Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-05-21
WALLINGFORD.

Ac AIoPOHCu uAdSOAtC AVAo-V 19At
of Leading Masons to the Commune
ity Property SaturdaY-The Electric
Road and the Consolidated Road
8. p. Richards Very Low-CompanY
K's Field Day-General News of the
Town.
The board of managers of the proposed
state Masonic home, comprising Grand
Master Warren of New Milford, Past
Grand Master Clark Buckingham and
Judge Dsming of New Haven, Edward
Tweedy of Danbury, L E. Lockwood of
Norwalk, Meesrs. Barnes aud Highly were
in town Saturday, and with DR.. o. E.
Powers of Compass lodge, went on tour
of investigation over the Community
property on the west side. The visitors
seemed well pleased with the natural loca-
ton of the place and it's surroundings, al
buildings III their present condition. The
committee did not commit themselves as
to what the result of the visit would be re-
gsrding the locating here of the home.
The negotiations which have been going
on for some time bstween the Consolidated
and electric roads officials regarding the
crossing of the electric road across the
Consolidated tracks, seems to have fallen
through, and the Consolidated officials are
quoted as having decided not to agree to
tie electric road crossing their tracks
under any circumstances. Superintendent
Gray states that work will begin at once
laying the rails east of the railroad to
Slmpson's shop, and that one car will be
kept running between these points and
passengers can transfer at the railroad for
Yalesville, Meriden and other points. The
car will leave the depot every fifteen min
utes. He also states that cars will be run
ming in two weeks after the work ia begun.
Sylvester P. Richards, father of Editor
F. W. Richards, was stricken with apop-
lexy early Saturday morning. His right
side was completely paralyzed. He was
seventy years old last March and a men,
Der of A. 81. Dutton post, G.. A. R. He
served during the war In Company A,
Eighth Connecticut Volunteers, and en-
listed from Naugatuck. He has four sons,
F. W. Richards of this place, Frank and
Edwin of Waterbury and Herman in
Meriden. He was alive at q late hour Sat-
urday evening, but not expected to survive
rew hours at the most.
Company K had its field day Saturday
and spent the first half of the day at the
range, coming back to the armory about Q
O'Clock in time to get out of the heavy
showers which came soon efter. At the
200 yards range fifteen Of the company
qualified as follows: Captain Barber,
Lieutenants Hall and Norton, Sergeants
Mottram, Blake, Beach and Doehr, Cor
porels L. L. Hall. w. E. Hall, Briggs and
Ward, Musician LsBarnes. Privates Kelly,
Rswson and Toelle.
J. A. Cook, with his usual hustle and
enterprise. went to New York last week
and after looking at the different sprink
lers, finally selected one of Stadbaker
Brothers Manufacturing company make
and purchased one of the latest improved
patterns, one that took first prize at the
worlds fair. which will arrive here by
freight to-day. Mr.. Cook intends to attend
to the sprinkling of the streets in a system
attic manner that cannot fail to give salts
faction. He not only intends to see that
the dust is kept laid on Main and Centre
streets, but will visit other localities with
the cart where 1t is most needed and take
his chances of compensation with the resi-
dents most benefited. A competent man
will be put on to run the sprinkler and the
work will be done first class.
The wife of one of our prominent demo-
cratic politicians In the borough recently
stated to one of her friends that she never
wanted to see another democrat elected
president of the United States.-she prob.
ably never will.
NJ. j. Butler has sold out his saloon bus
iness on the corner of Colony and Qulnni-
piac streets to Nicholas Downey and Thomas
Fshey.
The rain prevented the ball games in
New Britain and Winsted, where the Wal
lingfords went Saturday. Manager Heine-
mans team will go to New Britain again on
Friday.
Saturdays heavy showers proved q bless
idg to the farmers and others, as the ground
was very dry and grass and other products
of the earth were suffering for moisture.
The board of burgesses appropriated 500
toward the fund for street sprinkling.
Real estate transfers: F. @. Allen, lot
10Ox150 feet on south plains and 100x125
feet on Clifton street to A. I. Martin.
The Biagins, Rodgers company expect to
start up business soon after July /.
w. N. Mix camp, Sons of Veterans, in
spection will be on Tuesday evening, May
20. A smoker and supper will follow the
F. @. Allen and family will go to Short
Beach to-day.
The borough rate tax book just COM
pleted shows $11 ,907.14 on property, of |
$2, 3S1 ,261. The figures for 1892 list are:
S1l 80 taxes on s., 3O1, 432, which |
shows an increase this year Of $49S.S5.