The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-12

WALLINGFORD.

Il J. r. Campbell presided at the ad-
ejourned school meeting last evening.
About fifty attended.
n Chairman c. H. Brown of the COM
kmittee made his report of the work OF
lthe committee. which was the same as
A,has been already reported in the Cou-
rier, which was in favor of the pur-
EEchase of the two lots west of the corner
fof Whittlesey avenue and Ward street.
4 45x2oO and 192x2O0 feet, which combined
Imake lot 200 feet on Whittlesey ave-
enue and 237 feet on Ward street. The
IEprice of the lots We're $500 and $500,
making a cost of $4,000 for the school
Hot. The report also recommended that
Sta building be erected to contain twelve
drooms, the lower floor only to be util-
%tzed as present The estimated cost
|swas placed at $4,000.
Ia Attorney o. HI. D. Fowler spoke at
gAlength on the question and favored,
SEunder the circumstances, erecting an
sthddition to the present school building
BON North Main street, which, in his
RAppinion, could be made by any compe-
2Aent architect an Improvement in ap-
8apearance to the present site and there
boy save the $4,000 cost Of the Ward
fhtreet lot. AS Mr.. Fowler stated the
SIAalNorth Main street property was suff1-
BGiently large for the purpose.
XII H. F. Hall stated that he was sur
#prised at the report of the committee
HIND the choice of the Ward street site,
(which he considered was not a suitable
|Nbne for school house. He favored
Hgthe use of the South Main street prop
Slsrty for new school house, which he
Regarded as a more slightly and healthy
location He favored, if necessary, pur-
&Ghasing some of the property adjoining
He enlarge the lot.
N Attorney Fowler offered as motion
E3the following:
IA Resolved, That the committee be au-
kghorized to procure plans for suitable
Einew school building on South Main
|3street, with estimates of the cost of the
EIsame, and report at an adjourned meet
HING.
NJ There was a lengthy discussion on
Exhe question, which brought out several
creatures OF interest.
IN William Hassett Of the committee
|sstated that the committee had consid-
I7sred all the objections that have been
EBorought up by Mr. Hall and others, and
Hooked at all the sides of the question,
Especially SO the question of using the
3lSouth Main street property, which is
Eanot large enough for the proposed
5s,chool building and cannot be made SO.
I1rhe committee was unanimous in the
Report of the Ward street location.
Warden Morris favored the Ward
|s,treet location and the erecting of a
Building to answer the wants of the
District for many years to come.
After a long and useless discussion
The Fowler resolution was laid on the
liable by vote of the meeting.
Voted, That the entire matter be re-
,erred back to the committee for more
bully to investigate other proposed sites
and to look into other matters that
nay be of interest, and report at an
adjourned meeting.
Adjourned for two weeks.
Later developments regarding the as
ailant Of Sexton Johnson in the Center
,treet cemetery go to show that the
berson who made the assault was not
n any manner connected with the cir
us company, but local tough, who, it
said, has gone away to avoid arrest.
1t the time of the assault johnson did
lot know who the man was, but the
ruth came out later
Accanaut lodge, I. o. o. F., will cele-
rate it's twenty fifth anniversary this
vening with Eureka lodge of Plants
lille, as it's guests. All resident Odd
fellows are invited to attend.
Rev G. K MacNaught of st. An
rews' church of Meriden will conduct
he services at the Masonic home Sum
ay.
Recorded real estate transfers: H. F.
fall to Thomas w. Russell of Meriden,
Dx40O feet on South Elm street.
Mrs. Nancy Pixley, mother of Drug
list A. B. Pixley, died early yesterday
horning at her home in Great Barring
bn, Mass, aged eighty years. Mr..
Pixley started, soon after the news
[as received, for Great Darlington.
The equity in the J. M. Cannon prop
rty on Church street was sold at auc-
lon yesterday morning and brought
Is. F. G. Allen was the purchaser. He
so has 1890 mortgage on the prop
rty.
Clayton Curtis, we'll known here, and
ISIS Violet Hodgers will be married in
ew Haven this evening.
B. K. Sherman of Roxbury, Mass,
as the guest last evening of 0. B.
hne of Hall avenue.
Goodrich's circus will show again to-
by and this evening on the Colony
rect grounds. The band gave Sc
ction in front of Simpsons block last
Fening and there were those who had
bard worse music but not many.
There was a horse race, a collision,
hd a srnash-up down on South Main
rect late Saturday night. The noise
toused the residents in the vicinity.
no rushed out to see what was the
ouble and found two teams badly
liked up and one carriage badly