The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-07-20
W1LLfNGFoR.D NEWS.

The Coroner's Report as to the Downey
Boys Sad Tate-Pleasant Outing at Par
adise Island Personal Estate
| Coroner Mix was up here Saturday
and went down to H. l.. Judd & Co.'S
works to investigate the cause
of the death of the Downey boy, who
was caught on vertical shaft last
week and mAngled so that he died the
same day. The coroner stated after
getting the facts Of the case that there
could be no blame attached to the COM
pany and that the sad accident was
due entirely to carelessness on the part
of the boy.
About thirty Of the Brooklyn employ
es of III. L. Judd & Co., including doz-
en- or more lady friends, enjoyed an
outing on Paradise Island Saturday
evening. The affair was a very pleas
ant one, and music, both instrumental
and vocal, formed an attractive feature
of the evenings entertainment The
Brooklyn people are enthusiastic over
the beauties of the lake and Paradise
island and will arrange other outings
later. John Cercoran, foreman of the
power press department, was the lead
ing spirit of the evenings entertain
ment. Among the ladies present were
the Misses Corcoran, Brajure, McMa-
hon, Corrigan, Waldron. Morona, Rell-
t ly, Anderson, Frazer and Carreigne and
~. 80, (y.<e1 ~.
Murphy, Casey Lockett, Brennan,
o'Hara, Cunningham. Regain. Collins,
Mccain, and Haere. Mr.. Murphy furn-
ished the music on the accordion In an
artistic manner, and John Corcoran
and Miss Hattie Brajure lead the
march and the others joined in. The
Brooklyn people have left the pleasures
and Manhattan and Brighton Beaches
and Coney Island and have taken pos
session Of the lake and Paradise Is
land and intend to enjoy themselves
while they stay In Wallingford. They
seem to be very social set Of folks and
| intend to wake up some of the sleepy
residents here to the true sense of en-
| joyment of life.
Manager Fogarty has notified the
1
| the Wallingfords, Is ready to play a
series oe three games for $100 at any
early date.
| r. w. Lynch, J. ]. Prior, and j. G..
| Roach started on the Saturday night
| boat for New York and to-day will sail
by steamer for Boston and st. Johns,
| N. B., for a weeks trip.
| Baker Clayton's two dogs got mixed
! up with train Of cars the other day
| and they have both passed in their
checks
Musicians r. ]. Lane and Teddy Boil
| ton have re-enlisted in Co, X.
| Assistant Postmaster Charles Storrs
Hall has returned from his weeks var
cation at Block Island.
| G. Fred Hull will have charge of the
| finishing department at the Watrous
Manufacturing company's works.
Saturdays recorded real estate trans
| fers are Wilbur l.. Morse and Mrs w.
j. Peers to r. c. Morse, house and lot,
| 138x1S5 feet on Cherry street.
| Howard Parker has gone to Ports
mouth, N. Fl.
Rev. ]. ]. Blair will sart next Mon
| day on his annual vacation trip to
Maine.
| Miss Lizzie Brosnan with Miss Nellie
Murphy of New Haven are at the
/ White mountains.
| w. j. TIodgetts box shop will start
up to-day
An offer of $12, 900 has been made for
| the property on the corner OF Center
| and William streets with frontage of
| 80 feet on Center and 142 on William
| street.