The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-21
W4LLIgGFORD.

Harry Norton was coming from his home on the east side early last even- ing when near Northrup's bridge on Center street he heard groans from the gutter, and upon Investigating found Robert Andrews, son of Andrew An drews of Constitution street, lying on the ground nearly unconscious and evil dently suffering great pain. Near by was his bicycle, showing he had been violently thrown in the gutter. He was placed in Frank Anthony's wagon and carried to his home, and his father and a doctor notified. No signs of bruises could be found on his body, and the injury seemed to be on his head, although there were no abrasions or other marks to locate the hurt. He complained about his head, but could not give any explanation of how the accident occurred. The supposition was that he was coming up to the bridge on his wheel and saw the electric car ap- preaching and in turning to get one side struck something and was thrown.
 Gus Williams April Fool" is booked for the opera house this evening for the opening of the season. The con- pany is first class in every particular and the play is said to be one of the funniest on the road. There should be a crowded house as the company is de- serving of proper welcome here for the first time.
 The eelctric cars were delayed on the west side during Wednesday night by the rain washing the sand on the tracks.
 The catch basins and sewers got what they badly needed by the heavy rain-a thorough cleaning out.
 The democratic workers are looking after the different members of the party who are said to be faltering in their allegiance, and intend to offer them inducements, such as minor offices, etc., to heal the breach, if any. Two years ago the putting one of their number in chairman of one of their meetings was the means of saving one vote for Cleveland.
 Real estate transfer: c. I. Parmelee to E. D. Stevens, 60x150 feet on Main street.
 The rainfall here was three inches in twenty-four hours.
 The Wallingfords go to Torrington Saturday.
 The rain raised the lake about fifteen inches.
 Tho town bo1l hos hoav, Al, rre .a1 c.- Mondayevening for social labor meet ing
 M. J. Kenney of New York is visiting his realtives here for few days. SPECIAL BOROUGH MEETING LAST NIGHT.
 There was large attendance at the special borough meeting in town hall last evening. The first business was the proposition to buy for 5000 the farm of Horace Austin, the same to be utilized as an increase supply of 1 water shed at Paugh Pond. The propo- sition Is to erect a dam about four feet high on portion of the land and divert | the water, which now flows to the south | of the pond, down into Northford, and 1 build a canal, or lay pipe, and carry l
  fed by springs on the farm, and which l has continued to flow all through the dry season, can tlereby be turned into the pond, and which with the water | shed from 16O acres will increase the present area of water shed about 50 l per cent. and turn about 90, 000, 900 gal Ions of water into Paugh Pond. The committee who had been appointed | to investigate by the court of bur- gesses were not able to make what | could be called an instructive report | of the situation. Judge Hubbard stated | that under the circumstances he did | not deem 1t wise for the meeting to take any decided action on the question | of purchase and recommended that a consisting of w. H. Newton, Rev. Hugh Mallon, c. M. HalIenbeck, c. H. Tibbitts, H. B. Todd be tn- structed to investigate the entire mat ter as to the needs Of the increase of | water supply and the availability Of the