The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-20
WALLTNGFORD.

Joseph Hodgetts has broken ground for new house in Simpson avenue.
 The Wallingford Herald and Budget office is now located in Fahey's block on Colony street.
 W. F. Lane has launched five of his fleet of boats on the lake and the same can be rented by calling at the corner of Hall avenue and Washington street for keys.
 The streets were as dusty yesterday as in the summer and the merchants on Center street had their sprinkling hose in operation in the morning.
 Mrs. J. H. Sheldon and child of New York are the guests of Mrs. Thomas Piclford of Center street.
 The funeral of Thomas McCarton will be held at o'clock this afternoon from the house on South Cherry street
 Burt Hubbell caught twenty five white perch in the river yesterday.
 C. F. Wooding has deeded to J. H. AIderige a house and lot 50x15O feet on Center street.
 Alden Hull was last evening display ing a garter snake in a bottle to his friends.
 Complaint was made to Prosecuting Attorney Bartholomew last evening by Mrs. Bridget Flynn of Southington that her son, T. F. Wrinn of this place, had committed an assault upon her and tore her clothing and taken from her dress deed of a piece of property in Southington. She brought letter from the town clerk of Southington to substantiate her claim as to the possession of the deed in question She has been in town for two days and claims the assault was committed here. The case will be investigated.
 The Wallingfords play ball with the Edgewoods in Westville this afternoon.
 Alderman J. w. Lowe and family of New Haven will be the guests to- day of Mrs. A. B. Pixley.
 0. F. Wooding has the contract to build a house for Attorney o. H. D. Fowler on North Main street, just south of Charles I, Parmelee's resi- dence.
 At the entertainment in St. Paul's parish house last evening Superintend- ent Fraray Hale was presented by the Sunday school teachers and scholars with handsome picture.
 The f1ashlight photographs taken by Photographer Alderige of the dancers at the firemens ball was quite feature and when the flash comes unexpectedly it came near causing a panic.
 THE TREATMENTS GRAND BALL.
 The fourth annual concert and ball of the Wallingford fire department in the arnory last evening was, as was expected it would be, the event of the | season. At an early hour the guests l began to arrive and when the grand | march began at 9:30 o'clock all the | available space in the building was | occupied. The concert by Professor | Hills orchestra was very fine and well | received. There were 152 couples in | the grand march and fully fifty more | who did not go in the march. The | armory was elaborately' decorated after | the canopy top style, with delicate | shades of pink, green and white drap- cries. Around the sides and ends were | festoons in the national colors and | banners. On either side of the stage were arranged boxes, four in number, | for the warden and members of the | court of burgesses, the families of the | late Robert Wallace and Samuel Simp- | son and Judge Hubbard, after whom l the three companies of the fire depart I menu are LdlIleu III lIOIII OL edCl poA hung large picture of the gentlemen named The effect of the decorations was very neat and with the crash covered flood the brilliant assembIage of elegantly costumed dancers. the bril- liant effect of the arc lights, fine music etc., the evening will be one that will not soon be forgotten. The decoration was the work of the New Haven Decor ating company and eclipsed anything of the kind ever seen here before.
 After the grand march, which was