Morning journal and courier., 1892-01-30
WALLINGFORD.


 ems Partially Explained - Twenty Found In a Smoke House Belonging to c. s. Hall, Who Settles With the Owner of the Fowl but Refuses to State How They Came Into His Pos-
 session-Struck over the Head With
 a Lantern.
 For some time past there has been com plaints of chickens being stolen from all parts of the borough, and it was believed that there was an organized gang of chick en thieves that were getting in their work and had place where they disposed of fruits of their stealing. A resident of the turnpike named Adelbert Briggs lost twenty of his fowls Thursday night and with Officer Reilly instituted search, which resulted in the discovery of the en- tire number of his missing chickens in the smoke-house of Charles s. Hall, who keeps market on Qulnnipiac street. Ten of the their heads, while the others were running about the floor of the build ing. Briggs was pleased to find his missing property and was also ready to accept the proposal of the owner of the smokehouse to settle up the matter at his own figures, which was done. A com- ney by Officer Reilly, who declined to take any part in any settlement outside of legal court Hall declines to state how the chickens came in his possession. At the minstrels last evening Rome Donovan was presented with mammoth boquet by his New Haven friends, who, to the number of dozen or more, were in the audience. The 'souvenir" was direct from Platt's greenhouse in New Haven and consisted of an immense cabbage | handsomely decorated with smilax and | other fixings. Rome received the gift and appreciated the joke.
 Herman Layman, who graduated from | the Whalley Avenue hotel in New Haven few weeks ago after a sojourn of nearly | year for burglary, came to the front again Thursday night on the lake in his l true light. He was carrying 8 lantern on l the ice and when near the shore had some | words with Henry Graham, and struck him across the face with the lantern, breaking the glass in pieces and badly cut ting Graham's face in several places. AS soon as the cowardly blow was struck Lay man started on run. up the hill. Graham was taken into the Lakeside club house and his face washed and cared for. There were six or more cuts which bled quite freely, some of which were cut to the | bone.
 | There is possibility, and quite likely, a | probability, that the Y. M. c. A. minstrels | will give an entertainment in Meriden 8. an early date, under the auspices of Meri- den Center lodge, I. O. o. F. A commit tee from the lodge were present at the show last evening.
 Detective Cowles of New Haven was ir town yesterday morning looking after z man named Frank Munson, who is wanted in New Haven for stealing team and sell | ing the same in New Britain about three months ago. Officer Reilly found the man who has for sometime past been at worl for E. c. Morse, the baker. Sergeant Cowle. | and his prisoner went to New Haven on tn, 1:47 train.
 There was a jolly party with dancing a the house of Edward Brownell in "Quin nie' Thursday evening. The orchestra comprised George Brosdwell and his time worn idle. The party broke up early il the morning. George says that he coult not furnish as good music as usual, as hi only refreshment consisted of copiou draughts of Quinnipiac water. A littl cider would have been much more accept able.
 The directors of the Y. M. c. A. do no deem it advisable to accept the resignation of A. D. Judd as president. A delegat from the state association will be her again on Sunday February 21 and hold ser vices in the interest of the organization About $2, 700 has already been subscribe, to the fund outside of the generous offe of H. L. Judd.
 The bids for carrying the mails close to Washington.
 At the Baptist church Sunday mornin Rev. F. E. Marble will speak upon "Min istration," and in the evening upon ''BaI tism Views and Principles" his first topi being baptism, what and why is its
 The Sons of Veterans will give to tn Il member that sells the most tickets to tn stereopticon exhibition 8 $2. 50 gold piece
 Patrick Gallagher had a COW die Thurs day night from the effects of poison.
 quantity of Paris green was found in th
 manager.
 Rev. T. J. Maloney leaves here to-da
 for Greenwich where he will permanent
 locate.
 A small dwelling house situated in Eas Wallingford and owned by Augustus H
 Bartholomew, was burned to the groun
 early yesterday morning. The buildin was unoccupied.
 Rev. Henry Stone ohiciated at th funeral of J. H. Russell yesterday. Th
 burial was in the Center street cemetery. The leap year party in Odd Fellow f>hall last evening was very enjoyable al
 fair and was well attended. The warm weather yesterday afternoo : softened the ice and spoiled the skatin : temporarily. There were many disaI pointed ones.
 The fire department meets tomorrow a ternoon in the Hubbard hose house. [. The minstrels' entertainment last ever ing drew out full house and gave gres satisfaction. It will be repeated this ever ing.
 NJ. J. Redmond & Co. are repairing th
 frozen sprinklers ill H. L. Judd's factory w. s. Maltby, the champion trick bicy clist, gave an exhibition in Whitinsvill'
 Mass, last evening and will this evenin give one in Newtonville. : r. w. Wilcox has sold to G. S. Wilco seven acres of land in Yalesville.
 Superintendent Davis has given notie that there will be no vacant houses of di continuance unless notice is given at th l time.
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