Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-11-25
WALLINGFORD.

Thanksgiving Day in the Town-Che
Horse and Bicycle Raees-M usic
Hath Charms-His Unpaid Board
BiIl-A Fat Porker's WeIght-went
to North Haven-An Old Letter of
War Days.
Thanksgiving day was an unusually
quiet one here, and it seemed more like
Sunday. There was the usual number of
pleasant family reunions and turkey was
the principal feature. Many went to New
Haven on the afternoon train to see DEN |
man Thompson and the "Old Homestead" |
At the new track on the Williams farm
there were horse and bicycle races. but the |
cold wind rather interfered with the pleas i
ure of the spectators. There were seven
starters in the boys bicycle race. The
handioaps were as follows:
Lane, scratch; Dudley, % yards; Brog-
| den, So yards; Hall, As yards; Atkinson
and Haywood, so yards; Baldwin, rs yards.
The race was in half-mile heats and Arthur
Lane won the first two heats and the race.
Haywood second, Hall third. The prizes
were: Silver medal, bicycle bell and cuff
buttons. The race between W. A. Booths
and D. B. Bulls trotters were quite in
| teIesting. Each won one heat. On the third
and deciding heat Bulls horse started
| a run and Booth, not to be beaten that way,
| started bis flyer on a run, and the conss-
quence was that the race was
declared off. Booths horse proved the
best runner and came in ahead,
but it was decided no race. In the race ss
to which horse would trot q mile the near
est to four minutes ]. D. Williams won
first prize, blanket, finishing in 3:5S.
George Anthony won second prize, whip.
Frank Anthony won first prize, blanket,
in the colt race, while Fred Backes won
second prize, aleo blanket.
A number of music-loving residents
were highly entertained for an hour last
| evening in @. n. Dickipson's music rooms
by hearing G. w. Crockett discourse sweet
music on the guitar. Mr.. Crockett is
without doubt the best guitar player in
town. G. 81. Dickinson, with his usual
. . enterprise, had added to his music rooms
an elegant cabinet case for musical in
struments.
Deputy Sheriff Rod Austin, before his
Thanksgiving turkey was half digested,
!, took the 4:38 train for New Haven and re-
| turned GU the $40 train with prisoner in
charge, who proved to be II. W. Seidler
who is wanted here for skipping a loard
bill at the WalIingford hotel last October
, when he was selling photographs about the
borough. Solder lie evidently an old HAND
at the business, as only last September he
was arrested in Birmingham for leaving
: board bill unpaid at B. T. Buell's hotel
3 "The Arlington" on Meadow street. H.
y will be brought before Judge Hubbard fol
trial at o'clock this morning.
There was considerable interest mani
y tested at the guessing on the weight of
: porker butchered in the rear of Mrs
q Wrynn's saloon on Hall avenue. The exac
!, weight was 800 pounds. Hugh Heslin snt
!. James Conheady put the figures at 299
J. and won the hog, which they afterward
!, sold and divided the proceeds
Thomas Il. Heineman is the new clerk a
n the Coney house.
Misses Susie and Mamie Wilcoxson O
!, Stratford are the guests of Miss Hattie N
Lane of Hall avenue.
{ Will Stocking has been engaged to sin
l. in the Episcopal church choir in Water
>, bury.
70 "The Midnight Alarm" is booked TO
ID the opera house November 80.
% Rev. Father Mallon officiated at tw
le pretty weddings in the Church of the Hol
- Trinity yesterday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
n Michael O'Neil and Mics Mary Flynn wer
III united in wedlock, and an bour later Wi
10 liam MoNulty and Miss Winnie Early wei
8, madeSone.
~ A delegation from Putnam council,
81 U. A. NJ, with drum corps, will go t
K North Haven this evening to assist in th
J, instituting of council in that enterpri
ls ing village.
le Charles Smith of Waterbury was IL
" " guest yesterday of his son, Chief Engine,
Oh G.. A. Smith.
es The annual inspection of Arthur Dutto
T. post, G. A. R., will occur this evening
IN Every member is requested to be presen
al Among many interesting old letters ar
y documents in the possession of Miss
AZ @. Lane, who was in the south during tt
u first years of the war, is a pass that WI
ae granted for Miss Lane to visit Petersbur
ID The paper reads as follows:
IL CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA,
~ WAR DEPARTMENT,
81 RICHMOND, June 4, 1868.
M Permission Is granted Mics q. G. Ls1
"a to visit Petersburg upon honor not
ho communicate in writing or verbally f
4, public action any fact ascertained, whic
~ If known to the enemy might be injurio
%. to the Confederate States of Americ
os Subject to the discretion of the militia
he authority E. GRIswoLD,
~ Provost Marshall