Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-12-23
WALLINGFORD.

General News OF the Town-LOdgs
and Society Matters Personal
| Notes.
Wallingford lodge, N OP., has elected
| as officers: J. Walter Hall, warden; s. J.
Large, vice warden; F. G. Simpson, seo
Rotary; G. L Mclean, financial secretary
o. E. Powers, treasurer; William Whitta.
ker, chaplain; J. W. Douglass, guardian
J. B. Tucker, guide; Christopher Fritz,
sentinel; q. B. O'Brien, Samuel Hodgkin.
son and 8. J. Large, auditors.
The night lunch wagon that for several
months has been prominent on Colony
street has gone. Hard times.
Edward Mahoney's mother came down
from East Meriden and paid her sons fine
and costs.
The program for Christmas music at St.
PauPs church ia as follows:
Professionally Noel, the Christ is Born.
;.....''''..'.''''.'..' .SneLiey
AnthemIThere We're shepherds. Buck s
Anthem-Sing o Heavens. ............ go. Tours
Offertory-Shout the Glad Tidings $500 Wilson
Recessional-dark, the Herald Angels Sing.
The men were working all of last night
| on the putting up of the wire on the cleo
trio road and it is said that cars will be
running next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Clavez of Church
street have a daughter, born Thursday
night.
The night school is closed until Thurs
day evening, January 4.
TIE holiday trade at the various stores is
very fair.
TIE schools are closed until Wednesday
morning, January 8.
Miss George Hubbard arrived home last
evening from Philadelphia for the hoH-
days.
Several items which came too late yester-
day are given to day.
A large lamp in ]. W. Fitzgerald's par
lor started to blaze up quite dangerously
early Thursday evening and all attempts
to turn it down or blow it out proved in
effectual, and Mr.. Fitzgerald pluckily
seized the burning lamp and carried it
down stairs and out the door where it was
summarily disposed of for keeps. Mr..
Fitzgerald, by the use of good judgment,
escaped injury himself and saved his
house being burned.
Court Windemere, A. o. F., has elected
officers as follows: Frederick eraser,
chief ranger; W. F. Reilly, sub ranger; P.
F. Gaherty, treasurer; J. B. Gavin, fnan-
cial secretary; James E. Price, recording
secretary; John Gaherty, eenior woodward;
George eraser, junior woodward; M. E.
DAILY, senisr beadle; F. 8. Willard, junior
beadle; B. F. Williams, Henry Norton and
John Merchant, trustees; DR.. w. s. Rus
sell, phyaician; g. A: Smith, druggist:
Harmony council No. 757, A. L. of H.,
newly elected officers are: E. F. Steele,
commander; Andrew Miner, vice command
or; Benjamin Church, jr., secretary and
collector; W. B. Hall, treasurer; Con Hau-
enstein, jr., guide; Hiram Mansfield, ora
tor; James Laden, warden; James Cooper,
sentry; G A.Glahn, chaplain; VIII. Ebert,
@. A. Claim, W. B. Hall, auditors; W. 81.
Ebert, trustee.
Selectman Mix was in East Haddam yes
terdsy and found that John Hennessy has
been voter in that town for several years
although he has spent most of his time In
jail. The selectmen of that place were no.
tilted tina: Mrs. Hennessy, who ia now here
and cared for by the town, belongs to the
town of East Haddam and that the town
will be looked to for her support.
The warm weather has melted the Ice on
the lake just enough to greatly improve
the skating, and big crowd has been en-
joying the eport.
Michael Fannon, the tramp who has
been laid up in the tramp room with rheu-
matism for several days, has q brother in
Meriden who is said to be worth over $50
600. An effort is being made to have his
relatives do something toward providing
for the unfortunate man, who, it Is said,
has wife and children in Stamford.
The schools closed yesterday for the
usual holiday vacation.
Miss Nellie Mathison will after the holt
days teach school in Watertown, Mass.
Harry Bailey, who Is wanted here for
forgery, is by this time safely landed in
Europe, he having sailed from New York
for England on Thursday, the day after
his crime was discovered here. The re-
port that he was in Meriden the day after
the discovery of his foolish act is all moon
shine.
The Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co.'s Aid
society will hold its annual meeting this
in G.. A. R. hall.
Professor Stevens of Yale college will
preach Sunday in the Congregational
,hurcb. ----9. -. =
Il. E. higgins is afflicted with the pre-
vailing disease. grip.
@. g. Phelps has returned from Wash |
ngton, D. O., to spend the holidays at |
home.
Now Ia the time to purchase Chxistnss |
Itfts; save money ct Snvsxthsus'.