Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-16
WALLINGFORD.

The German who Was Drowned at
 the Lake Has Been Identified as
 Henri Phren-P. N. Wall Bound
 over for Trial-HabbardH Hose Will
 Give an Entertainme ent at the Town
 Hall-JOhn Welch Able to be at
 Work.
 The name of the German who was drowned in the lake Sunday evening proves to have been Henri Phren. For several weeks he had boarded at the Metropolitan house, on Cherry street The body is now at Undertaken Griswold's and will be buried at 4 o'clock this afternoon. As near as can be found he had no relatives or near friends in this section. It is said that he had a wife and five children in Germany. Selectman Jones, who has taken charge of his personal effects, found a paper in German which being translated shows that the man was divorced from his wife. Several of tine Germans in town have agreed to bear 8 portion of the fu- to the remainder.
 The case of the Peoples Insurance con- pany ys. P. N. Wall was called before Judge Hubbard yesterday afternoon. Be- fore any evidence was introduced Judge Fowler, counsel for the accused, filed de murrer, which was overruled by Judge Hubbard ,and the prisoner was bound over to the superior court under $400 bonds, which were furnished by J. J. Hayden.
 The polls will be open from to o'clock this afternoon in the board of burgesses' room to vote on the, appropriation of $350 for the Washington street sewer. After the polls close the board of burgesaes will meet, if there Is quorum present. The Ladies' Library association enter tainment will occur this evening in the opera house.
 There have been eleven persons drowned In the lake in the twenty years of its exist ence, two of which were suicides. An important meeting of Wallace Hose is called for this evening.
 Superintendent Hall was at Paugh pond yesterday and found seventy-nine inches of water in the gatehouse, which shows an l increase of four inches in the past week. E. M. Judd presided at the temperance l meeting in the Congregational church Sun day evening. Addresses were made by Key. George Swain of Passaio, N. J., Rev.
 E. B: Marble, Rev. Henry Stone. Judge
 Hubbard and B. A. Treat. The officers re- | gently nominated by the committee were
 elected. The meeting next Sunday even
 ing will be in the Baptist church
 Henry B. Hall is home from Chicago. Accsnaut lodge, I. o. o. F., will have
 its anniversary celebration in its rooms
 this evening and have arranged 8 very at 1 tractive program of exercises. Captain LaBarnes will be present at the
 target practice of Companies O and E at | the Quinnipiac range to day.
 .. J. Hampton is delegate from Ac-
 canaut lodge, l. o. o. F., to the session of
 the grand lodge in New Britain to day. The town hall has been engaged for May
 9S for an entertainment to be given by l Hubbard hose. The committee of arrange
 ments comprise Foreman J. W. Hurley, Secretary James Flynn, Assistant Foreman | w.. r. Bridget, T. F. Taylor, J. J. Tobin
 and J. M. Hennessy.
 Miss Katie Kelly, sister of Peter Kelly
 Of South Colony street, will sail from New
 York Saturday, May 27, for three
 months vacation at her former home in
 county Kilkenny, Ireland.
 l The many friends of John Welch of | Colony street are pleased to see him able
 to be at work again after severe attack of | the grip.
 Edward Hopkins of New York is the
 new die sinker at H. L. Judd company. Charles s. Hall, who has recently erect ed two houses on Cherry street, expects
 soon to build block on Quinnipiac street | and open a grocery and meat market Miss Mamie Mccarthy, Miss Katie Foley and Miss Jennie Allen of New Haven are
 the guests of Miss Katie Lewis of Cherry | street.