The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-14
WALLTNTEORD.


 There was quite a batch of prisoners before Judge Hubbard In the borough court yesterday. Henry Culver was first to take his medicine, and got 30 days in jail and costs, $S.28, for drunk- enness; John Butler of Meriden was next in order, and got fine of $1 and $7.3S costs for drunkenness. Thomas Murphy was charged with drunkenness and assault upon Mrs, Henry Shaw of South Cherry street, and breaking up the furniture in the house. He was fined $S and $767 costs on the first charge and $7 for assault. Culver and Butler were taken down to jail on the ,S53 train, and Murphy went down later. At 5:30 Tn the afternoon Edward Nugent's case came up and he was giv- en 30 days and costs, $1237, for drunk enness, three months for resistance to officer, and 60 days for breach of the peace. Nugent took an appeal from the last two charges. From the charge of drunkenness there is no appeal. Sheriff |Rod Austin took Nugent and Murphy down to jail on the 8:2S train.
 w. Burr Hall has bought out the machinery and business of the bone will down in "Quinnie" and took pos session Saturday.
 Hall & Elton Co, and R. Wallace & Sons works will be closed Saturdays until further notice.
 The mercury fell about 40 degrees from Saturday afternoon to Sunday at the same hour.
 The Merlden Musical union will have its annual outing on Paradise Island and the lake on Saturday, June 8.
 The young ladies of the Congregation al church netted $70 by the entertain ment last week, which will go into the church fund.
 Burton Hubbell caught twenty-seven trout yesterday afternoon, seven of the. number weighing just two and one half pounds. J. P. Stevenson captured nine trout in a short time yesterday morning.
 Many of the residents were antici- pating a frost for this morning, and were covering up what garden stuff
 
 The Wallingford Baseball associa- tion netted over $50 by it's entertain ment Saturday evening.
 Arthur IT. Whiton has sent in his res- ignation as captain of w. A. Mix camp, Sons of Veterans.
 All resident Odd Fellows are invited to attend the anniversary of Accanaut lodge, I. o. o. F., this evening.
 Rachel social will meet this after noon and evening at MT. Charles W. Robinson's on William street. Supper at the usual hour.
 F. A. Wallace reports some fine sport shooting prairie chickens, wild geese, jack rabbits, etc, out in South Dakota,
 The Ramblers will hold special on Wednesday evening to take action on the invitation to turn out on Memorial day, and to arrange for lantern parade.
 Postmaster G. T. Jones is stopping at present at Lakewood, N. J.
 Dr. J. D. McGaughey's coach dog, ''spot," which has for fourteen years been familiar feature about the street, since he fell into the steam vat near the wheel shop and lost the hair from it's latter extremity, is now a dead dog, from the result of an over dose of chloroform. An autopsy was not deemed necessary, and the medical examiner will not make any report to Coroner Mix.
 A handsome little pony arrived here Sunday from South Dakota for F. A children. The little ones had become attached to the pony while out west, and it was decided to have the animal sent east.
 The Wallingfords will play ball in Danbury on Memorial day.
 Burgess G. W. Backes started last evening for New York.