The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-18
WALLINGFORD.

| benlamln ID. SutllH or NOltn MaIlp street died late Sunday night after an illness of about a week brought on by a fall on his doorstep which injury de- veloped into peritonitis and caused his death. He was much respected resi- dent and for over forty years conducted the furniture and undertaking busi- ness on Main street, having during that time buried over 5000 persons, He was l for over twenty-five years deacon in the Baptist church. His age was sev- enty-tlve years. He leaves one adopted daughter, Mrs, Ellie White, now resid- ing in Brooklyn There will be prayers at the house at 80 Wednesday after noon, with funeral services at o'clock at the Baptist church.
 Yesterdays record of the borough court added S505,54 to the credit side of the expense account, as the seven sa- loonkeepers who were summoned to ap- pear and answer to the charge of vio- lation of the Sunday law were all on deck and pleaded guilty to the charge and were fined $50 and $2222 costs each, which was paid Dwight Futile and s. ] F. Thrasher of the Law and Order league were in court. Secretary Thrasher recommended that the men 1 be given a certificate that their licenses should not be revoked, to which Judge l Hubbard agreed.
 | The terrible cold weather of yester- day morning took nearly everybody by surprise and proved disastrous in many cases The mercury registered from to + degrees below zero early in the morning. Reports come from all sides of frozen and bursted water pipes. At Mrs. Craig's, in Fahey's block on Center street, the hot water boiler pipe was frozen and the pipe burst, blowing the eoals of fire all over the kitchen floor, besides flooding everything with water from the boiler Considerable damage was done by the water in Miss Fahey's millinery rooms below.
 The water commissioners had con- sultation yesterday with Warden Mor- ris over the proposed payment to D.. w. Patten to settle up his claim. The board decided that at this time it would not be advisable to pay that amount. Attorney Talcott H. Russell, counsel for Patten, who seems to be so anxious to have the claim settled agrees to give the borough a week longer to settle the matter.
 The, saloonkeepers who were before Judge Hubbard yesterday all agreed to keep their places closed on Sunday in the future.
 James Wallace, a brother of Elmer Wallace, Mrs. M P. Hall and Mrs. E. c. Valentine, died at his home on the west side early yesterday morning after a short illness with pneumonia, aged forty-eight years, He leaves a wife and four children. The funeral will occur on i Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock.
 Rev. J. E. Wldman of St. PauPs church and Rev. W. H. Roberts of Northford officiated at the funeral of Ezra Tyler in Northford yesterday af- | ternoon. M
 The board of burgesses will hold a meeting this evening.
 The ballot box will be open from ? to o'clock this afternoon in the court of burgesses' room to vote on the $70O appropriation to complete the work on the Wallace hose house.
 Miss Nellie Pendleton is i'll with pneu- monia.
 Rev. w. w. Peck of the M. F. church gave notice to his congregation Sunday evening of his intention to resign his position as pastor. What his intention is for the future is not given at present.
 The bearers at the funeral of Ezra i Tyler yesterday were from the Wal 1 Hngford grange, and were: w. D. Hall, IiJoel Allen, G ". Harrison, George. W. I Cooke, W, ". Bartholomew and D. w. Ives. Rev. J. E. Wildman read the services at the house. while at the grave the final ceremonies were under the direction of the grange, and Chaplain A. D. Mclean read the ritual services. The floral tributes from the grange were Easter lilies.
 Frank M. Staley started last evening for Danbury in response to telegram announcing the critical illness of his brother, Christopher.