Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-29
WAELINGFORp.

Attempted Outrage on Young Lady
Her Outcries Were Heard-The
villain Escapes-Other Items From
the Busy Town.
Shortly after 5 O'Clock Thursday after
noon an unknown man attempted TO per-
petrats dsstardly crime upon Miss Min
ME Doolittle, the nineteen year old dsugh-
ter of Dexter o. Doolittls, on the turnpike
in the western part of the borough.
AS che was coming along the road Mise
DooIittle noticed man lying down near
the woods alongside the road. She had
not gone much further when she heard q
noise back of her, and looking around she
saw the man following her up the road.
She noticed the man increase his pace
and she started on q run. The man fol
lowed in hot pursuit. The villain over
took her and grabbed her by the arms.
She screamed loudly and succeeded in
getting away from him and ran up the
road.
The man still followed her and overtak
ing her again struck her In the face. Miss
Doolittle threw her purss and a letter she
had in her hand into the road and oontln-
QeQ on as 1ast as s1e cOulu.
Mrs. Garvey, who lives on River street,
| on the hill just around the bsnd as one
comes from tine south, heard the screams
and ran down the road with her three
dogs, closely follow by her daughter.
Before Mrs. Gsrvey met Miss Doolittle the
rufisn had put off into the woods and
escaped.
| NEwsY MOTHS.
| A new baseball team was organized in
town yesterday and christened "The Cy-
clones" The material lie from what Man
ager Taylor of the Wallingfords styles, the
worn out players. E. G. Gardner, better
known as Ted" has been secured q cap.
tain with Edward Heinemsn as manager.
4 The new team is anxious to tackle Manager
Tsylor's Colts" at any date for any de
| sired amount. Any communication sent
to the manager will receivs prompt atten
ton.
The employees of the bufing and trim
ming room at R. Wallace s. Sons factory
were thrown out of work yesterday abou
2 o'clock by the breaking of the connecting
belt between the two factories.
Malsby, Stevens s. Curtis Co.'S work
closed yesterday noon until Monday morn
ing.
Mics Josephine Stevenson entertained I
number of her young friends yesterda,
afternoon in celebration of her birthday.
Warden Newton arrived home early la
evening from Vermont and reports a YER,
enjoyable vacation, and slso that c. Il
Dickinson has had great luck fishing, a
on Wednesday with friend lie caugh
sixty fine trout.
j There will be union services at tn
Congregational church Sunday morning
Rev. W. s. Fennell of Meriden will preach
Miss Nellie DeMills of Brooklyn Is tn
guest of Mrs. Walter Hill.
The bicycle race and trotiing on tn
new park this afternoon promises to b
quite an interesting event. Trotters en-
tered are by W. A. Booth, @. ]. hampton
B. q. Nichols, Henry Pattee, Frank An
thony, R. S. Austin, Stanley Botsford an
!, E. R. Warner.
} The Cheshires will play the Mailing
fords on the Colony street grounds thi
/ afternoon. Game called at $3.50.
\ Druggist w. F. Marx will enjoy his tw
weeks vacation In Atlantic City an
leaves for that popular resort next wet
nesdsy.
The body of Mrs Francis Beaumor
D will be brought here from North Have
0 this afternoon. The deceased for man
z years resided in this town.
o. B. Lane writes that he is epjoyir
: himself in Iowa and expects to return hon
" next week.