The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-19
WAI4LINGF0RD HAPPENINGS
THE OLD TOWN OLOCK'S RElA RK-
 ABLE CATER.

The Town Divided in Opinion as to the Clocks Intentions-Tramps Occupy a Deserted House-A New Invention-Real Estate Notes-Genernl News.
 The old town clock, which for over quarter of century has told all sorts of time but the right time from the tower of the town hall building, and which for a half century, more or less, of the old Congregational church, and has long since lost its usefulness, has at last made a mark, and Saturday evening when it started to strike eight, it made the longest strike on record, and excelled even My Grandfather's $ Clock" in the old song which struck twenty-four, etc. By some mysterious combination in the works of the ancient time piece, when the eight strokes were sounded in due order it failed to stop striking, and the old town bell kept sounding at regular intervals until 1t least fifty and upon the exact point Of numbers 1t registered, has not as yet been decided upon, as no one thought to count, and all statements are mere surmises and not actual facts, and the guesses range from forty-eight to eighty eight. The exact number will never be known but it kept on striking and might be at it yet if the old thing had not run down. Some thought It was town meeting, and others thought it was fire alarm, but for wonder the factory gongs did not take it up.
 The tramps who are yet plenty around town, although their lodging rooms are closed for the season, have discovered the little house on the lone some back road or lane north Of the lake, where Mrs. Vincey Stowe has been living alone, and was assaulted by a ruffian who is now in states prison, over year ago. Fast day Louis A. Page, Mrs. Stowes grandson, and his wife rode up to the house on their wheels. Mrs. Stowe was away, but two men, evidently tramps, were about the yard. When asked what they were looking for, they replied, Something to eat" and were told there was nothing there to eat as the folks had gone away. The men then started away and MT. and Mrs. Page also went away, but MT. Page stopped after getting out of sight of the house and after waiting awhile returned on foot to the house and found the same pair just getting into the window of the house. having broken out pane of glass. The tramps made a hasty flight when they saw they were discovered. The house is half a mile from any other dwelling and at the end of an unused road, beyond piece of woods.
 One of the latest and most complete Inventions in the line of machine for meat or bread cutter was on exhibition at Hall Brothers market Saturday eve ming and the inventor is Julius c. Hall the Junior member of the firm. The idea is entirely different from anything ever invented, and works to a charm Dried beef, bologna, bread or any other like articles can be cut any thickness from an inch down to mere shaving The machine is simple in mechanism and yet complete and so adjusted as tc cut any thickness desired.
 Saturdays recorded real estate trans fers: Joseph Gilgras to Alphonse Le- roux, 50x150 feet on Wallace street with house; Walter H. Mote of New York to Amer I. Martin, 50x139 feet or Clifton street; Hall & Elton Co.,, to Will liam Hassett, inches of land between coal sheds and factory property. This deed was drawn in 1891 and was only recorded Saturday. Horace Austin es- tate to H. S. Williams, tract of land 1T East wallingford. This is also an ole transfer
 Barney Ferbuson in 'fMcCarthy's Mis- hap" is booked for the opera house Thursday evening, April 22.
 There was a large advance sale O. tickets for "Wife for Wife to be pre- sented in the opera house this evening by the T. A. B.'s own talent. There vii be big house.
 Two horses that were on the streets uptown loose Saturday evening mad' matters lively for the ladies and chil dren, but no damage was reported
 c. Hartwell Barber returned to Phil hdelphia on Saturday.
 MT. and Mrs. c. J. Morse returned Saturday from the Adirondacks anc other points of interest.
 Mrs. Catherine Backes and grandson Frederick, returned Saturday iron Keene, N. H.
 The RambIers and Germanias o Meriden will bowl at the Woodbin alleys tomorrow evening.
 A commodious grand stand Is to b built at once on the ball grounds.