Morning journal and courier., 1894-03-05
WALLINGFORD,

A Special Town and Borough Meet. 1nE-FactOry Interests-The Higgins ComPany-PensIon Day-An Aged Veterans Rirst View of an Electric Car-Thar Much.Abused Dog-The RambIers' Club.
 A special town and borough meeting Is called for Thursday evening to take action on the abatement of taxes asked for by the new company that proposes to organize and build factory on the plains near the railroad track.
 The Housatonic Manufacturing compa- ny's works will start up again this morn ing after a weeks shutdown. Will Horne has got the Lake Grove rink ready for use and has 6 supply of roller skates and will open up for skating and polo.
 Several of the stockholders of the Big | gins Silver company were in consultation together Saturday and discussed several important matters. Another meeting will be held next Saturday.
 Judge Fowler has appointed Mrs. Mary 0. Brosnan administratrix of the estate of her late husband, Patri:k Brosnan. He left no will.
 Mrs. J. H. Holmes is i'll with rheumatic fever and her daughter Alice is also i'll.
 A notice has been filed of the claim fol damages by Mrs. Clsrinds Futile. mother of Mrs. E. M. Johnson, for injuries re ceived on the evening of January 7, by fall on the crosswalk corner of Ward anc Main streets, owing to 8 defective side walk.
 To-day ia quarterly pension day anG Town Clerk Martin will be in his office s o'clock a. m. ready and willing to fill ou all pension papers.
 George H. Reilly stepped on a wire nal Saturday and the nail pierced his rubbe boot into his foot making 8 painful wound.
 Selectman J. Walter Mix had for hi guest one day last week Levi Munson O Cheshire who has lived for over eight, and exhibited great wonder and astonish ment at his first sight of the same. MT Mix took his guest on the electrics t, Meriden and about the Silver City wher MT. Munson was once familiar but had no for over fifty years visited up on Brost street and the changes made during tha time were most too much for the old gen tlemsn to realize. He expressed hi opinion that if man stayed in Cheshir and never got out ot 1t he would neVe know anything.
 William L. Marks has been sppointe administrator of the late Sarah L. Mark ) estate.
 The dog that was so maltreated Frida afternoon was owned by E. D. Stevens c l Main street. And there is sufficient evl dsnce to show that Eddie Hall, son of Pete
 Hall, was the boy who wes guilty of tn dastsrdly act, ss hs confessed in the pre-, ence of two witnesses that be tied the rs on the dogs tail and saturated 1t with kerc sens and set fire to it. The dog came d
 rect from the house of Frank Hall on col ner of Main and Church street, where th deed was done. The dog came home Sat urday badly burned. At meeting of the Ramb!ers Cycle clu
 held Friday evening J. R Cottrill tendere , his resignation as recording secretary. Tn club voted not to accept the resignstio
 and John will continue for the preser year in office.
 The bowling match between the of6t hands of R. Wallace & Go. and Simpson Hall, Miller & Go. at the temperance ale Saturday evening resulted in a victory f. Simpson team.
 Robert Msntell in "The Face in u 3 Moonlight" at the opera houae Wednesds evening, March 2. The company ia 8 fir class one in every particular.