The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-15
W.4LLINGFORD.

Ezra Tyler, a well known lifelong res- ident of East Wallingford, was stricken with apoplexy Thursday evening about supper time, and died at 10 o'clock the same evening. The deceased had been familiar figure at the annual town meetings and was always outspoken in his opinions and was a man of good Judgment. His politics was always democratic and his belief was from principle. He was a member of the grange and always took great interest in the society and its work, His age was sixty-two. The funeral will occur Monday afternoon at o'clock from the house. Burial in Northford.
 Yesterday seven saloon keepers on the plains, J. c. Wrinn, Charles E. Dowd, Kate c. Wrinn, Thomas Morrison, J. E. Sheehan, F. M. Roach and James A. Downey, were notified to appear before the borough court to answer to the charge of violation of the Sunday liquor law. Dwight w. Futile of East Haven liquor prosecuting agent for New Ha- ven county, is the complainant, who charges them with keeping open and selling licuor on Sunday last, The seven reported yesterday afternoon to Judge Hubbard, and the cases were con- tinued until Monday, at p. m.
 Yesterday morning deed was re- corded O. the transfer of a tract of land os 1000 feet frontage on the rail- road south of C. J. Pamptous' property, from John A. Newton to the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad com pany The tract is what it is intended to be, a continuation of Colony street, south of the borough line. The change, If made. will do away almost entirely with three grade crossings.
 A special town meeting will be held in town hall this evening at 7:30 o'clock to make appropria tions for the improve? ment of the highways and to decides as to the points to be so improved, also to take action on the matter of increasing the salaries of the collector of taxes and treasurer.
 "A Contented Woman" as portrayed by Caroline Miskel Hoyt, will be the at traction at the opera house this even ing The unprecedented advance sale of seats warrants big audience. Quite a delegation from Merden will be pres ent
 Albert Wilde of Meriden, who has ap- piled for a saloon license here, was robbed O. $370 in Meriden Thursday | night by two young Poles, who boarded at the same house, and with whom he | was ou. drinking and playing pool in company with earlier in the evening. Miss Ollie Dochr, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Carl Dochr of Ward street, and Bruno Kandetzke were married in Mer- | iden yesterday afternoon. A reception | at the home of the bride followed the I wedding ceremony.
 l Rev. Charles P. Garter will preach al | the Congregational church at both ser vices on Sunday. Rev. J. J. Blair vii be in Meriden.
 The board of managers of the Masonic home will hold q meeting to-day
 The works Of H. L. Judd & Co. vii start up Monday after a shut down o1 six weeks.
 Robert E. Badger is laid up with ar attack of rheumatism.
 George Mills is home from his south, ern trip.
 | One of the grocery clerks on tht | Plains received twenty-five comic val entines yesterday all at one batch.
 "A telegram was received yesterday lscon py N r. Ingraham from the chie1 of police of Yonkers, N. r., stating tha
 the stolen team and the thief had beer taken in custody at that place. Mir In graham started at once for that city
 The thief is a well known bicycle thief
 who has operated in this section be
 fore.
 The ice company has now completed Its ice harvest. and has stored ava! over 5000 tons for next seasons use The seIectmen have a new addition
 to the town pauper list to care for il the shape of an infant. The mother, z | widow, lives on the plains, and the fath
 CT, who should be held responsible ha:
 skipped out of town to avoid arrest. l The NaOfni's.