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The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26

Clarence E. Linsley, formerly steward on the American line and more recently of the Ward steamship line, plying between New York and Havana, is in town with his parents, captain and Mrs. Willis H. Linsley Of Wihord avenue. MT. Linsley has re- signed his position and will sail with his father on the schooner Henry Will lis, which is engaged in the coasting trade.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26

brightest and express image, the word of God, the unseen Father.
 Whether men accept or reject the message of Christmas day, it is never theless given to all people, A saviour for all people, for Jew and Gentle, bond or free, male or female. Have you ever thought how Christian men and women often stumble at the thought of doing anything for the heather at home, or abroad, for the vicious and depraved in all lands? Christ saw in the most vicious, the most sinful, that which was worth
 saving. Truly Christ had the highest possible conception of the worth or
 man. To be Saviour required the utmost consistency of teaching and conduct. And Christ manifested 1t. He
 not only gave utterance to lofty views
 concerning man, but He also carried
 them into practice.
 Christ came not as men would have
 had the Saviour come, in pomp and
 gorgeous and sudden splendor and
 power, but as lowly babe in a scene
 of poverty as truly pathetic as one
 could imagine. And all this was in
 keeping with his character as a Saw
 four, for all people. The birth of Ma
 poleons heir was to be heralded by the
 deep booming of cannon. But the birtl
 of Christ was unknown to men til
 the angel announced 1t to the trem
 bling shepherds. And so it is always
 Vnica and chnV and buster. God works silently an' unostentatiously. And it is well.
 "But, brethren, let us ask ourselve this morning, Does Christmas reall, bring us 'tidings of joy? Are we gla from our own experience that Chris
 was born on this day? If we are, the Christmas was not born in vain. The g we, too. can say, We fear not, for tn 0 good tidings of great joy have foun : a welcome in our hearts as they di I in the hearts of the peasant shepherd Q of Judea long centuries ago"
 ;. After very busy days at station h the carriers started out yesterda n morning with all the mail matter, bl before noon additional Christmas ma rt had arrived and this will be delivere if this morning. for the station, as usua n was closed at noon, according to u if holiday hours. The carriers starte ' out loaded down with mail matte Is The amount of mail this year WI d greater than usual, and one featu ,f that caused no little trouble was b " cause it was mailed later than usu of and the rush came in 8 short perio sr The number of Christmas cards W i- greatly in excess of any previo i'd Christmas. Many of these cartis whi' he bore one cent postage, were held f
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26

MT. and Mrs John Madsen, of New Haven, are spending a few days In town,
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26

Mir. and Mrs. Harry Bartram, of New York city, are the guests or MT anu Mrs. John Oxley, of Center street.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26
Fraternal League Eleets.

The Wallingford council, F'raternal Benefit league, held a meeting last
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26
SOUTHINGTON

Special .yournal-Courier News service)
 Southington, Dec. 25.-Thomas Gar rity, aged fifty years, died at St. Fran cis hospital this morning after a long continued illness. He was taken to the hospital about six weeks ago and his recovery was not expected. He was at one time the champion rum ner of the state and met the speediest mon of the country. The deceased is survived by wife. Funeral arrange ments have not vet been completed, but will undoubtedly be held Friday morning at o'clock from St, Fran cis' church.
 The alarm at the corner of Center and Main streets was rung in last evening for a fire on Liberty street. It broke out In the store vacated by George Assevere and for a time 1t looked as though the two buildings in it's vicinity would also catch. Hook and Ladder company and also hose No. responded, and the fire was of such a nature that 1t was difficult to extinguish. The damage will amount to about $250,
 Last night was observed in most of the churches as children's exercise night. Christmas trees and musical programs were the features.
 Chicken thieving has become quite the vogue in southington. Every night brings with it some story of chicken theft and efforts to round up the or lenders have been unsuccessful. Pat I rick Dolan's coop was entered this
 week, but the thief was scared away
 before he could do any damage. Las
 fall MT. Dolan suffered the loss O
 sixty-seven chickens out of seventy
 four. The first offender who is caugh
 will get the full penalty as a warning
 to others.
 Charles Hagner, of Auburn, N. T., 1
 spending the holidays in town.
 The merchants in town report yer busy holiday season despite the fac that the shops shut down last nigh ' until after New Years. In fact the 7 report that the trade was better tha r in former years, as 1t was slow an constant rather than in rush. |; The H. D. smith company shut dow : on last Tuesday noon in order to allo | the employees of the company to alter : the funeral of Henry Bosworth, }; Mona tribe of No 2S, I, o. R. N
 will meet tomorrow evening.
 Rome Maynard is visiting in Chic D. nee. Mass, for the holidays. ol MT. and Mrs. Albert Brooks, of NJ e. York city, are the guests of MT. a ,e Mrs. John Brooks of High street. II. MT. and Mrs. John Madsen, of N ~ ~ Haven, are spending few days NV town.
 u Mir. and Mrs. Harry Bartram Of N
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26

Rome Maynard is visiting in Chico nee. Mass, for the holidays.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26

e@ A. F. WHILE,
 "A Successor to J s1 ~ .sa**a***$$.s*4s's'i''''s' Finnish residents of Branford and VI cinity are invited to be present. whether members of that church or E not. It is the wish of Rev. and Mrs. | to meet all the Swedish ana Finnish people residing in Branford' and they take this opportunity wlth the. expectation of meeting some whom they would not otherwise know. 4
 Clarence E. Linsley, formerly a steward on the American line and more recently of the Ward steamship line, plying between New York and Havana, is in town with his parents, captain and Mrs. Willis H. Linsley Of Wilford avenue MT. Linsley has re- signed his position and will sail with his father on the schooner Henry Wil- lis, which is engaged in the coasung trade.
 John H. ONeil, who has been in Stafford Springs for some time past, spent Christmas at his home on Harri- son avenue.
 The funeral of Mrs. Robert Doherty will be attended at St Mary's church at g o'clock Thursday morning; inter- ment will be in St. Agnes cemetery.
 Miss Emma Corcoran of Waterbury was the guest of friends on Hillside avenue to-day.
 The Polish John Baptist society will give dance in Pythian hall Saturday evening,
 Captain and Mrs. Willis H, LinsleS
 and son Raymond spent Christina:
 with Mir. and Mrs. Lyman Linsley ol
 Middletown.
 Announcement is made of the en
 gagement of Otto B, Anderson, of Mon
 towese street, and Miss Hendrickson
 of Pine Orchard
 The funeral of Herbert the younl son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Whitcomt {, was held Tuesday afternoon, inter ment being in Center cemetery. Tn
 little one was two years and nln
 months of age; spinal meningitis wa
 the cause of death.
 pr. c. H. Porter spent Christina
 with his parents, MT, and Mrs. c. I ) Porter, of Botsford, this state. : The annual Christmas festival of tn Sunday school of the Congregations church will be held Thursday eveninS The Short Beach Sunday, school wi 3 hold their festival in the chapel at tha : place the same evening, and an illus [ trated address on the Holy Land wi be given by the Rev, F. c. Tullar, c New Haven.
 The T6SLlV1l or LIl6 NdtiVAIy Webo uuA observed to-day by the three rituallsti
 churches of the borough. Services wer
 held in the Swedish Finnish Tabo T Evangelical church at o'clock, an t the first mass was celebrated in s :. Mary's R. c. church at the same hou y Other masses were celebrated at an t at 1O:SO. Celebrations of the Holy Er n charist were in Trinity church at K 9:45 and 10.45.
 T The Christmas festival of the Sunda Q school of Trinity church will be hel u on Friday evening of this week
 The Battery basketball team agai T defeated thesWesleyans of Middleton 'e at Pythian Hall this afternoon by al score of s4 to 20.
 Robert H, Beach, of Hartford. fo te ner resident of Branford, is spendil nt a week with his parents, MT. and MI an T. B. Beach, of New Haven. He " + a spectator of the basketball game t- Pythian hall this afternoon, aft us which he was the guest of friends he " for few hours.
 St --------s--------------- 0f ot OBITUARY NOTES.
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"Adeste Fideles.


 stls h-"Laus Dec" ........ Du Bois The solosists were as follows; sopra- Mrs. G. Wohlmaker; altos, Mrs. A. Goodman, Mrs. A. Bissonnette, Miss larah Rohan; tenor, Andrew ]. Bohan; gassos, Jacob Blatchley, John Murphy A There were also large congregations Rt St. Roses church and special music Services, which included morning prayer and Christmas music, and ser mons, were also held in Grace and St James F. E. churches.
 Services at Grace P. B, church in cluded communion at 7:S0 and morning prayer. sermon and communion at 1C a. m. The rector, Rev. George A. Al colt, preached an interesting sermon on the text: "And the angel said unto / them, Fear not, for behold I bring you s.good tidings of great joy which shal be to all the people" He said in part # "To-day we commemorate the birtf of the Christ child, the Son of God il human form and under the limitation Aof humanity. Efe is Gods greatest gif to man. He has always been giving o himself to the world. but in the persoi Nf Christ we have the highest act Q Ais giving to the world. And belnt e Son of God, we look upo2 Him a
 se express image of the invisible Go
 Ad Father. Men needed a picture c God which they could appreciate The could not get a soul satisfying view 2 the unseen God. Men were no longe left to create their own lncarnate dei ties. God took the matter in hand an gave to mankind the Christ who is t
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26

Mona tribe of No, 28, I, o. R. Ma will meet tomorrow evening
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26

The Polish John Baptist society will give dance in Pythian hall Saturday evening,
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26

John H. oNeil, who has been in Stafford Springs for some time past, spent Christmas at his home on Harri- son avenue.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26

Miss Emma Corcoran of Waterbury was the guest of friends on Hillside avenue to-day
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26

The H. D. smith company shut down on last Tuesday noon in order to allow the employees of the company to attend the funeral of Henry Bosworth.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26

The funeral of Mrs Robert Dohery will be attended at St. Mary's church at g o'clock Thursday morning; inter- ment will be in St. Agnes cemetery.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26
Charles Hagner, of Auburn, N. r., X spending the holidays in town.

The merchants in town report a very busy holiday season despite the fact that the shops shut down last night until after New Years. In fact they report that the trade was better than in former years, as 1t was slow and constant rather than In rush.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26

,ariy services at the churches sll attended. Evergreen deco at St. Francis church made the look very attractive. There Ee masses. The first mass was ! The musical program for this lass and the last mass at 10:S0 h arranged in the following or March of the Magi King"
 Du Bois
 ................ Turton ...,.............. Turton
 ..,,............. Turton jy-"Adeste Fideles."
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26

Captain and Mrs. Willis H. Linsley and Son Raymond spent Christmas with Mir, and Mrs. Lyman Linsley of Middletown
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26

The funeral of Herbert, the young son of MT. and Mrs. Ernest Whitcomb, was held Tuesday afternoon, inter- ment being in Center cemetery. The little one was two years and nine months of age; spinal meningitis was the cause of death.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26

Announcement is made of the en- gagement of Otto B, Anderson, of Mon towese street. and Miss Hendrickson, Of Pine Orchard.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26

pr. c. H. Porter spent Christmas with his parents, MT, and Mrs. z. P Porter, of Botsford, this state.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26

The annual Christmas festival of the Sunday school of the Congregational church will be held Thursday evening. The Short Beach Sunday school win hold their festival in the chapel at that place the same evening, and an illus trated address on the Holy Land will be given by the Rev. F. c. Tullar, of New Haven
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26

Last night was observed in most of the churches as childrens exercise night. Christmas trees and musical programs were the features.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26

Robert H, Beach, of Hartford for ner resident of Branford is spending a week with his parents, MT. and Mrs. T. B. Beach, of New Haven. He was a spectator of the basketball game at Pythian hall this afternoon, after which he was the guest of friends here for few hours.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26

k There were also large congregations
 Rt St. Roses church and special music
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26

The festival of the Nativity was duly observed to-day by the three ritualistic churches of the borough. Services were held in the Swedish-F Finnish Tabor Evangelical church at s o'clock, and the first mass was celebrated In St. Mary's R. c. church at the same hour Other masses were celebrated at 8 and at 1O:SO Celebrations of the Holy Flu charist were in Trinity church at { 9.45 and 10.45.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26

The Battery basketball team agair defeated theaWesleyans of Middletowf at Pythian Hall this afternoon by score of S4 to 20.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26

The Christmas festival of the Sunday school of Trinity church will be held on Friday evening of this week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24

our towns, which has made CRIME both difficult and
dangerous, is still all adequate perhaps
never will be 1t is therefore desirable that every
citizen should carry a light OF his own. fhe low
power search light for indoor use awaits only the
Improvement of the storage battery 10 become a
splendid protection out Of doors And in time the
substitute for lead viii hc found in which case
shall have long distance electric automobiles
well As high power poke search lights.
Furthermore the sca-ch light has some undcve-
opcd possibilities rs a police agent. Out in Buffalo,
where the law REQUIRES that no one shall remain
in the park overlooking the lake and river after a
certain hour, the police boat runs by and lights
up the whole park. Result general scramble
In the same way the wharvcS could be patroiied at
night, to the great discontinue Of river thieves.
But by all odds the most urgent demand for after
dark security IS its demand III behalf OF women.
Hosts Of wage earning women, many of them
young, are compelled 20 go about the streets alone
in the evening and they do with grim terror.
well they may. Saleswomcn from shops that keep
open till ten, mattresses from the restaurants little
typiss from the hotels, and switchboard operators
from the telephone exchanges have right to travel
the public highways without fear and trembling
that forlids girls who have worked since morning
and who live in cramped lodgings to walk forth
without escort for mere pleasure Pcnned up indoors
ali day, they are penned up indoors all the evening
unless they can find male guardian or unless they
consent to brave the danger OF attront
Need for Night Stores
GOOD, OF the best you get until midnight or
little later but the AL night restaurants and the
all night hot dog wagon leave much to be desired
which IS stating the case pretty mildly And sup
pose you want to make serious purchase-an
umbrella pair of ovcrshoes or a sweater or a
hat-and suppose the desire SEXES YOU at eleven in
the evening, what then? Rain storms and cold
waves don't wait convenience the wicked
wind doesn't always blow headgear into he
river during business hours; and we sometimes ned
the very thing whose acquisition least BELTS the time
OF night.
a small department store, containing everything
human being can survive without, ought to be open
from sunset to sunrise in every city. When that
splendid institution is founded, pharmacy will be
of its most essential features.
1t is possible too that shall make it easy Tor
the night wandercr crrand runner to find his way
merely by labelling our streets so that their
names can be read after dark but doing much Tor
the numbers on houses c have learned 10 pant the
street name on the glass of the gas
lamp, and we have only to take
hint from Paris to print the number IN
of the house in dark numerals (the S
Parisians prefer dark blue) on white CA[
tablet six inches square. If you can't S.sz5gG<Ni
that at night, consult an ocu1st. WYNN
a/~@
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24

valds grow strong by sleeping Of doors, healthy
folk conserve their strength by opening wide their
windows, and in time the craze for all night
oxygen will inevitably invade the sleeping car
Now, the trouble with the sleeping isn't chiefly
the noise it isn't chiefly the jar, 1t is chiefly the
nine times breathed ar-a wholly unnecessary in
fiction, which prevents sleep and sends you forth
in the morning with an invisible iron band around
your head.
Electric engines, sure 10 come will do away with
smoke and cinders though even hen therewill remain
drafts until the railways forced equip their
sleeping with Ventators, which are at present
IN market and would readily abatc the horror. On
the boat built for the Boston floating hospital
the air in every ward is changed once in four minutes,
vet no draft IS perceptibe. The other day a party
of New England men were invited 10 ride in
automatically ventilated trolley car. Though they
all lit cigars the air remained perfectly transparent
Again draft. We may yet ind It difficult 70 keep
sleeping car passengers from following Mark Twains
example and smoking IN bed.
The Astronomers Advance
DUT many they who must work at night,
ID though their number may eventually dwinde
notably. The astronomer once the very king of the
owls now adjusts his telescope winds up the clock
work mechanism that keeps il moving precisely
in time with the stars, exposes a Photographic
plate that II viii register whatever the telescope
sees, and goes home his rejoicing family Though
1t is rash predict that such instances Of emanci
patton viii be greatly multiplied It IS probably rashcr
to predict that they won't.
Take single case 1t falls to the lot Of man be
sometimes compelled TO quit a comfortable couch,
before what We call night IS past 10 light the kitchen
fire. Why not electric button next the bed,
gas jet under the kindhngs in the range, and
flame of gas set going by touching the button? This
would hardly be a fantastic attempt to
reduce night labor than is the contrivance that
keeps the baby's milk by surrounding the
bottle with hot water bags. howl awakes
you; you proffer the boctle, without getting up
to raise its temperature, and Immediately the howl
ceases.
However, the fact remains that now and for
decades TO come a good share of us are doomed TO
toll by night and society the night worker
at least safety. Now that can telephone for the
constable the fire engine from homes, can't
endure fear in the streets. The electric lighting If
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24

T is a righteous custom, saying our
prayers before we go 10 sleep. and
a celebrated physician has lately
declared il an aid TO repose. The
preachers approve Of it, as IS only
natural But preachers insist that
we ought to do what we can TO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24

streets name on the glass of the gas
lamp, and we have only to take
hint from Paris to print the number
of the house in dark numerals (thc
Parisians prefer dark bluel on white
tablet six inches square. If you can't
see that at night, consult an oculist.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24

olUOD III al'IVN q II0l.7O' III7ylIIIIl'I aIII'l
the nervous disorders that cause it
were never 50 skilfully treated as to-
day
And never was sleep 50 refreshing
when attained Night air, once ana
thematized, IS now canonized. In
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31
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An Unintention,l Joke.

An English writer tells the story of
his first slSpence, which he earned by
an unprecedented joke. His father
bad been for twcnty-Seven years en-.
gad in a suit in chancery and had
;24t gained his cause The expenses OF
the suit, however. had swallowed up
tire entire estate, the residue being
merely IS. Cd. The writer says:
Ny father ranged the seven six
renccs on our breakfast table.
My boy said he. see what comes
of going to law in Great Britain! Your
mother has told you that l have won
my suit in chancery?"
Yes, papa"
We'll, then, look! That is all l get
Of it, aud he. Painted grimly at the
sixpences.
opened wide my eyes. "All you get
Of the whole suit!'' echoed with IL
puzzled air, convinced that Il suit in
chancery was composed, as other suit,
are, of 4 coat, wuistcoat and trousers.
why, papa, those are only the but
tons!"
1t was this deplorable joke that earn
ed me my siXpencc. for my father.
laughing, tossed Inc one across the TIA
BILE, and rushed OFF With it like Il dog
pelted with II bone.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31
The Old Feather Bed.

What has become of the old fashion.
ed feather bed: We mean the kind SO
high it required the service of n Step
ladder to climb into it? Did you ever
climb into one of them when you were
kid and sink down, down, down, till
You gasped and wondered when you
would touch bottom and If YOU didn't
need life preserwer? And do you re-
member how good it felt upon cold
morning when you poked your head
from under the covers and saw the
window panes frost covered? And do
YOU remember how you used to climb
out of its pillows, half dress yourself,
shlvering, teeth chattering, run down.
stairs and steal behind the kitchen
stove. hall. your clothes in your arms?
And how good those griddlecakes and
sausages smelled! Feathers may not
be healthy to. sleep on. as claimed by
doctors. who probably never slept on
them, but they seemed mighty good to
the kid. Why doesn't somebody write
a song about THE Old Feather Bed?"
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-31
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When lonofellovv D;ned

Yesterday I dined with Dominican,
friars at the convent of San Clemente,
Archbishop Manning and several peo-
pie OF note We're there. We had TO-
Y lnl dinner and good wine, and every
dish was Italian, not to say Italianis-
simo. After dinner we went into a
snail coffee room. where the inuuisitor
tried 10 light a fire, with small success.
Same one cried out. All. padre, the
days have gone by when fires can be
lighted by inquisitols. and there was
Ii icai of laughter, in which the padre
aforesaid joined heartily"
Yesterday Lowell gave supper to
Ihacke:ay. We sat down at 10 O'clock
and did not leave the table until /. 1t
was very gay affair. with stories and
inEes.
""ill you take some portY said
LnNeii 10 ThacEeray.
~ dare drink anything that be-
comes man. replied 7.
ut will be long while before that
becomes n man.
"'Gh, no. cried Felton,: 1t is fast
turning into one Extracts From
Longfellow's Letters.