Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-02
wALLINGFORD.

Excitement Yesterday-Italtans on the Rampage-Serious Accident-St. Andrew,s Brotherhood - Bicycle
 Events-GeneraI News.
 There was quite little excitement about town yesterday morning caused by num- Der of Italians who left work and came in to town demanding their pay, and would not be pacifed by any argument or prom ises. By the contract they were not en- titled to their wages until December 2. Water Commissioner Hall at first declined | to advance the money for wages and the gang returned to the trenches, east Of the center and tried by threats to induce the others of the | gang to stop work and demand their wages For a time things began to look alarming, but quiet l Commissioner Hall acceded to their wishes, and | began paying them their wages This caused great ans the in dassy sbs reported that the Italians said that if they were aod raise e terrible disturbance The citizens | will be relieved when the water main is com pleted and the evil looking gang of ltanans are
 Yesterday afternoon Henry Larkns of Merl- den and man. whose name no one seemed erIa to owned by Larkins and evidently intoxicated Early in the evening the stranger came around thrown out of the wagon, striking on the ground the Ssad which @ Dr | McGaughey was summoned, ana the man was to the hosel where bIn his injuries bs he was severely bruised and cut about the face. The horse continued down Center street hill at a freight train was switching in the station, and l the horse ran between the locomotive and the g tnuing to run up the track and disappeared l the darkness. The wagon was complete wreck. Later it is found that the man hurt is Henry l Davis of Meriden. The horse was found dead.
 Henry B. Hall arrived home yesterday from an extended business trip in the west.
 Miss Belle Perkins of North Main street.
 Lucy A. Bassett, aged eighty five years, died
 a yNorth Haven today ~ anu VIII '
 D. J. Leahey, a former clerk of A. B. Pixley, is located in IS St. Marys kan' conducting
 T6e boys were skating on Campbell's pond yes terday.
 | officers Director, M K. Thomas; treasurer; Will
 Mix af BuTton % 1a mirsns on l ment New Years eve and have selected as com mittee of arrangements: James O. Roach, Johr
 The Home quartette, which comprises E. F Scranton, W. J. Peers, D. W. Hallenbeck and R F. Andrews, will sing in Merden this evening
 Miss Belle Talcott will have whist party to l MT. and Mrs. J. P. Doolittle arrived home las l evening from weeks visit in Chicopee Falls | O. G. Phelps secretary of Senator O. H. Platt | will start for Washington tomorrow morning.
 The question of debate by the Yoke Fellow
 club, Monday evening, was: Resolved, That i
 would be wise for Wallingford to separate itsel
 from Yalesville A. L. Judd and B. F. Steele fo the affirmative and Seymour E. Hotchkiss ant B. P. Sperry for the negative: The question wa | decided in favor of the negative.
 This evening will occur in the armory the en tertainment under the auspices of the bicycl | club. An exhibition of fancy trick riding by W | s. Maltby, the champion, will be the leading at
 traction, which, together with athletic sports
 The entries for the events are: Slow bicycl
 race J. R. Cottrin, R F. Andrews, W. I. Collet
 and B. R. Tuttle onehalf-mile run, club cham pionship, J. R. Cottrill, W. T. Collett, ". L. IT l graham, R. D. Hallenbeck, F. J. Hull, W. R. Gi bert and B. R. Futile; half mile run, open t residents of town. J. Worrall, George White l Frank Burdick, Will Toele, Arthur Whiton, T. F | Taylor; one-quarter-mile run, professional, " l F. Bridget, John Downey, James Downey, J. l Hayden; potato race, J. Worrall, J. R. Cottril . l G. B. Hull W. H. Johnson and Eddie Rawson. Rev. Michael Powers of Taunton, Mass, is l town for few days
 A board of health was organized Monday ever l ing, with w. J. Morse president and zerah ]
 McGaughey, Russell and Davis.
 The Sons of Veterans have nominated ( officers: Captain, Charles Hill, R. J. Lane; fri | leutenants, R. J. Lane and William GoodrIcl l second lieutenants Arthur Whiton and Arthl v Doolittle.
 George Peck was brought before a justice | Cheshire for theft and bound to tt l superior court and taken to New Haven ja | Yesterday he was brought here and tried (
 the charges of breaking into building ar , l and Peck was returned to jail by Sheriff Au E | tin.