Morning journal and courier., 1894-03-01
wALLINGFORD.

Housatonic Manufacturing Com.
pany,s increase of Its Capital
stock-AM Subscribed on the Spot
Rushing Their Business-Omcers
Klected-Death OF W. L. Adds.
The Housatonic Manufacturing company
ct special meeting of the stockholders
held on the 9th met, under the direc-
ton of their counsel, Judge Hubbard, who
was present, took measures to increase
the capital stock, all of which was sub
fcribed for on the spot, and adopted meas
ures for eplarging and pushing their bust
ness. The new president, Mr.. @. A.
Hamilton of Waterbury, who is also presi
dent of the Bridgeport Brass company. is
expected with his large abilities and wide
businesB connections to bring great advan-
tage to this company. Mr.. E. A. Russell,
who during his residence here has gained
the universal respect and confidence of the
people, was retained as secretary and
| treasurer. The directors elected are @. A.
Hamilton, Waterbury; J. B. Underwood,
New Haven; G. U. Cordier of New York;
Il g. W. Hull and E. A. Russell Of Walling-
ford. The directors elected as officers 9.
A. Hamilton, president; E. A. Russell,
secretary and treasurer.
Postmaster Jones received his official
papers yesterday and will take possession
Of the Office in few days.
F. A. Collins, the popular clerk at the
Wallingford hotel, leaves here to-day to
accept position in the Wauregan house,
Norwich.
The appealed case of Harry Summers
was settled in New Haven by the payment
of $50 and costs.
The A. o. q. division and company K
will attend the funeral of George s. Tsy-
lor at 9 o'clock this morning.
The appesled case Of Buckley Burr is
down for trial in New Haven to day.
Mrs.. W. I. Adds, formerly residing
here, died In Middlstown Monday. The
body will be brought here on the 1888
train to-day for burial. Services at St.
daughter of Philo Parker and sister of
Mrs. Charles How'd of New Haven.
The sleighing is fast disappearing about
town.
There are forty four families in town
that are being assisted by the town, of
which number twenty two are new ones
since last fall.
The Nickel shop closed last night until
Monday.
There was a disgusting exhibition OF
"trampism" about the streets Monday
such as ia seldom witnessed in a civilized
community. Monday night there were
about fifty dodgers accommodated in the
tramp room Among them were no doubt
some worthy unfortun ates deserving OF
pity and assistance, but it il safe to say
that mai GRITTY of the crowd were profes
sional beats. There was ample opportun.
ity in the morning for the visitors to earn
breakfast by shoveling snow at most any
| of the houses about the borough, and, tc
do the worthy ones credit, q few gladly
embraced the opportunity to do 80.
large percentage of the lodgsrs, however,
remained in the tramp room until about
10 O'Clock when, upon complaint of Jant
tor Seeley, Sheriff Rod Austin went
to the tramp room and cleared the
whole gang out, by which time mos
of the paths had been shoveled. A dozsn
or more did small jobs of shoveling, enough
to earn little money which they immedi
ately invested in whiskey. The result wal
that during the afternoon there was par.
eel of drunken tramps about the streets
while there were deserving poor men who
belong here, that would willingly have
worked to earn money to help support
their families, but were unabla to get thu
chance to earn the little that was given tx
the tramps. Five tramps, all drunk, came
down Center street and got onto freigh
train that was just starting out of the de
pot. One of the number came near falling
under the wheels. The trsinmen dis
covered the intruders just above tn
depot and they were hustled off tn
car into the snow. Early Monday evening
Officer Reilly arrested one of the numbe
, near Simpsons block as he was reelin
: down the hill with an awful Jag" on
| The sheriff looked him up. There was
,, time, few months ago, when a msjo,
l ity of the applicants for lodging wer
| worthy workiDgmen who were looking TO
r employment in the various towns, but no,
there seems to be different class, VIII
have the appearance of being the profet
sional tramps.
4 The bowling alley under the Temperance
y league rooms is doing lively bueiness
and the balls are rolling about all the time
Il make high scores on. and the highest on
o yet made is 200, by e. B. Camp.
! G. E. Dickerman's horse started to RI
: on Center street Monday morning, but ws
J. stopped near the Wallingford hotel b
!. Clerk Collins and Win Bridget, VIII
pluokily rushed in and seizsd the runaway
and stopped it before damage WAS done.
Edward R. Lang, as Grip Van Wrinkle,
will appear in the opera house this ever
- ing.
DR.. J. T. Barker has two big sleds of tt
f --latest improved pattern that he soon OF
poets to put into a double ripper that wi
have q capacity to carry twenty five.
d Patrick Buckley proposes to bring SUI
!; for 81 800 damages against G.. M. HslleI
Z beck, manager of Hall & Elton's factory
!; for the loss of his foot, which was caugt
: in machinery last fall while at work in tn
. factory. Attorney Coogan of Hartford
I his counsel.
Some of the tramps yesterday were buy
:, ing alcohol at the drug store to get drum
on. The druggist discovered the game an
!. would not sell any more.
!; W. s. Fogarty has gone to Cleveland, {
: Fred Herman and Albert Reader wei
? before Judge Hubbard Monday mornin
f. and pleaded guilty to the charge of breac
> of the peace and assault upon James Lee 6
); Booths stables Monday evening. The
1 were fined S. and $500 costs each. Th
former settled and the latter was taken
| iai1 10 Oficer Martin al "a