Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-23
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wALLINGFORD.
Death of q Prominent Citizen-Ice
Cutting ON Wooding,s Pond -
BurstiDg of a Boiler-Social Fes.
tivities and other Items of Inter-
est.
Mrs. E. Fl. Ives, we'll known and |
much respected resident of Main street,
died early yesterday morning, aged seven
ty-four. The funeral will be on Monday
at $50, at st. Pauls church. She leaves
one daughter, Mrs. Rev. E. NJ. Grishee of
Cambridge, Mass.
Henry Wrinn of Colony street died
yesterday morning after short illness
with pneumonia, aged twenty-five. Fun
eral Monday morning at Q o'clock from the
Holy Trinity church.
The ice company began cutting six-inch
ice on Weddings pond yesterday morning.
ice is not of the b-st, being largely snow
ice. One of the Strauss Brothers horses
broke through the ice and there was some
lively work done before it was got out.
E. NJ. Judd is home from Boston but
| will not return west at present.
The borough officers will hold special
| meeting this evening in reference to Dor
| rowing $500 to complete the laying of the
| water main through the tunnel.
W. B. Hall and E. M. johnson qualified
| yesterday as appraisers on the estate of the
late Robert Wallace.
| The sleighing about town is not the best,
but ia being taken advantage of by all who
can and desire to do 30.
50, The board of relief will be in session to-
| day.. -
The winners at the whist party at Mrs
W. n. Talcott's were Mrs. W. H. Talcott
and Harry Clulee, Mrs. j. NJ. Cannon and
Herbert Atkinson, Mrs. Harry Clulee and
| @. M. Jones.
There were hundreds of skaters on the
lake yesterday. Should the weather con-
tinue favorable the iceboat Volunteer will
| be in use this afternoon.
The boiler used to generate the steam to
heat the armory burst yesterday morning,
causing no great damage, but causing con-
siderable trouble in getting and placing in
| position stoves to heat the building for the
dance in the evening.
Henry D. Halls promising Haldane
| yearling colt has been weighed, and bal
| ances just $40 pounds, which is quite q
weight for a yearling.
Harry Nugent is boss of the ice har-
vesters on Weddings pond.
Several of the members of Wallace hose
will attend the dance of the Eaton, Coles 6.
Brainerd fire department in Bridgeport
next Friday evening.
Mrs. Joseph Lynch and Mrs. Fritz
Snowman will receive 81 900 each from the
insurance on the life of their father, the
late Michael Hayden.
Joel Allen of Pond Hill has lost quite a
number of his choicest fowls recently by
minks. The hens were found lying on the
ground minus their heads which is a sure
trademark of minks, who are regular blood
suckers.
Jeremiah Hall of Elm street is reported
as improving and, although he is ovel
entertained that he will soon be about
again.
| The first annual promenade, concert ano
sociable of the Wallingford fire department
in the armory last evening was grand sue
cess in every particular. The armory was
elegantly decorated with varied colored
festoons and flags with bunting in various
forms tastefully arrayed. AS early as
o'clock, when the concert began, every seat
in the building was occupied and hundreds
were standing about the lower part of the
hall. Among the many present were
Warden Newton, Judge Hubbard, Bur
gesses Thomson and Porter, Clerk G. l.
Jones and many other influential citizens
There were delegations of fremen from
New Haven, Fair Haven, Waterbury and
Meriden, including Chief J. J. Dayton
Foreman Morgan Fowler, Secretary D. B
Brown of the J. J. Dayton
company of Fair Haven, Fore
man Dan Cornell of the Quinnepiaci
of Fair Haven, Foreman William Wrigh
of Phoenix Hose company of Waterbury
Foreman John Loughlin of Benedict and
Burnham Hose company of Waterbury
A letter of regret from Chief Hyatt Of
Meriden was received by Chief Smith
Ex- Chief B. T. Buell. of the Wallingfori
fire department, now of New Haven, and
many others. The grand march started
after ten O'Clock, and was lead by Chic
Engineer G.. A. Smith and Miss Addie
Bullock of Hartford, followed by the Wal
lace Hose company, Hubbard Hose com
pany, and visiting fremen and ladies'
The entire affair was frst-class
in every particular, and reflects
much credit upon the able
committee of arrangements. The concert
by Williams orchestra was very fine AND
the rendition of the descriptive piece,
"The Night Alarm" was very pleasing
and was literally applauded.
Colonel Thomas Luby won the gol6
| badge tor s0lllng the most tlckets, ne oils
posing of seventy tickets. There was III
couples in the grand march, the larges
march ever known in Wallingford.
The handsome new uniforms of the
Hubbard hose and Simpson hooks made {
fine showing and were admired by all
The effect of the Wallace, blue; Hubbard
red; and Hook, black, was very pleasing
and quite noticeable.
William Hassett, superintendent at II
L. Judd company has donated So to the
| fire department fund.