Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-05
wALLINGFORD.

A Cood-Sixed Crowd Attended the
Opening Of the Fair-Aecident 90
A. H. tholomew-Young David
Dudley Found-Personal Notes.
The fair of the Agricultural association
opened suspiciously on the new track yes
terdsy and a good. sized crowd was In at.
tendance.
The trotting in the 800 class was quite
interesting. F.W. Young's Bessie K. won
first prize, $50, d. B. Leete's SIguet took
second money, $25, and the third was d.
vided by N.F. Ingraham and William Hol-
comb. The 400 race was won by William
Parker of Meriden. W. z. Hall took the
prize for draught cattle, and the prize for
the longest string of cattle was awarded to
the southeast district. Horace Austin
took the prize for the longest individual
string of cattle, seven yoke.
The program to-day will be an interest
ing one. A parade of horses and colts led
by the National band will be had on the
track at 1 o'clock. A special 1856 GLASS
race will be one of the interesting features.
Inc exhibit of tbs grange is an excellent
II,
A. ID. Bartholomew of East Center street
met with peculiar and what for time
was considered a dangerous accident
while in the woods east of his home cut
ting bushes, by some mishap the sharp
point OF stick entered hole In the top
OF his boot and punctured q yaricose vein,
which bled quite freely. He was alone at
the time and managed to walk to his
nome, where he fell unconscious from the
loss of blood. DR.. McGaughey was sum-
moned and stopped the how of blood, and
1t Is believed that the patient will come
out all right.
Young David Dudley, son of D. O. Dud-
ley of South Colony street, who has been
missing since Monday. was found yester-
day afternoon in the loft of the carriage
house near his home in q partial stupor,
and for time 1t was impossible to arouse
him to anything like himself. He did not
seem to be willing to explain why he had
been staying In the loft since late Monday
night. A part of o bunch of cigarettes
were found in his pocket, and 1t is init
mated that the stupor was due to cigarette
smoking.
youths were implicated In the taking of z.
NJ. Roach's horse from his barn some two
months ago, and since that time has been
in hiding from the officers, gave himself
up Tuesday night and will be brought to
trial in the borough court this morning.
The Simpson nickel shop shut down last
night until Monday. Simpson, Ball, Mil
Ter & Co. 8 works will probably close to-
night until Monday.
The Simpson "Hooks" have elected as
officers: Luke Martin, foreman; j. P. Fos-
ter, fret assistant; ]. B. Gavin, second as
distant; P. d. Leonard, secretary; P. 81.
Luby, treasurer; AL Roberts. steward; fire
police, T. F. DAILY, captain, Richard Down
ney, NJ. ]. Quinn and Alfred hampton.
Rev. F. E. Marble officisted at the funeral
Of Mrs. Andrew Miner yesterday afternoon.
The bearers were Morton and Charles
Miner of Hartford, George Miner and
Hugh McGable. The burial was in the
Center street Cemetery.
The schools closed at o'clock yesterday
to enable the scholars to attend the fair.
Mr.. aud Mrs L. B. Bishop have gone to
the worlds fair.
terday morning on an extended trip
the worlds fair
Martin O'Connell has another boy; so
has Martin Bridget. Both boys wers born
yesterday.
The adjourned town meeting will be held
this evening In town hall, and the business
that heretofore has been transacted on cleo
ton day will be attended to.
One of B. II. Nichols COWS was taken
sick and died at the fair yesterday.
A horse owned by William Smith of Mer-
iden was taken with blind staggers at the
fair yeaterdsy. DR.. Bsckley, who was driv-
ing the animal, promptly bled it and coon
relieved the horse of its trouble
Miss Bessie Hull returned yesterday from
the worlds fair.
A hunting contest between sides chosen
from the Lskssldes will take place to-mor-
row if the weather Is favorable.