Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-26

will be Held TO-NiSht-Town Clerk
Martin Locked Minister in the
Town Vault Yesterday-Larse At
tendance Mt the Homer johnson
Auction-Notes of Personal Inter-
est.
The program for the grange at its meet
ing this evening will be as follows: Papers
on special crops-Wheat, II. W. Andrews;
rye, Ezra Tyler; oats, q. W. Harrison;
buckwheat, E. J. Hough; corn Geld, sweet
and poppiug), George D. Hall and Joel A.
Allen; potatoes, B. 81. Nichols and Joel R.
Hough (rotation, acreage, fertilizers, i'm
plements used, yield and every detail to be
stated and samples used); music, Fred A.
Wooding; recitation, Zera P. Beach.
A special meeting of the board of bur-
gesses is called for this evening to take &C
ton on the resolution providing for sink
ing fund in the borough. The bill pro-
vides that the borough shall vote on the
approval of the project before November 1,
1898.
Peter Jones of the west eide has had e
sheep killed by dogs. Every year the same
complaint comes from Mr.. Jones, and be-
| fore the fall is passed there will be several
moro killed in all probability.
The Rev. Mr.. Munson of Cheshire came
| over here yesterday to look over some
Town Clerk Martin placed the wished for
records in his possession and left the rev.
| erend gentleman in the town vault with
the books and went on copying some work
he hand When 10 o'clock came Mr. Mar
tin got up, closed and locked the vault door
and locked up his ofGcs and went home to
dinner. Returning in about an hour and
half, he went to work again, when some
one came in the Office and asked him if the
Rev. Mr.. Munson had gone home yet.
Judge Martin started up, suddenly recol
hurriedly unlocked the door of the vault,
and found the clergyman sitting there. pa
tiently awaiting the hour of his deliver
ance. Having brought his dinner along
with him, Rev. Mr., Munson had expert
enced no serious hardships and good
naturally laughed over the occurrence.
The was large attendance at tho auction
at the Homer R. johnson farm yesterday
and every article of more or lees value was
disposed of without any difficulty. There
were many old historical relics disposed Of
Judge O. 81. D. Fowler purchased an old
flint lock musket and bsyonet that has
long years during the revolutionary wal
by Amos Andrews of Cheshire, or as it was
then known, as part of Wallingford, and
the bearer done good service as the record
shows in the battles of Long Island, Ger
mantown, Monmouth and other noted en-
gagements of that noted struggle for liber.
ty, and also suffered the terrible privationf
at the winter quarters and Valley Forge
and Morristown. The stock of the old
frearm bears the initials, A. A., and the
same has been preserved carefully for gen
erations. DR.. Coudert purchased on old
rife that looked as 1t might have done ser
vice in the war of 1912 at least
Michael o. Callahan secured
breechloading shotgun and pistol, which
he proudly carried home, and no doub
dreamed last night with the weapons BY
his bedside of the exciting times he passed
years ago when he was roughiDg it in ths
wilds of Australia. During the auction
two hunters came along and one of then
handed his gun to young man named
Barry to hold for short time. Barry Wal
twirling the gun on his hand when one
barrel was discharged, the charge of sho
striking on the road and glanced against {
tree. One shot went into the yard of the
house and struck man on the face, great
ly surprising and soaring him, but moi
seriously injuring him. The accident wa
due to the carelessness of the hunter ir
leaving the gun at full cock. 1t was al
most miracle that no one was injured, al
there were over 100 persons within few
yards of the gun at the time.
Rock has been struck on Elm stree
where the sewer has been started, which
is estimated to be from three to five fee
:hick.
The practice game of football betwee,
! the Ramblers and the high school team re
suited in favor of the high school boys b.
a score of "a to 0. Only portion Of tn
Ramblers' picked team participated.
| Edward Kane has sold to Bridge
| Barry a lot 1l0x150 feet on Christian
street.
All those who are interested in formin,
| rifle club, similar to the Citizens club o
Meriden, are requested to meet with Select
man J. B. Mix as his Office in town hal
: next Monday evening.
Charles Parry, who lives down on Soutl
Elm street, was passing around the cigar
at Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co.'s factor,
| yesterday morning in honor of a new ar
! rival at his house, bouncing boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. Jerralds arrived her,
last evening from the worlds fair and at.
the guests Of O. G. Carroll.
The report printed in the Meriden RECORD
yesterday morning of an attempt to burg
| 1arlze GQ6 WHICH, suup ls a4 uoonsAAAo auu
had not the slightest foundation.
Another mink is reported on Constitu
ton street, and Ebenezer Clifford Is getting
his traps ready for Its capture.
The condition of Mrs. J. e. Wildmsr
/ last evening was not as favorable as dur
ing the day. She had suffered from 6
hemorrhage.
The adj ourned hearing before the com
missioners on the Fannie Young estate
comes up again this morning at O'Clock
The rainfall from Mondays storm was
21-1e0 inches.
j. P. Foster is the inspector for the Elm
and Parker street sewer.
The night school will open next Monday
evening in Luby's block on Colony street.
Principal James MeCabe of the Colony
street school will be the teacher.
Charles Munson has cabbage, raised in
his garden on Main street, that weighs
twenty-four pounds. The same can be
seen at A. I. Martins grocery store on Main
street.
MT, and Mrs. @. T. Lane will celebrate
the first anniversary of their wedding next