Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-01-22
WALLINGF0RR,

snow Rlockataes and the Towns
Distfess-Start Up ON Nine Hours-
Nickel Works Nc Ten HOuHs-A
BIG Crowd Of Skaters-ChanGes In
the Grand List-Chief Luke mar.
tins Badge-Struck ny the Troll
Icy. e.s. 49,
Selectman Nix has, in accordance with
the special act Of the Legislature relating
to the provision to be made in case of
snow blockade in towns of the state, sp-
pointed resident of each school district
to see, At the expense of the town, that In
case Of q snow blockade the roads are
broken ~ soon as possible after the storm.
The appointments made are:
Fret distriot-w. R. Cooke.
Second dstrict-Zerah P. Beach.
Third district-J. W. MIX.
Central dis,rict-w. @. Cook.
Seventh district-Joel Allen,
Eighth dis rict.J: D. Bartholomew.
Tenth district-Ezra Tyler:
Eleventh district-G. W. Cook,
Asltby, Stevens & Curtis Co.'S works
will start up his morning on nine hours .
day. A notice of q general reduction Of
10 per cent. in wages Yves given on satur-
day.
The Simpson Nickel company's works
will start on ton hours day this week.
Hall & Elton Co. expect to start up
Wednesday or Thursday Of this week.
The case Of Harry Summers for selling
lisuor without license in East WAlling-
ford comes up for trial in the borough
court at 9 O'Clock this morning.
A child of Patrick Coyle IF Ward street
died of whooping cough Saturday after
noon.
Miss Sadie Kingsley of Hartford is the
guest Of Mas Eva Hodgetts of Academy
street.
There was big crowd on the lake
skatipg Saturday afternoon and evening.
Charles Morris and Charlie Decker
caught black bass that weighed four
pounds and quarter through the ice in
Paugh pond Saturday.
By the change in the assessment on the
grand list, R Wallace & Sons have been
raised $35. 900, b. L Judd & Co. $25, 900,
Maltby, Stevens & Curtis company'$5. 600
over the list of year ago.
The directors OF the gas company held q
meeting Saturday evening and adjourned
until next week Monday, without electing
officers.
Rev. J. J. Blair was in town Saturday
and will arrive here on Wednesday to
stay.
B q. Nichols Ia on the improve.
Officer Luke Martin now carries q hand
some silver chief of police badge, presen
from the Meriden police force Officer Dan
Reilly also wears chief of police badge,
pre- sented by his friends. The situation
here Is quite peculisr. The borough has
only two regular officers, who are appoint
ed by the board of burgesses as special
constables. The warden is, by the Dor
ough bylaws, chief of the police, which
makes the situation more complicated.
With police force of two officers, both of
whom are chiefs, and the warden also chief
where do the high privates or regular po-
1icemen come in?
While the trolley to one of the electric
cars was being shifted near the Qulnnipiac
street crossing Saturday morning 1t fell,
striking Conductor Hawkins on the head,
cutting quite gash. He was taken to the
office of DR.. AcGaughey, who dressed the
wound, and the conductor took the car back
to Meriden.
The distance from the railroad crossing
near the depot to the Main street croasipp
in Meriden by the electric road via South
Meriden and Yalesville is nine and one-hali
miles.
BARN DESTROYED BY FIRE YESTERDAY.
A barn owned by Edward Hayden on
Christian street was destroyed by fir,
early Sunday morning. There was moth
| ing In the barn but some coal, q baby car
risgs and about a cord of wood. The fir
department responded, but the building
was too far gone when the alarm wa
given. The barn was an old one and no
| very highly valued