The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-09-19
WALLTNGFORD.

The town is full of Gakirs, gamblers and thieves and to-day, if they con tinue to arrive as fast as they did yes
 terday, 1t will be overhowing. Several attempts were made last evening to work the film fam" and confusion game on some of our merchants, but as far as can be learned without suc- | cess, The first victim of sharpers re- corded is Landlord Won Minden of the | Wallingford hotel. who had a business like guest make his appearance about noon yesterday, who ordered dinner and several drinks and "set 'em up" l freely for all the guests in the barroom. | He had two horses for the races com l ing on the 12:30 freight train and a check to get cashed at the bank, but no ready cash, and as he had to pay | the freight on the expected horses he induced Landlord Won Minden to ad- vance him $20 on his gold watch until he got the check cashed, and he then started for the depot after his horses
 and at last accounts had not returned, 1 The landlord has got the watch and | dAlGG llOIll OtWGl6I SdIIOIl that
 1t is worth at least $S, and perhaps in some districts might bring $5 if the
 market had an upward tendency. It
 would be well for the housekeepers and l everybody else to keep their eyes wide l open for the next few days, | The rain of yesterday morning caused
 a postponement of the fair and the l program laid out for yesterday will be | carried out to-day and to~day's will be l tomorrow The rain was a great dis appointment to the managers of the
 fair and to the many who came from out of town to attend. Should the
 weather prove favorable to-day there
 will be a big crowd
 | Farmer Johnson, who lives over to-
 ward Cheshire, heard noise about his barn early Sunday morning and | got up to investigate and found that | his live stock in the pasture were act ling as though frightened and discov- cred one of his horses in the lot nearby
 standing still as if unable to move and
 upon closer investigation he found that l the animal had a broken leg, evident ly caused by stone thrown at 1t. The horse had to be shot.
 l A large barn filled with hay owned | by Zerah P Beach on the west side
 of town was burned to the ground early last evening. There was g. report about that a tramp was burned up in the fire, but the rumor was not credited very much.
 Annie M. Reach has sold to M. L. l Reach a lot 150x314 feet in Yalesville near Moneys crossing.
 Judge J. A. Martin is in Larchmont, N. Y., for few days vacation and is
 expected home next Monday.
 The registrars will meet to-day from g to 5 in the selectmen's room to recieve applications to be made voters. Albert Howard and John Newton are
 to have another bicycle race; this time
 on the Center street track.
 Rev. Hugh Mallon is down in Provi- | dence
 l C. E. Hart of Meriden is to build 1.-two houses on Cherry street, just south of the Housatonic Manufacturing com
 pany factory.
 James Wheeler, whose leg was broken
 near the rubber shop Monday even ing was taken to his home in Bridge port yesterday by his father.
 The Wiegand Brothers of Meriden and the Excelsior quartet will be the
 attractions at the social of Company [,
 Hibernian rifles, in the armory Friday evening.
 w. H. Goddard is visiting his sis ter in Chicopee, Mass, for couple of days.
 The body of George I. Hopkins, who died Tuesday at the Masonic home, will be taken to Danbury this morning on the 11:24 train for burial Services will be conducted by Rev. J. E. Wild.
 man at the Masonic home at o'clock l The water in the lake is lower now
 than at any time this year, being over
 two feet below high water mark.