Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-01-29
wALLINGFORD.

An Amicable Distribution-An After.
noon Tea-Struck In the Back by an |
Ice Cake-The snow BIockaded the |
Electric Cars-Mrs. Andrews Easier
-Taken Suddenly Ill-The G. A. II.
and W. n. C..Whist Mania.
Rev. Randall O. Hall of Ne y York, trus-
tee of the estate of Randall Cooke, render
ed his final account in the probate court
Saturday afternoon, and afterwa,d an
amicsble distribution was agreed upon be-
tween the heirs to the estate, who are Mrs.
Elizabeth Hall of New York, Mrs. Mary A.
Hall and Mrs. Helen Seeley of Wallingford.
Attorney O. A. Harrison appeared for Mrs.
Seeley and Judge Hubbard represented the
other heirs and the trustee. Mrs. Seeley
receives legacy of $1,000 and 81, 900 in
stocks was divided among the three heirs.
The real estate remains yet to be distrib-
uted.
There was an afternoon tea given by Misc
Rutz Rees at Rosemary hall Saturday after
noon, and many of the uptown ladies were
present.
]. P. Evans of Providence is the gaest of
Judge F. g. Bartholomew.
Rev. Mr.. Reynolds of North Haven
preached In tho Congregational church yes
terday.
Michael Fleming was at work ice harveet-
ing one day last week when he was struck
ON the back of his legs by q gliding cake of
ice and in consequence suddenly sat down,
but unluckily struck on the point of an
ice pick and received painful, but not
dangerous, wound.
Saturdays snow proved too much for
the electric cars and not one showed up
from Meriden during the day. Some of
the trains on tie Consolidated road were
late during the early part of the day. .
The skating has gone for the present and
sleighiDg is far from being good, although
there were many sleighs out.
| DR.. q. 81. Andrews reports that Satur-
day evening his mother, Mrs. Orrin An
/ drews, was more easy and resting quite
comfortably, and only for her extreme age,
hopes of her recovery.
| G.. B. Mansfield intends with his family
to remove back to New Haven again next
month.
Martin Conroy, one of the printers in
the Times Office, was taken seriously i'll
| with brain troubles Saturday evening and
it was feared that he could not live but a
| short time. Father Cronan was called to
administer to his spiritual affairs. Con-
| roy'A home Is In YOnkere, N. Z. lie
friends were notified by telegram Saturday
night.
Several suspicious looking strangers
have been seen hanging around the town
late for several nights. and a sharp watch
is being kept as to their movements.
3 The g. A. R. and W. R G. have received
Invitations to 60 to Meriden Wednesday
evening as the guests Of Merriam post, G
] A. r. A. H. Dutton pest has voted t.
o accept the invitation and will be there.
4 Simpson. Hall, Miller & Co.'s work
were closed all of Saturday on account o
lack of orders.
The cutlery department at R. Wallace
Sons will start up this morning after
J. shut down of eeversl weeks.
81 Tho editor of tho Times in an editoria
i Saturday evening terms the writer of al
4 | article in the Meriden morning paper 81
Putty Head" There are times in news
- | paper work when even the truth should b
n handled carefully.
% The borough has gone wild over whist
and there is not 6 weekday evening bu
that there are from two to dozsn Vhis
parties.
The Snow Saturday made buainess fo
g the hunters after rabbits. The little an
mails do not get greet distance from thei
" burrows, which by the tracks in the sno
y are easily located