Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-05
wALLINGFORD.

7esrs did business in. tho store now occu. oled by the Dickerman hardware company, ,n Main street. The book contains the every day business of the firm, and the names which appear were all we'll known of the town fifty years ago, and but very few of the same are living to- lay. Among those that appear that are dive now are Samuel Simpson, o. I. Mar tin, John P. Hall, Henry 0. Foote, Lucien Pomeroy, John Atwater, Dr. G. Fl. An drewe, Henry Munson and Gurdon Hall. The last named was then boy and was charged with two oranges, seven cents. With the exception of the above named, who are now much respected and aged here, the others whose names are seen have in most cases long since ber appear tho names of Roderick Curtis, Moses Y. Beach, Jared P. Whittle- sey. John Hiddleson, Henry Allen, ono of the founders of the Oneida community; Street Jones, Dr. J. B. Pomeroy, E. M. Pomeroy, Dr. John Andrus, George Lane, Ashael Andrews, Calvin Harrison, Lyman Hull, Silas Merriman, Stephen Weber, George R. Bartholomew, Fred Bsrtholo- new, Edgar Atwster, Ward Johnson, Friend Johnson, William Elton, James Foot, Benjamin Foot, Stephen Northrop, Johnson Doolittle, Joel Hall, Joel W. Grie- wold. Robert Wallace, Edward l.. Brock ett, Charles Ives, John Beaumont, Nathan Thomas, Captain Orrin Andrews, Rev. H. many others who were influential citizens at that time and will be well remembered by many of the residents of to-day. The prices of fgroceries did not vary great deal deal from the prices at the present day. Sugar, eggs and butter were sold at about the same as now; calico, cotton cloth, spool cotton and other like goods sefied but little from the present prices. During those days, fifty years ago, liquor was sold by one grocerymsn in each town, as town agent, and at this date Darlington & Ktrt- land were selling; later, E H Ives was agent. One charge was to Childs & War ren, Ralph Childs and l.. K. Warren, who kept the old hotel on the corner of Main and centeI,in the building that etill stands there, and was s$6S for whiskey, cider brandy and wine, and casks; whiskey was 35 cents gallon, cider brandy 371 cents, wine 70 cents. The old book is quite cu- riosity and quite interesting to compare with day books of the present time.
 Charles Edell, watcnman at Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co.'s factory, was coming from his home on North Elm street late Sat- urday afternoon when the runner of his sleigh struck in bad spot on the road, and was overturne throwing Edell out The horse started on 8 run breaking the shafts and sleigh quite badly. The horse was finally stopped without injury. John Olson, Swede living on the plains, died of consumption Saturday, aged nine teen years. Funeral this afternoon at 9 o'clock.
 At the annual meeting of the stockhold- oE Do11 Q I,o1s afternoon F. A. Wallace was elected presi- dent, WI. Leavenworth, ,secretaiy, and H. L. Wallace secretary.
 A report of the annual meeting in Sun day paper is incorrect. The company de clarsd the usual dividend and did not con. duct business at loss.
 W. Fl. Newton received on Saturday day morning box of choice Florids oranges from F. 0. Allen, who is now down in the Indi-n river.
 Mise Nettie Backes and the scholars O. her school in Hamden were out sleighinj Saturday afternoon and were enjoying tn pleasure of ride about the streets of thi
 borough.
 The St. Paul's church choir boys wer
 out sleighing in Cooks big sleigh Satur
 day.
 meeting will be held on Thursday. J. w. Allen has sold his valuable prop
 erty on Center street to D. E. Morris.
 There was full dress rehearsal of "Pin
 afore" in the opera house Saturday even
 ing.
 Strauss Brothers have bought fine spa
 of work horees from Bernie Cannon of Ne,
 Haven.
 A Meriden reporter went way down t
 tha railroad house at North Haven afte
 information regarding the man found o
 the locomotive last Thursday night, an
 found only two French Canadians, whor
 he could not understand, and had to g
 back without the information. A J. Goodrich has been confined to hi
 home on Washington street for the pa.
 week with severe cold, but expects to rt
 turn to his business in New Haven te
 day.
 MT. and Mre. Edmund Northrop are th guests of L. A. Northrop of Center street
 E. H. Post of New York was in tow
 over Sunday.
 Early Saturday evening Dennis Buckle
 and Mics Minnie Purcell started in sleig
 for Meriden. On Center street the hors
 took fright and started to run. Whel
 near the railroad crossing in Qaipnip:a
 street Miss Purcell became frightened an' jumped out of the sleigh and fell on tn
 ground. Officer Martin went to her as
 sistanoe, but found that she was not in
 jured. MT. Buckley brought the hors down after crossing the track and turne,
 around and came back and the coupl
 started again for Meriden.
 P. J. Fennell, one of tho popular mem
 bers of the Hibsrnian rifles, arrived hom
 Saturday from an eight months' visit il
 Ireland. MT. Fennell also brought hom | a vifa from the old cnuntrv l Uquilla lodge, D. of R will on Febru | ary 23, give an entertainment consisting of an Illustrated Library" in whicl eighty-five books will be represented in manner that will prove attractive to al who attend. The committee in charge ar
 Mrs. w. A. Talbot and Miss Mamie Jacobs The committee from the raising room a the Simpson Nickel company met with G W. Hull, and after the facts of the css had been stated 1t was agreed upon tha the proposed reduction in wages of 10 pel cent. should not go into effect, at present at any rate.
 There is now 42 inches of water in tht gatehouse at Paugh pond. "Pinafore" in the opera house this even ! ing.
 A big delegation from the White Ros. Social club went to Meriden Saturday even ' ing.