The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-12-23
or LOCAL INTEREST.


Harper's for January for sale by 7.
II. Pease & Son.
A grand Christmas entertainment
will be given by the German Baptist
mission Sunday school Wednesday, De-
cember 20, at o'clock sharp. Special
features, Christmas tree lighted by
gas.
The annual report of President Tyler
of the Southern New England Tele-
phone company, shows that the COM
pany has had 5000 telephone stations in
the state on December 1 last, an in
crease of several hundred in the year.
Before long every town in the state will
have telephone communication. AS 1t is
140 towns are now so connected. The
fiscal year of the company ends De-
cember 81, and the gross earnings will
be about $55o,0O0. The net earnings
above interest, taxes and other fixed
charges will be 100000. President Ty-
Ter said yesterday that the new stock
had all been subscribed for and that
all but $97 900 Of the $355,000 debenture
bonds have been redeemed. OF the
$500, 900 in new stock issued 100000 was
subscribed on or before the date set for
closing the books.
At the meeting of East Rock
council, No. II, O. c. F., Monday even
ing, officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year as follows: j. l.. Washing,
councillor; H, f. O'Neil, vice council
Tor; A. j, OBrien, secretary; r. J. Bee
gan, treasurer; Susan Mcmahon, mar
shall; Mrs. Lizzie Began, warden;
Burton Dickinson, guard; Thomas Fox,
sentry; Mary e, Healy, prelate; c. e.
Park, medical examiner; Miss Theresa
Hartley, instructor.
A horse attached to one of W. f. Gill
bert's coal carts fell on Orange street
near Center, yesterday noon, and for
some few minutes traffic on that street
was blocked. Other than a broken
shaft, no damage was done
The Sabbath school children of the
Court street temple will hold a bazar
at Harmonic hall New Years day from
till g. The fancy articles to be sold
were made by the children, and the
booths will be presided over by the lit
tie ones The boys and young men of
the temple have been giving a series
Of entertainments and the proceeds will
be devoted to the purchase of a pulpit
for the new temple in Orange street.
Windows are to be given by the Sab
bath school and by various individuals
in the congregation.
Albert F. Mallon the musician, has
been Ill for several days and confined to
his home.
Attorney Leonard T. Waldron of
New York Is in town visiting Prof.
Beers of the Yale law school
Counsel for Addison r. Hall Of New
Haven yesterday filed a motion in the
superior court for a new trial Of the
suit against him brought by Mrs. Mary
p Smith of Woodbury., for alleged
breach of promise. The case was con-
tinued.
Colonel Francis r. Stewart, repre-
senting Thomas II. Davis and w. r.
Keogh, who will present ait the Grand
opera house the first three days next
week the new play. Fallen Among
Thieves" was in town last evening.
The play will come here direct from
New York where 1t opened in this city
to large business Monday night
Tomorrow evening, the 24th, a
Christmas entertainment Will be given
in the chapel of the New Haven hospi-
tai for the benefit of the patients A
fine program of music and recitations
has been prepared and all who are
able to walk or be wheeled into the
| chapel will be present at this annual
Christmas festivity
| A force of men has been repairing the
| damage done by the fire at DECKER
mans greenhouses at Morris Cove, and
the work was completed Monday. This
Is the second time that the greenhouses
| have been badly damaged. The first
| time was by the big blizzard of 1883.
| The heavy weight of snow massed upon
| the greenhouses crushed them in. Mr..
| Dickerman received many congratula-
tons yesterday on having so quickly
| rebuilt his greenhouses, while at the
same time he has been occupied in pre-
| pairing for his extensive Christmas
| trade and fitting up his new store,
| which is on Chapel street, a few doors
| below Union street Mr.. Dickerman is
| to tear down his floral store building
and greenhouses on Chapel street, near
| the Elliott house, in about two weeks
| to make room for the fine new building
which is to be erected on their site.
He will soon build conservatory In
! the rear of his new store.