Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-03-22
IN wALLINGFORD..

Erastus Page Dead-Death Of George
A. Stockings Brother-Other Deaths
odd Fellows Banquet-General
News OF she Town. .sssg ae
Erastus Page, aged eighty-eight years,
died yesterday morning at the house of
John Evarts on Whittlesey avenue. The
body will be taken to Guilford Wednesday
for burial ~a,e
George A. Stocking received telegram
Sunday evening announcing the death of
his brother Henry inWsterbury, of Bright's
disease.
Georges and Hezekiah Palmer, brothers
of Mrs. jeremiah Hall of Elm street, have
both died within a week at Stony Creek.
Rev.C q Dickinson conducted the funeral
service of Miss Elizabeth Dearth at the
house of G.. A. Stocking yesterday morn
ing. The bearers were G.. A. Stocking, H.
A. Stocking, W. r. Stocking and G. w.
Desrth. The body was taken to Provi-
dence for burial on the 11:19 train. Mrs.
| G. A. Stocking and G. w. Dearth went to
Providence to attend the burial.
An open meeting will be held in the
Odd Fellows banquet hall Wednesday
| evening to explain the objects and benefits
of the Ancient Order of United Workmen.
1t is proposed to organize branch of the
| society here.
| airy stands 97.75. Company A is 81. 80 and
| Company 97.77. Company K stands
good third.
John Heinemsn, jr., with a partner not
as yet designated, challenges any two per-
sons in town to bout at cribbage for the
championship of Wallingford.
Mrs. Frank Staley of Orchard street is
suffering from a severely sprained ankle,
the result of falling on the ice Satu rday
night.
There will be a baptism at the Advent
church on Sunday evening.
Those four unsightly heaps of snow on
the platform in front of the depot are
neither useful nor ornamental and it would
show a more enterprising state of affairs if
| they were cleared away.
| The board of burgesses will meet this
evening, If they can get together quo
! rum.
George Price arrived home yesterday
morning from Philadelphia.
| George Cook is on duty again at F. L
Leighton's store after a short illness.
Hiram Mansfield of Washington street is
recovering from a second attack of the
grip !ET,.,. . rou ooon - .o,v, On, Ton
Smith ia a grandfather.
The schools will close Friday for a
| weeks vacation.
The sleighing west of town towards
Cheshire Is fine
Water Commissioner Davis was flushing
the water mains yesterday.
The Hotchkin Sisters Concert company
give an entertainment in the Baptist church
this evening.
J. T. Kennedy will on Monday next re-
sumo his old position as prescription clerk
| at DrupQiat q Smith'a
| A four year-old daughter of William
Burns died yesterday morning of scarlet
fever. Two more children are ill with the
same dread disease.
Mrs. Martha Manchester, who has been
visiting her brother, N. F. Ingraham, started
yesterday for her home in North Adams,
| Mass.
of Curtis avenue is considered extremely
critical
crowd of young men was standing in
front of business block on Center street
when they received a sudden immersion
from apail of water thrown from an upper
window.
Thomas DAILY of Meadow street has q
new daughter born Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Warmsley of Smiths
Bluff, near the lake, have q daughter born
on Friday evening.
] ShniAos ". noips, oeHhtor w. H. 1lhtt
secretary, is home from Washi ngton for q
short stay.
F. j. Hall goes to New York to day.
D. E. Morris is building house corner
of Prince and Orchard streets, and has one
on Main street to rent.
The Hubbard Hose company will hold q
meeting tomorrow evening.
On and after April the postoffice will
open at o'clock u. M
Elton Carrington's condition last even
lug was reported as unchanged, with no
favorable symptoms.
Section No. of the Co. operative Cloth
ing association drew out No. SO last even
ing. .-