The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-19
OF LOCAL INTER ENT.
Christmas hoppers-Personal Notes
 Malley, Nicely & Co.'s Display of Tab leaux-Whist-Christm Reception

IN iAaAia NNdNICl pl StSlClhtiy brought out the Christmas shoppers again by the thousands, and there were busy times at the stores in the center on Chapel, Church and State streets, especially. The crowds in the stores where Christmas goods abound were packed and damned in the busiest part of the afternoon.
 MT and Mrs. Edward Montclair-Til- linghast- nee Sheldon, of Cleveland, are expected to spend the holidays with Judge and Mrs. Joseph Sheldon.
 MT and Mrs. William Trumbull, who have been spending the past week in town, have returned to their home in Litchfeld.
 George Knollmeyer and Marton Barnes, who are studying for the min istry at church school on the Hudson, are spending the holidays .at their homes in this city. Both young men were formerly indentifed with parish work in Christ church. MT Knollmey- CT has visiting him a classmate, MT. Sands of South Carolina.
 Miss Collins of Bridgeport is the guest of her cousins. the Misses Kate and Josephine Collins of Park street.
 Attorney Sanford B. Martin will leave Saturday to spend the Christmas holi- days with his parents at Gettysburg, Pa. Attorney Martin will return in about two weeks l Malley, Nicely & Co. are givingsliving | figure tableaux in their show window at 3:30 p. m. and 730 D. m. It's a great show and don't cost spectators a cent. I Mary J. Holmes, who was granted a | decree of divorce here, and who intend | ed to leave at once for Florida, has de- | Cided to remain here until after the trial of Ripple, who murdered his wife. Mrs. Holmes will be a witness for the | defence
 Exciting great interest is the light | house and windmill in the window of Durant, the jeweler on Church street. The windmill is In constant motion. MT, Durant says he is to give ten prizes five for the gentler sex and five for the other sex. They will be awarded to ten | guessers who guess correctly by letter what 1t is that makes the windmill go. | An interesting whist tournament is in | progress at Harmonic club, forty play CTS participating. There are three val uable prizes, and the final games will be played on March 9.
 John Hunie of 62 White street will sail for Scotland from New York by the Anchor line steamer Circassia to- l day He will return to New Haven l early in the spring
 John Hauff, the Chapel street confec- l tipOar and Mrs Hauff will 1eava in a few weeks for trip through the far west. They will spend several weeks in California.
 | Captain Robert P. Wilbur of Mystic. who is the agent and surveyor for the record of American and foreign ship ping for this state, has just surveyed and cfapped the four -masted schooner Lucinda Sutton of New Haven. The clap granted was. Al with a star, for fourteen years from July, 1891, when the boat was launched. The Sutton is ,412 tons register Her managing own CT is Hon. James D. Dewell lieutenant governor elect of this state.
 The proprietors of McClure's capital magazine make a great offer for the season 1S977, They will furnish the magazine for fourteen months, with a copy of the magazines highly excellent Early Life of Lincoln" for s1.00 Sub scribe at Pease & Sons. It is a fine of~ fer, indeed.
 The social circle / of the Naomi lodge I. o. O. F, No. 1, will have a supper and Christmas tree at the l. o. O. F. hall on Crown street Monday December 21. Supper will be served at | o'clock
 Charles P. Clark president of the Consolidated road. has been elected president of the Fall Rive line vice J R. Kendrick, recently deceased.
 c. w. Putnam superintendent of mails at the Worcester, Mass, postof- fee, was in town yesterday and called on Postmaster Beach. He was shown about the local postoffice. Worcester with a population of about the same size as New Haven and with receipts about S35,O00 less per year than those of the local office, and less territory has 51 carriers, while New Haven has but 48. Superintendent Putnam was much pleased with the methods of the local office.
 A Christmas reception was given al the home of Miss Nellie Doolan, No. Sz Mechanic street, Thursday evening The invited guests were as follows Miss Mamie Kirwin, Miss Della Me Guire, Miss Mollie Rogan, Mis-. Bertha Slattery, the Misses Maggie and Kittie Ahearn, Miss May Keenan, Miss Nellie Brennan, Miss Lizzie Balfe the Misses Nellie and Josie Doolan. The gentle men were William Saunders, Harry Golden, John Leonard, Daniel Denny Joseph Rourke, Edward Morton Bar tholomew Shanley, MT. O'Donnell anC M Mccormick. MT. Saunders gave 6 solo and piano duet with Miss Nellie Brennan. Stevens orchestra furnished the music. Supper was served and the house was decorated with palms ant plants.
 One of the recent weddings was tha of Miss Emma Zimmera. daughter oi Cigar Manufacturer Paul Zimmera o Nash street, and Reynolds Kraul o Thompsonville, Conn.,, formerly of this city, and whose parents reside here The groom was formerly of the Second regiment band, this city, and previous. ly was in a regular army band. He i: now a member of the Thompsonvillt band and is employed in the bicycle factory in that town Lawyer Sieg, wart Sper tied the wedding knot, after which a fine supper was served, ant music and dancing followed. The hap py couple received many wedding gifts and left On.a short trip The best mar