Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-08-27
wALLINGFORD.

Attempted Crime on the South Plains
-Ch1ef Engineer Smith-Other New
ArrIvals-Three Css Made Happy
Bicycle Club-The 100000 Suit
New SeWer-The Driving Ass0c1a.
tion-The Express Delayed Last
Night.
A report came from the south plains
Thursday evening that German girl only
fourteen years of age had been criminally
assaulted during the afternoon by strang-
or who was said to be German. Officer
Reilly was investigating the matter yestsr-
day, and in company with Edward
Toelle, who lives at Morse's crossing,
visited the house of the young
girl, who lives near Harry Doolittle's, just
north of Morse's crossing. The girl can
not speak or understand word of Eng
lish, and Toelle acted as interpreter. The
girl stated that she was berrying not far
from tho road with younger sister when
the stranger came in the bushes
and accosted her In German,
asking where she lived and several
other questions, when he struck her
on the back with stick and seized hold
of her and she screamed and attracted the
attention of Barney Monahan, jr., who was
approaching in a wagon. Her assailant de-
sisted from his actions and she escaped
and reached her own home in safety. She
was badly frightened and received scratch
on her face in her struggle with
her assailsnt, who denied to Monahan any
criminal intention with the young girl.
The younger sister corroborates the sisters
or IF kha oaoor1t
Chief Engineer Smith arrived home last
evening from Nova Scotia and reports a
very pleasant trip.
The New Britains will play ball here this
afternoon, weather permitting, and Clune
and Sheehan, the Wallingfords' crack bat
terry, will make their last appearance of the
season.
The concrete walk in Cherry street, be-
tween Hall avenue and Quinnipiac street,
| sadly needs repairing.
O. g. Carroll is the proud father of a
son and heir that arrived yesterday morn
| ing, and he greeted his many friends who
/ dropped into his store with smiling face
| and box of choice Havanas. 8. G. Bald
/ win has a new daughter who also came
yesterday, but no cigars have as yet been
| strewn around.
The Bicycle club will hold it's annual
meeting for the election of officers next
Tuesday evening.
Charles o. Hall is wrestling with his an.
nual attack of hay fever. g. z. Caring
ton is having less trouble this season with
the same than on other years.
Edward Toelle was mourning the ravages
| of two boys in his watermelon patch yes
| terday and as he knew who the boys were
he was looking for compensation. The
| youthful raiders were Johnnie Lsyman
| and boy named Tesman. The father of
| the first mentioned settled up the case with
Toelle, but the Tesman boys father would
| not settle, saying that he could have the
boy arrested and sent to the reform school
| for all he cared, as he should pay nothing.
The St. Pstrick's Mutual Aid will hold 6
| meeting Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
A Torrington man is negotiating for the
purchase of the Coney house on Cente,
| street.
After W. F. Harrison of Merider
brought suit for $40, 900 damages agains
the town of Wallingford an attachment
ment was placed on the town hall building
Now W. @. Arnold brings similar sui
i and will probably have to attach some
thing. If some diplomat could induce hin
to attach our lookup, in the rear of tn,
town hall, and take it to Meriden 1t would
be blessing.
Rev. D. T. Call will preach in Boston OF
Sunday.
The polls will be open from to ,
o'clock this.afternoon In the board of bur.
gesses' room for the purpose of voting OF
the appropriation of 81 900 for a sewer II
the Orchard street extension from Church
street to the north line of Samuel Simp
sons property.
The driving association elected as officer
George A. Hopson as president, W. L. In
graham, secretary; vice presidents, J. P
Stevenson, o. I. Martin, G. w. Hull, h. L
Hall. I'd, E: M. Smith, D. J. Lynch; R. S
Austin, collector and treasurer; directors
W. A. Booth, q. T. Jones and G. F. Lane
The limited express and $3.50 train las
evening were delayed below Berlin on &C
count of the track being blocked JUS
above Meriden, where the switcher was of
the track. The two trains crossed over O,
the up track and came to Meriden ant
crossed back again. The express was a,
hour late. All the trains were delayed
The 1923 going south was half hour late
THE COURT RECORD.