Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-19
wALLINGFORD.

The P. F. Bohan vs. Consolidated Railroad Case Decided-Frank BO- | hans Relatives Receive $1 ,25O and COsts-Nr. Guring's Sad Misfortune A Coming Wedding-He- Has Dis appeared-A DIss sraceful Kow-$1OO Out-Other News. The case of P. F. Bohan of New Haven against the New York and New Haven Railroad company, which has been in the superior court for over year, has been settled by the payment of $1 ,250 and all the costs by the railroad company. The suit was brought by P. F. Bohan, adminis- trstor of his brothers, Frank Bohan, es tate, through his attorney, Judge L M. Hubbard, for $5, GOO damages by reason of the death of his brother, who was killed by freight train at the north crossing at the depot at sn early hour on the morning of August 6, 1891, while driving across the track in E. M Smiths wagon with a boy named Hans Holbsk. Bohan and the horse were killed and the boy was some what injured, but not dangerously. The railroad company settled with Smith for the horse by the payment of $200 and with Holbek for $4OO. The suit was brought by Judge Hubbard the first Tues. day in 1891, and has sincs that time been in the courts, and was settled by the con- pany's attorneys, Townshend and Watrous, with Judge Hubbard on Saturday.
 M. Curing of Meriden, Hebrew em- ployed at the Metropolitan Rubber com pany's works, was caught in the elevator I1r, Q. c.4~ I-- 4v,r~ ay,I I~1kh <Nf his legs terribly mangled. He was taken to the hospital in New Haven on the S:53 train, where one of hislegs was amputated. He was not expected to recover. He has wife and five children in Meriden. His condition last evening was favorable to his recovery. His wife came down Saturday and is with him.
 Edward Janish, a German boarding with Edward Toelle on the south plains, died Saturday afternoon after e short Hines with pneumonia. The deceased was e member of Won Steinwehr lodge, D. O. H., and the Sons of Herman, and was insured for $500 in the latter society. The funeral will occur at o'clock this afternoon from Edward Toelle's He had no family here, but it is believed had wife and child liv- ing in New York.
 Mrs. J. W. Lane was the winner of 8 sofa pillow at the Women's Relief corps entertainment in Meriden last week. J. H. Cormsck 6 Go. will begin work on the Meadow street sewer this morning and expects to finish the job in two weeks. Compass lodge No. g, F. aud A. M. will install its officers this evening. Skating was good on the lake Saturday, ! but not very safe in soms places. The boys were enjoying the sport for all it was worth.
 Work at tying green for the trimming | of St. Paul's church for Christmas will be l gin at once.
 Will Horner, who was formerly in busi- ness in Reynolds block on Quinnipiac street, is now running barber shop at his ole. a.homs in England.
 1 Officer Heinemau made hil first appear l anee Saturday evening in his resplendent | new uniform, which consists of the regu 1 lation police helmet and brass coat with two rows of blue buttons. John was the l center of observation on the streets up | town during the evening.
 Rev. E. E. Needy of New Haven filled Rev. F. E. Marbles position in the Baptist church on Sunday.
 The railroad company has paid Hugh Early S25 for the COW killed on the track g short time since.
 | Judge Bartholomew Is able to be out again and to attend to his legal business.
 Charles s. and Peter S. Hall have been stopping in town for the past few days.
 Henry Arnold will sail from New Yori for Germany on Wednesday morning January 4.
 The marriage of W. F. Condon ani Miss Mary Clyne is announced to occul next month.
 Friendship encampment. I. o. O. F., ha elected ss officers Charles w. Robinson ] ! Oniaf rotriaroh. William P sanin
 warden; M. K. Thomas, high priest
 George Molyneux, scribe, and F'raray Hale
 treasurer.
 The Social circle of Aquilla lodge vii
 postpone its supper until after the Odt
 Fellows fair in January.
 Deputy Sheriff R. S. Austin and Mrs Julia E. Hinman will be married ol
 Thursday afternoon, December 22, at tn
 home of Mrs. Lewis on Main street. A man named Madison, claiming Nev
 Haven as his residence, came here las Tuesday and claiming himself to be tn
 author of the we'll known drama, "Th'
 Drummer Boy of Shiloh," interested
 W. Richards of the Camp Sons of Veter
 ans and Commander Nettlston of the G
 A. R. in 8 scheme to present the play witt
 local cast. As one of the necessities h.
 started to get advertisements for synop
 sis of the play, which was to be published
 this week. He boarded at the Yale board
 ing house. He succeeded in collecting
 few of the amounts in payment for thu
 advertisements in advance and Saturday night he got very full. This morning hs
 is nowhere to be found and the genera
 opinion of the victims is that the chap ii
 nothing but smooth tongued sharper.
 A disgraceful row occurred in a dis reputable house near here, kept by a mar named Jack Shields, Saturday night, be
 tween Meriden and Wallingford parties The women inmates were driven from th' place and took the late train for Meriden.
 It is stated on good authority that n; prizs fight occurred in this vicinity Satur day night in spits of newspaper stories t' that effect. The opinion of the residents here is that the fight occurred much nesre New Haven, and 1t was put on Walling ford as shield.
 A Cheshire card sharper and Walling ford man who doesn't play for his livinl played cards all Saturday night for $1. 50 game. The Cheshire mau went home at o'clock this morning $100 richer.