The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-31
WALLINGFoRD.

WALLINGF0RD.
 |
 Two strangers struck town on one of
 the midday trains yesterday and rep
 resented themselves as jewelry dealers,
 and stated that they were going to
 have a sale on the corner in the even
 ing and inquired as to getting a license
 for the same. They strolled about town
 and late in the afternoon one of the
 men dropped into John Cassin's in Fitz-
 gerald's block on Center street and ask
 ed MT. Cassius to give him change for
 a bill, but was not accommodated and
 passed along up Center street and
 stopped in J. D. Cassin's cigar store
 and bought package of cigarettes.
 rendering in payment a g bill. He got
 his change and went out. A little later
 the proprietor took a careful look at the l bill and from the feeling of the paper
 became suspicious of its being genuine
 and called in Officer Reilly, who hap pened to be, passing by. The bill was | taken up to the bank, and w. H. New ton at a glance pronounced the bill a counterfeit. Officer Reilly at once start ed in search of the strangerssbut fail | ed to find them, and 1t Is said they skipped out of town on the 5:2e train. | The counterfeit is on one of the silver | certificates and the general appearance is very fair. The engraving of ex-Sec- retary Windom is very poor and can | be easily detected by comparing it with a genuine bill. MT. NCassin said the man had big roll of the. bills. %i ,. Lew Dockstader's mfnstrels, which appear here tomorrow evening, will in clude Frank Dumont, the well known 1 author, Frank A. White, the humorous celebrity, and other old time favorites. Dockstader himself will appear in his own original conceits and peculiari- ties. ss William Treloar's four-month-old child died yesterday in Yalesville of brain troubles.
 Joseph L. Porter has sold to B. A. Merriam of Meriden lot 75x2O9 fet in l Yalesville. a .,s&
 A we'll known democrat remarked last evening that J..A. Martin, the republi- can nominee for judge of probate, was the strongest man the republicans could have nominated, and he thought his chances of being elected were good. Joseph Worrall and Miss Josephine Evans will be married this evening at the rectory by Rev. 7 B. Wildman. A reception at Odd Fellows hall will follow. '-@
 There are now twenty-nine inches of water in the gate-house at Paugh pond, which shows a gain of five inches dur ing the past week.
 James Craig is home from Cold Springs, N. Y.
 Alderman J. W. Lowe of New Haven was a borough visitor yesterday. At the special adjourned meeting of St. Paul's parish Monday evening to accept the gift given by Samuel simp- son, the following was adopted:
 Whereas, The late Hon. Samuel Sipp- son, by his last will and testament made the following bequest to St. Paul's Epis- copal parish of Wallingford, Conn.,, viz: T give and bequeath to the St. Paups Episcopal church of Wallingford, as a testimonial to my deceased daughter, M. DeEtta Simpson, 5000 as perma- nent fund, the use and income of which shall only be used annually and for the following named purposes, to wit: One-half for the purchase of books for it's Sunday school and the other half for Christmas festivals for. its Sunday school children, and direct that an an- nual report be made to its Sunday school children, showing the amount received from said fund thesp proceeding year. and. the said bequest be known as the M. DeEtta Simpson Memorial fund.-" therefore,
 Resolved, That the saide St. Paurs Episcopal parish of Wallin Sford accept said bequest and to the end that the conditions of said bequest may be full. filled and carried out as required. It is voted that W. N.s Mix, treasurer of said parish, be and is hereby appointed the; agent and trustee. of said parish to re- ceive said bequest for and in behalf of said parish, and to give to the executor of said estata of said Samuel Simpson such receipt or receipts therefore as may be required.
 Voted, That the said ", N. Mix, treas urer. invest said fund Of $2,00O for and in the name of St. Paul's EplscopaI parish of Wallingford, Conn. In such Interest paying security or securities as com nittee Of the vestry of said parish may direct. Ss:ssss !. ass
 Voted, That FFaray Hale, c. H. Tib' bits, John H. Francis be and hereby are appointed 3 committee on the invest ment of said fund.
 Ended His Lifs.
 Harwinton, oct %. Edwin B Catlin, aged forty-nve, | prominent and much respected farmer of this toHp, commit ted suicide yesterday aft(fnoon 6ys hanging himself to tree m the woods mot ter from homo M # 3 s N