Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-10-27
WALLINGFORD.

Special Meeting of Citizens-Danger
From Want OF Water-A Football
Game-Other Items OF Interesi-Per.
sonal Notes.
A special meeting of the citizens of the
borough will be held in town hall this
evening to discuss the water question and
suggest some feasible plan to increase the
present supply, which, owing to the ex-
IRENE dry spell, has diminished to an
alarming degree, and, in fact, unless some
thing is done at once there bids fair to be
a water famine. It's to be hoped that there
will be large attendance of the taxpayers
at the meeting, and 80 that If the matter
is again brought to a vote it can be de-
cided understandingly and not defeated by
votes which are cast by persons who do
not understand the situation. Attorney
Fowler is out with letter in which he
recommends that tho pump should be put
in Paugh pond and the water be
pumped into the pipes should the
water fall below the present mains
flled up again when the winter rains
come. This plan is not deemed advisable
by engineers and others who have care
fully looked over the situation, as 1t would
take many heavy falls of rain to make any
impression on the pond and the prospect
| of such rains does not look encouraging.
Something must be done, and done at
| once, or the citizens will find that the sit
uation is an alarming one and suffering
will ensue from the scarcity of water.
The seleotmen, town clerk and registrars
were in session yesterday from 8 a. m. to
| o'clock p. M, and were kept busy most of
adjourned until Monday morning at 9
O'Clock. The number of new voters made
was 1872, of which number the republicans
claim fully one-half. There are now 81
more names to be made, but 1t is probable
that not more than 90 will ever be made.
The game of football between the high
school team and the Invincibles on the AS
ISOLATION grounds yesterday afternoon re,
| suited in a decided victory for the high
school team by score of 4S to o. The de-
feated team will have to adopt new name,
ss>it is evident that the present one is moi
appropriate.
| Miss Grace Adelaide Lane was given q
pleasant surprise last evening by q mum.
Der of her young friends who came unex-
pectedly and assisted in the celebration OF
her fifteenth birthday. Miss Pearl Collet,
had the engineering of the surprise and by
her careful management the affair was g
| complete success.
Chief Engineer Smith is preparing his
annual report and when sent in it will be q
work of art, or rather typewriter.
There seems to be general belief that
Attorney Fowler has mistaken his posi-.
ton politically, and instead of being q
mugwump should have been prohibi-
ZIONIST, as he appears to be so we'll versed
on the question of water.
1t is to be hoped that women interested
| in the improvement of WalliDgford will be
present at Mrs. G. II. Tibbitts on Main
street Friday afternoon, October %, at 8
O'Clock.
The high school football team will play
In Meriden Saturday afternoon.
| David E. Douglass will move his house
hold goods to Meriden to-day and will re-
side on North Fourth street in the western
part of the city. s sss.s
W. Clayton Andrews and Wilbur d.
Hall will on Monday next begin course of
study at the Yale law school In New Haven.
Mrs. Newton g. Wooding of Constitu-
ton street idied yesterday morning, aged
| fifty three years. The funeral will be
from the house on Saturday at Q p m. The
burial will be in the Center street ceme-
terry.
The schools will be closed Friday to en-
able the teachers to attend the convention
in Meriden.