Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-31
WALLINGFORD.

Adjourned Town Meeting To-day
Winter Vacations at the Factories
AN "AlI HOt'' Foundry-Personal
Notes - mortuary Record 80 Lodges
and TheatricaIs.
The adjourned special town meeting to
hear the report of the assessment commit
tee and to take action on the same and
transact other important business, will be
held in town hall this afternoon, beginning
| at O'Clock. 1t is to be hoped that there
will be large attendance of the taxpayers,
as the matters to be discussed and acted
| upon are of vital interest to everyone who
has the interest of the town at heart
Hall & Elton company, Msltby, Stevens
& Curtis company and the Simpson Nickel
CO mpany's works will close this afternoon
for the annual winter vacation and in
ventory. The Wheel company will not
have any shut down at present.
An "sll hot foundry" on wheels struck
town by freight yesterday afternoon. The
institution is called a 'Night cafe" and is
owned by La Bregne Brothers and comes
here from Stamford. The wagon is covered
and finely finished up and is christened
"Whippoorwin."
Henry Arnold will sail from New York
next Wednesday for Antwerp on the
steamer Rhineland of the White Star line.
and will spend three months among his
friends in Germany.
Mr.. Zepherin Charest and Miss Rebeccs
Charest of st. AIMS, Cansds, are the guests
of Mrs. Octave Montrey of Hall avenue
and came here to attend the wedding of
Mr.. Montrey's daughter Lena, which will
occur on Monday.
w. A. Booth is now running a hack to
the depot for every train.
Selectman Jones was confined to his
home yesterday with a severe cold.
Commodore" George z. Bullock hss
left Newburyport and is now working in
Attleboro, Mass.
L. A. Northrop will on Monday evening
install the officers on the G. A. R post In
Seymour.
The entertainment and Christmas tree of
st. PauPs Sunday school will be given in
the parish house Friday evening, Janu-
airy 6.
The Boston Stars, who appear In the
opera house next Thursday evening, are
under the direction of the Redpath bureau
of Boston, and come here with the highest
recommends from the press of the country.
The combination consists of Mrs. NelIa
Brown Pond, Miss Adelaide Chester, Miss
Ida ]. Low, and Mr.. Charles Kellogg, the
fsvorite bird warbler and whistler. The
concert will be rare musical treat, and it
is ts be hoped that there will be large
and sppreciative audience to greet the
artists upon this their first appearance In
Wallingford.
There were 134 deaths in town during
the year 1892, divided as follows: January,
90; February, ID; March, 8; April, IS;
May, IS; June, 1; July, IL; August, 10;
September, 5; October, 8; November, g.;
December, 5; total, 1874. In 1891 there
were III deaths
The new boiler for the Muddy river
pumping station is expected to arrive from
New Haven 10, day.
Ivy lodge, No. AZ, &. of P, elected as
officers last evening: Ii. ]. Redmond, @ G /:
G. 81 Clayton, V. c.; Fl. B. Sherman, P !:
W. r. Steele, K. R. and s.; ]. ]. Convey,
II F.; c. s. Allen, II. A; D. c. Porter,
trustee for eighteen months; representa-
ttves to grand lodge. G. S. Allen, W. J.
Arthur; slternstes, E. III. Hall, Charles
| Smith
The answer to the question: Where is
Madison that was to present 1.-The Drum
mer Boy of Shiloh" here, asked .'Ouiis"
last evening. The answer came quickly
and gave his whereabouts in climate that
| is supposed to be very hot. The answer
| surprised two young ladies that were
manipulating the board.