Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-05-31
wALLINGFORD.

1t was Very Quiet on Memorial Day
The Parade was a Small One-0ne
Good Kfect OF Murphy,s Labors-
Good Luck by Fishermen.
Memorial day passed very quietly here.
The weather was all that could be desired
Ths turnout for the decoration services
was the smallest that 1t has been for sew
eral years, owing largely to the counter at
traction of Barnam's circus in New Ha-
ven. The line started soon after O'Clock,
with the National band in the van and
Company K as escort, followed by about
fifty members of A. q. Dutton post, G. A.
R., and other veterans, with about twenty
the town borough officers and the judges
of the borough court In carriages. Tho
Inns of march and exercises were the same
as has already been published. Company
K detachment fred volley over the graves
of the deceased members of the company.
The National band gave a concert on the
band stand uptown at o'clock The fac
tories and stores were mostly closed during
the day, except early in the morning.
There was a significant occurrence at
Monday evening that goes to show the
good effect of Temperance Advocate T. E
Murphy's work in Middlstown. A delega-
ton of sixteen members of the Hubbard
Hose of that city came over here in q bus
as the guests of the Hubbard Hose here,
and of course tho Wallingford boys were
anxious to entertain their visitors in
right royal manner, as they always do
their guests, and q supply of Refreshments
Middletown boys were invited to partake.
As has at other times been the custom
keg of lager formed feature of the ban
quet, but when the visitors were offered
the lager one of the members made re.
mark about wearing the blue ribbon, and
everyone of the visitors declined the prof
fered lager, and the hosts at once saw the
point and supplied their guests with q
plentiful supply of soda and other 'soft
stuff"
The hearing on the electric road and
electric light charters comes up before the
legislative committee in Hartford to-day.
There was big delegation from here
went to New Haven to take In the circus
yesterday. The morning trains were
crowded, and fully 600 from here were
take in the street parade while q majority
took in the whole figure.
There is q strong probability OF some
business in the borough court before many
days.
Miss Katie Kelly, sister of Peter Kelly
of South Colony street, sails tomorrow
afternoon on the steamer Teutonic from
New York for her former homo in county
Kilkenny, ireland.
The Wallinaford bieyclists were not Gin
1t" at the races in Worcester.
Colonel W. J. Lesvenworth is In New
York.
G.. n. Hallenbeck, q. II. Stevens and F.
A. Wallace arrived home yesterday from
the Oatakills and report the weather unfa-
vorable for successful fishing. y
At the annual meeting of the SIN Memo
RAM" association w. g. Choate, DR.. G. d.
Atwater and Horace Austin were reelected
directors for three years.
The hearing on the appointment of
trustee on the ineolvent estate of Fred W.
terich of Yalesville comes up before the
probate court this morning.
There were many fishermen. out yester-
day and good luck Is reported. w. B. Ball
was happy to catch 81 pound pickerel In
the lake and felt paid for getting out at 4
q. m.