Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-11
WALLINGFORD.

Death Of Mrs. Frank W. PhelPs-Set'
 sled for Two Thousand Dollars-
 First Electric Car From Meriden-
 Bitten by . Hull Dog-Personal and
 General Items.
 Mrs. Frank W. Phelps of Whittlesey assnue died at o'clock yesterday morning after lingering illness of many months with oancsrous disease, aged forty-si, years. There will be prayers at the house Friday morning ct 9:30. Rev. O. H. Dick inson will oficiate. The body will b. taken to South Deer field, Mass., on tn. 10:21 train.
 The vsnwinkle club will entertain tn. the Kiokers' Bowling club of Msriden ir Odd Fellows hall this evening.
 Thomas Van Tsasell has received an offs, from Hudson City, N. r., to take charge of the five engines at the Hudson Electric works.
 Early in October Dominick Kerin, { workman, was crushed to death by the caving in of the sewer excavation on Colo ny street, where be was ct work. The so cident was due to the failure in not prop erly plsnking the sides of the sewer. A sui! against the borough for damages was threatened by Mrs. Kerin, through her at- torpsy, James P. Bres of New Haven. For sone time past the matter of . settlement has been under consideration, and dam ages of $4 60G were asked by the counsel for Nrs. Kerin. The matter has bssn dis cussed ct the various executive sessions of the board of burgessss. Yesterday ne- gotiations were concluded by Judge Hub. bard as counsel for the borough and c set clement smtcAbly agreed upon, and the papers were duly signed by all parties con- csrned. By the terms of settlement the borough pays g 900 to the widow. The case was . peculiar one and the settlement at the above figures is Q wifs action on the part of the borough officers, as in case of . suit the expenses of court and damages awarded would have amounted to c much larger figure.
 John T Kennedy is home from New York for short stay.
 The first electric car from Meriden ar. rived here yesterday morning at G:30. Al 12:30 there were two cars starting out for Asriden together. One was . vestibule that was built expressly for the Walling- ford route and Is the first that has crossed Wsllingford bridge.
 The WE O. has voted to change its reg ulsr neetipge to afternoons instead of even- ings, and will meet the second and fourth Wednesday each month.
 David Eskens has bad call to go to To- ledo, O., and take the petition of foreman in the Cash Register compsny's plating de- partment.
 Willie Larus of Pittsfisld, Msss., Is ths guest of his cousin, Arthur Atkinson.
 Yestsrdsy's snow storm put . stop tC the polo game advertised to occur on ths lake.
 Walter Moffatt of Bridgeport, who wa, taken i'll in the tramp room Tuesday night was taken down to New Haven hospits yesterday at 1l:24. B. Frank Williams was bitten in the les by bulldog owned by T. H. Reinsmar Tuesday while walking by the house fl Washington street. MT. Heinemsn an nouncss his intention of killing the dog. The farmers at E,st Wsllingford ar harvesting their ice crop. The report of the illness of D. O. Doolit 1 tie is a mistake.
 E N. Baldwin, Adams Express agent, confined to his former home in Meriden b an Liberated tooth.
 The Ice company will complete filling 1t ice house at Wooding's pond to-day. Tn ice Is ten and c half inches in thickness.
 A special meeting of the Simpson "hooks" is called for this eve 1ing.
 W.Burr Halls commission ss postmaste Is dated January ls, 1890. He took po. session of the postoface February 1e 1890.
 The grange will install officers thl evening.
 William Bradley was taken to Ne, Haven jail by Officer Reilly yesterds afternoon.
 There were many fishermen on Paus pond yestsrdsy but all reported poor locl
 The Congregational parsonage is bein overhauled and fitted up for the use Rev. J. J. Blair, who will be here Januar 2s.
 O. H. Dickinson arrived home from Ye mont last evening and reports fine westh' l and sleiphinp m there