Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-24
WALLINGFORD.

Fair OF Friendship Encampment -
Game Birds Suffer From Cold -
Barbed Wire on His sleigh-Captufe
of wounded Fox - John Miles,
Loss-TeaehersE Enjoy u Sleigh Ride.
The terrible Geld weather bids fair to
nearly annihilate the game birds in this
section. One hunter reports finding under
q bush on side hill flock of dozen
quail frozen stiff. One Of the residents of
Fair street saw pair of quail near his
back door Sunday. he threw out hand
full of bread crumbs, which scared the
birds, but they soon came back and sailed
into the crumbs as though they were near
ly fsmished.
Sunday afternoon Fred Backes and
Charlie Decker were out walking down
near the NAPLES farm and discovered q
trail of blood across the read, which they
followed up into the woods for several
rods, and found q silver gray fox that had
evidently been wounded in the head by
some hunter. The animal started to run
away but was too weak to make much head
way, and was dispatched with . cane and
brought home.
Henry Hirons of South Main street, as
| lay reader, conducts services In the
Episcopal church in Northford every Sun.
| day.
The meanest man in town, at least the
| boys say 30, lives uptown and puts barbed
| wire on the back end of his sleigh run.
| ners, so the boys cannot ride there.
! John Hoey started away Sunday morn
ing with team headed toward the west
Yesterday afternoon on the 4:S8 train be
returned in charge of Officer Luke Martin
who overhsuled him in Waterbury.
The fair of Friendship Encampment,
| o. o F., and Aguilla lodge, D. of R., vii
open in Odd Fellows hall Wednesday
evening.
A special meeting of Ivy lodge, K. o.
p, and Ivy division, U. R K. of p. Il
called for this evening. Important bust
ness will come up and every member is re
quested to be present
Patrick W.; Taylor was before Judg,
Hubbard yesterday morning for drunken
ness and was fined 81 and 81 SO costs, AND
not being in situation to settle he went t.
jail
Carl Hodgkinson drew the piano at tn
T. A. B. rooms Saturday evening.
There will be services at the Baptis
| church this and to morrow evenings
John Miles lost the end of his fnge
under a presssat R. Wallace & Sons factor,
yesterday morning,
Herman Lsyman, who Is wanted by tn
Milford officers for burglary, was in tow
on Sunday evening, and stated that befor
Monday morning he should bs miles away
Only few of the trotters were out OF
the lake yesterday afternoon, owing to tn
horses are expected to be on the lake thi
afternoon, and Pen6eld's Harry Lad is ]
pected to be among the number.
The teachers at the high school were on
sleighing last evening in w. A. Booths bi
slsigh.
Benjamin Draine has severed his con
nection withlR. Wallace & Sons and accept
ed a position a die sinker at Maltby
Stevens & Curtis company.
Judge Fowler was busy yesterday al
tending to the case in the probate court c
the distribution of the estate of the lat
Catherine Flood. James Highland G
Stamford appeared and claimed to be
second cousin to the deceased, and wa
den. During the questioning 1t came OF
that Mrs. Flood had one or more brother
and sisters living in Ireland, and possibl
children from that source are in existepc,
The case WAS continued until gsturda
morning. Attorney G. P. Ives of Ne
, Haven is administrator.
The two children of D. s. Sheehan VIII
were in the double-ripper accident on Sa
urday are confined to the house with mi,
! ries about the head aud face, and are und.
the DOCTORS care, but 1t is probable the
! will come out all right. Another daught,
of Mr.. sheehan was on the sled, but thre
herself off before reaching the horse, al
was not seriously injured. The Ebe
, boys injuries are only slight.
{ There will bs no meeting of the gram
this week owing to the Odd Fellows fai
Amos Ives of North farms and Charl
! Ives of Cheshire are in South Carolir
hunting.