Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-09
State Correspondence.

Geo. T. Jones, of this town and Miss Fan nie 5. Harper of Hartford, were married in that city by Rev. Al J. Sage at his residence on Tuesday evening The happy couple have gone to Montreal, Canada, on 8 wedding tour, and are expected home early next week. Ths Wallace Hose house is nearly furnish ed and will be opened early next week. A committee consisting of B. F. Curran, B. J. Bullock, w. F. Wryun. s. l.. Hall and Thos. Brosnan have been appointed to make ar engagements for the opening. The walls of the parlor are handsomely decorated, which wi,h black walnut furniture and Brussels carpets presents en elegant appearance
 Professors Munson and Lang are trying to secure scholars enough to form writing school here.
 Phil Baker, who has been travelling this week ssllings the steel dumping gratsr for the : Judd Manufacturing company and also the goods of the Sweetland Manufacturing con- pany, is expected home to morrow. Mir. F. c. Bartholomew was presented on Wednesday by MT. and Mrs. F. Wales Lines, of AIeriden, with B handsome cane of Cali fornis wood, on the head of which was in scribsd, Presented to Frank c. Bartholo new in grateful remembrance of his heroism in saving our Sadie and Clara from drowning in l.. I. Sound of Branford, Conn.,, August | II, 1883, by Mr. and Mrs. H. Wales Lines y l Mir. 0. A. Harrison was also presented with one exactly the same, except that in the ln' scription MT. Rarrison's name was used. | These two gentlemen while at Branford lasi summer rescued party who had caps1zed and among the party were the two Misses Lines of Meriden.
 petition has been presented to the legis lature to divide Wallingford into two voting | districts. The object is to so arrange 1t thai YalesEiIle people can vote there and not have to come to WailiDgford center to de posit their vote.
 l The Young Mems T. A. B. and l.. society | have applied for charter.
 | Wednesday was the forty-four&h birthday | of ". J. Morse, and in the evening the hon orary and active members of the National band surprised him and presented him with 8 handsome easy chair.
 William Morgan is working at the sowing machine shop in the shipping room.
 Miss Lilly Jones Is visiting in New York and will also visit friends in Albany, N. Y. before her return home.
 The commissioners on the estate of Mrs Dslia \. Ives hold their last meeting nex l Monday forenoon.
 L. Hoey has recently purchased pair O large hack horses and on Thursday afternoon they ran away with the hack. Hoey was or the hack at the time and managed to keeI the horses in the road, but they ran nearly mile before he could stop them.
 John Ferris captured a 1-4 pound bass II Paug Pond Thursday.
 The opening of B new street from Colon.
 
 to Cherry has been indefinitely postponed and that of continuing Meadow street to Higl referred to a committee of w. Whitaker E. A. Wallace and M. O'ConRell.
 The work of finishing off the interior o | the Catholic church has been commenced.
 The Judd Manufacturing company are t' move their office to the Cherry street side O the factory.
 A pleasant gathering was held at F. W Phelps residence Thursday evening Rev. E.. E. Bennetto, of the Methodis church, will have for the subject of his Sun day evening sermon Jewels and how the, are poiished.''
 Wednesday evening a number of young men met at the residence of John Cannon tt form debating society, and Albert Judd Henry Davis and w. A. Trask were appoint cd a committee to draw up a set of bylaws
 There will not be debate at the souti school house on Monday evening, but insteat there will be entertainment to consist O. songs, recitations and readings. A small ad mission fee will be charged. Feb. 8.