from their superb stock.
The standing committee of the Episcopal
diocese of this state has given consent to
the sale and alienation of the property of
st. Johns church in this city as prelimin-
ary to the building of the new church on
Orange street.
Old fashioned Christmas buying throngs
were out on Chapel street yesterday and
tka day before. The stores were densely
crowded in the busiest hours of the day.
A great many articles were bought for
Christmas gifts.
The first term of tho college year closes
this afternoon at 3:46 O'Clock. The last
examination on the schedule is freshman
Latin. Condition examinations occur at
$50 q. m. and AS p. m. January 8, 1894,
and the next term opers January 8.
Yesterdays Bridgeport Post says: In the
superior court, civil side, to-day, Judge
Ralph Wheeler granted Gertrude E. Dade
q divorce from George T. Dade on the
grounds of inidelity. The parties reside
In New Haven. The couple were married
May "a, 1890. The case was to have been
contested, Is the defendant denied all the
claims of the plaintiff, but he failed to ap-
pear In court.
Health Officer Wright was asked last
evening how many cases Of grip there are
In town. he said that 1t was hard mat
tor to determine, but all the physicians
whom he had seen had each of them few
cases, and on the basis of $50 doctors in
the city this would be from 800 to 400
essesin the city. This was, he added, q
very small number of cases for city of
New Haven size. One Of our prominent
druggists said yesterday that he was a.
busy now owing to the grip cases ~ he
was two years ago In the grip time.
For q Useful Present,