The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-20
EVENTS IN WALLINGFORD
THE LATEST NEWS OF THIS PROS
FERROUS TOWN.

Mrs. william acknowledgements Con-
cert at the Armory-Basket Ball Game
Many Items of Personal Interest.
Mrs. Thomas f. Smith of Cherry
street died at $3.50 o'clock yesterday
morning after an illness of two weeks
with pneumonia, which terminated
IN spinal meningitis. She was sixty
four years of age and leaves, besides
husband, three children, Walter
Smith of Hartford, Mrs. f. L. Baldwin
and Miss Bertha Smith. The deceased
was much respected by all who knew
her and the sympathy of the many
friends are with the family in this, their
great bereavement The funeral will
be on Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Rev. j. e. Wildman will conduct the
services. The burial will be in the In
Memoriam" cemetery.
There was a very large attendance at
the funeral of Mrs. William jenkins
yesterday afternoon. There was pro-
fusion of beautiful floral tributes. A
large delegation from the Meriden
Daughters of Rebekah, also from the
local. were present. The bearers were
Chester, Mitchell, Joseph and Henry
Lombra, brothers of her first husband,
and Frederick and Charles jenkins,
brothers of her last husband. Rev. L.
p Perry OBLIGATED. The burial was in
the "In Memoriam'' cemetery.
There was a brilliant assemblage at
the armory last evening, it being the
occasion of the fifth annual promenade
concert and reception of the Ramblers'
Cycle club. There were representatives
present from New Haven, Meriden
Middletown, New Britain, Hartford and
other places. The decorations We're ele-
giant and We're largely of Mandarin vel
low and Sapphire blue-the clubs col
ors. The decorated wheels, over thirty
in number suspended in the air, were
very fine.
The admirers of the game of basket
ball will have chance this evening
to take their choice as to which game
to take in. In the arrnory teams from
Company K and Company E of New
Haven will meet. In Temperance hall
the T. A. BIS crack team and Com
pany r Of New Britain will contest fol
supremacy. In Leighton's hall a picked
team, under the auspices of the Cos
mopolitan club, will tackle the Defend
ers Of New Britain. Dancing will fol.
1our st +hn 1oCt cror,
Company X will give a smoke Thurs.
day evening, March 4. The committee
of arrangements comprises Sergeants
sMottram and Hall, R. j. Lane and D
O'Brien.
F. H. Lane is home from Boston
where he has been attending meeting
of the New England gas engineers.
The schools closed yesterday after,
noon until Tuesday morning.
Miss Ida Pollard of Florence, Mass.
is the guest Of Mrs. w. B. Hall OF
North Main street.
M. K Thomas will attend the meeting
of the New England assembly of the
Brotherhood of st. Andrew as delegate
from ST. Paurs chapter.
There will be a union temperance
meeting at the Baptist church Sunday
evening.
Miss c. /. Blinn, who has been the
guest of Mrs. W. III. Edsall, returned
yesterday to her home in Burlington
VT.
Rosemary hall is closed until Tues
day and the young lady pupils left yes
terday afternoon for their respective
homes.
There was quite little excitemen
yesterday afternoon in Meriden just a.
the 4:25 accommodation train in charge
of Conductor Charles Bills pulled gu
of the station. When just south of thu
Colony street crossing the top of tn,
steam chest over the cylinder of tn,
locomotive No. Is. blew off with a lout
report. 1t was heard by all on thu
train. The train came to a sudden hal
1 and the passengers and a crowd from
the streets rushed down the track t,
see what was the matter Several la
borers shovelling coal from the cars a
Lyon & Billiards. shed were badl.
8 frightened, but not injured. although
the accident occurred with few
feet of where they were at work. TIL
switcher from the Meriden yard cam
down and backed the train up on
side track until an engine came dow
1 from Hartford. The train left Meridel
4 one hour and quarter late.
FIRE LOSS OF 100000