Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-11
wALLINGFORD.

Herod's Square and the Orgies Held
There Cause Complasnts-A Special
Borough Meeting TO-Day-Votine
To-Day-A Cooking Main General
News of the Town.
The quarters of the colored population in the
rear of Booths livery stable back of the Episco-
pal church on what Is known as "Herods
Square, are the source of much complaint from
residents of that vicinity and from many who
at various times, have to be in that neighbor
hood. There are several families who max
their home In the square, and the place is moth
ing more nor less than den Of corruptionas far as
the morals Of the residents are concerned and at
times there is drunkenness and vice in abund-
ance. Some of the orgies that are held in that
quarter would put to shame many of the iniqui-
ties of the worst quarters Of a large city. There
is not only colored people to be found there, but
at times some of the most degraded OF ''white
trash mingle with them on an equal footing.
That such a state of affairs should be tolerated
in the center OF the borough and within a few
feet of three of the churches is certainly not a
credit to the law and order loving residents OF
the borough.
A special borough meeting will be held in
meeting, stated In the call, is to vote on the
appropriation of 81 600 for a larger water main
20 b1aiby, stevens l. Curtis Co.'s factory, near
800 for q sewer on Cherry street from a short
distance above Hall avenue to the main sewer
on Q1innipiac street. There will be two boxes
and the polls will be open from to O'Clock
While the votes are being counted there will be
a business meeting to take action on authorizing
the expenses incurred, over and above the frs
l appropriation, in laying the new water main
Action on the abatement of the taxes Of the
| Backes Brothers will also be taken. Regarding
! the p opposed sewer on Cherry street thu assess
| ments on the property swners on the line vii
| more than pay for the expense Of building thu
| sewer and the making of the appropriation il
only temporary, the amount will be returned t.
| the borough within specified time.
There was a lively cooking main in town on,
night last week, and one Of the professions
l teachers Of the art OF raising and training tn
birds and money against some Of his pupils AM
birds, and the result was that the teacher vas de
the pockets of his former pupils, and since tina
| night there has been blue atmosphere in tn
southeastern section of the borough.
of Augustus Rice on the turnpike near the LAX
on Saturday evening. Mr.. Rice will move bi
household goods aud family to Branford to-day
his household goods to Mide ietown
| P e. McKiernan, die sinker at R. Wallace 1
Saturday, and will work at his trade with job
| Clulee.
the scarlet fever. The little one is improving.
Mrs. William Hodgkinson of Fair street is sc
Judge W. G. Choate and Mrs. Choate have gon
| to hicago to meet Mrs Calvin Goddard and tn
| body of her deceased husband who are en- rout
| from San Francisco. 1t is possible that the bod
| will be brought here for burial.
| Rev. F. E. Marble is interested in forming
law and order league in the borough. A .econ
meet NEE NJ Vii be held this evening IN the tow
nan At sela,pf IL G. Newton of New Haven wit
| II. F. Hall, will appear counsel for Georg
| BATHS, the murderer, which comes up In Ne1
| Haven tomorrow.
Edward s. Bullock went to Philadelphia satu,
| day evening.
| r. D. Perkins will not return to Chicago, h
| having severed his connection with Simpson
| Hall, Miller & Co. as manager of the Chicag
store.
| A daughter has come to bless the home of Mr.
| and Mrs. William Toothe of william street.
| Mr.. and Mrs. F. H Peck and the twins o
Brooklyn are visiting Richard Evans Of White
sey avenue.
Burgess g. G. Thomson is visiting friends Il
MattewaH, N. Y.
| Mrs Joel Peck is suffering from the result O
| a severe fall received Thursday at the Congrega
tional church.
G. W. Hull will so to Pennsylvania this weel
on pleasure trip.