The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-09
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There was very large attendance at
the funeral Of Miss Margaret A. Gala
han yesterday morning at the Church
of the Holy Trinity. Father Barry cell
ebrated the mass and Father Mallon
spoke words of sympathy to the be-
reaved family. Miss Lizzie Gaffney of
New Haven and Mr. Joseph Mccarthy,
tenor of the Church of the Divine Pa
ternity choir of New York, sang the
service. The bearers were w. p Bridg
ct, ]. E. Downs, Timothy Roach, Ed
ward Callahan, John O'Keefe and Maui
rice Barry. The flower bearers were
Hugh Mullen of New Haven, James
Kane, John Tighe, Thomas Mooney,
Edward Corcoran and Hugh Heating.
The floral tributes We're many and
beautiful, consisting of wreaths, pill
lows, Easter lilies, roses and other
choice flowers, and We're offerings of
friends from New Haven, Meriden and
this town.
The ladies of the Village Improve
ment society have issued the following
notice:
A meeting of the Village Improve
ment society will be held at the house
of Miss Hattie Wallace on Main street
April 10 at o'clock p. m. An urgent
invitation is extended to the men of
the town. The ladies of the society
feel that they have successfully shown
in the past two years that it is an adj
vantage to have the streets sprinkled
in summer. Now they ask the men to
give their advice and cooperation in
making it a permanent thing. No sub
scriptions will be asked at the meeting,
but a hearty welcome extended to any
one bringing real interest and good
plan.
There was a lively runaway on Col
ony street yesterday afternoon. A
horse owned by Henry Gibbs Of "Quin-
ME- got frightened and came down the
street at a breakTeelS speed. At the
corner of Hall avenue the animal
turned just enough to come in contact
with the picket fence about the trian
gle plot east of the depot and went
over the fence with a rush, leaving the
wagon in the street badly broken up.
The horse stopped after clearing the
fence, and was not seriously injured.
About ten thousand trout fry were
received here from the state hatchery
yesterday and placed in some of the
various trout streams about town.
j. H. Macdonald of New Haven,
chairman Of the state road commits
sion, will be in town this morning and
go over the town roads with the select
men,
The hollow-ware departments at
Simpson, Hail. Miller & Co.'S factory
closed last night until Monday The
running time this week is twenty-four
hours, eight hours a day, three days a
week.
Pinta council, K of c., will have an
entertainment in the armory Wednes-
day evening, April %. One of the at
fractions will be vocal selections by M.
j. Mccarthy, a celebrated tenor from
New York.
Appraisers Henry Martin and Theo-
dore F. Lane completed their work on
William Murray's stock of goods and
accounts, and the total foots up $4,-
1920, of which over $4,000 is book ac-
counts, which will not pan out, when
attempt is made to collect the same,
over ten cents on a dollar.
Rev. e. P. Richardson has been as
signed by the Methodist conference as
pastor of the Wallingford Methodist
Episcopal church.
Uncle Toms Cabin" will appear here
this evening, and it is safe to say that
the opera house will be crowded.
John F. Holton and Mrs. Julia A.
Conroy were married at o'clock yes
terday morning at the Holy Trinity
church. They will reside in New Ha-
ven.
Leila and Delbert Bulls have sold to
Lester V. Conlklin thirteen acres of
land in Pond HILL
Miss Carrie McGaughey returned
yesterday to her studies at Smiths col
lege, Northampton, Mass.
Clerk Fraray Hale received a letter
from Superintendent Davidson yester-
day stating that he would meet with
the board of burgesses in reference to
the South Colony street matter any
evening this week or the first of next
week.
Another young pauper arrived yes
terday morning at the town farm, Of
which Lizzie Clifford, colored, is the
mother A few days ago Kate Hen
Messy had a boy and the town has got
to care for both of the offsprings.