The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-01
EVENTS IN WALLINGFORD.

bt o1ll SOAPo ooeilAS A|iSN 4 tSiAA N phoid Fever-Young Booth Improv- ing-Funeral of Mrs. Benham-The Next Ball Game-The. Republican Banner Raising-An Attempted Out rage.
 Commander s. L. Hall. Past Com manders W. M Whitaker and J. s. Parker, Senior Vice Commander David Ross, Surgeon O. B. Lane, Comrades c. N. Lane, F. L. Johnson, L. A. North rop, F. M. Twichell, c. H. Weaver, Am l brose Tyler, F. K. Morse and s. H. Whitaker of A. H. Dutton post G. A. R., were the guests Sunday afternoon of Byron Hill at his pleasant home on North Elm street and were right royal ly entertained. A table was spread | under the shade trees in the rear of the house, and watermelons, muskmelons, with other fruits of the farm, wera l served ir abundance, together with choice vintage of native wine. As the | chaplain (Wilcox) was absent, saying grace was for once omitted. Owing to | the fact that there was an unlucky number thirteen) at the table. W. M. | Whittaker's dog, "Asbury Park" was placed in a chair at the head of the ta- ble to break the hcodoo number. The gathering was a very pleasant one, and the veterans enjoyed it immensely and complimented the host upon lis suc- cess as an entertainer. The stove-pipe was all right when the gathering de- parted, but there Is every reason to suppose 1t will need strengthening up | again in 1897.
 1 The visit of Sassacus drum corps of | New Haven here and the outing on Paradise Island have been postponed from next Tuesday on account on ac- count of the state fair. l A. Q. Scammon's "The Burglar is booked for the opera house on Monday | evening, September z, Labor day. 1 Ida Bell, the six-year-old daughter of l William Heike of Washington street, | died Sunday of typhoid fever, and was i buried yesterday
 Company K will hold a meeting on | Thursday evening to appoint commit tees to arrange for the celebration of it's twenty fifth anniversary, which will occur on Tuesday, September 15. | Mrs. Harding, mother ef Mrs. Leon Grannis, was taken with an epileptic fit l in the Congregational church during the morning service Sunday, and owing, l to the excitement caused thereby the congregation was dismissed. Drs. Me l Gaughey and Vail were summoned and l the patient was soon restored to con- | sciousness.
 W. A. Booths boy Charlie, who was ! badly injured by a fall from his bicy cle in Tracy Saturday evening was considered as improved in condition last evening. For the first twenty-four hours he was practically unconscious and was unable to tell just how the ac- cident occurred.
 Elmer Wallace has bought out the express business of c. H. Wilkinson, also the carrying of the mail and will attend to the same himself hereafter until further notice.
 There was a very large attendance at the funeral of Mrs. L. M Benham yesterday afternoon. There were many beautiful floral tributes. The bearers were: W. M Whitaker w. N. Mix, Fraary Hale William Hodgkinson, c. H. Brown and Henry L. Hall. The in- terment was in the Tn Memoriam'' cemetery.
 M. J. Redmond x Co. began work yesterday on the corner of Colony and Center streets to excavate for the new water main from Main to Cherry street on Center street.
 The T. A. B. team of Meriden will play the second league game with the Wallingfords on the latter's grounds on Saturday afternoon and will play two | .1-
 W. H. Tomey and family have re- turned from visit to Providence, R.. I.
 W. N. Mix camp, s. of ", will this evening, resume it's weekly meetings and will have a supper and smoker af- ter the business meeting.
 The republicans have decided not to have their banner raising until after the state convention.
 Rev. J. J. Blair and family are ex- pected home on Wednesday.
 The dedication of the new Wallace hose home will take place on Satur- day, September 2.
 MT. and Mrs. G. E. Bullock have re- turned to their home in Melrose, Mass.
 Louis Dondero has a new daughter born on Sunday.
 Louis A. Hill arrived home yester- day.
 J. Atwater Hall arrived home yester- day from a three weeks visit at Null berry Point.
 Miss Beatrice Sherman of Washing ton street is home from three weeks stop at Money Island.
 Three boys from somewhere down the river, it is thought from New Ha- ven, in a canoe en route up the Quinni- piac. passed up the lake Sunday equip ped for a week or more camp life.
 Salvini CarozOne, an Italian, was be-
 fore Judge Mclean yesterday charged with an attempted criminal assault up-
 on Anna, the thirteen year-old daugh- tier of Charles Hull of Pond Hill. The