Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-12
w ALLINGFORD.

ONLY a Few Horsemen Out Yesterday
"A Fast Horse Temperance
Speaker-Other News-Personals.
Yesterdays cold weather was most too
much for the horsemen and only few
were out on the lake. E. E. Halls Robert
81. and G. N. Jones' Bessie had several
spirited contests and the honors were
about even. Sslden Munson from near
Northford was exer cising his trotter, and
it showed considerable speed. E R. War
ner's spike TAIL Abdailah, was on hand and
kept we'll within hearing distance without
much exertion. ]. L. Parker. the miller, is
credited with having one of the fastest
trotters that has as yet tried the course,
but his owner has not as yet speeded it to
it's utmost capacity, but will come of these
fine days when there ia big turnout on
the lake. When this cold wave passes over
and one can ride up on down the course
without danger of freezing, then there will
be lively sport, but several of the sports
men are waiting for that happy time be-
fore getting out.
Yesterday morning was by far the cold
est of the season and the mercury ranged
from to degrees below zero. One of
the plains where 1t WAS 10 below.
Henry Gibbs 5000 roam died early yes.
terday morning and was taken to the bone
mill, where it's last sale realized $3.50
c. F. PAden intends to visit the metrop-
oils to-day as the guest of NJ. j. Kenney
Miss Edith V. Smith will go to New
York to day on a visit to Mrs. w. D. John
son of Lexington avenue.
M. J. Lynch of New Britain will prompt
for the firemen's dance.
The Ice company is cutting ice on Simp-
sons pond.
Miss Maggie Callahan will return to Mt.
St. Vincents convent in New York to-day.
Officer Luke Martin Is out with new
winter cap, the regulation helmet is laid
up until warmer weather.
Aspecial meeting of the Elk Firemen's
association will be held Tuesday evening,
January II. Business of import ance will
be transacted.
Henry E Culver, who recently took the
Kelley gold cure course and has since fall
en- from grace, was quite prominent fig
ure at one of the Murphy temperance meet
ings in New Haven few weeks since and
made rousing temperance speech from
the stage, expstiating upon the wonders of
the cure and the great blessing it had
proved to him
The Youths Social club has rented the
north room, near the top of the stairs, in
the town hall building.
Maltby, Stevens & Curtis compsny's
works will start up on Monday.
There was pleasant musicale at the
house of Clayton Andrews on Constitution
street Tuesday evening. ine program
was rendered by Professor Chapman's Or
ohestra. Popcorn and other light re-
freshments formed another interesting
feature of the evenings entertainment.
Oar Wallingford representatives have
both been given places on committees,
Roach on the labor and Jones on the in
surance committees
The tickets for the firemen's ball are out
and can be procured of the members OF the
department.
A foreclosure suit has been brought by
F. j. Coe and Sarah K Coe of New Haven
and Henry Page of Durham against Sey
mour D. Hall, minor, and H. F. Hall, ex-
ecutor of the estate, TO foreclose mortgage
on the seven and one half acres with build
ings on Elm street. The case Is returnable
in New Haven F.bruary7
David Gaylord has brought suit against
E. L. Cole of North Bradford for balance
due for rent of farm and value of stock.
The CAGE Will b. tried before Judge Fowler
Saturday. f,u,rney Z.cher of New Ha-
ven is counsel ior Gaylord
A sleighing party from Meriden were
down here last evening and enjoyed the
Inequalities of Landlord Smith at the
Wallingford hotel A fine supper and
dancing were the principal features