The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-15
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WAELTNG FORD.

About 2 o'clock yesterday morning as Officer Reilly was patrolling his beat near Colony street he heard crash of broken glass up Center street and start ed on run in that direction. At the corner of Meadow street he thought he saw three men disappearing up the street. Upon Investigation he found that the glass in the front door of J. J. Prior's store had been broken He placed them in charge of the store while with Officer Mooney a search was made for the men, who were last seen on Meadow street, but without success. It is believed that an attempt at burglary was made, but the prompt appearance of the officer scared the would-be burg lars away.
 Yalesville has had a burglary, and both of the youthful cu1prits are resi- dents of Wallingford's enterprising sub urb. Constable c. R. Lamb arrested the two boys, Abbot Wilcox and Fred Strong, and yesterday morning brought them before Judge Hubbard, charged with breaking into George Curtis house and stealing a gun and some jelly. The boys were each fined five dollars and costs.
 Frank Kelly, who sings in the Main street Baptist church in Meriden, was taken with chill Sunday afternoon, and was unable to sing in the even- | ing.
 l Yesterday was great day for chest nut hunters, as the rain and heavy winds had ratt1ed most of the fruit off 1 the trees.
 1 The schools will close to-day at 11:45 on account of its being Lincoln's day. l The Royal Arcanum will have an open meeting in Masonic hall Thursday even ling at 8 o'clock. Officers of the grand council will make short addresses, ex- plaining the objects of the order, etc Music, vocal and Instrumental. will also be in order and at the close light re-
 treatments win be served. The com
 mittee of arrangements comprise Chas
 Wilcox, M. W. Brown, H. V. Furniss
 D. A. Wood, H. B. sherman and J. J Covey.
 I National band will leave on the "A;
 electric car this morning for Meriden
 where they will join with the Silver City Odd Fellows and attend the biz lparade in Waterbury, About twenty. five members of Aquilla lodge, D. of R. expect to go on the trip.
 The usual holiday hours will be ob.
 served at the post office to-day-S to r
 o'clock, and lobby open from 6:30 to {
 p. m.
 The rainfall from Saturdays and Sun.
 days storm here was nearly four inch
 es The lake and Quinnipiac river were
 higher yesterday than at any time since
 last spring.
 Jeverett Hall of Passaic, N. J., is the
 guest of his aunt, Mrs. B. F. Harrison of Main street.
 Matthew Moran had his head badl, !, cut yesterday in the Whittlesey avenue sewer by a stone falling from the sur l face.
 The letter box at the depot has beer moved to the center of the depot, ant . the postal clerks on the trains vii ] hereafter collect the letters from tn,
 box.
 Application has been made to the pro
 bate court for the appointment of Rog
 CT $. Austin as administrator on tn.
 estate of the late William P. Austin.
 Mrs. Emma Gorden of Los Angeles
 Cal, is the guest of Miss Elizabeth Bas sett of Main street. Mrs. Gordon wa,
 many years ago teacher in the cottag
 school on Washington street and is nov l ba f CaIifOrnia
 The condition of M. F. Cook yesterda-
 was reported as extremely critical .!
 report of his death was in circulation
 during the morning, which was untrue
 as at o'clock last evening he wa alive as far as could be ascertained.