Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-19
WALLINGFORD.

Water Commissioners Neeting-Fred
 Sage Brought Back and Fined-Om-
 cers Elected by the Rx-Firemen's
 AssociatiOn-Other News s-Personal
 Briefs.
 The board of water commissioners held meeting Tuesday evening and elected ss officers, G. E. Dickermsn chairman, Henry L. Hall, 2d, superintendent and H. L. Davis clerk and collector. Superintendent Hall will look after the outside work, while Collector Davis will attend to the office work. The superintendent's salary of $45O per year will have to be divided between Hall and Davis.
 MT. and Mrs. G. A. Hopson have new daughter, born oniTuesday.
 Mrs. W. H. Hanson, who has been the guest of Mrs. J. N. Cannon, returned yes- terday to her home in Boston.
 The ex-fireman's association has elected as officers David Ross, president; Albert Sutterlin, vice president, B. L. Bartholo- new, secretary; J. J. Covey, treasurer; J. W. Douglass, collector; David Briggs, jani- tor.
 Installation of officers at the grange this evening.
 Detective Dennehey of New Haven was in town on Tuesday and arrested James Morrison on the charge of misappropriat- ing the funds of the A. O. Fl. society in New Haven. Morrison was financial secre- tary.
 Officer Martin went to Meriden early yes- terday morning and took charge of Fred Sage, who was arrested by Meriden police. Sage with his employer, Charles Garlack, who keeps a livery stable on Britannia street in Meriden, was down here in @ sleigh Tuesday and while passing Maltby, Stevens &c Curtis' factory, near the lake, stole a wolf robe from Fred Chambers sleigh which was hitohed under the shed. Chambers was looking out of the office win dow and saw the man take the robe up Hall avenue toward the depot and later in the evening W. A. Booth and Chambers with Officers Kimball and Grady of Meri- den went to Garlack's stable and found the robe in Garlack's possession. While getting ready to arrest Garlack, the slip pery gentleman got into wagon and whipped up the horse and left the two policemen in the stable and he has not been seen since. Sage was arrested yester- day and last evening was brought before Judge Hubbard, and as he pleaded guilty to LILO t1AoAO, altuouSu uo sIat6u that ne was acting under the orders of his em- ployer, Sage was fined $7, and $14 15 costs Garlack will be called to account later
 The Gypsy festival in town hall will be repeated this evening.
 The wheel shop is now running nine and a half hours day.
 The mercury ranged from 10 to 12 below zero yesterday morning on the plains.
 Mary Hoey, an old lady on the plains, fell down stairs Tuesday evening and broke her shoulder.
 Andrew Ryan hae made complaint against Arthur James, who he claims as- saulted his son Andrew. Judge Barthol- omew has investigated the charge and finds that the assault was upon the other side of the house, and decided not to entertain the charge.
 The local agent of the watch club states that the report that one of Wallingford's young men loses $50 by the failure of George Buckingham of Meriden, who was conducting the watch clubs, is mistake, as every dollar paid out in this place will be made good.
 Warden Newton states that complaint has been made to him of residents throw ing ashes on the streets, and wishes the citizens to understand that the law gov erning that practice will be rigidly en- forced.