Morning journal and courier., 1893-04-14
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wALLINGFORD. The Murphy Temperance Movement Opened Most Auspici0usly Last Night at the Armsry, aud Fully Throe Hundred Persons Signed the Pledge-Papers in an Injunction Were Served on she Water Conn missf0ners-An Increase of Two Inches of Water at the Gate House at Paugh Pond.
 The Murphy temperance movement was opened auspiciously in the armory last evening As early as 6:30 the crowd be- gan to gather at the armory, and st 7:s0 the seats were all occupied and crowd was standing in the back of the building. | As Temperance Toiler Murphy and Maggie | came up the aisle, with Rev. O. H. Dickin- l son, there was royal greeting given and many handkerohiefs were waving in the air. The meeting was opened by sing ing by the temperance choir, under the direction. of O. H. Tibbitts and Edward Lord of Hartford, one of Murphy's con verts and workers, sang two songs in very acceptable manner. Rsv. O. H. Diekerman read chapter from the Bible. Rev. Henry Stone made prayer. and the chairman, F. J. Heavens spoke of the busi- ness part of the program, and the hat was passed around for contributions to help defray expensss. After few remarks by Chairman Heavens, MT. Murphy was introduced and made one of his characteristic appeals for the temper ance cause, and invited all to sign the pledge and take tho blue ribbon. MT. Murphy stated that he was about exhaust ed by his recent work and was advised by the doctor to give up his engagement here to MT. Todd that he would come he did so, but would not be able to main longer than this week. After the address there were many came forward and signed tho pledge. AS near as could be estimated there were about 300, majority of whom were ladies, also many pronounced tenn perancs people of lifelong standing. The first to sign was E. NJ. Judd. and Sheriff Rod Austin was only few names behind Judd. The meetings will continue this evening.
 Deputy Sheriff Peck of New Haven was in town yesterday morning and served pa pers of injunction on the three water com missioners and Borough Clerk Hale to stop | the use of the pump at Muddy river. The | plaintiff ia David W. Pattsn, who gets $25 | year for the 6shing rights on bis prop. erty, and wanted $500 damages from the borough. Patten claims $1, ,000 damages.
 The case seems too ridiculous to listen too, l for the use of the water at the pumping
 station cannot be noticed by the scarcity
 of water ,as there is 1000 times the amount running in the river that is used by the
 pump. The injunction was granted by l Ck-IJo1 Ta1o u hafo
 attorney for Patten. The hearing Is sci down for the first Monday in May in thu
 court of common pleas in New Haven.
 J. Porter Doolittle has sold -fourteer | acres of woodland near "Quinnis'' to tn,
 Wheel company.
 The National band and Company K'
 tug-of-war team will go to Aeriden thi
 evening. The band will give 8 concer
 and tho tug of war team will contest witl
 Company 1's team at the City bands fair
 The Washington express at 11:S7 will sto]
 here.
 I Thomas E. and Maggie Murphy arrives
 here on the 4:3S train yesterday afternoon William E. Halls breeding mare ha
 twin colts, but both have died.
 J. Randolph Hall has gone to Chicag
 to take charge of the exhibit c
 the William Rogers Manufacturing con
 pany at the worlds fair.
 Captain W. H. O. Bowen of the Eft United States infantry, was the guest yei
 terdsy of Captain LaBarnes. Miss May Morse of Meridsn has been CT gagged as soprano at the Congregations
 church and will begin her duties May 1. Constable Heineman arrested Charls Gay for drunkenness early yesterday morr ing. He was let go on payment of $1.7 officers fees.
 : The G. A. R. and K. of P. will me. this evening.
 E. A. Hobson of Hartford, a reaider here, was one of the speakers at the Mu pby meeting last evening.
 H. L. Judd has sold to F. Fl. Smith lot 50 by 150 feet on Curtis avenue. . F. W. Miner has sold to F. A and E L. Wallace the Blunt property on Willia1 street.
 The property owned by D. W. Patte,
 who claims damages for the use of watt by the Muddy river pumping station, 2 located down in Nontowese and is no mo, affected by the pump using the water tha D 1t Is by the cattle drinking 1t on the line , the river.
 l Superintendent Hall WAS over to Paue pond yesterday and found that the wat
 in the gate house shows an increase of tv inches in the nine days that the pump h.
 been working.
 Judge Hubbard, as attorney for tl
 board of water commissioners, will at 6 3 early day appear before Judge Studley aI
 move that the injunction placed upon tl l pumping from Muddy river bs dissolve