The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-03
WALLINGFoRD.

 M Buckley Burr, who for several years kshas run a hotel on Center street, made Ian assignment In the probate court yes lfterday and named r. c, Bartholomew Jas trustee. The papers were made out Hn New Haven and were dated Decem- lber 1, which fell on Sunday. Attorney SHarison, acting on the defect in the \ papers, drew up writ of attachment
 in the interest of Thomas Daily, who Towns the block where the hotel Is To-
 cated. and Sheriff Booth attached
 Burr's goods and chattels to recover
 $125 due for rent.
 The adjourned town meeting will be held in the town hall this evening and
 the Investigating committee will make
 its report. This is also the regular eve
 ming for the meeting of the board of
 burgesses, and as Warden Morris and \ Burgess Hassett are members of the < investigating committee it complicates
 matters. It is probable that the meet
 ing of the board of burgesses will be a
 short one and adjourn in favor of the
 meeting in the hall above.
 Henry Bristol of Yalesville, who was < injured at the Yalesville depot by the N switching in of coal car year ago s and had to have his leg anlputated, has \ through his counsel, Attorney o. H. D. I Fowler, brought suit against the New < York, New Haven and Hartford Rail-
 road company for $5,000. The case is
 returnable in New Haven Tuesday, Jan
 uary 7, 1896.
 Marcus E. Cook has had a relapse,
 and is now back in bed again, where
 he will have to stay for at least two weeks.
 The many friends here of Mr. and Mrs. Edward c. Booth will be pleased
 to learn that they are the happy par ents of ten-pund boy, who arrived last week. MT. and Mrs. Booth are now residing in New Haven and doing finely. MT, Booth has been promoted to the position of conductor of a freight train on the Shore Line. Harry Summers, who has recently gone out of the saloon business in Mer iden, is to open fish market in c. J. Morse's building on Hall avenue. Mrs Henry Saterlee of Bayport l.. T., is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. w. A. Morse of Ward street. This evening in the opera house Hugh ] Lee, one of the Arctic explorers with lieutenant Peary, will give an fllustra- ted lecture under the auspices of A. H. Dutton post, G. A. R. The lecture is a, iv+a ehn iha \ largely attended.
 { The engagement is announced of Fred B. Hill and Miss Bertha Camp of Meriden.
 At the annual meeting of St. Pauls chapter, Brotherhood of St. Andrew M. K. Thomas was elected director, Will liam IT. Jepson secretary and Adelber. Patterson treasurer.
 Eneas Girard started yesterday for ! Montreal
 ! Albert c. Crocker, aged eighty-seven years, and Mrs. Phoebe Crocker, aged seventy-nine years, from New London, are the latest arrivals as Inmates at the Masonic home.
 J, F. Stevenson is in Boston for a couple of days.
 The condition of Harry Carter last evening was reported as favorable and
 unless inflammation sets in there is g. fair prospect of his recovery. 5 Company Ks basket ball team has arranged games as follows: With Con- pany A in Waterbury December 21; Company I, First regiment. in New Britain January 4. The New Britain company's team plays here December 2S and the Waterbury company Janu- ary Il.
 Chief Engineer Martin has called a 1 special meeting of the fire department < for this evening at 7:30 in the Hubbard hose house.
 Real estate transfers recorded yester- day are Lyman E,. Munson of New Ha- ven to H. c. Newton of New Haven, house and lot 30x150 feet on Clifton
 street, recently the property of the late Asenath Broadway. Joel Austin, uncle of R. s. Austin, is uuite i'll at his home in Durham.