Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-02
WALLINGFORD.
Won the Prize Cup-The Ball Game -Died of Menin&ttIs-A Court Case Scarlet Fever-General News.

Won the Prize Cup-The Ball Game
 -Died of Meningttis-A Court Case
 Scarlet Fever-General News.
 George Bampton was the winner of the prize cup at the shoot of the National Gun club Saturday afternoon with score of "A out of 30. Anumber of sweepstakes were participated in by the dozon shoot CTS present. Ned Post of New York, a well-known expert, was present and made some fine scores, which altogether aver aged 57 out of 60. Post won one first money, divided first once and once took second money.
 The ball game between the Wallingfords and the Stars was too one-sided to be in teresting, and it was easily seen from the first that the Stars were overmatched and resulted in an overwhelming defeat for the Stars by a score of 20 to 9.
 Martin O'Connell's six-year- boy, Jus tin, died Saturday afternoon with spinal meningitis. Funeral this afternoon at 3:3O from house on Whittlesey avenue.
 rested by Officer Reilly at the instance of Nc
 Weeney Sabine of Merjden, who lost horse !roh US pasture last Tall ana through 1nfOrma- tion received from George Peck, recently sen fenced to state prison for burglary, and from
 other persons not much more reliable, charged
 been tried before Justice Willis I. Fenn in Meri-
 den, but upon investigation it was found that
 there was no evidence against the prisoner and
 George Peck, several months ago, for sundry
 thefts in Cheshire, Meriden and Wallingford,
 had for a time worked % with - Peck I ~ on farm m in in
 Cheshire, and by the influence of his parents he
 wee We a
 of McWeeney & sabine's horse, which
 n t the hat latter ms pas of said tS ana was then proven that when the theft was committed Lane was in camp with Company K Mueller of Meriden the date of the stealing was
 put on September 10, which was three days after
 work learning the plumbers trade in New Brit ain. Since the Peck case has been in the courts
 State Attorney Doolittle has investigated the
 matter thorough and satisfied himself that Lane had no connection with the cases of theft,
 and on Saturday, when Officer Reilly, acting un- der the orders of the Meriden court officials, called upon him to learn if Peck could go to Mer
 iden as witness against Lane, the state attor- ney refused to allow Peck to go and stated that nolle the same and if necessary he would go to
 Meriden for the same pu pose. Grand Juror that he was satisfied that the young man had
 nothing to do with the case.
 Three new cases of scarlet fever were reported Saturday, and it is evident that the disease con- tinues on the increase. Warden Newton as chairman of the board of health is determined
 that every possible effort shall be used to pre- vent any. further spread of the contagious dis ease, and every precaution that is allowed by the statute shall be rigidly enforced at once. Thomas Steele, father of Walter Steele o Cherry street. died Saturday morning in New Britain.
 Thomas Smith of Cherry street was reported Saturday evening as decidedly improved. B. T. Dennison of Whittlesey avenue and E. c Lane of Center street have children sick witt scarlet fever.
 The caavassers for the Y M C. A. buildin, fund report total subscribed of $4 100. H [ Judd has extended his generous offer of the To May 1.
 One of the enthusiastic converts to the Adven belief is reported to have gone crazy on the sub lect of religion, and on Saturday his actions a | his place of abode caused such alarm that he wa
 placed in the care of one of his relatives for saf | keeping.
 Miss Garfield, formerly telegraph operator a
 the Western Union office died in Hartford Sat l urday.
 Real estate transfers recorded at the toul | clerk s office ara G. M. Wallace to F. A. Wallace | 65xl12 feet on Prince street. Simpson, Hall | Miller & Co., to Edward c. Lane, 5 acres of lam | center street, which includes the land formerl ! the Site Of the old glass shop.