Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-10-30
wALLINGFORD.

Supplies for the Schools-A Petition
Funeral OF Mrs. Vildman-A Wood
cocks Flight and Sudden stop
The Football Game-The Temper
ance Improvement ompany-Death
of Mrs. Lewis.
The following petition has been handed
in to the selectmen:
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of
the Town of Wallingford:
Gentlemen-You are hereby requested
to call special meeting of the electors and
taxpayers of the town of Wallingford to
take action on the matter OF furnishing the
necessary supplies for the public schools
of Wallingford, In conjunction with the
free text books voted at the annual town
meeting; and we, the undersigned, citizens
| and taxpayers of the town of Wallingford,
earnestly request that such meeting be
called at your earliest convenience.
The petition bears the signatures OF
| twenty eight citizsns, headed by Rev. Hugh
Msllon and J. O. Roach.
Rev. A. T. Randall of Meriden and Rev.
Mr.. Lusk of North Haven oficiated at the
| funeral of Mrs. J. E. Wildman Saturday
afternoon from St. Pauls church. The
bearers were Frarsy Hale, B. A. Treat, Il.
L. Hall, ID, R. D, Perkins, NJ. K. Thomas,
William Hodgkinson, Herbert Atkinson
l sAO H. L EauGl6, SCbUIy AACh AAO.A W.
Paups church. The burial was In the In
Memorism cemetery.
| George A. Stocking begins his duties to-
day az superintendent at the Housatonio
Brass company and Charles Cook will as
SUMO like position at Hall & Elton's, re-
Gently filled by G.. A. Stocking.
A woodcock flew against the telephone
wires on South Main street recently and
dropped to the ground. P.W. Hall picked
up the bird.
The large pulley for R. Wallace & Sons
placed in position, and the factories will
start up again this morning.
A large crowd came down here Saturday
to see the football game. The game proved
an interesting and closely -contested one
and was won by the Meriden high echoo
by a score of 6 to 4.
Rev. J. E. Wildman started Saturday
evening with his brother-in-law, Rev. J
W. BeardsIee, for Michigan, and will b,
absent three weeks.
The East Farms school district will OF
Saturday next raise fsgpole and untur
, the Stars and Stripes with approprist,
ceremonies.
/. Rev. T.. E. Marble returned from Obi
caRo with very bad cold.
The continued hearing on the appoint
ment of conservator over Peter Lub,
comes up this morning before Judge Davi
of Meriden.
Charles W. Cook has removed his house
hold goods here from Bridgeport and vii
occupy T. W. Jarrold's house on Nortl
Main street.
Wednesday is the last day to fill on
your tax lists, to avoid ten per cent. beini
= added.
A party from here will 60 to New Ha
| ven Tuesday evening, HolloW'een, an,
return on the 1 :43 express, which will sto
| at this station for their accommodation.
! The directors of the Temperance I'm
provement company have decided to re
fund the 20 per cent. collected in, and tn
same can be had at the store of A. 1. Mar
tin, the treasurer of the company.
Mrs. F. w. Lewis, mother in law of +
G. Slate of Center street, died Saturda
/. morning. aged seventy five years. Th
body will be taken to Southington fo
burial on Tuesday.
The weekly drills of Company K will /
resumed this week.
O Chief Engineer G.. A. Smith Is quite /
u with symptoms of typhoid fever.
ga Modern Detective," military con
edy drama, written expressly for Coz
Tanner, is booked for the opera houi
November 8.
considerable damage to Contractor Re-
mond on thu Elm street sewer. The o.
drain that runs across Elm street ne'
]. J. Rsdmond's house overfowed ar
cauFed bad washout into the sewer exc
| walton.
The family of the late Mrs B. R. Tut
desire to express their gratitude for Il
acts of kindness and sympathy of frien,
during their recent bereavement.