Morning journal and courier., 1892-09-19
wALLINGFORD.


will make but few speeches In this state
and the republican town committee were
fortunate In getting date for this town.
The water commissioners will send out
notices to the water consumers this week
warning them that there must be more
in tho use of water as the condi-
ton of Psugh pond is getting to be alarm
ing, and unless there is very heavy fall
Of rain within short time there bids fair
to be a water famine. Only ten inches
of water are now above the
pipes in the pond which is
the lowest by far that was ever known.
The street sprinkling cart will be dispensed
with and the use of sprinklers on the
street and in yards must be discontinued.
It Is probable that water meters will be
placed in the different factories and
charges for water be made accordingly.
which will tend to make the manufacturers
take some action to stop the wholesale
waste of water in the various factories, for
1t is we'll fact that the four largest
factories in the town use and waste five
times the amount of water that Is used by
all the other water consumers in town COM
bined. The wholesale waste of water must
be stopped or the borough will have a
water famine inside of thirty days. The
subject is grave one and must be met at
once.
Saturday evenings trains took away
quite a delegation from this town to
Washington. Among those that went are:
Captain w. N. Mix, L. A. Northrop, 8. L.
Hall, G. II. Barnes, g. N. Lane, E. N.
Hubbard, R. A. Lynch and wife, George
l. Williams and wife, julius @. Hall and
Daniel Thrall.
The small repair shop of David McCune,
situated back of David Ross house on
Center street, was Quilted by fire early
Saturday morning. W. Burr Halls barn,
situated near by, was on fire when Hub
bard hose came upon the scene, but was
put out in short order as soon as the fire
men got their work in. There were three
bicycles in the repair shop which
were destroyed. and were owned
by George White, George Clayton
and George Woodford, McClune was work
ing in the shop as late as 1890 and whe1
he closed it up everything was in gooo
order and there ia no reason to suppose
the fire was the result of care1essness or Of
an accident, but it is believed to be thu
work of an incendiary. The building ane
contents were insured for $500 in thu
North American company, through DR.. G
b. Andrews agency; W. B. Hall's barr
was insured for $500 in the Continenta
company, in E. B. Camps agency, and tn
loss was promptly adjusted.
field, Mass, where he will 20 to work TO-
Edmund Northrop, formerly of this place
who made a flying visit here Saturda.
looking after workers on the fiat war
line.
| Lieutenant A. M. Beecher of the Unite,
States navy, recently returned from Sa
moa, in the Pacific ocean, was the CUES
over Sunday Of his uncle, DR.. Harve
Davis. Lieutenent Beecher is at presen
on detached service in Hartford.
Mrs. F. G. Allen received letter Satul
day evening from F. Anderson of Ne,
Haven, stating that he has in his possel
sion the pooketbook recently lost by Mis-
Lillian Allen in New Haven.
| J. w. Allen wants to know if water ca
be forced through hitching post, as b
says that one of the hose oompanys starte
to connect the hose with one on Cente
street at the fire early Saturday morning
A hydrant was found soon after ths
| yielded much better.
Sheriff Rod Austin took Henry Culver
the Kelley cure at West Haven Saturda,
The case will be a peculiar one and if
cure is affected there is hope for the wor
case in the country.
Edward Ford of Christian street, VI
bitten on the arm Saturday afternoon by
dog owned by Miss T. J. Curtis, coacl
man, who IL named Clack. Ford wit
blood in his eye was looking for tt
offending canine early Saturday evening
The wound was only slight one and vi
cauterized by DR.. Davis.
The marriage of Charles Terrell an
Miss Edith Mix is announced to occur
October.
The Metropolitan Rubber company h,
the contract to furnish the insulated wi.
for the worlds fair in Chicago, and
driven with work in that department, ar
running four evenings week.
The wheel company is getting out BOZ
| 900 wooden "first blocks for the Co
solidated Railroad company.
Rev. F. E. Marble preached in Poug
keepsie, N. Y. on Sunday.
Company K has voted to go to New Yol
on Columbus day, provided the Secor
, | regiment goes.
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Hall return,
Saturday from Boston.
Judge Hubbard, as attorney for MI
William B. Wallace, has instituted divor
proceedings against w. B. Wallace on Il
grounds of habitual intemperance al
cruelty. The case is returnable the fiji
Tuesday in October.
Company K will celebrate Its twent
FIRST anniversary about the middle of O
tober.
Fred Nettleton came home Saturd,
night from White Plains, N. Y, to ape1
Sunday.
Twenty-Five of the ladies of st. Pau
guild enjoyed pleasant sail on the lal
and dinner on Paradise island SaturdI
afternoon.
Rev. Ransom Harvey of Poughkeepsi
N. Y, preached at the Baptist church {
Sunday.
Frank Cassidy had three fingers smash,
at Hall & Elton's in a roll recently.
The Washington delegation are requef
, | ed to meet at the Ct. A. R. post room at
O'Clock this morning and march with Il
Austin drum corps to the depot and tai
the 1881 train for New Haven, where tn
are to wait for the special departme
train.
| DISCOVERED BODY FLOATING IN THE pom
At about 1890 yesterday morning N
R. F. Andrews, while on his way to ohurc
discovered the body of Arthur Paine fos
ing in the pond of the Simpson, Hall, NJ
Ter Co. near the southeast bank. He IL
mediately notified DR.. McGaughsy, Il
medical examiner, who examined the bod
He could find no signs of foul play or vi
lence, and pronounced the case one of act
= dental drowning. Paine was posted as
common drunkard and could not get al
liquor in Wallingford. He was employ
in the Simpson, Hall, Miller Co.'s sho
He drew his pay Wednesday evening a,
went to Meriden, where he became 9
ceedingly intoxicated. He returned .
the 1923 train Saturday night. He "
seen by some friends. He was subject
fits, and is supposed to have fallen ovs
board in one Of these fits. He was abo
\ thirty-eight years old, and leaves q wi
d and five children. They are in very ha
), circumstances. The funeral will ia
!, place this afternoon at 4 O'Clock. Re
: Mr.. Dickinson will officiate.
i. NEW HAVEN AND DERBY SUI
d No Ground for Charges of Fral
u Against Mr.. Bostwick and ii
II Associates.
, The suit of the New Haven and Der
Railroad company, brought August
against the late Jabez L. Bostwick, J.
Macaulay, W. NJ. Starbuck and the Houl
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