Morning journal and courier., 1892-11-30
wALLINGFORD.

Looking for Her Husband-IErs.
william Mason of This City Cam
not Find Her Spouse-A Special
Meeting of the Board of Selectlnen
-Other News-PersOnal Items.
A lady with a three year-old boy alighted
from the 1888 train yesterday afternoon
and applied to Officer Martin for informa-
ton concerning her husband, who she
stated was William Mason of New Haven,
who had recently come here in answer to
an advertisement of the Housatonic Brass
company for a tool maker. Mrs. Macon
stated that she had received that morn
ing letter from her husband
with his address here and in
structions to come here to meet him,
and that coming here from New Haven on
the train she had lost her pooketbook and
her husbands address. Officer Martin
took the lady and child to the Central
hotel on Hall avenue and left her in care
he would do his best to find her husband.
A visit to the Office of the Housatonic
Brass company and all the other manu-
factories in the borough failed to find any
tidings of the William Mason that was
wanted. The telegraph at the depot was
brought into requisition, but no informa-
ton of the lost pooketbook could be OBJ
tanned. At late hour last evening Mrs.
Mason and child were at the Central hotel,
but no tidings from the missing husband
had been received.
The aslectmen have decided to call a sreciaI
town meeting in town hall on the afternoon of
December IL, at O'Clock, to hear the report of
the much discussed town farm question and also
to have the selectmen instructed In regard as to
Of M the
matters will also be brought up.
Q: W. Tompkins and thirty-two other residents
Of YalesvilIe, asking that a new street running
ed in the '.ville,'' was received. The pl opposed
street will run from Chapel street, west of q. W.
Michael's store, 10 New Place street, distance
OF 694 feet. The petition was received yesterday
by Selectman jones and the matter will be in
serted in the call for the special town meeting.
has not as yet returned to his duties in washing,
ton, but will do 80 on Tuesday morning.
A petition asking for the Reinstatement of OFF,
Ger DansO Reilly as night patrolman is being cir
culated, and will probably be presented to the
board Of burgesses at Its next meeting, Decem-
Tom George, well known here, is ill at his
home in MiddIetown with consumption, and is
gradually failing. Tom has many friends here
A tsn-months-old child of William Mckinney
of South Cherry street died yesterday and viii
be buried this afternoon.
Officer Heineman appeared on duty last even
ing up town with q bull dog as companion fol-
his nightly vigis. Tho canine did not relish the
change from warm quarters to night tramp In
the snow, and 1t was predicted that he would
reach his home on Washington street in advance
of his master long before morning.
George e. Dickerman arrived home from New
London Monday and reports that the condition
Of Fl. Lewis Dudley is considered decidedly more
favorable and it is believed that he will recover
| There is q strong probability that Nicholas
Bridget will have to submit to another amputa
ton Of his 4rm, he is experiencing great pair
at present and the only relief will be another op
GRAFTON.
Last evenings snow storm sadly interfered
with the attendance at the several entertain.
ments in the borough. Business in the stores
was nearly at Q standstiu, as very few ventured
out who were not obliged to do SO. =
There has been large advance sale Of tickets
for 'The Midnight Alarm" which appears In the
opera house this evening. The company Is de-
serving Of liberal patronage.
Albert Austin is fitting up the store on Cente,
street recently occupied by Germans tea store
aud on Monday morning will open up frst-class
grocery store. Robert Hallenbeck will be his as
sistant.
Benjamin Draine of New Haven Is the new die
sinker at r. Wallace Sons.