Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-29
WALLINGFORD.
Work on the Electric Road Was
Hustled-M1chael Luby Injured
EXRlnaion of a Lanln.

Work on the electric road was hustled
yesterday and Center street, from Wal
lsos's bridge to the railroad track, was
plowed up, ready to put down the rails.
Last evening the rails were laid to Chit
tenden hill and the ties were laid ready for
the rails to Bristol avenue. The track is
laid on the north side of the street to
Bristol avenue. It will then take the
middle of the street to the eastern end at
Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co.'s.
A. W. Lsonard of Marion will take
charge of the town farm next Tuesday.
The Rsmblers' Cycle club will have a
subscription soclable, for members only,
on Friday evening, December 10.
E. N. Beaumont, of Toledo, O., has cent
his annual Thanksgiving present of a fine
turkey to his several tenants in this place.
The eighth annual concert and socisble
of Court Windemere, A. o. F. of A, will
occur this evening in the armory. Music
by Williams orchestra, Professor Harry
Mitchell, prompter.
The late express trains, both ways, will
stop here to night to accommodate out-of-
town visitors at the Foresters' sociable.
Michael Luby got bad cut over his eye
at Nsltby, Stevens & Curtis company's
factory yesterday by the box over his
wheel being thrown out of its place. DR..
McGaugkey took several stitches in the
wound to close it up.
Miss German had two fingers smashed
under a press at the Housatonic Brass COM
pany's shop yesterday. Drs McGaughey
and Wilson amputated the two fingers.
A lamp exploded at the house of Michael
Bridget Monday evening. a few pals of
water put out the fire, with only damage
to the carpet.
There was but little interest manifested
in voting on the $500 appropriation for the
Academy street sewer and there was but
very little opposition.
The new silver plate company organized
to locate in Ssybrook has asked Henry E.
Briggins of this place to take the position
of superintendent.
Ell Perkins (Melville D. Landon) will de-
liver his famous lecture on PHILOSOPHY of
Wit and Humor" in the opera house Mon
day evening, December 4. This celebrated
humorit is to well known here to need any
introduction and he should be greeted with
a large audience. Principal D. R. Knight
was instrumental In securing the services
of this humorous orator for one evening, it
being his only open date. Tickets will 20
on sale at Prixley's Friday morning.
Ex.Water Commissioner W. j. Morse
was in town last evening.
A special meeting of the board of bur-
gesses was called last evening to act on
resolution favoring the allowing of the
electric road to Cross the tracks of the Con-
solidated road at the grade crossing on
Quinnipiac street.
Tom Hayes, a sign painter stopping at
Burr's hotel, got on q musical jag early last
evening and TIED to give an out door con-
cert on the corner of Colony street, but
Officer Reilly would not allow 1t and
marched him up to the lookup. Judge
Hubbard will set the keynote at s o'clock
this morning.
Andy Billian will move back his business
into his old quarters on Monday, 1t having
been refitted since the fire of last week.
Warden Treat has already begun prac-
ticing economy in borough affairs and the
price paid for box tender and checker at
the polls has been reduced from So to SO.
Last evening Charles Hill was box tender
and G. O. Treat was checker.
William N. Mix camp, Sons of Veterans,
will elect officers next Monday evening.
DR.. F. E. Coudert of the health commit
tee visited b. F. Halls property, corner of
Main and Church streets, Monday morn
ing. They decided that, owing to the Of !
fensive odor, the clubhouse should be done
away with and connections with the sewer
made for the closets in the house.
Thomas King had three of his fingers |
smashed under ssPeck litter" drop at r.
Wallace & Sons factory Monday.
Saturday evening a bicycle was stolen /
from in front Of the Chinese laundry /
while Clifford Smith, its owner, was in |
side. Later the same evening g. II. Tib-
bits wheel was stolen from his yard on
Main street. Officer Martin was notified |
Of the facts and will endeavor to recover
the stolen property.
The governing board of the Temperance
league has decided to lease the Simpson
on Center street, for the head
box of substantial food for the poor
and needy is being made up at the high
school before Thanksgiving and distributed
where 1t will be appreciated.
The boys were skating on Williams pond
IN the east side on Sunday and one at least
broke through and got wet.
The attack on J. @. Roach, chairman of
he democratic town committee, that was
printed in the Sunday Union caused quite
little excitement in the democratic ranks !
nd was the subject of much criticism. Il.
:. Hall was on the corner of Colony street
'undsy morning distributing copies of the
Union free.
Compass lodge No. 9, F. and A. NJ, will
lect officers next Monday evening.
Wallace bridge and the race bridge are
ow open to travel again.
The hearing on the electric road crossing j.,
be Consolidated roads track on Quinni-
lac street, before the railroad commission
70, will be had on Friday. The outcome
the hearing is awaited with interest
ere BY the public In general, and It Is gen. 4
rally hoped and believed that the neces-
ny permission will be granted to allow
,e electric road TO CROSS The railroad, IL