The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-24
WALLINGFORp.
GrnRt Preparations for the Masonic Home
Dndieation Tn-morrow.


Dedication Tomorrow.
There are busy times now over to the
Masonic home getting ready for the
dedication ceremonies on Wednesday,,
"A big gang of men are at work on
various parts of the grounds getting
everything in readiness. In the open
lot across from the home big tent
has been put up and tables and seats
are being put up underneath for the
feeding of the specially invited guests.
Two other tents are up and still an
Other will be spread to-day. On the
lawn in front of the south building are
being erected benches to accommodate
several hundred who will listen to the
addresses from under the canopy in
front of the south building. In the
groves farther south benches and ia
bleS to accommodate nearly 1000 at
Ii sitting, where will be served the
refreshments for the members of the
order and their friends. A steam
boiler to cook the tea and coffee is
in position and eight hogsheads are
lined up to hold the savory liquids and
upon all sides can be seen activity.
superintendent Buckingham is full of
business and only hopes for favorable
weather for Wednesday. The New Ha-
ven Decorating company has begun it's
work and the outside decorations will
be simply grand. The probabilities are
that il the weather is only favorable
Wallingford will have the biggest num-
Der of visitors on Wednesday it. ever
saw, except perhaps at the time of the
tornado. The officers of the grand
lodge, the officers of the grand com
manderies, with the past and present
officers of the state communicates and
the first three officers of the subordi-
nate lodges will meet at Masonic hall
on Center street at 1890 "a. m and
the parade headed by the National
band will march down Center street
to.Hall avenue and over to the Masonic
hone, where the dedication exercises
will be conducted. Owing to the large
number Of distinguished guests who
will be in line it would be appropriate
for the merchants and residents along
the line to show decorations on the
buildings out of respect to the visit
ors. Special trains will be run on the
Consolidated road on that day. A
large number Of cooked hams from
New Haven. will be received by Super
intendent Buckingham to-day to be
made into sandwiches, fully 5000 in
number. Professor Jepson of New Ha-
ven will have charge of the choir to.
furnish music, which will be located
i'm the balcony of the cottage. The Ma
tna CT he
other end of the balcony.
John, William and Thomas Taylor
and John Barry were arrested by Off
Ger Mooney and early last evening
were brought before Judge Mclean,
charged with breach of the peace on
Saturday night, or rather early Sunday
morning.
The Wallace Hose company will have
a smoker in the hose house this even
ing.
Captain William A. Andrews and the
little craft he crossed the Atlantic
ocean in will arrive in town to-day
advertising Sapolio.
Everybody is looking anxiously for
the cold wave that is predicted, as all
wish to change from the terrible heat
of the last few days.
William Toothe's baby was brought
here from Meriden yesterday afternoon
for burial in the Center street ceme-
terry.
Mr. and Mrs Charles o. Smith have
a new daughter, born yesterday morn
ing.
Francis Bernatche has sold to Alex
ander Porter a house and lot 50x100'
feet, on Hall avenue.
Mrs. Julia Gaherty widow of the
late Patrick Gaherty of North Farms
died Sunday morning, aged sixty-rnine
years. Services at the house at 10
o'clock this morning. The body will
be, taken to New Britain for BURIAL
Mrs. John Ginty was thrown from
a carriage Saturday evening and her
arm was broken.
Rev. W. A. fBeardsley Of Saranac
Lake, N. Y, is tbeAguest of Rev j. E.
Wildman.
A republican caucus to nominate a
town ticket will be held in town hall
FRIDAY evening.
J.eH Alderige was out exercising his
colt, when he was thrown from his
sulky and his collar bone dislocated.