Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-17
WALLINGFORD.

A1On or Lamp.
 Fl. B. Todd was chairman and O. A. Phelps secretary at the citizsn's caucus last evening. There was goodly gathering of our prominent citizsns present, and the meeting was harmonious. Judge Hub bard addressed the caucus on the impor- tant issues at the present time regarding the affairs of the borough, and stated that it was the duty of the caucus to use judg- ment in the selection of candidates for the various offices, and regretted that the present warden could not be prevailed up- on to accept the nomination for warden,
 but his business would not permit, and
 presented the name of Captain B. A. Treat for warden. The informal ballot
 resulted in twenty six votes for B. A. Treat and one for W. N. Mix. The vote was
 made formal and unanimous The ticket
 nominated is:
 Warden-B. A. Treat.
 Clerk-Fraray Haie
 Bureesses- D. L. Barber, George W. Backes, P. D. Leonard.
 Collector-R. 8. Austio. Treasurer-W. A TraSk. Bailif-D. o. Reilly
 Assessor-Patrick Concannon. Water commissioner, three years-H. l.. Davis. Treasurer of water fund-R. 4. Trask. Auditor-C. H. Brown. The attendance at the democratic cau- GUS was not as large as usual. J. J. Red. mond was chosen ss chairman, with G. T. Jones as clerk. The candidates were all selected by ballot. J c. Roach, c. E.. Smith and T. F. Pardsn were appointed as tellers. Ths informal ball, ,t nowed 5S votes for H. F. Hall, 25 for B A Treat, with several scattering votes. On the for nal ballot H. F. Hall received 89 votes and was declared elected. The result of the vote was a surprise to many of those pres snt, and after the vote was declared there was 8 thinning out of the members snd the remainder of the ticket was selected with but little opposition. The ticket entire is as follows:
 Warden-H. F. Hal
 Burgesses- Patrick Darrlgan, G. G. Thomson, Charles s. Allen.
 Collector-R. g. Austin. Tr-asursr-;I.N Jones, Baiiff-D. o. Reilly.
 Assessor-P. J. Quinn. Water commissioner, M. o. Callahagp; :; treasurer of water fund, 0. N. Jonee; aud itor, w I. Todd.
 The selection of H. F. Hall for warden after having once been buried at the polls for the same cffice, causes muck surprise. The fact that he served one term as warden
 and the board of burgesses had to levy up on his salary as warden to secure payment for laying concrete walk in front of his
 property, which he refused to do, and the borough had to order done and collect the pay ss above noted, does not reflect credit upon the good sense of the caucus in se- lseting him for a candidate. There seems
 to be no doubt but that he will be buried
 at thu polls election day deeper than he
 was two years ago.
 The damage done in Billian's barber shop
 last evening by the explosion of e kerosene lamp is more than was at first supposed, as nearly everything in the shop Is ruined by the flames or by the water which was thrown on the fire from the street. sprink- ling hose. The gong blowing some time after the first alarm was sounded was at
 Wallace's, ard the reason why 1t was 80 late blowing was the fact that the watch man was in another part of the factory go- ing his rounds.
 Selectmen J. B. Mix was in Meriden
 Wednesday evening and had an interview with W. L. Douglass of the electric road company regarding the Wallace bridge question. MT. Douglass stated that the company had arranged with the Berlin Bridge company to put in extra strength ening to the bridge at a cost of nearly $500 and should replank with heavier material the entire bridge. and only aaked that the citizens of Wsllingford wait for few months after the road was in operation and then if they found that the road on the bridge WAS so very objectionable the com pany would build 8 trestle, providing the town would pay one half the expense.
 Judge Martin was called early Wednes- day evening to draw up the will of John Ghty and 1t was not believed at that time that his end was so near.
 The Misses Clara and Bertha Wildman are homo from visit to New York and Danbury. Walter went to New York yes- terday to meet his father, who is expected home today.
 The ties for the electric road above the Yalesville depot arrived yesterday morn ing and last evening the rails were laid to within few rods of the depot.
 T. H. Heineman was on the lake in @ sailboat yesterday hunting wild ducks when near the north end of the lake the wind proved too heavy and the boat cap sized. The hunter by lively wofk reached the upper side of the craft and escaped 8 serious wetting. The life saving crew rescued the shooter without further mis- hap.
 The case of F. 0. & G. B. Allen vs. c. M. & W. E Moulthrop of "Quinnie" on note of s, 600, was on trial in New Haven yesterday and decision was given for the ! to recover costs. Judge O. H. D. Fowler for the defendant and Attorney H. F. Hall for the plsintiff..
 Sslectmsn Mix states that the report 1 printed in the Palladium that the select | men had refused to furnish coal for the l lookup to accommodate trsmps Is a mis- f take, as there Is no disposition on his part l to refuse all the coal that is desired to beat l the lookup.
 Tine total receipts at the chrysanthemum show was $365, an increase of $50 over last !