The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-12-24
W4LLINGFORD NEUs.

WALLTNGFORD NEWS.
Late Tuesday evening a we'll dressed
stranger came to the Wallingford hotel
and registered as H. Bond, claiming to
be an advance agent for Barnum and
Buffalo Bill. He was given a room and
was about the hotel all of yesterday
morning until after dinner, and when
Landlord Hay went into the back room
for minute the stranger seized his
two grips and started for the depot.
When the landlord returned and found
his guest and his grips gone he at once
telephoned to Constable Ingraham at
the depot to hold the man, which was
done. The prisoner was taken before
Judge Hubbard for inquiry and at the
judges office so conducted himself that
he was remanded to the lookup and
will be brought to trial at o'clock this
morning.
Yesterdays snow storm was the most
severe of the year, the snow falling
without let-up all day, and at $3.50 last
evening was still falling. A that time
nearly twelve inches had fallen. Bust
ness in the stores was at a standstill.
and the various merchants will be great
losers in consequence. as most of them
had laid in large stocks of Christmas
goods and are likely to have a consid-
cradle amount of goods left over
The Center street electric car had
hard row yesterday to keep agoing, but
up to / O'Clock it made regular trips
elers.s After / o'clock the snow got the
best of it, and it was impossible to get
the car up the hill during the rest of
the day. Last evening the car was on
the fiat, and some of the employees re-
| manned in the car all night, and this
morning will endeavor to open up nav
| igation.
| Captain Goodrich Of c. l.. Upham
| camp Of Meriden will install the Off
GERS of w. N. Mix camp on Tuesday
evening, January 5. The Meriden
camp has been invited to attend the
exercises.
Professor f. L. Richards of Yale,
who has been stopping in town for
some time. has gone with his wife and
daughter to Hampton Roads, Virginia,
| to spend the winter.
The Watrous Manufacturing compa-
ny will shut down tonight for the usu-
al inventory.
| The Reynolds benefit netted $3l550,
Charles Boardman and family will
! spend Christmas and the holidays at
| New Bedford, Mass.
"Silver Ledge will be presented at
| the matinee this afternoon, and May
Blossom" this evening.
| Rev. F. G. Richardson was the recipi-
ent of a purse of $50 as gift from his
parishioners
Richard Thornton, a son of Samuel
| Thornton, who formerly resided here,
died on Tuesday in Washington, N J.,
aged twenty-five years. The deceased
was q nephew of r. H Atkinson of this
| town.
Superintendent D. r. Knight and wife
have gone to Boston to spend the holt
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Eaton started
yesterday for Natick, Mass, for the
| holidays.
Mrs. Thomas Hoyle and children will
sail from New York on Wednesday
next Cor England on visit to rela-
| tives.
The engagement is announced of
Charles r. Tiffany and Miss Mae Car
nell, daughter of +. w. CARMEL of
North Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Almon Doolittle of Hall
avenue are visiting friends in Philadel-
phia.
| Can't call this a green Christmas,
and it is to be hoped that the GROWERS
who have been bowling for an old
fashioned Christmas will be satisfied.
The matinee advertised for yesterday
afternoon was given up on account of
| the severe storm.
| The entertainment by the G. A. r.
advertised for the armory last evening
was postponed on account of the storm.
It will be given next Wednesday even
| ing. December 80.
AT $40 o'clock last evening the Cen
ter street electric car had succeeded in
getting up the hill as far as Whittlesey
avenue, and it was hoped to set the
rest of the way before IL o'clock last
| evening.