Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-14
WALLINGFORD.

Athletic Kfckers Matched-Annual Banxuet of the Lake kesides-Albert AustIn's Critical Conditfon-Enter. tafned the Choir Boys-Gossip of tbe Town.
 The annual meeting of the stockholders of Maltby, Stevens 6 Curtis company was held on Saturday. The directors elected are as follows: D. F. Msltby, Franklin Far rell, S. J. Bryant, W. H. H. Wooster, L. T. Wooster and Julius Maltby. The direc- tors will elect officers next week. Will Toothe and Edward Andrews have resigned their positions at Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co.'s and have accepted positions with Homan & Co. of Cincinnati and will start on Friday for Ohio.
 John N. Hayden, better known as Char lie Ross, the champion high kicker of Wal lingford, will kick against W. NJ. Christie, one of the best in that line In New Haven, this evening. The entertainment, which will consist of various sports, is under the auspices of the New Haven Athletic sssoci- ation. Charlie is at present little over weight, but will get there just the came. The Lakeside Social club will have its annual banquet in the club house on Sat urday evening. The committee of arrange ments consists of Messrs. Gardners, E. 0. and George, Heineman and Bernstche. Captain Weaver, who had three ribs broken by a kicking horee last week, will be taken to New Haven hospital to-day. One of the broken ribs, it is thought, has penetrated one of his lungs. Albert Austin was in a dying condition last evening, and 1t was not expected that he would live through the night but Dr. McGaughey stated that he might survive until this afternoon. H. l.. Davis has not resigned his posi- | ton as water commissioner ss several sup pose, but only the position of clerk and collector.
 The Grange will go to Meriden Wednes- dey evening, and will furnish the program | for the evenine's entertainment. return visit and exchange will be had later. F.B. Northrop entertained several of the | choir boys at his rooms in Botsford's block last evening.
 George D. Munson arrived home last evening from business trip in the west. | Fl. L. Judd Co.'s works started on St hours time yesterday. | Last evenings rain will give Paugh pond @ boost.
 Mrs. Louisa Marnuds, who lives near D. | O. Dudley's on the south plains, will be taken to the insane retreat in Middletown to-day. For sometime past she has been laboring under mental troubles which have developed to such degree that 1t was
 thought advisable to place her where she
 would be properly attended to. Her son
 stated to Selectman Jones that yesterday
 she burned up $150 in money and consid-
 erable clothing and there was no telling
 what she would do next.
 At the next meeting of the board of
 burgesses it Is highly probable that a pc,
 tition asking that Officer Heineman
 be continued az night patrolman
 on the hill will be presented:
 Such petition is already in existence and
 time of the next meeting of the board, or
 February 21.
 | A delegation from the Sons of Veterans
 will go over to Cheshire in 8 bus Friday
 evening.
 Judge Dsming had another stormy even
 ing for his lecture.
 The storm of last evening interfsred con
 sidersbly with the attendance at the opers
 house to hear the ''Chimes of Normandy
 It will be repeated this evening.
 Barry & Fay are booked for the opsrI
 house February A,
 The case of Emory Morse vs. Collecto,
 which Morse claims Is overpaid, comes uI
 for trial Thursday.
 As everybody expected, H. L. Hall wal
 elected clerk and collector of the wateI
 board. Nobody could doubt what the re
 suit would be after H. L. Davis resigned
 the position.
 Mrs. Polly Wooding has brought suit fo,
 divorce against her husband, H. L. Wood
 ing, on the grounds of habitual intemper
 ance. The case is returnable March T. The A. O. H. netted about $125 by 1t | recent sociable