Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-08-07
wALLINGFORD.

Racing at the Dravln&
Park-Death of Mrs. william Myers
Was President of the Woman's
Relief Corps-Funcral TO-day-Gen-
eraI News of the Town.
The racing at the driving park Saturday
was quite interesting. The five mile b1-
cycle race was won by Eugene Brogden' In
1881, one of the scratch men. q. +.
Lane was second. J. R. Cottreu became
exhausted on the ninth lap and fell from
his wheel and was taken up and carried
home unconscious. The 3:05 trotting race
required eight heats to decide and was won
by Frank R. Anthony's Little Pet. The
800 minute race was won by F. +. lnRra-
hams Belle, who won the third, fourth
and seventh heats.
Mrs. William Myers of South Main street
died early Saturday morning after an Ill
ness of three months with nervous pros
tration, aged fifty six years. The deceased
was the first president of the woman's re-
lief corps in this town and has been con-
nected with the corps since Its organixa-
ton and was a much esteemed member.
The funeral will be this afternoon at
o'clock from the house. The burial will
| be in the In Memoriam cemetery on North
Main street.
Timothy Brennan, who works Tor REFER
| S. Hall, made complaint to Prosecuting
| Attorney Bartholomew Saturday evening
| that when he applied for his weeks wages
| that evening, his employer assaulted him
and gave him severe beating. The case
will be Investigated. A.,
For some time past Louis Dondero, the
Italian fruit dealer on Center street, has
| been losing fruit from in front of his store
Saturday evening Officer Luke Martin wat
| on the watch and detected several boys II
| the act of carrying off large watermelon:
recognized him and his companions, ano
| let them go until this morning when there
will be several arrests, and it is likely that
the young gang of thieves will be broker
up and the reform school will have an ad
dition to it's members.
Judge Hubbard and son will arrive homs
to-day from their trip to the provinces.
One of Peter Kelly's twins is dead and
was buried on Saturday.
o. B. Lane arrived home Saturday after
noon from a four weeks trip to Chicago
and Marion, Iowa.
William Leake of New Haven, a practical
Oahoi, AaS oooSPoS0 q PosAoAoA WAoh H. W
Morse.
There were many fishermen about the
lake Saturday and several large catches are
reported.
Raymond Claim and Eddie Hall had 6
half-mile rowing race on the lake Satur-
day. Hall won. Round-bottomed boats
were used. Walter Hall was referee
Seven of the Lakesides had fishing con
test Saturday Sixty bullhesds were cap
tured. Joe Goodnough won first prize
with sixteen fish, Eddie Rawson second
with fifteen.
The selectmen hold their monthly meet
ing to-day.
Captain Barber of Company K announces
these appointments: Corporal Charles Zet
tieholm to fourth sergeant, Corporal F. W
Hawkins to fifth sergeant, G. M.Way, Lso1
L. Hall and William J. Butler to corpor
ais.
Waldo Cook started Saturday for Chi
/ cago.
Miss Annie Gilbert of Stratford is tn
guest of Miss Hattie Lane of Hall avenue
Judge Fowler and family leave this morn
| ing for Pine Orchard
William Elton of Philadelphia was III
1 guest over Sunday of G.. K. Carrington.
John s. Mansfield, clerk in the postof6ce
has been assigned position In the railwa
postal service between New York and Bos
ton over the Shore Line.
Ned Nugent, a we'll known tough of thi
place, was arrested yesterday afternoon b
Officer Reilly upon complaint of his sistel
Mrs. Willard. He is charged with drunl
enness and breach of the peace. He wi
be up before Assistant Judge Potter thl
| morning, who will be on the bench in tt
absence of Judge Hubbard. He has a Ion
Jail record and is known to the police
nearly every city in the state. His brothe
Larry, assisted the officer In arrestir