The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-26
WALLINGFORD.

Death of Another Aged Resident-An Es- teemed Lady-saturday's Ball Game Vlctimized by FalSirs-The Races This Week-Had a Bad Spell
 Another aged resident has passed away. Saturday morning shortly af- ther 10 o'clock Mrs, Alexander Hall, wife of Alexander Hall of North Farms, died after a short Illness, aged seventy years. Besides her husband she leaves three children, Herbert Hall and Miss Mary Hall of this town, and Mrs.W. c. Hart of Plainville. The funeral will occur this afternoon at o'clock from her late residence. Rev, F. F. Marble will officiate. The burial will be in the Centre street cemetery. Saturday was Alexander Halls seventy-first birth day. A mother of Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Han nah Ives, aged eighty mine, Is now liv ing at the daughters home. This makes seven deaths this year by the name of Hall that have been seventy years old or more.
 The Wallingfords went to Meriden Saturday and defeated the South Mer- idens by a score of 19 to G. Casey and Gardner was the Wallingford battery. Casey started in rather wild and gave six men their bases on called balls in the first inning, which with two safe hits and errors, gave the South Meri- dens five runs. After the first inning Casey steadied down and only two safe nj in ha na vi eight innings. The Wallingfords made eleven hits with total of fifteen bases.
 Aunt Sally" is booked for the opera house Wednesday evening.
 Mrs. c. H. McIntire and son Carl of New York are the guests of D. C.. Morse
 Several of the residents about the borough have been victimized by two "wood fakirs'' who have a custom of going to the houses and representing that they are from North Haven, and have load of wood which they brought up here for a customer, but he had gone out of town, and as they did not want to carry the wood home they would sell it at a sacrifice, give the $2.50 for $1.50. The wood is piled on the wagon in manner that is deceiving, and several have been caught by the game while in fact the wood is bought at the wheel shop here And can be bought of any of the regular dealers for $1.00.
 The last meeting of the Connecticut Central circuit will be held at the Gen. tre street park tomorrow and Wednes- day. The first day will be the 2:27 and 2:38 class, and on Wednesday the 25O and 2:32 class.
 Michael Schwink of Yalesville had on another of his spells on Saturday and was about the village with an axe. During the day he threw himself into the Quinnipiac river near Parker's shop, but did not succeed in drowning himself. Officer R. S. Austin was sent flor and took the crazy man in charge, and in the evening took him up to the Hartford retreat. Schwink is a veter- an of the war and draws a pension of S72 a month.
 Mrs. Walter Steele has received the $1OoO insurance of her late husband from the o. U. A. w.
 C. R. Tiffany and Ralph Perkins are at Block Island.
 AL LuS 1dWH C6llillS LOuIHdIuGul OH the Beaumnot avenue grounds Satur- day the winners were: Miss Claire Banks and Miss Bessie Lane, Sam Hubbard and Frank Allis.
 The piece of Irish blackthorn that Principal James McCabe brought over from Ireland and presented to Wallace Hose company for a gavel is or exhi- bition at J. M. Cannon's store, and is quite curiosity.
 THE HOSE RACE.
 The hose race to be given by the Wal 1igford Agricultural society at their fair, takes place Thursday, September a9 There will be $1OO purse, divided, first, $50, second, $25, third, $15, fourth, $10. Entries close September g. En- trance ;$10O. Drawing flor position takes place at judges stand at 11:45 a. m. Prizes given out by secretary.