The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-12
W.4LLINGFORD.

Candidates-t consolidated Road Project
 The annual borough election will be held on Saturday and the warden. clerk. three burgesses. collector. treasurer and minor officers will be elected. The re- tirlng burgesses are D. c. Porter. F. c. Bartholomew and William Luby. tr. Burgesses Thomson, Barber and Backes hold over. There are comparatively few who realize the importance of care- ful judgment in the selection of officers to i'll the positions of trust, as they are to run the borough, and 1t is necessary that honest and capable citizens should be elected without regard to political beliefs. There are some of the republi- cans who are said to favor the nomi- nation of a straight out republican ticket, but there are any more who are opposed to the Idea. and favor. as in the past. n selection of q clean ticket without regard to party lines and then turn out and elect it. For many years this course was pursued and one and sometimes two tickets were nominated. The democrats were the first to depart from this custom and call a caucus to nominate a straight democratic ticket. but nearly every year the ticket has been defeated and the citizens ticket elected. Thus far very few names have been brought forward for the position of warden. D. c. Porter's name Is men, toned for warden on the democratic ticket and also that of H. r. Hall, who seems to be always on deck for the po- sition, although he has been defeated at two or more elections Who will be the choice at the citizens caucus can known that w. H. Newton would be the unanimous choice If he can be pre- vailed upon to accept. W. Burr Hall would also fill the bill acceptably and prove a strong and popular candidate. Charles Hills nana IS also faVorably mentioned. ThAra is plenty of good ma terial if they can only be induced to accept. For clerk Fraray Hale will probably be the nominee on both tick cts as without doubt he is the most ca pable man for the position in the bor- ough and has filled the position with credit for several years.
 The petition which was. presented to road on Saturday bore the names of over one hundred citizens, many of whom are employed at Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co.'S factory, and patrons of the road. The text of the petition is as follows:
 we. the undersigned, patrons of the Wallingford branch of your electric rail- road, do respectfully petition that a larger and more commodious car be placed on the line from the railroad crossing to the factory of Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co.,, and such car be provided with a conductor as well as a motorman. Also that you will in some manner make reduction in the fare for the benefit of yonr patrons who rur- chase tickets in quantities of one dol lar or more."
 There are rumors that a German democrat who resides west of Main street aspires to the position of deputy sheriff of this town and has recently begun getting into gear for the race. His claim tha. he worked and used his influence in favor of Sheriff Spiegel on election day will hardly prove of much avail, as the figures show that Spiegel lad just GS ma! ,rlty inthis town, which is nearly 100 behind the rest of the state ticket. The probabilities are that the next deputy sheriff here will be a republican.
 The Consolidated railroad surveyors have been over the ground here recent ly and placed iron stakes along the line and on Saturday one of the company's agents was here getting the estimated value of the land alongside the track. and it is supposed that the object in view is the doing away with the grade crossings. One of the heavy property owners south of the depot says that the company proposes to lower the tracks and go under the roads beginning near the south line of the town and continu- ing up to the northern crossings above the rubber shop. The report is that a mile or less below the depot the track will be lowered nearly twenty-seven feet. If this plan is carried out the freight depot will be removed to a more suitable place, either above or below it's present location. The correctness of these rumors is known best to the rail- road magnates. who do not, as a gen. eral rule, give away their plans much in advance.
 The case of Casey vs. Wallace occu- pied the attention of Justice J. J. Myers on Saturday. The defense did not put in any testimony and judgment was rendered for s100 to the plaintiff. An appeal was taken by Judge Hubbard, counsel for the defendant.
 Contractor Stiles of North Haven is at work on the dam and canal on the Austin farm, but owing to the weather the work has been delayed.
 George Odette's three-weeks-old baby died Saturday evening.
 Continued complaint is made that the electric car Is run at too fast a speed on the Center street route. From Main st t,t et hoth vavs if is down hill and the