The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-12
WILLINGFORD.

was dStlui toW III Morrison Brothers saloon on Colony street Monday evening. Charles E. Smith, who owns the building where the saloon is located, went into the place in the evening and got into an alterca tion, which resulted in the brothers assaulting Smith, who was badly used up, his face being seriously cut, and several stitches were taken to close up the wound. During the time the Morri- sons had Smith on the floor and were punching him Thomas Wrinn, Smiths father-in-law, who was passing, rushed into the saloon and endeavored to stop the TOW, wand by some means was thrown ribs were broken. Dr. Wilson attended and yesterday Wrinn's condition was considered critical. The case was brought before the prosecuting attor ney last evening and the sequel will be found in the reports of the borough court. The Morrisons came here from New Haven, and bear a bad reputation.
 George Woodruff, a joiner working for C.F.Wooding on the new Judd block on Center street, had a narrow escape yes terday from death by being struck by falling timber. His head was seriously cut, and he received sundry bruises.
 Frank Ives, the new watchman at Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co.'S, gave up his position yesterday after a weeks trial. He stated that he had not been able to eat or sleep since he went on duty. William Rundle takes his place, and William Farnham takes Bundles place as fireman.
 MT. and Mrs. B. L. Griswold of St. Joseph. Mo-, were in town yesterday for short call upon friends. Mrs. Gris- wold was formerly Miss Maud Kennedy of this place, daughter of J. w. Ken nedy, and resided on Hall avenue. MT. and Mrs. Griswold were married two weeks ago, and came east on their we'd ding trip.
 J. w. Kennedy now located at Kan sas City, Mo-, is travelling for the Ap- pletons.
 Miss Latin of Meriden has been en- gagged as organist at the Baptist church.
 The school board failed to get a quo- rum and adjourned until Thursday ev- ening.
 Judge Hubbard expended s1,O5O for text books for the schools within a week.
 The new room in the Colony street school was opened yesterday with thir- ty-six pupils. Miss Gragan is the teacher.
 Mrs. H. L. Davis gave pleasant af- ternoon tea yesterday which was large ly attended.
 Manager Wilkinson has booked for the opera house this season these shows:
 September 14-Lotta Montieth in "The Dilemma"
 September 20-John E. Brennan in "Tim the Tinker"
 September 21-Gus Williams in April Fool"
 September 27-"Colonel and r.
 October 3-Frohman's Jane"
 October 1O-Mattie Killingfeck in "The Gipsy Queen," or "The South Millions"
 october 17-New York Stock com pany in "Alone in Great City,"
 October 1S-"Monte Cristo.'
 October 26 6- Davis Uncle Toms Cabin"
 November S-Charles Fleming in "Enemies of Life"
 November 2O-W. J. Mason in Irish Visitors"
 December 31-Agnes Wallace Villa in '"The World Against Her."
 January 3O-Barton & Willard's com pany in '"The Engineers" April Julie Akerstrom. George F. Smith, formerly in the shoe business in Wallace block, is now in the paint and oil business in New York.
 H. B. Todd is circulating petition to be presented to Superintendent Gray asking that the electric road be ex- tended up North Main street to the cemtery.
 A marriage license has been issued to William N. Tyler and Miss Annie Bun dock of Yalesville. Miss Emma Anderson is home from New Haven hospital. Sam Hubbard has gone back to the Wilbraham academy. There are now but thirty-six inches of water in the gatehouse at Paugh pond.