Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-29
wALLINGRoRD.

Death of william M. Hall-Church,
Lodge, Society, Fire and other Mat
tiers.
William NJ Hall died at O'Clock Sun
day evening at his home on North Main
street, aged fifty-nine years. Funeral at
10 o'clock Wednesday morning from
house. The deceased was one of Walling-
tord's most respected citizens, and his loss
will be m burned generally. For many
years he has been water commissioner and
faithfully fulfilled the duties of the office.
and his place will be hard to fill.
The crib bage contest between j. B. Mix
with John HERMAN, jr., VS.. Louis A.
Page and George Whitaker, which has
been in progress for several weeks at diff
ferent settings, came to q close Saturday
evening when Mix and Heirnman pulled
up on the home stretch, and won the
series by SO to As out of 100 games.
The appointed officers of A. Fl. Dutton
post, g. A. R., are: Adjutant, L. A.
Northrop; sergeant major, NJ. w. Tuttle:
quartermaster sergeant, Jacob Josk.
One of the young residents on the edge
of the borough believes in the old saying
that everybody has their double some
where in the world and he is now certain
of the fact for he has discovered that his
double resides in Chicago, at least a
young lady that halls from that hustliEg
CITY of the west assures him that such is a
fact even to the blue necktie.
The White Rose Social club dance
| Thursday evening in the armory promises
| to be grand success.
Perseverance division, Sons of Temper
| ance, will elect officers this evening.
The tickets for the fire department ball
| January % are now in the hands of the
| nd rnaaftn0 with a raa6 Z
sale.
| g, /. Mix & Co.'s works in Yalesyille
will close Thursday night for ten days.
William A. Hendricks youngest child
died very suddenly in Yalesville yesterday
afternoon.
The new water mains from Muddy river
| to the center were being thoroughly flushed
out on Sunday. The double connection
from Muddy river to Main street is nov
complete and will be utilized.
The annual election of the officers Of
the Arcanum club will occur Saturday eve
ming, having been postponed from las
Saturday evening.
/. w. Bull is building another house OF
the new street recently opened through hi
property.
The officers elected by the Advent soci
ETY. Sunday evening are: Elder, Georg'
Hull; deacons, James n. Pierpont, vii
liam Hill and Louis Duplessis; assistan
decacons, Mrs George Hull and and Mrs
Ebert Hall; secretary, ]. E. Lane; collec
tor, John Dunn; treasurer, James n. Pier
pont.
Deputy Sheriff 81. T. Downs of Meridel
was in town yesterday and served an at
tachment of S2, 500 on the town of Wal
lingford through Selectman G. N Jones il
the interest of Charles Abelipg of Yales
VILE, who was injured at Moneys cross
} ing on April 8, 1881, by being caught by
telephone wire and thrown from his wag
on. breaking his leg and receiving othe
serious injuries. The plaintiff through hi
attorney, G. Ii. Sawyer of Meriden, claim
81, 500 damages. Like papers were ais
served on the Southern New England Tele
phone company. The case is returnablet
the superior court in New Haven the mrs
Tuesday in January, 1892.
The committee appointed at the speeis
town meeting Saturday were looking q
the town farm matter yesterday and In
spected the Treadway farm two miles eas
of the center. The farm has thirty-eigh
; acres, and can be bought for $1,000. Th
.. Baldwin DAILY farm on the west side hs
l the same number of acres and can be pul
| chased for So, 600.
D COMPLAINT has been made to Selectma
q G. N. Jones that there is a mad dog
= Yalesyille that should be attended to.
A. L. Rolfe, a member of Simpson Hoo
and Ladder company, who contracted
serious illness by getting wet at the L.
d Hall fire November and has since bee
d laid up, has received check of 500 fro
the State Firemen's association.
= A dog fight on Quinnipiac street yeste
day between bulldog and Newfoundlar
drew a big crowd. The combstants we
e parted.
o Judge Hubbard was out again yeste
day.
g. ed critical.
]. Atwater Hall is down with the grip.
- A. B. Pixley's condition Is more serior
u and pneumonia is feared.
The board of burgesses meet this eve
le ing.
at q. +. Siebeps cigar store ON Hall ayen