Morning journal and courier., 1892-10-21
WALLINGFORD.


Voting on the Water supply Increase
-Republican Rally - Nearly Three
Hundred New voters-ProhibitlOn
Ticket-Personal Notes and Other
Items.
The polls will be open from to 8
o'clock this afternoon in the borough Office
to vote on the appropriation of $1,000 to
make provisions to increase tho water sup
ply. There are many in the borough who
do not realize the situation we are placed
in by the failure of our water supply,
which is due to the unprecedented spell of
dry weather, which has caused the what
was supposed to be inexhsustable supply of
water in Paugh pond to give out, or nearly
so. There are several who are opposed to the
it who believe that the fall rains will fill
up the pond and do away with the neces.
sity of pumping station at Muddy river,
, but expert engineers have examined into
| the, facts OF the case and state the situation
is such that immediate steps must be taken
| OF there will be water famine here that
will cause dire disaster. Every citizen
should make it point to go to the polls
| and vote for the appropriation.
| Senator O. a. Plstt will address the re-
publicans in the town hall this evening.
The national band will give an out door
concert early in the evening in front of the
| Young Republican club rooms.
There were many black noses in town
yesterday as a result of looking at the
eclipse through smoked glass.
| The postoffice will observe the usual hol-
iday hours to-day.
| The registrars of voters we're in session
yesterday and tho number of names pre-
sented "to be made" was 277 of which
number the democrats will have a majority
of about seventy-fve. In the Yalesville
| district there will be about sixty new
voters about equally divided ~ to politics.
| The selectmen will be in session Wednes.
day to make voters. and it is probable that
| many of the names win be found in
eligible.
The prohibitionists have elected as a
town committee, 8. D. johnson, F. 81.
Smith and G.. w. Woodhouse, and will
soon have rally here with speakers. The
name of NJ. z. Thomas for judge of pro-
bate will be placed upon their ticket. It ia
probable that no nomination for repressn-
tatives will be made, at least not until
after the republicans make their nomi-
nations. The speakers have not as yet
been decided upon.
Although to-day is legal holiday, the
factories will all run as usual.
The Columbus day exercises will be OBJ
served at the high school and at the Colo
ny street school the flag presentation will
be quite interesting.
w. J. Morse was in town last evening
on business pertaining to the claims made
against him while he was water commits
sioner.
Louis G. Porter ia home from Providence
for few days visit.
Rev. Henry Stone will exchange with
Rev. J. w. Davis of Bridgeport on Sun
day.
81. N. Sanford OF Waterbury will move
here and open meat market on Center
street east of Main street.
The National band will play in Bridge
port to day.
W. T. Collett has been elected captain of
the Ramblers' Football team.
The invitations were sent out yesterday
to the wedding of Charles Frederick Lane
and Miss Carolyn Moore of New Haven
in the Congregational church on Wednes-
day. November Q, at z O'Clock.
Officer Luke Martin captured a runa-
way from the state reform school about 2
o'clock yesterday morning on the railroad