The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-31
EVENTS IN WALLINGF0RD
THE CENTER STREET CEMETERY
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 So Finds Committee Appointed to In- vestigate the subject-The Enclosure Will Therefore be Improved and Beauti- fied-GeneraI News of the Town-satur- days Ball Game.
 For some time past there has been considerable discussion regarding the Center street cemetery and quite a lit tie sentiment in favor of using part of the Center street side for building purposes, and at the same time there has also been a very strong sentiment against the same on the part of the many who have relatives and other dear friends buried in the cemetery. Recently a meeting of citizens was held and the matter was discussed at length, and a committee of gentlemen appointed to look after the legal points of the question, and the subject has ben thoroughly investigated and 1t has been found that the cemetery or any portion of it cannot be disturbed as long as there Is one person or more who has relatives buried there who makes an objection to the change, and as there are quite a number who are op- posed to any such changes being made nothing will be done in this generation at least. The committee has decided to take immediate action toward inn proving and beautifying the enclosure, 1,oJ, A tho n16 and fixing up the fences and hedges, and it is also proposed to close up the entrances on Center street and open new ones on either end of the ceme- tery. The committee is intended to be q permanent one, and has the power to fill vacancies caused by death or other reasons. There have been several families in town, who have relatives buried in the cemetery, who have been greatly exercised over the movement toward doing away with the northern portion of the grounds, and have delayed placing headstones over the graves on that ac- count, as they were afraid that they would have to be changed, but the re- cent Investigations as to the legal side of the question may now set their minds at rest, as it is safe to say that the proposed changes will not be made.
 Mrs l.. M. Benham of Wall street died at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon from the effects of cancer, aged for ty-five years. She leaves a husband, but no children. There will be pray CTS at the house at 2:30 this afternoon, and services at St. Paul's church at o'clock. The burial will be in the 'In Memoriam'' cemetery. The casket will be open at the house from i to ? o'clock. The deceased was a much respect ed, lifelong resident of Wallingford and for nearly thirty years member of St. Pauls Episcopal church, where she has always been an earnest work CT and one of the foremost in her du- ties to the church. She was a devoted wife and sincere Christian. Ever mind ful of others, she leaves many friends who will sincerely mourn her depart ure She was daughter of Col. Dwight Hall and sister of Addison T. Hall of New Haven.
 The Wallingfords met with defeat at Hanover park Saturday morning when they played with the so called Meriden Amaranths, which club con sisted oe four imported players, the battery, Bone and Theisen, of the New Haven Athletic club, and Gunshannor and Dutton of Hartford. The defea1 was largely due to the fact that George Gradner and Barry of the Walling. lords had an off day and were credited with no less than six errors, whicf netted for the Meriden combination a least five runs. Although defeated they put up good game and battet finely. Before the game began Mana ger Fogarty notified the Meriden man ager, Tom Reilly, that he entered { protest on the grounds that the Anna ranths were using ball players tha were under contract in other clubs which was a direct violation of one O the rules of the league and should a once notify in writing the president 0 the league of the protest.
 The score of the game by inning was as follows:
 Amaranths ..3 0 1 0 1 *- Wallingfords o 0 0 2 0 O.
 Earned runs-Meriden, 3; Walling ford z Base hits-Meriden, Il; Wali ingford, IL Two base hits-Bone, Thei sen and DeMills. Bases on balls-B, Casey, '; Bone, 8. Struck out-Meri den, 8; Wallingford z. Umpire, Lime han. Time of game, 1 hour 50 minutes
 The Stars of Meriden were defeate by the Wallingford Juniors by SCOT of 10 to g. Umpire, George White.
 The game between the Wallingford and T. A. B.'s team was given up, a many of the players went to Meriden [ attend the bicycle races.
 Edward F. Cook is home from SC Journ at Narragansett Pier.
 The employees of the H. L. Judd G had an outing at Paden's grove Satur day.
 The bearers at the funeral of Freder ick M. Hall on Saturday were Williar anC Samuel Hcdgkinson, R. D. Perkin and George E. Mills