Morning journal and courier., 1892-09-17
wALLINGFORD.

A Horseman Loses His Money on the New Haven Races-The Town Re. port Ready for Distribution-The other Man,s Speech Was the Best Judge Martin Sells His Handsome Pair of Blacks-OG for W arlington Broke His Hip
 Quite number from here took in the l races in New Haven yesterday and the un- certainties of betting on horse races was H. lustrated to the sorrow of one of our we'll known horsemen and one who is known to be good judge of horses. After two heats in the 2:45 class had been trotted, both being won by Miss Albert. which trotter was naturally the favorite, the Wallingford horssman in question of fered to bet $100 to $20 that Miss Albert would win the third heat. The odds were warranted by the previous two heats and | the bet was considered a safe one. The wager was taken by 8 we'll known sports man, who trusted to luck and the uncer- tainties of horse races. The third heat was started and on the home stretch the favorite was in the lead and presuma- ply sure winner when the driver turned his head to look back at the following | horses, which were we'll in the rear when he unwittinglygly pulled his horse into the fence, upsetting the sulky, throwing out the driver and losing the heat ss we'll as the race, and the Wallingford repre- sentative's S100 went down with the l wreck.
 Constable A. J. Brown of Milford was in town yesterday afternoon looking up the parties who purchased the meerschaum | pipes stolen from Adams' drug store in Milford several weeks ago by Herman Lay man and sold by him to several persons in this town. The names of the ones buying the pipes are all known and several will be arrested and taken to Milford to answer to the charge of receiving stolen property.
 The town report will be ready for distri-
 button on Monday.
 Richard Talbot received letter yester-
 day from Mrs. Isaac H. Frost of Philadel-
 phia regarding the recent death of her hus-
 band. Mrs. Frost states that she is soon
 to move to her old home in Newport News,
 Va, and will then write the full particu.
 lars of the sad death, which was tho result
 of Bright's disease.
 w. R Gilbert has raised the necessary
 funds, $S0, to pay" the expenses of the
 Austin drum corps trip to Washington
 with A. H. Dutton post, G. A. R. MT
 Gilbert has worked faithfully for the , cause without compensation, and deservei much credit for his persistency in solicit ing for the benefit of cause where he il
 to receive no apparent advantage e1cep 7 the satisfaction of having been the mean ] of furnishing pleasure to others.
 F. Davis Oakley, the speaker at the re , publican rally Thursday evening, was th t guest of Judge Hubbard on that eveninI
 and returned on the 10:31 train to his hom l in Hartford. While on the train in con
 versation with two Meriden gentlemen h ] related what he considered pretty goo, :, l joke on himself. After the close of tn 0 meeting he accompanied Judge Hall t
 his elegant residence on Main street D As they were going into the front door on p of the judges little boys, who was jus 8 going to bed upstairs and supposed ths
 his father was alone, called out, "Is tha @ you, papa" to which the parent pleasantl d answered, "Yes, my dear" The littl + one's next essay was, "say, papa, thin 7, was rather embarrassing for the judge { @ the time, but it resulted in g good laue
 afterwards. Mr. Oakley was of the opir [. ion that the boy evidently has much of h Il fathers discernment and knows what is gold and what is gloss.
 ,s Captain w. N. Mix has received one
 the handsome badges of the Connectic1
 department which will be worn durir
 the Washington encampment. The hi d torical wooden nutmeg forms one of u ye prominent features.
 E. M. Hubbard, Henry Jacobs, Eyre
 Hill and Charles Paden, ST., are the late
 additions to the ranks of the Washipgte . excursionists.
 ..' Ex-Chief Engineer David Ross starte
 yesterday for Washington by the way
 Gettysburg and Antietam with Merria post, G. A. R., of Meriden. Id Judge Martin has sold his handson e pair of blacks to New Haven liver IT. man.
 ., A. B. Pixley arrived home yesterd w. from the Berkshire hills. Edmund Northrop of Turner's Fall
 Mass, is in town renewing old acquai
 tances.
 General W. R. Pease is now one of t
 Sons of the Revolution.
 ,e A subscription paper is being circulat 'n by some of the ladies to raise money send one of our well-known residents in the gold cure.
 IT, Mrs. w. H. Barbour and daughter, VI pv have been the guests of Mrs. L. M. Der n ham will return to-day to their home
 Brooklyn.
 ne Mark s. Bowen, one of Wallaces e ,r, gravers starts to-day for Cincinnati, O. IT, work for Homan & Go.
 .u Captain W. N. Mix, l.. A. Northrop, 70, c. Hall and E. M. Hubbard start this eve ca ing for Washington.
 er Lewis Odett, who is seventy years ( m. and lives on the Naples farm near Pc .i. Fill, recently fell from the barn he W shingling and broke his hip. ca The Washington excursionists will ha "a, to take the first train Monday morning ne ne New Haven, as the special train will I LII stop at this station.
 ,er There was small attendance at ls- meeting called last evening relative to 0 on ebrating Columbus day. A commits to consisting of Rev. J. E. Wildman, W. ne Newton, F. J. .Heanens. o. H. Brown a ITS F. B. Marble were appointed to take In matter into consideration and report at