The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-10-02
EVENTS IN WALLINGFORD
THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN GROW
ING VERY Lively.

Silver Democratic Nominations for Town
omcers-orders to Manufacturers Con-
ditioned on the Election of Mckinley
Republican Town Convention Tonight
The Big Rally Next weeIS-New Industry
for the Town.
The following is fac-simile of an
order recently received by Simpson,
Hail. Miller & Co:
Johnson City, Tenn, Sept, 2S, 1896.
Messrs. Simpson, Hail. Miller & Co.:
Gents-You will please, on November
25, ship to my address, by freight, the
following articles on the following con-
ditions:
Articles.
Two dozen 1850 medium knives.
| Two dozen 1910 medium forks.
| Two dozen tipped table spoons. -
Two dozen tipped tea spoons.
| One-kalf dozen assorted butter
knives.
One-half dozen assorted sugar shells
| One-sixth dozen gravy ladies'.
| One-twelfth dozen soup ladies.
Conditions.
That Mckinley is elected president
by a good majority with a good sound
money congress to back him. Other
| wise cancel this order.
(Signed)
For business reasons the customers
name is not printed, but the firm is a
4 %a tla 4,,DI IA ic
only a sample of many other orders re-
ceived to be filled only on similar con-
ditions.
The republicans will meet in caucus
this evening in town hall to nominate
town officers and a judge of probate.
1t is safe to say that clean ticket
will be nominated and if the republic
cans turn out as they should on cleo
ton day it will be elected. The name
of w. Burr Hall is favorably mention
ed for first selectman and for judge of
probate John A. Martin will undoubt-
eddy be the unanimous choice.
The Wheel and Cycle Bar company
has been organized here with capital
of $4,000 to manufacture wheels
spokes, hubs and cycle bars and sell
lumber. The stock is divided into zoe
shares at $50 a share. The stockholders
are M. H. Wickwire of Berlin, 81
shares; Roger S. Austin, 50 shares, Ed
ward A. Wood, so shares; Mrs. Emma
Treat Linsley of Torrington, 40 shares
The directors are Messrs. Wickwire
Austin and Wood. w. H. Wickwire is
president and r. S. Austin secretary
and treasurer. The company will dc
business in the Wallingford Vince
company's factory near the railroad.
Congressman N D. Sperry and S. l.
Woodhouse of Brooklyn will speak al
the republican rally next week Tuesday
evening.
Manager Wilkinson has booked cole
Carolina" for the opera house Thurs
day evening, October Is.
Commander S. l.. Hall of A. H. Dut
ton post, G. A. r., received a telephone
message last evening from the com
mander of Admiral Foote post an
nouncing the death, in New Haven, O
, Comrade Lorenzo G. Robinson, former
ly a member of the Sixth regiment
Connecticut Volunteers and later !;
member of Company d, Twenty-sev
: enth regiment, Connecticut Volunteers
: The deceased formerly resided down il
"Quinnie" and later moved to New
Haven. He was at one time a membe
of A. H. Dutton post. He will b.
, buried in New Haven.
, The Wallingford football team vii
\ pay Reilly's eleven on the old associa
: ton grounds Saturday.
I Miss Carlotta Barrett began her stu
dies Yesterday at the Yale musical de
+ partment.
| Rev. L. P. Perry of Yalesville vii
conduct the services at the Masoni
s home on Sunday.
q j. r. Cottrill has been reappointe
e ticut l.. A. W.
8 L. A. Northrop is back again in hi
e old position as janitor of town hall.
: A daughter was born yesterday
Mrs. Theodore Duplisse of Bridgepor
r who has been visiting her husband
), parents in this town.
e The Ramblers will have a, centur
: run on Sunday with nine-hour sched
n ule and ten-hour limit.
e DR.. Lynch has under his care hors
: suffering with lockjaw, the result of
It nail in it's foot. The animal is owne
= by a German down in Pond HILL
e Newton & Sherman are building
n house on North Elm street for Charlie
: Fox and later will put one up for Ed
: ward Backes on Fair street
:, Victor Englert, who has run a cor
e fectionery store on the corner of Mai
Il and Center streets, has been missin
: for three days and the store has bee
closed.
e SILVER DEMOCRATS TOWN TICK
. EFT NOMINATED.
The democratic caucus in the tow
hall last evening was called to orde
by Chairman M. E. Cook at 8:15, g
which time there were about $50 pres
t, ent. ]. j. Myers was elected chairrna
: and J. G. Phelan secretary.
M o. Callahan called in the chairma
= for speech, which request was grant
ed, and Mr.. Myers arose and stated HI
position and views on the political sill
uation, and urged everybody present t
vote the democratic ticket on Monda
and for Bryan in November.
O. 1. Martin was nominated for tow
clerk by reclamation.
By a vote of the meeting the cler
was instructed to cast ballots for Wi
liam E. Hall for first selectman an
for George Cook of Yalesville for SEE
ond selectman These men are tn