Morning journal and courier., 1893-04-25
WALLINGFORD.

arguments Made In the PArmelee
Will Case-New Industry Soon to be
Located on Hall Avenue-Inprove-
ments at the Bank-remperance
Fever at!Yalesville.
The arguments by the attorneys on the
Parmelee will case occupied the entire day
yesterday. Judge Hubbard, counsel for
W. 81. Newton, the executor, opened his
argument at O'Clock and finished at 1890.
Attorney E. P. Arvine began his argument
at the opening of the afternoon session,
and spoke for nearly three hours, when
Judge Hubbard occupied another hour for
the closing argument. Judge Davis re-
served his decision.
There is favorable prospect of a new
industry being located in the borough.
scheme. A rich vein of mineral has been
developed on the rink property on Hall
avenue, and experiments have been tried
with success as to the utility of the same,
and 1t is proposed to organize stock COM
pany and erect building on the ground
west of the rink and start business that
is expected within short time to give
employment to 200 or more hands A meet
ing of some of the capitalists of the borough
was held last evening to discuss the matter
and take the necessary steps to effect the
organization. Negotiations have been
made for the purchase of the property
west of the rink building, and 1t is prob
able that the project will be pushed along
at once.
The Beach house property is favorably
mentioned as a desirable place to locate the
proposed temperance headquarters. The
entire property can BIS purchased for $780,
600, and perhaps considerably less.
The directors of the National bank are
arranging for the putting in of an i'm
proved vault in the bank building that will
Leavenworth and Cashier W. b. Newton
went to Philadelphia yesterday to close
up the business.
The merchants complain of a scarcity of
small change, principally ten and Eve
cent pieces. The cause is credited to the
large collections made the past week at the
Murphy meetings, which was mostly in
small coins.
Yslesville has got the temperance fever,
and 1t is likely to create quite a lively cam
paign in that hourishing suburb of Wal
lingford. Movements toward the organ
ization of temperance association have
0AICnoy boSun 0Ao oL0 W0A4 uuu01 way sauo
the first public meeting will be held in the
new town hall on Monday evening, May 8.
Two of its influential residents were down
here yesterday and invited Judge Hubbard
to come up and deliver q temperance
speech, which invitation was accepted.
The residents are quite enthusiastic.
John 8. Parker Of Whittlesey avenue re-
ceived the sad news yesterday of the death
of his father in Delaware Sunday. With
l. L. - IL
noon for Delaware.
The item in yesterday mornings issue
the shares taken at the Murphy
meeting should have read G. W. Hull 20
shares instead of E. W. Hall 10 shares, as |
It appeared.
Miss Lille Wood is now located in the |
office of the Wheel company as stenogrs-
pher.
Five ladies were noticed standing on the |
steps of the armory at 6:45 last evening |
patiently waiting for the doors to open,
which proves good illustration of the
force of habit.
Henry e. Culver was brought before
Judge Hubbard yesterday morning after
spending Sunday in the lookup. He was
perfectly sober and listened to q whole
some temperance lecture by the judge, and
IS he promised to reform his ways was dis
,hsrge on probation.
Tom Hayden made application to Select
nan Jones yesterday for assistance from
he town and was sent over to the new
own farm to be cared for by Keeper John
Ion.
A hat box filed with waste paper was
AIKEN by the wind from in front of J. P.
,tevenson's store down the Center street |
ill yesterday morning and brought up in
he gutter, near Prickford's drug store.
)ne of our residents came along in q
wagon, got out and picked up the box, and
hook ii, put 1t in his wagon and drove
way, probably supposing he had got q
,rize.
The Hubbard Hose company entertained
n Sunday fourteen members of the Hub
'ard Hose company of Middletown.
The figures obtained from the pledge
ards returned at the Murphy meetings
how that 1, 1888 signed the pledge. of which
here are quite a number of cards that
vere signed but not turned in.
Patrick HAYDEN and Miss Katie Fahey of
,ristol avenue will be married in the Holy
,rinity church at o O'Clock Wednesday
The Polish girl arrested in Msriden
hsrped with stealing sundry articles from
he house of Horace s. Williams of East
Vallingford was brought before Judge
hubbard yesterday morning and fine 81
nd s12.23 costs, which amount was paid
y q Meriden gentleman, who took the girl
ome with him.
One thousand one hundred and twenty
10 dollars and ninety-two cents was col
cted by subscription and contribution
ward the expense of the Murphy meet
The Ramblers Melted not far from $45
' the exhibition Saturday evening.
The 7. A. B. have voted to have base-
All team this season and to take part in
10 athletic sports In New Haven Memo
al day. Frank ]. Taylor was chosen
anaeer of the ball team, with James Dom c
y q assistant manager.