The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-06-21
WALLLNGFORD.

Thefe was exciting times on Church l street early last evening, and the result was that Officer Dan Reilly has a badly l bruised face, with several teeth missing and Martin Bridget, well known in the police circles, is nearly at deaths door from the justly merited clubbing he got from Officer Reilly. Early in the even ing complaint was made to the officer by one of the residents of Meadow street, George Donovan, that Bridget had taken some bundles of groceries away from one of Donovans children and appropriated them to his own use. Officer Reilly went over to Bridget's s house to investigate the affair, and when he came into the house he was set upon by Bridget and his wife and badly beaten and kicked about the face, and several of his lower teeth were knocked out, and, as the officer states, Mrs Bridget assaulted him with knife The officer finally got in working order with his club and for time the blows rained fast and furious, as it was a mat ter of self defense, and his life was at stake. Both the Bridgets were knocked down with the club and Martin had to get quite a dose before he was sub dued which he finally was, and it was thought that he was dying and the priest and doctors were sent for. The news of the affair spread like wildfire, and soon a crowd had collected about the battle ground. After the scrimmage Officer Reilly reported the facts of the case to Warden Botsford, and holds himself ready to await the result. Brid- get has already two cases of assault pending in the borough court. and has figured there several times before
 Later: At 8:15 Bridget was alive, and although he has two bad cuts on the head it is not thought that his condi- tion is dangerous. Dr. Wilson is att tending, and does not anticipate any fatal result,
 The high school will have this excel lent program for their exercises this af- ternoon:
 Piano duet. The Dragon Fighter Mrs. James Suydam. F. Grace Backes. Vocal quartet. t......, The Moorish Drum F. Wood, M Craig, c. Parker, F. Treat. Piano solo.......,........U Unique Gaiop
 Miss Kate Gilhooly Vocal solo. .,.. Loves Old Sweet Song
 Clifford Parker. Piano duet. ....e,,.....,....,..,S Selected
 MT. Harry Whitaker. Vocal solo,,,t., ,,,.,..,....,.
 The Song that Reached My Heart
 F, Grace Backes, Piano solo,. o....,..,..........Ch Chopin Vaise
 Annie B. Hall. V0HqI G0lO Selected
 Mrs. J. s. Suydam. Vocal duet .........T The Gipsy Countess
 F. Grace Backes, Lewis N. Crane. Piano duet Orange Blossoms
 Grace Roche, Gertrude Roche. Piano solo..,....,,.-...s. Selected
 Ethel Norton.
 Vocal solo,. ....,................. Where the White Sails Come and Go
 Walter Valentine, Vocal duet ...... Life's Dream Is Der
 May Craig, Emma Badger. Piano solo.,.....,,........... .Fairest
 May Wrinn. Vocal quartet.... ,..........,...S Selected | Florence Wood, c. Parker, Emma Bad
 ger May Craig. Piano solo. ............ Le Harp Aeolian |
 Gertrude Wetmore. Real estate changes recorded are: Oneida community to Edward Futile | 1f Derby, one-fourth of undivided prop | arty adjoining Community lake. Ed | ward Futile has sold the same to Maud | Safford of New Haven, w. Burr Hall | 10 Andrew J. Bradley of New Haven, one lot 5Ox1O4 feet on Cottage street | Yalesvllle.
 The committee from the three uptown churches has decided to have the union | ,esday at Hanover park. Round trip | wenty cents.
 Miss Charlotte Myers graduates to- lay from the normal school in New Britain.
 The annual meeting of the Central chool district will be held in the town lall this evening.
 Robert King of the west side, injured limself playing ball about two weeks go, and Wednesday night was taken with serious cramps, and his condition or time was quite critical. Dr. VIII on is attending. Yesterday he was omewhat better.
 Much complaint has been made of the lectric tracks on Center street being % high above ground and need filling nd and repairing. Yesterday J. w. lI fitzgerald, while crossing the track d. gonally on the hill had one wheel of is furniture wagon torn all to pieces. 'ther like cases are reported. The Wallingfords expect to play ball rith the Amaranths in Meriden on Sat- rday. { As there is to be no state fair in Mer- len this fall the Wallingford Agricul- | lral society contemplate giving 6 : nree days fair on the Center street ark, and make it big affair. The ate. will probably be September IS, , and 20.