Morning journal and courier., 1893-09-11
WALLINGFORD.
The Bicycle Club Tournament To.da1

The Bicycle Club Tournament To-day Promises to be the Event of the Season-Bad Collision on Com munity Bridge on Saturday-Com- 1 platnt Made of Watermelon Thieves l
 The tournament of the Rsmblere' Cycle | club on the new association track this ! afternoon promises to be one of the greatest events in the sporting line that has ever been attempted in this town. It Is the first tournament of the club and the first ever held here. The committee has worked hard to make the event success and the outlook for the same Is favorable. Some of the fastest bicycle riders in |, te world will be present and show their speed. The track is in fine condition and if the weather is favorable there will be some fine ex- hibitions of speed.
 All the factories will be closed that day all day and most of the stores will bs closed during the afternoon. Good work has been done to get the track in good con- dition by W. H. Taylor.
 To accommodate the spectators bleachers at the north end of the grand stand have been erected that will accommodate 800 people and the grand stand has bsen en- larged SO that not far from 400 can find seats there.
 Previous to the races the National band will give concert and selections will also be given between the races. The Wheel club will keep open house all day for visiting wheelmen and local L. A. W. members, and in the evening smoker will be given in the rooms for of %ox 1u,hoG1poo., and I, w members.
 Besides the host of people in town who will come to the races many from Meriden, New Haven, Hartford and other places will attend. The races are to begin at 2:sO.
 Besides Whale who will be present l there are Tyler of Springfield, Bald of Buffalo, Banker of Pittsburg, Murphy of New York, Hoyt and Smith of New Bed ford, Arnold of New Britain, and other | fast men who will compete. There was disastrous collision on Con- munity bridge Saturday morning. Rsv. L. P, Perry and son of Yalesville were con- | ing to Wallingford in 8 carriage and when | crossing the bridge by the lake turned out 1 to 90 past an OK team one of the animals turned partly around and caught it's foot l in the carriage wheel and before 1t was ex- tricated the carriage was crowded against the side of the bridge and stopped sudden l ly when one of the wheels caught against the end of projecting board. The oxen started along and the cart struck the car riage, crushing it against the bridge and | completely wrecked the running gear. I Three wheels were demolished, the shafts and side bars broken, both sxles badly bent and twisted, in fact, the top of the carriage was the only thing that was moi l ruined. Rev. MT. Perry and son were forced out of the carriage but were not seriously injured. The younger Perry stated that when the accident occurred
 they were on their way to the carriage
 shop to have the carriage repaired, The
 wreck was carried away i'll business
 wagon in pieces.
 Rev. F. E Marble officiated at the fune
 raj of Henry Arnold Saturday afternoon
 The bearers were John Broedlin, J. A. H
 Hermmsn, Calvin Greene and John Baney
 The burial wae in the Memorium cems
 tery.
 Wouldn't John Goes electric road reap
 harvest to day if it was only in operation
 over to the new association tracks Complaint has been made of the depre , dations of youthful thieves in B J Houah' ] and Gaherty's watermelon patches an,
 fruit orchards up Yalssville way. Tn ] case is to be investigated.
 ! The cases agalueG Gu6 TOUT OOyS hEI65let } for stealing potatoes and turEips in Mrs
 John Doyles garden came before Juog
 Hubbard on Saturday. The evidence o Mrs. Doyle was to the effect that the boy
 were in her lot with bag, but were scare
 away before they could steal anything Tn
 judge discharged the boys.
 Tha case of Lucy M. Pierson for alimon
 against the estate of the late s. D. Hall ha
 been decided against the plaintiff by th
 supreme court.
 Buckley Burr was before Judgs Eubbar
 on Saturday morning and was fined $2 l and costs for violating the screen law sn
 $50 for keeping open his saloon after 1 o'clock on the night of August 3l. A ) appeal was taken and bonds of $200 wer
 given by James Curran. } Mrs. H. M. Stevens of Newburyport an
 Miss Addie Bullock of Hartford are tn l guests of Mrs. Rebecca Bullock of Colon l street.
 The Cheshires will play ball here mex Saturday.
 , The newly elected officers of Wsllac
 hose are: Thomas J. Kenney, foreman William J. Casey, first assistant; John E Downey, second assistant; James 4 , Downey, secretary; NJ. J. Costello, stew ard.
 0. H. Dickinson starts to morrow for th
 worlds fair.
 The factories all closs to day for the b ) cycle races.
 : Morris Lynch of Holyoke, Msss., is th guest of Thomas Kennedy, the newsdealel
 Only two from here went on the Cone
 Island excursion Saturday night
 The Ramblers will keep open house tt
 day for all visiting wheelmen and will hay l 8 smoker in their rooms this evening. FINANCIAL. 1 Notes of Local InIerest-Dfytdend
 Coming Thss Week-The Consoii
 dated Roads Convertible Fours.
 The New Haven clearing house report
 the clearings for the second week in Septen Der as showing considerable decline fror
 last year both in clearings and balances By days the reports are: