Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-12
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The Congregational Church Pastor
 ate-Peddlers ys. Local Merchan nts-

The Congregational Church Pastor ate-Peddlers vs. Local Merchants- F. l.. Lewis of New Haven Throws Little More Light on Q Su biect of In-
 auiry-Argu in the Borough | Law Case-Mix Camp, Sons of Veter- | ans-GeneraI News of the Town. |
 It is deemed very improbable by those l of Rev. J. J. Blair's friends here who know | him best that he will at all favorably en- certain the proposition for the one years engagement as minister to the Congrsga- tional church, as contemplated by the vote of the church on Sunday. Before he can be communicated with 1t will be necessary that the action of the church shall bs con- cured in by vote of the society, and it Is understood that 8 meeting of the society for that purpose will soon be called.
 There are many residents in town who will persist in patronizlng the various ped dlers that infest the town, and pay a much larger price than Is charged by our local merchants. One day recently one of our grocerymen was delivering some articles to one of his customers on the plains, and found upon his arrival at the house that the lady was about to close bargain with 8 psddIer for clothes wringer and was to pay $6 in installments of $1 a week for six weeks. The merchant told the lady that he had the same article for sale at the store for $2 50, which was the regular price charged at any of the stores in town. The peddler had to depart without making the sale.
 F. L. Lewis of New Haven, & former resident of this place and evidently read CT of the COURIER, writes that his knowl- edge regarding the first bowling alley ever in Wallingford was located on the turn pike west of town on what Is known as the Silas Merriam place, way back in the '40's, and was> kept by a Frenchman named Andrew Bison, and was afterwards taken for debt by Lorenzo Lewis, and the build ing boards used to make an ice house where Booths livery stables now stand. The alley and balls were sold to Wooster Ives and used in the building erected back of the hotel, which was the one mentioned in yesterday mornings COURIER. The arguments were heard in the con- 1 mon pleas court yesterday in the case of | the borough against W. J. Morse on a de- murrer to the defendants answer. Judge Hotchkiss postponed his de- cision. The case was to have been given to ! jury on Wednesday but the defendants ! counsel has, with the consent of Judge Hubbard, counsel for the borough, with. | drawn the case from the jury docket and it will be tried by the court within week | or two.
 The probable appointments to be made 1 by Captain elect R. J. Lane of W. N. Miz 1 camp, Sons of Veterans, are: First ser geant, J. G. Phelan; quartermaster, 0. K Todd; sergeant of the guard, Leon 0. Hall color sergeant, O. D. Woodfpg; chaplain
 Charles Freeman; principal musician, Geo Joab; corporal of the guard, Edward Raw | son; camp guard, Herbert Mix; picke guard, Fred Hull.
 There is prospect of a wedding or | Washington street at aa early date, il
 which genial Ted Gardner will be one O
 the principals and Miss Eliza Odett th
 bride.
 Miss Bertha Webb, the talented violinist
 and her accompanist, Miss Wolfe of Nes
 York, arrived here yesterday on the 3:3
 train and together with F. B. Hill on tn
 organ entertained large and select audi
 ence at the Congregational church las
 evening.
 One of the lodgers at the lookup, name,
 Thomas Brsnsield, who halls from Middle
 town, has since Saturday night been lsi,
 up ia the lodging room with severe attacl
 of rheumatism. Yesterday Officer Refill,
 supplied him with hot coffee and other re
 treatments. He claims to have served il
 the United States navy and is trying to ge
 admitted to the marine hospital.
 ! The condition of Mrs Charles Toothe 0
 Consultation street was reported ss ex
 tremely critical last evening and but fain
 hopes were entertained of her recovery. Herbert Atkinson's condition last even
 ing was reported as unchanged.
 | The skating on the west side of the lak
 is reported as fine.
 Henry Bambere, aged nineteen years
 died at his home In Yalesville Sunds
 night. Funeral Wednesday afternoon at
 o'clock from house. The burial will be Ii
 the Center street cemetery.
 IT. Samuel Simpson notified Editor Richard
 of the Times yesterday that in appreciation of his philanthropy in feeding each morn ing at the Times' office the numerous un
 fortunate lodgers in the tramp room, b
 would give him the rent of the office i Simpson's block free from now until Marc
 1. Yesterday morning twenty-ssven wer
 fed at the Times office with coffee, rollt
 bread, etc.