Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-05-06
wALLINGFORD.

A Definite Date Has Been Decided
Upon for the Murphy Lecture-Con-
tract Between the Simpson, Hall
& Miller Company and william
Rogers Will Not be Renewed - A
Ladies' Bicycle Club Organized.
Judge Hubbard, as counsel for the water
commissioners, has applied to Judge Wheel
or of the supreme court for the appoint
ment of committee to consist of three
disinterested persons to examine into and
| assess damages,if any, caused by the rising
of the water from Muddy river at the
pumping station to the mill privilege of
Charles Bronson, situated on the stream
below. The hearing ia down for May 10.
1t Is now definitely decided that T. E.
Murphy will deliver his lecture on 'Broth-
er Jonathan and John Bull" here on next
Friday evening, the Ladies' Library asso-
citation having agreed to change the date
of its proposed entertainment. Where the
lecture will be given is not yet decided,
but it ia probable that It will be in the
opera house.
temperance mass meeting will be held in the
opera house Sunday afternoon at 8 O'Clock.
Judge Hubbard went to New York last evening
The water in the lake continues very high yet
and is only about eight inches lower than on
Thursday.
Brass and Clock company has the contract to
furnish the only silverplated spoons that will be
consist of beautiful design Of souvenir tea and
after-dinner coffee spoons. Henry B Hall, one
Of Wallingfords well known and iniiuen;
this department. and to his enterprising
and go-ahead business principles, is due the
credit for securing the contract for the company,
and much of It's other success. Captain Ira b.
Smith, also former resident Of Wallingford, is
superintendent Of the nickIe silver department
Stevens will occur May TO-
The fifteen year contract between Simpson,
Hail. Miller & Co. and William Rogers expires
today. The company has given notice that it
will continue the contract for another fifteen
years extension, according to the agreement in
pany has violated its agreement in
the contract and refuses to continue the
for anohsr t term Of rs. The matter
torneys Mitchell ana Hungerford of New Britain
to look after s interests; ,,.., -,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Judd will spend Sunday in
Company will have its field day on Saturday,
May q. In the morning there will be rifle prac-
tice at the range. Colonel Doherty and Captain
LaBarnes will be present.
Captain LaBarnes will witness the rifle prac-
tice Of Company G in Waterbury to-day.
]. A. CoeI is confined to his home with an at
tack of rheumatism.
Landlord E. M Smith of the wallingford hotel
was called to Poughkeepsie yesterday by a tele
gram, announcing the critical illness Of his father
with p analysis.
W. N Mix camp, Sons of Veterans, will have
its annual inspection next Thursday evening.
Lieutenant Cox Of Hartford will be the inspect
ing officer.
The firm of Williams & Foster, stair builders,
has been dissolved. Williams will hereafter con-
duct the business
Rev J. E. Widman will sail from New York
on the Amsterdam at O'Clock this morning for
Bolougne, France. He will return on the same
steamer, leaving Bolougne on May ", and will be
due in New YORK on June ..
A ladies' bicycle club, to be known as the Glover
Cycle NIB, has been organized here The colors
adopted are mandarin yellow and sapphire blue.
The emblem will be q four-lesf clover. The
members comprise Mrs. @. Fred Lane, Mrs. WI.
Peirs, and the Misses Bessie Lane, George Whit
taker, Flossie Wood, Emma Treat, Marion Hirons,
Lulu Allis and Lillian Allen.