The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-22
VALLING FORD.

Recent Building Operations-Officer of
 Congregational Sunday Sohool-Christ-
 mas in the Churches-Personal Mention.
 There Is no street in the borough that is undergoing so many changes and Improvements as is Center street, from Colony to Orchard streets. Within a short space of time three handsome brick blocks have been erected, two of which are not yet completed. New in- 'dustries are springing up along the street, and the new stores are being rented and occupied as soon as ready. One peculiar feature Is the location of so many saloons on the street. There are, it is said, several changes to be made in the location of some of the sa- looms now on other streets William Bean, now in Fagan's block on Colony street, it Is said has rented the west IT .n Shl.nan's new block. D. M. Roach, now on South Colony stret, it is given out, will open up in the store now occupied by Norcross, the druggist, who is to move into the corner store in Sheehan's block. w. s. Fogarty, of Morse's block is to change to Gannon's block, and new saloon, said to be con- ducted by T. H. Heineman, will go where Fogarty vacats. If this order of things is carried out as outlined there will be eight saloons between Colony and Orchard streets, which, it seems to those who think the matter over, Is crowdlng the liquor business into too close quarters to make a success of it.
 But the business here is on the improve, and there is no telling how the experiments will work. East of Orchard street. which comprises fully half of the area and population, there is but three places where liquor is sold In the west half there are twen- ty-two saloons.
 The Congregational Sunday school has elected as officers: w. H. Newton, superintendent; w. F. Todd assistant superintendent; Miss Clara Hall, MT. and Mrs. Noah Iinsley; J. F. Platt, | secretary; F. w. Smith, treasurer; J. w. Allen, librarian; Richard Hobson, assistant; Miss Minnie Judd, superin- | tendent primary department; Miss Alice | Hall, assistant superintendent. | The mercury registered degrees | above zero Monday morning. l The Baptist Sunday school entertain ment will occur on Christmas evening. | Work in trimming St. Paul's church | for Christmas is ir progress, and those who wish to assist will be put to work, 1 if they report for duty at the parish | house.
 l It is to be hoped that the citizens will | not forget the entertainment of A. H. 1 Dutton post, c. A. R., in the armory l Wednesday evening.
 | Miss Lillian Harrison is home from Miss Hunters New York school for the | holidays.
 Rev. E. G. Richardson will spend Christmas in Brooklyn.
 For the matinee this afternoon the Nickerson Comedy company will pre- sent "The Mountain Waif," and at the
 evening performance "I'he Passion l Slave" will be the attraction. The loss by fire on the Holser cream
 cry has been settled for S6o.
 The Wallingford Weekly Times has
 made an assignment.
 A. H. Talcott fell from his coal wag- on yesterday and dislocated his knee. Henry D. Hall one of the Hall Broth CTS. marketmen, is confined to his home by illness.
 Druggist A. B. Pixley was under the
 weather yesterday, but expects to be able to be about to-day.
 There is fine skating on the lake and
 Simpsons pond, and many are out l every afternoon and evening enjoying
 the exhilarating sport.
 Work in some of the factories is be- ginning to let up owing to the neal approach of the holidays.