Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-12-01
WALLINGFORD.

Ancient Furniture With a History-
The Wheel CIub-St. Paul's Guild
knights of COIumbus-The Beauti-
full Snow-Mrs. Mason,s Fruitless
Seafch-Personal.
D. P. Griswold has recently been re-
juvenating some old pieces of woodwork
belonging to Mrs. CLARK of Academy
street. One chair known to be over 200
years old shows remarkable fine handi-
work and is still in fine condition. Two
desks of old fashioned design are quite
noticeable-one of oak and the other of
genuine San Domingo mahogany. The
latter has quite history. The original
owner was sea captain engaged in the
lumber trade and upon one of his trips
the vessel was wrecked and the captain
escaped drowning by securing a piece of
plank, with which the ship was loaded, on
which he fosted until rescued by another
ships crew. Not unmindful of the great
value the plank had proved to him, he
saved that as well as himself, and upon
his arrival in Baltimore the plank was
sawed up and the desk in question was
made from it, and cherished for years,
until it passed into other hands.
The wheel club has decided to have q stag
Thursday evening. The prize winners at whist
will be presented with neckties, selected by com
vote Of Eth the " cinb However, the line is to By
drawn on red neckties, which are to be boycott
ted. Any other oclor will be considered sallow-
able.
George Cook has given up his position at
White Plains, n, Y. and will begin a course of
studies at the Yale business college in New Ha-
ven to-day.
The ladies Of St: Psurs guild VIII hold bazaar
will be offered for sale.
Miss Susie and Mamie Wilcoxson will return to-
day to their home in Stratford.
john Kane Of Bartholomew row was reported
as dying Of quick consumption late yesterday af-
The Knights of Columbus are requested to
meet at their hall at O'Clock this evening to at
81. N. Ensign of Springfield will soon open a
dry goods store in Leaby's block on Center
The Midnight Alarm" company had a good
house last evening. Owing to the snow the
street parade during the day was abandoned and
the steamer was not unlo AIDED from the cars.
L. G. Seeley, who for several weeks has been
under treatment in the New Haven hospital, is
fast recovering and expects to be able to return
home on Saturday when the quarantine is taken
Nearly eight inches of snow has fallen, but how
streets.
| A freight car was off the side track near Hall
& Elton's factory yesterday, but was got on the
track again without sending for the wrecking
train.
To-day is the last chance to pay your school
tax without interest being added. Collector
Austin is at his office early and late, ready and
willing to accept sll money due that may be
brought before him.
w. p. Bridget and John Concannon are en-
ployed as engineers at Stems in Hartford.
| Robert NJ. Hall of Fair street, has for the past
month been confined to his home By illness.
Thomas's Comic Opera company is booked
for the opera house December 10.
pratt" has had his fortune told and finds
that he, like many others in this world mistook
his calling and was intended for higher
sphere in life than counter jumper.
Mrs. William Mason and child returned to New
Haven on the 1:24 train yesterday morning Her
husband, of whom she was in search applied to
the Housatonic Brass company's office for work.
but failed to make any appearance at the factory
afterwards 1t Is supposed that he decided to To-
cate in some other town afterwards, and that his
wife was mistaken in her remembrance of his
address which she claims she lost with her pock-
etbook on the train.
Henry Hengster has severed his connection
with G. q. Glave and will soon open a tailoring
establishment in Wallace block.
A. b. Bartholomew has decided to the Backes
Brothers a lot 60 by 1876 feet on Fair street
The semi annual water rents are due to-day.
There was only one session of school yester
day owing to the storm.