Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-07
W ALLINGFORD.

last evening, which was we'll attended.
wALLINGFORD.
mtddlefeld Selectmen Waiting Here
-Mysterious Noises Explained
Thawing Out Hydrants-Antique
Piece of Furniture-Storm and
Wfnter-Judge Demins's Lecture
other News.
The Middlefeld selectmen were in town
yesterday and instructed Selectman Jones
to continue the care of Matt Lees family
and charge the same to the town of Mid
dle6eld. Regarding the case of Jesse
Caples, who also halls from Middlefeld,
were given not to give him
any future assistance as he ia drawing a
pension from the government and should
be competent to care for himself, and if he
failed to do 30 then to send him to the
Soldiers home in Noroton.
There has been quite a mystery here
regarding loud and peculiar noises heard
about the plains during the past week at
all hours of the night. Several of the
residents have been awakened by the re-
ports and some thought burglars were
about trying to blow open safes with pow
der or dynamite. A careful investigation
shows that the supposed explosions are
due to the letting of steam into the i'm
mense water tank, built over the wheel
shop for the automatic fire extinguishers,
to prevent the pipes and connection from
freezing. The noise is at times quite
startling.
Superintendent Davis was about the
borough yesterday thawipg out the ny
drants that were frozen The water tank
on the corner of Colony and Quinnipiao
streets was frozen and fire was built with
mineral wool saturated with crude oil
which soon righted matters. The plumbers
are kept busy repairing damages from
froxsn water pipes in various sections
where the residents have neglected to turn
off the water.
Captain "Tige" Downey and Charles
Grouse of this town are now in charge of
the spoon department at Epson & Harris
in Unionvills recently given up By w. ].
Morse.
D. P. Griswold has now in his possession
an antique piece of furniture that has been
in the possession of Russell Frisbee of East
Wallingford and his ancestors for consid
cradle over a century. The article is what
used to be known as a high board, or an
elevated chest of drawers, that is made of
q very hard species of wood that Mr.. Girls
wold's expert workmen cannot name. In
one of the drawers was found an admins
traitors notice bearing the date of 1858,
with Russell Frisbee as administrator.
Also railroad receipt signed by station
master 7. N. EdmoDds bearing date back
in the ffties.
One of the well-known residents of
Center street near Colony Is soon to be
brought to trial before Jury of his peers
for an alleged misdemeanor. Judge
Leonard will preside at the trial and At
torney Callahan will appear to prosecute.
The accused claims the charge preferred lie
brought with intention of blsckmail
About six inches of snow has fallen
here and is badly drifted in some places,
80 much 80 that there is neither sleighine
or safe wheeling. Some of the cross roads
on the farms are considerably blocked up.
S. L. Hall has in his possession one of
the edition of small paper printed in
Winchester, Va, March 90, 1852, by mem
bers of the Fifth Connecticut regiment,
which contains some interesting facts con :
cerniug that gallant old regiment. The
paper was christened The Connecticut
Fifth, and is quite q souvenir of the old
days.
A meeting of the fire department will be
held in the rooms of the Hubbard hose on
Sunday afternoon at O'Clock.
G. J. Morse arrived here yesterday morn
ing for Indianapolis.
Druggist W. F. Marx mourns the loss OF
a much priced horseshoe scarf pin, in
which is a small diamond.
There Is quite number of shell brakes
spending the winter in the river above and
below the lake and some of our hunters
have succeeded in shooting several of the
same. The bird is larger than the regular
wild duck and is not considered a tempt
ing morsel for eating purposes. John
Merchant shot one and said that even hie
dog would not eat it, but used 1t for pill
low in the dog house.
Department Commander B. F. Smith OF
Willimantic, Senior Vice w. +. Rogers OF
Meriden and Junior Vice Selsh Blakeslee
of Birmingham were present at the install
lation of the officers of A. II. Dutton post,
g. A. r last evening. Colonel Bar Der of
Meriden Sons of Veterans was also in at.
tendance.
There will be special meeting of Har-
mony council, A. L. of H., at the o U. A.
NJ. rooms in Wallace block this evening.
A. F. Rich and w. E. Bartholomew will
sever their connection with Maltby,
Stevens & Curtis company on the FIST of
February.
The Christmas tree entertainment in St.
PauPs parish house last evening was very
pleasant affair especially to the $50 or more
children who were present. All the Sun
day school scholars received presents be-
sides the customary bag of candies, oranges,
etc. A supper was served in the dining
room before the presents were given out.
All the factories in the borough will re-
sumo work on Monday morning.
Report says that Daniel eraser was
married to New York lady on November
1, 1892
The Y. P. S. @. E of the Congregational
church has secured Judge Lucius P. Dem
ing of New Haven to give a series of Illus
trated lectures in the church. The first
will be "The Mountains and Canyons of
Colorado" on Monday, January 16; the
second will be on Tuesday, January "a,
"Our National Parks" Tuesday, January
81, "a Zigzag journey Through Europe;"
Tuesday. February Z, Egypt and the
Nile: the Land of Bondsge;" Tuesday
evening, February IA, Palestine, the Land
of Promise"
Thomas King, who was arrested by OFF,
Ger Martin for theft In New Britain, worked
for G. W. Crockett laying concrete walks
most of the time last summer.
Eratus Monts, the Italian arrested for
assaulting Mrs. Hugh Pagnam, was not
tried yesterday, owing to the absence of
Judge Hubbard, who is in New York and
will return on the 1880 train this morn
ing.
The skating is gone for the present.
North Haven.
Jan. 6-Mrs. Allen Tuttle is very sick