Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-05
IN wALLINGFORD.
The Survey and Change of Route of
the Proposed New Railroads.&c. Ice
Crash-Special Town Meeting Called

The Survey and Change of Route of
the Proposed New Railroad-An Ice
Crash-Special Town Meeting Called
for April s.
Another survey and change of route of the
proposed new railroad has been made. The new
plan will do away with a trestle across the east
side of the lake. as it will be about 200 feet east
Of the former survey, and will cross Oak street
near Dan Mitchells house, through Zenas Wards
lot and go under Hall avenue east Of the house
Of Francis Bernatche, and cross over Quinnipiac
street at the same point as on the first survey
The heavy ice run from the lake to j. W. Goes
big ice houses, which for some time has been
gradually leaning toward the north, has at last
succumbed to the winds and weather, and early
Sunday morning fell with a crash that alarmed
the residents in that vicinity The ice houses
were not filled the past winter
The illustrated lecture of the battlefelds and
scenes of the war will be repeated this evening
at the opera house. az
There win be public installation of the off
GERS OF Perseverance division, Sons or temper
Complaint is made that the globes on the gas
and one near the railroad is quoted as a sample.
Miss Sophia Thorne left here yesterday for
| Wellesley college, where she will graduate IN
| june
| Mr.. and Mrs. L A. Dolph spent Sunday in
Bristol as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ira b.
| Smith.
J. B. Mix of North Main street gave an oyster
supper last evening to jack Heineman, Louis
Page and George Whitaker. The -four form a
The selectmen paid out $1,7io7s last month.
There were nine deaths in town during
| March.
| The wedding of E. F. Knapp of Torrington and
Miss Mile III IN Morthrop vii occur on Aprf x
| of the Congregational church.
| A delegation from Compass lodge, Fand AN,
| will pay rraternal visit to Meridian lodge in
child Of Leon con Hail is III with scarlet fever
Thomas Days nine year old daughter died Of
One Of Peter Reilys twins died Sunday night.
Fred Hill has been engaged as organist at the
Congregational church , - ,n ann,
| up the Hoffman house in Birmingham Wednes-
Mrs E. M. Smith is on the improve
Social club are William H: Kane. president
de- recording secretsry; J. F. Kane. financial
secretary; 2: J; Buckley, treasuEer ;;,,; Frank
vestgating committee.
The board Of burgesses meet this evening.
| Roswell D. Perkins arrived home from Chicago
on the 6:24 train last evening.
Mrs. G. NJ. Wallace and her mother, Mrs. Mar
garet Lee e.. arrived i've home YESTERDAY afternoon
MIR. and Mrs. Bennett Jerralds and Willie Gan
non a srrxed home Yesterday from Florida
clerk at the wallingford hotel.
The seletcmen have paid $25s.o7 for the care
Of Wallingford's eight patients at the Middle
Nearly all the young men, and many of the
older ones, in town seem to have gone bicycle
mad, and pneumatics, cushion tires, etc., are al
| that can be heard about the streets OF an even
ing. especially in the neighborhood of Simpson
| block
Mrs. John Kendrick declines to sell the proper
| ty IN the rear OF the Sixth district school prop
erty on South Main street, and the commirte,
will have to make report and await further in
structions.
Sydney Van Tasselrs one-year-old child diet
| yesterday at the New Haven hospital. The in
FAINT was taken to the hospital last week, AM
| yesterday an operation was performed and tn
| patient died while under the influence Of ether
The body was brought here on the $40 train las
, evening, and will be taken to Nyack, N. Y. 70
| burial later in the week.
| The time of the funeral of Mrs. Salmon Ha
| has been changed to o'clock this afternoon
| Burial In the Center street cemetery. Rev. G.
, | Dickinson will of6ciate.
The lecture of Mrs. General Custer has bee
| postponed indefinitely.
. | DR.. Aling of New Haven was In attendance q
Mrs. Wilbur c. Northrop yesterday, and report
: her symptoms a little more favorable.
} W. R. Gilbert's two children are convalescins
Mrs. Oliver Spencer Of Washington street wi
| go to Providence to-day to witness the launch {
| the elegant new steam yacht of which her sol
Captain John G. Silva. is to be the master.
At the meeting of the town farm committe
| yesterday it was voted to call special tow
meeting on Friday April IS, at O'Clock, to hes
| the report Of committee and take decided actio
| on the matter of purchasing town farm.
I majority of the committee favor the purchase
the H. W. Andrews farm on North Farms.