The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-31
RALLLNGFORD.

l Several of the speedy class were out
 on the lake yesterday and some fast
 trotting was the result. Hodson's pacer
 from Meriden, which some of the local
 horsemen think is a ringer" was on
 deck and had several lively spurts with
 A1derige's "Dr. L." and Ingraham's
 "Starmount," and succeeded in coming in ahead of "Dr. L." in one bout, the result being brought about by the Mer- iden drivers lusty use of his lungs, which finally made "Dr. L." go into the air and the pacer came in ahead. On one heat Dr. L." struck some obstruc- tion and fell, sliding a rod or more on | the ice, but was got back on his feet again without injury except the break ing of the check line. simon McNeil's horse stepped into a hole cut through the ice to get water outside of the course and caused momentary excite ment, but no damage. The ozone was most too frosty for spectators to finger long at a time about the track. More sport is expected to-day.
 The mercury registered at zero early yesterday morning.
 The Lovejoy comic opera company, which was booked for the opera house Friday evening, will not appear, as the advance agent and paper has failed to show up.
 Mrs. J. c. Silva of Providence is the guest of Mrs. Oliver Spencer of Wash ington street.
 c, J. Morse is home from the west and has a carload of horses in New Haven,
 The name of G. G. Thomson for dep uty judge of the borough court would meet with favor among his many friends in the borough. He is honest and ca pable, and man of sound judgment.
 The fancy dress ball of the Ramblers' Cycle club in the armory Friday even ing promises to be one of the fashiona ble events of the season and will no doubt be largely attended. The New Haven Decorating company will have charge of beautifying the armory for the occasion.
 The W. R. c. will give a supper in the G. A. R. hall on Wednesday evening of next week. The proceeds will be de- voted toward purchasing a new flag for A. H. Dutton post, G. A. R., and mark CTS for the soldiers graves.
 The choir of the Church of the Holy Trinity went sleighing to Durham last evening in one of J. A. Cooks big sleighs.
 Alexander Doolittle of Cheshire has | sold sixty five acres known as the Hor- ace Andrews farm, on the west side, to l Mrs. George Stevens.
 The 1 1:4S express train going north will | stop at this station Saturday morning | for the accommodation of visitors to the | Ramblers' fancy dress sociable.
 The Simpson Nickel companys fac l tory is now running nine hours day.
 Look out for counterfeit silver dollars. | One was recently taken at one of the | churches.
 Mrs R. M Mansfield will join her | husband in Philadelphia next week.
 Genial Chris Morgan was a borough | visitor last evening.
 Aaron Hall, one of the inmates of the town farm, was before the borough court yesterday, charged with drunk enness, and was sentenced to thirty days in jail by Judge Porter. He was taken down to New Haven by Officer Reilly.
 The request of c. H. Clayton, as a committee of the fire department that the borough officers appropriate $1O0 for expenses of the chief engineer, was pre- sented to the board of burgesses, and the warden stated that the matter would be considered.