The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-22
Brief Nj emtion.


Bargains in shoes at Howarth Bros.
The condition of ex-Selectman Stahl
who is very i'll, was unchanged yester-
day.
The Elks are preparing to make their
annual minstrel show to be given this
winter the best they have ever had.
Mrs. George Warner of Washington
avenue. West Haven, is greatly improv-
ed but not able as yet to leave the
house.
Mr.. and Mrs l.. B. Newton of Wash
ington avenue, West Haven, has re-
burned from a shopping trip to New
York.
The big plant of Sargent & Co. will
close on Christmas day only. The COM
pany is too busy to give the help more
than one day off this time
AT the office of the Fair Haven and
WestviIle Railroad company last even
ing it was stated that no negotiations
were pending with the United Gas I'M
provement company relative to selling
1.-The railroad to the United Gas com
pany
The property in Derby belonging to
John Fellows on the New Haven road
has been sold to one Gaetano Hrerriola
of New Haven. Fellows has a place Of
his own in Bridgeport, and has become
tired of being prosecuted by the author
titles of this city.
The public exhibition of the McTam-
many voting machine was held in
rooms 10 and II city hall yesterday.
These machines are to be used at the
next city election in April. Nearly all
of the city officials and many outsiders
inspected the machine
A meeting of the Odd Fellows Mu-
4ual Aid association will be held In Odd
Fellows hall this evening at o'clock
Tor the purpose Of electing directors for
The ensuing year and legislative dele
gates to the annual meeting of the state
association, which will be held in New
Haven January 8.
p. N. Clark of Derby was summoned
to Bridgewater yesterday morning, on
account of the serious illness of his ia
ther. Mr.. Clark, senior, is reported as
very ill and a consultation of physi-
clans held on Wednesday, gave little
hope of any permanent improvement in
his condition.
The stock carried by the George Fl.
Ford company is so large and conpre-
hensive in every department and their
system is so complete that the stock is
kept up to the last morhent of the holt
day season, new goods arriving every
morning, so that patrons who have de-
layed making selections of gifts may
be assured of securing articles suited
to their taste and their means.
Lizzie Ash, aged fourteen, daughter
of Mrs. j. w. Wallace of 324 South
Leonard street, Waterbury, died yester-
day forenoon. She was in New Haven
hospital for seven years with hip dis
ease and spinal trouble, and in an hos
pital in New York for one year. She |
attended the Third Congregational |
church Sunday school as long as she |
was able to be taken out The funeral |
will take place Sunday afternoon.
The acceptance by Charles H. Nettle- |
ton of Derby of the position of presi- |
dent of the New Haven Gas company |
has aroused the fear down that way |
that he may change his place of resi- |
dence. 1t would be gain to New Ha- |
ven, but misfortune to Derby, where |
as president of the Birmingham Nation
al bank and in other responsible posi- |!
tons he has made standing for him |
self second to none in that locality. |
He is a man Of exceptionable ability 1
and unimpeachable integrity, one Of the
men no town has 100 many ol-Water-
bury American.