Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-26
W ALLINGFORD.

Narrow Escape From Deash-Concerl
and Secfabie in the Arlnory .go~Mor-
row EvenfRg-But Few on the
Lake-An Immense Chestnut Log
Other Mountaineering Personals.
The legislative train stopped here about
$3.50 yesterday afternoon, and after it start
ed out OF the depot colored man attempt
ed to get on one of the moving cara, and
was thrown on the up track, hurting one
hand quite seriously and narrowly escaped
being run over by freight train. The
man was warned Of his danger by the
gentleman, but paid no heed to the warn
lag, and came near losing his life In the
mad attempt to boatd the moving train.
The committee in charge of the arrange
ments for the annual concsrt and sociable
of the fire department to morrow evening,
have left nothing urdone that would tend
to make the affairs grand success. Flynn's
orchestra of Meriden will furnish music,
with M. J. Lynch IS promptor. The New
Haven Decorating company will begin
work in the morning, decorating the
armory, and it ia guaranteed that the work
will refect credit upon the fire department
as we'll as the decorators
The extension water mains on South Elm
street and Lee avenue and down near D.
c. Dudley's are frozen up.
81. B. Todd as appraiser for the Cont
mental Insurance company has placed the
loss on the Odett fire at $415.
Chief Smith has received check for $40
from Samuel Simpson for the expenses of
the dance.
TT pr;or &. bo,,o f.a,. ~. l.
York city.
The ladies of the U. R. G. have disposed
of some of the articles from the recent
fair by drawing. The outline bedo uilt
was won by Mrs. P. M. Twitchell, ticket
No. 105; the puzzle quilt by Mrs. Stanley
Botsford, ticket No. 10 Howard Parker
guessed that there was 1S1 candies in the
bottle and there was just 1856, and Howard
gets the candies.
Miss Hattie Dechsrd was bridesmaid and
E. B. Camp best man at the Forbes San
ford wedding in Me1iden yesterday after
noon. The bride is a sister OF Miss Hattie
Decherd.
son Of william street, died in southbury yester
day morning aged twenty-five years
Of the sleighing and one more such an afternoon
will flush it.
Professor Chipmans orchestra held first class
rehearsal at J. 4. Halls Tuesday evening and
ended up with q supper.
The program 5 for the Firemsn's dance are yerv
neat and natty.
Only a few were out on the lake yesterday, az
the seighing on tn streets ia too poor to pay to
get out 81 Ugh and it is doubtful If the Meriden
horsemen will come down this afternoon "a the
sleighing In Meriden is worse than it is here
The financial secretary Of Pinta council, K Of
c., will be at j. F. Csssius store on Center street
on Friday, to collect assessments.
An immense chestnut log was brought here
from Durham yesterday for the wheel Company.
The log was IS feet long and SO feet IN diameter
in the middle and n'ained over 600 feet of
plank ana weighed over four tons. Two pairs Of
horses and a yoke of oxen were drawing the two
sleds and it took nearly all day to get the mon
ster to its destination.
Large delegations of hremen from New Havsp
West Haven, Waterbury, Meriden and Middle.
town are expected to be ia attendance at the
hremen's ball in the armory tomorrow evening
Eesses will be on Tuesday evening FsbruarY ~