Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-10
" ALLINGFORD.


the Flood Was So Deep That
Cellars Were Flooded and Poultry
Were Drowned-Wiuiam Rogers
Has Got Out Another Circular
Warden Newton Covers Some Wis.,
itors With Slush and Snow-Paugh
Pond is on tho Rise.
Yesterdays rain made the snow dissp-
pear and tended to give the surface of the
borough thorough cleansing. Warden
Newton had a force of men opening up
the cutters and entrances to the sewer,
and most of the streets were In q pretty
good condition, considering the amount of
water there was running Down on South
Colony street where there is no sewer the
Near the corner of Ward street the water
was everywhere and houses were sur
rounded by small lakes, varying in depth
from six inches to two feet, chickens were
drowned and other stock had to be moved
TO higher grounds. The children that
came from school had to be carried homo
by their parents as the streets were
flooded to such an extent that high rubber
boots were necessary to get along the
walks in places A torrent of water was
pouring through the tunnels under the
railroad. Section Master Darrigan
was about watching the company's
property and keeping the drains
open and watchful eye to see that
there were no washouts. On North Colony
street everything was in good order, al
though the plains and the cemetery were
flooded, no damage was reported. On
North Main street, in front of the late 8.
D. Hall estate, there was very bad place
where the water was over . foot deep.
Dennison, the creamery man, nearly cap
sized his wagon and lost his supply Of
cream, and only by getting wet himself
Todd's team got stalled and was with diff
Guilty got out again. ]. W. Fitzgerald dis
covered JUS. in time that the water from
Meadow street was flooding his cellar, and
by lively work turned the tide before much
damage was done. Many other cellars
about town are flooded, and the prospect
last evening was that the worst was
yet to come. D. P. Griswold and w. A.
Booth, who went to Durham to attend the
funeral of James e Bailey, who was killed
at the Air Line crossing Monday evening,
most impossible, the horses In places sink
ing down in the slueh to their bodies. DR..
McGaughey got stalled on the Northford
road and had to walk q mile and half up
to his knees in water and slush, and finally
reached home in an exhausted condition
and unfit for any more outdoor travel at
present. Owing to the condition of the
streets the hackmen found 1t almost i'm
possible to get about with their hacks and
utilized single horses and lighter carriages
to carry their passengers. Streams of
water were running down all the sidewalks
on the hill and the prospect for to-day Was
far from encouraging. S
A special meeting Of the board Of bur-
gesses ia called for this evening, to take
decided action on the establishment of
building line on Colony street.
William Rogers, connected with the fat
ware business of Simpson, Hall, Miller &
Co., has got out another circular regard
ing his relations with the above company,
which will soon be sent to the different
dealers in silverware about the country.
N. d. Tuttle of Whittlesey avenue was |
given surprise party by number of his |
young friends
The visit of the Sons of Veterans to
Cheshire has again been postponed owing |
to the condition of the road.
B. A. Treat and one of the borough |
officials were looking for Warden Newton /
on q matter of business yesterday after |
noon, and found him 30 earnestly engaged /
In shoveling snow on the plains where the /
cutters were clogged that he failed to /
notice their approach, and sent an avail |
anche of snow and elush from his shovel |
all over his visitors before he was aware
Of their close proximity.
The organ recital by Professor Henry |
Rowe Shelly. assisted by Messrs. Jennie
Hill Brooks, viii occur this evening In the |
church. The event promises
10 be rars musical treat. and should be
argely attended.
Paugh pond IL on the rise, and all danger
IT water famine is past, for several
months ct any rate.
Fred Gold of Shelton was In town yes
:erdsy and identified the sailboat on the
tanks of the lake as the identical craft
,tolen from him about the middle of last
July by Herman Layman and Thomas
Nugent. Gold valued the craft ct about
100, and viii sell the same ut . much lower
igure rather than take It back to Shelton.
Tho money paid ont by e. g. Gardner to
layman for the boat viii be refunded
,heerfully by its owner. The name
off the stern of the boat by Lay
nan was Cupid.
The case of Guigere Va. Ryan WAS tried
before Justice kyers yesterday, and was
lecided In favor Of Ryan, the plaintiff to
NV the costs.