Morning journal and courier., 1892-07-11
WALLINGFORD.

A Grandfather,s Gift of $4,000
Place-No Longer Ornaments the
Band Stand-Ch1cken Stealing Case
There Was No Cyclone Saturday
Night-PolfIical II Local Theatrical
Talent-A sunday Fire.
Saturday was the twenty-ffth birthday
of Mrs. G. 81. Tibbitts and her grand
father remembered the event in a substan-
tial manner by presenting her with deed
of the elegant mansion on the corner of
Main street and Curtis avenue, the esti-
mated value of which is $4,000. The
house is just completed and will be ocsu-
pied this week by Mr.. and Mrs. Tibbitts.
The grocery wagon owned by S. J. Hall
that has been an ornament to tho top of
the band stand on the hill since last Mon
day morning was removed on Saturday by
Warden Newton, Judge Bartholomew, J.
P. Stevenson, A. B. Prixley, G. s. Hall, c.
O. Hall and other patriotic citizens. The
work of removal was accomplished with
out serious mishap and required considera-
able more time than was used in placing
the wagon in It's exalted position during
the early hours of the glorious Fourth.
Chief of Police Daniel O'Reilly has been
supenaed to appear Tuesday merning in
New Haven in the criminal side of the
court of common pleas, as the case of
Charles S. Hall, charged with chicken
stealing, will come up for trial. It was
stated by the parties most interested some
months ago that the case had been settled,
1,,k J, Con of< Hao CHI o~>%
phase of affairs.
There was a report circulated in New
Haven late Saturday evening about the
depot that Wallingford had been struck
by another disastrous cyclone and that
twenty or more houses had been blown to
pieces with terrible loss of life. Several
of our residents who were in New Haven
| were alarmed for the safety of their
families and friends and when the 1921
| prised to find that the rumor had no foun-
dation and that the terrible tornado was
nothing more than refreshing shower.
The democratic town committee held q
| meeting Saturday evening and elected B.
A. Treat chairman in place of James G.
Roach, who declined to accept the position
for another year. Another meeting will
be held in the democratic headquarters in
town hall building on Thursday evening at
o'clock sharp.
The annual meeting of the incorporators
| of the Dime Savings bank will be held to-
| morrow evening at o'clock at the rooms
in the bank building.
The cast of characters of ''The Sorcerer,"
soon to be presented here by local talent,
| is as follows:
alexis hopert N MOTIFS s
R Ro ray Theodore f. C Lane
John Wellington Wells the sorcerer. =.
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A Ac Aangazure Mlss R SsaSe H Mn
Mrs Partiet. Miss Minnie Wallace
Chorus and Villagers by some Of the best anna
teurs in the borough.
A fire was discovered early Sunday morn
| ing by Louis Donderos in the small build
| ing on Halt avenue occupied as shoe re-
pairing shop by M. Biser. Donderos burst
| in the door and put out the fire with pals
| of water. The attempt to burn the build
| ing was made from the outside, as hole
was burned through the under corner of
the door and through the floor. Kerosene
was evidently used. Small blue matches
were found about the outside of the door.
It was after daylight when the fire was
discovered.
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Hall start Thursday
for Naugatuck.
Mrs. F. J. Heavens started Saturday for
her home in Hadley. Mass.
Fred Blake and bride are home from
Maine.
Walter Hall has sold his interest in the
property on Center street opposite the
| town to Arthur Brooks of Haddam, but
will continue his business as usual on the
property, having rented the same.
B. The special train for the union Sunday
/ l., mill 1aox
here at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning.
| Harry Toothe will move back here again
| from Illinois.
@. r. Tiffany starts on Tuesday morn
ing for Detroit to attend the Baptist con-
| vention which opens on the 14th and con-
tinues for four days.
William Goodrich and J. r. Cottrill ar
| rived home from Boston on the $3.50 train
Saturday evening. They were intending
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