Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-10-04
wALLINGFORD.
The Annual Fair Will Open To-Day
-Omcers Elected by the Ladies'
Library Observation-Disclosures Mem
ton.

rhe Annual Fair VIII open To-Day
-Omcers Elected by the Ladies'
Library Observation-Disclosures Mem
ton.
The first annual fair of the Wallingford
association will open today |
in the new park on the east side. The
committee of arrangements have been hard
at work for several days getting every
thing into working order and the prospect
of successful fair is good and the exhib-
Its of the local and the oranges of several
of the neighboring towns promise to be
very fine and the stock exhibits will be
very fine. A large attendance should be
assured.
The Ladies' Library association held Its
annual meeting yesterday and reelected
last years board of officers, as follows:
President, Mrs. B. F. Harrison; vics presi-
dent, Mra. G. A Harrison; treasurer, Mrs.
Il. L. Wallace; secretary, Miss Edith F.
Lane; managers, Mrs. q. W. Hull, Mrs. L.
L. B. Bishop, Mrs. D. P. Griswold and
Miss G. G.. Hull. Miss Emma Lewis was
reappointed librarian. Auditor 9. a..
Brown voted that the teachers of the Cen
trsl school district be allowed the use of
books for fifty cents for school year and
that the annual Chrysanthemum show be
held in November.
Thomas E Fitzgerald Is negotiating for
the purchase of the Hoey livery stables
business, and the bargain will be sealed
to day. The stand ia fine one for bust
ness, and T. E. is just the man that can
run it with success.
Yalesville celebrated, by firing cannon
Monday night. the election of its favored
son, J. Walter Mix, to the position of e.
lectmsn on the republican ticket.
In justice to the saloonkeepers it is but
fair to state that the demonstration with
drum corps, etc. p, on the street Monday
evening was not of their doings, and in
fact they tried to prevent Conlon, who was
celebrating the winning of wager on his
own hook, from getting out the drum
corps.
There is prospect that the incoming
board of selectmen will be decidedly
Mixed.
Landlord E. NJ. Smith has sold his trot-
ter to A. A. Blakeslee, the milkman.
A mink got into j. A. F. Norshrop't
chicken coop Monday night and killed
eight of his choicest fowls. Levi Vibbert
lost ten by the same animal, it is supposed
| one night recently. Ebenezer Clifford, the
veteran trapper, has been pressed into
| service and will endeavor to trap the Sdary
oeast and thus rid thu neighborhood of the
| pest and add about 50 so to- his finances
| fund by the sale of the skin, if he gets it
Colonel Harry Hull has sold his houss
and lot 15Ox1s2 feet on North Elm stree,
| to Mrs. Elizabeth Daniels.
| First Selectmsu J. B. Mix entered upor
his new duties yesterday, and ex Select
man O N. Jones stepped down and out.
| Miss Marguerite Manning of Brooklyn /.
one of the scholars at Rosemary hall.
| George Webb started yesterday morning
| for Wisconsin and will also take 10 thu
worlds fair.
Mrs Ann Galligan has sold to ". J
Hogan house and lot Got 5Ox150 feet) OF
North Colony street.
| Oae of our shoemakers found a So bill
in an old shoe that WAS brought to hi
| shop for repairs yesterday morning.
Two of the old democratic WAT horses
whose faces have been familiar at the poll
every election for twenty-five years o
more, failed to show up Monday.
The democratic tidal wave that swep
over this vicinity last fall got set bacl
Monday.
The entries for the 3 minute class recs a
the fair to-day include:
N. F. Ingraham's Kittie.
| @. H. Holcombs Billy q.
w. Youngs' Bessie K.
| G. T. Jones' Signet.
| 500 Named Race Thursday.
| H B. Leete's Bessie.
| B. H. Nichols Bessie N.
| T. B. Anthony's Little Pet
N. F. Ingraham's Belle. ~
| A. L. Halls Governor.
P. SINNERS fiddle de Winks.
Almon Doolittles General.
| W. A. Booths Jolly Boy.
The Meriden and Wallipsford club ru
and 2:35 class did not fill and are declare
off.
George J. and Will Talbot have gone O.
trip to the worlds fair.
Mrs g. g. Thomson is visiting friend
in Aattewan, N. Y.
George E. Whittakee is Ill with typho!
| malarial fever.
DR.. W. S. Russell started yesterday TO