The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-23
OF L0CAL INTEREST.

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 Assets-The Police Commission--rheNe CIV
 Fair Haven Street Railway, Eto.
 New England preferred stock is look ing up and quite a demand for the shares has sprung up in the last few days. The stock has advanced IA points of late. Some day dividends on this stock are predicted by some of our local bankers.
 The West Haven lodge, A. o. U. w.. will hold a musical Tuesday evening at Wadsworth hall, West Haven. The committee consists of G. W. Loundes, l.. W. Smith, c. B. Davis, Frank Saw age. E. H. Holmes and John Gerety.
 The St. Cecelia Singing society cele- brated its twelfth anniversary Thurs day evening in Germania hall with a concert, banquet and ball and Frank Dahlmeyer was presented with the di- ploma designating his ten years service as president of the society. Anton Grab was also presented with another honorable diploma in recognition of his twelve years service as Director of the society
 Attorney David Strouse has returned from his western trip.
 Extra religious services are being | held nightly at the Grace M. B. church. The pastor is assisted by the Rev. Dr. | Masden Last night MT. and Mrs. Stock sang.
 At the Edgewood avenue grounds Thanksgiving afternoon, under the aus pices of the Gaelic Athletic association, a game of football will be played. Two teams will compete, composed of Meri- den and New Haven men, and the game will be played under the Irish football rules, sixteen men being on each | team.
 | Charles S. Mersick, as receiver for the Ansonia Electric company, was authorized yesterday to seIl, assign, compromise, or in any way dispose of the uncollected accounts of that con- cern. The total of the uncollected ac- counts amount to $51, ,439.90 and more than half of them are considered to be practically useless. The largest outstanding account in favor of the company is one of $38,154 against John B. Wallace. MT. Wallace is a son of Thomas Wallace, who is now involved dn a similar case.
 A remonstrance against the renomina- tion of Daniel s. Gilhuly and John Clancy is in circulation among demo- crats, who protest against the noni- nation of men for public office whose business interests are liable to conflict with the performance of their official dutfes." Among the signers are Gem eral E. E. Bradley, N. G. Osborn, E. G. Stoddard, Henry c. White, John T. Sloan, Justice Simeon D. Baldwin, E. l F. Arvine and Clarence Deming
 The announced republican candidates for police commissioner are Carlos Smith, Alderman Sanborn. c. E. Prince and L. M. Ullman. It is reported that Franklin H. Hart to consent to allow his name to be used.
 Application was made to Judge Hall in the superior court yesterday by Iynde Harrison in behalf of the Manu- facurers' Street Railway company for permission to carry freight larger than hand pa'cka ges. The road runs through Fair Haven, principally over private land, so very little opposition is antici- pated. Judge Hall appointed Friday, December 20, for the hearing.
 The case against Hugh M. Ferguson, the law student who was arrested by the proprietor of the New Haven house for failure to pay a bill of $57, was nolled in the city court yesterday morn ing. The bill has been paid.