The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-22
WAELI.NGFORD,


 H., M. X Co.'s Men--Tariff League Where Stolen Gripsacls Was Found General News.
 The ball game this afternoon between the Meriden Anaranths and the Wall lingfords on the latter's new grounds will be called at S:S0. The game is sure to be an interesting one and closely contested, The visitors have Maloney of Hartford for pitcher. The local team will present the same nine as on last Saturday, when they won from the T. A. B.'s strong team,
 A republican caucus is called for next Tuesday evening at o'clock in the town hall to select delegates to the various conventions and transact any other business to come before the meet ing.
 The clambake this afternoon of the employees of Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. and Simpson Nickel company in McNulty's grove will be a pleasant af- fair. The dinner will be served at one o'clock.
 Late Thursday evening Benjamin Dayton, who appears to be a stranger about here, was arrested at the depot by Officer Reilly for being drunk and creating a disturbance. Yesterday Dayton stated that the evening before he was not feeling we'll and took a few drinks of whiskey and Jamaica ginger, and the consequence was that his head flew off" and he was shouting for free silver and got arrested. Judge Mclean nolled the case on the payment of $7.39 costs.
 The trial of Herman Laynan for as- sault will occur to-day, if not settled out of court
 At a. meeting of the officers of Wal lingford branch, American Protective Tariff league, the following committee was appointed to conduct the work of the league during the coming presiden- tial contest: George H. Yale, Timothy Brosnan, E. s. Hall, George A. Claim, John c. Brodelin, William A. Booth and George I. White.
 Frank Gibbons recently found, tucked under the roots of an old tree in the ravine at Greenslit's spring on the west side of the river, d leather grip, evil dently the property of some travelling man. Gibbons turned the find over to Officer Mooney. who later examined the contents, which consisted principally of business letters, receipts and some oth- CT articles. As the papers were wet and hardly recognizable they were dried out and the name of drummer for the Metropolitan Paper company of New York was found and the officer wrote and acquainted him with the facts of the case. A letter from New York received yesterday stated that the grip was stolen out of the back of q carriage last spring near the Masonic home while the writer was riding with E. c. Morse. The grip was sent to New York yesterday to it's original owner.
 Mrs. David Fender and children of New Bedford, Mass, are visiting at Mrs. George Gardner's on Washington street.
 Sunday afternoon services at the Masonic home will not be resumed ur- til some time in September.
 Rev. J. M. Dutton of Newtonville, Mass, will preach in the Congraga- tional church on Sunday and Rev. A E. Reynolds of Lowell Mass, at the Baptist.
 e. J. Morse has sold two lots 50x150 feet on Clifton street to M. E. Jacobs of Berlin.
 Miss Bessie c. Lane is expected home next Wednesday from Bellefontain, O.
 Mrs. Horace Botsford Is registered at the Surf hotel, Block Island.
 C. H. Tibbitts and family are expect ei home Monday from the Catskills.
 Mrs. John Allen is i'll at her home in Pond Hill.
 Miss Carrie Fordham of Essex is the guest of Mrs. C. $. Hall of South Main street.