The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-09
WALLlNGF0RD HAPPENINGS
HIGGINS, RODGERS CO.'S WORKS no
STARr ON HALE TIME.

AT tho various manutaCtur-
Ing Company's Factory-Acoident to a
Muskrat Hunter,-Burglary on Hall Ave-
nue-Personal Mention-peatb of Mrs.
Anna G, Hall.
Inc annual meeting of the higgins
Rodgers company was held Yesterday
AFTERNOON and the following were elect
cd directors; H. E. higgins, H. b. Hall,
+. w. Miner of Wallingford, e. Y. Car
ter and f. l.. Rodgers of Bridgeport.
The officers elected are Henry e. Big
GINS president; H. b. Hall, secretary;
H. w. Miner, treasurer The works will
start up this morning on reduced time.
The Pirates of Penzance" will be
presented in the opera house this even
Ing under the auspices Of the Woman's
Relief corps. 1t is hoped that there
Will be large attendance, as the cause
is a charitable one and it is the duty
of our citizens to help along the
cause by their patronage.
There was a bad break in the main
shaft at the Watrous Manufacturing
company's factory yesterday afternoon,
which will cause a general shut down
of the works for several days. 1t is
expected to have the break repaired
so as to resume work by Friday, if
possible
THE Boys of Kilkenny" is booked
for the opera house Friday evening,
February u, and hurry and Murphy's
"O'Dowd's Neighbors" on Monday
evening, February Is.
Miss Beatrice Sherman of Washing
ton street and Miss Ethel Hull Of North
Main street are the latest reported as
i'll with mumps.
The Trinity college team plays bask-
ct ball with Co. KS team in the armory
this evening.
Miss Mae Farnam of New Haven IS
the guest of Miss Maude Hall of Whit
tlesey avenue.
A person was seen fishing in the
creek on the west side of the lake
yesterday afternoon. AS it is we'll
known that there is a law prohibiting
fishing on the lake, or its tributaries
between December l and April l, the
offender is quite liable to be called up
on to settle for violating said law.
Lamplighter Bridget reports that
nine of the street lights We're frozen
Sunday and We're useless.
James Shortell Of Ansonia expects to
open up his drug store about April /,
on Center street in Roche's building re-
Gently vacated by Norcross
Mrs. Thomas Smith of Cherry street
Is ill with severe attack of the grip.
j. Oscar Bailey will attend the cy-
Gle show in New York Wednesday.
H. E. higgins is home from bust
ness trip and reports that the outlook
for business is not very good.
The stockholders of Simpson, Hail.
Miller & Co. will hold their annual
meeting this afternoon.
Rev. Hugh Mallon started yesterday
for Providence, r. I.
Judge O. I. Martin was seventy-four
years old yesterday.
Mrs. E. M. Judd started yesterday for
Washington, D. c., in response to a
message announcing the illness of her
daughter Mrs. C. G. Phelps.
Miss Elsa Won Grave spent Sunday
in town the guest of her brother, Major
Won Grave of Academy street.
Robert F. Hall Of Portland, Ore, is
the guest of his sister, Miss Sally Hall
of North Elm street. ...
Baroness Won Grave recently arrived
from Germany, and is the guest of her
son, Major Won Grave.
The Methodist ladies' aid society viii
meet this afternoon at Mrs. B. f. Bou-
don's on East Center street.
Mrs. William Mcdonald is expected
home tomorrow from Baltimore.
John Kennedy was sent to Jail fol
sixty days and costs by Judge Hub
bard yesterday for assault upon his
aunt, Mrs. M. F. Kennedy. An appea
was taken.
CAPTAIN Tony Smith, colored, tried tC
shoot muskrat at the north end OF
the lake Sunday when, owing to N
overcharge the breechpin of the CUR
blew out, and Tony was hurst worse
than the muskrat. He was hurt seri
ously about the eye, and was consider
ably shaken up, but escapes withou
losing the sight of his eye.
The cobbler shop on Hall avenue
east of the railroad, was broken into
sometime during Sunday night ant
several strips of leather valued a
about $40 were SLOieH. All SHIidhc'
was made by the breaking in of one o
the windows in the rear of the build
ing.
There are many new applications fo
assistance made to Selectman Hall by
the poor families in town and the eX
pense is necessarily increasing to care
for the same.
The death of Mrs. Anna Curtin Hall
widow of the late Horace Hall of Wal
lingford occurred at Branford Poin
Yesterday. The deceased leaves tW'
sons, one of whom is in the bicycle
business in New Haven. Mrs. Hal
had been ill but a short time and dealt
was due to heart trouble. Arrange
,aents have not been completed for thu
funeral, but it will probably be held to
ra,nrrnu The interment will be in wal