The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-19
WALL[NGFORD HAPPENINGS
ITEMS or INTEREST FROM THAT
LIVELY BOROUGH.

Republican and Democratic Caucuses
Held Last Night-The Ticket Placed in
Field by the Latter-New Britain De-
feated Walllngford at Polo by the Score
OIL to O-News Notes.
The republicans will meet in caucus
in the town hall this evening to nomi-
nate a ticket for to-morrow's annual
borough election. There is but little
doubt regarding the choice of the eau
Gus for the position at the head Of the
ticket and Warden Henry B. Hall will
be the unanimous choice. Who will be
chosen for the other positions on the
ticket can only be surmised, but 1t is
safe to predict that they will be all
right.
The raising of the seats in the opera
house will prove great Improvement
and give the same a modern appear
ance, which 1t has never before possess
ed. The work will be completed in time
for Gortons New Orleans MINISTRIES to-
morrow evening.
The Ramblers bowling team will play
the Meridens in that city next Wednes-
day evening.
The sterling silver department at
Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co.'s is working
thirteen hours a day.
Thomas E. Murphy, the well known
temperance worker, who, with Mrs.
Murphy, has for the past year been Wis
iting in Europe in hopes to benefit his
health, has returned and for a few
weeks has been at the Clifton Springs,
N. Y, sanitarium. He is still suffering
from nervous trouble, almost amount
ing to nervous prostraEon, and is about
to change his residence to Atlantic City
and later will return to New York.
There was another diminutive snow
storm here yesterday noon, but no
sleighs were gotten out Of winter quar-
ters in consequence.
Quite delegation from here will take
In the Yale-Princeton football game to-
morrow in New Haven.
Recorded real estate transfer: 7. f,
Smith to e. f. Steele, 60x115 feet on
Prince street.
John Ryan died yesterday afternoon
at his home on the west side after
ty years.
4 marriage license has been issued
to Arson A. Drake and Miss Kate Mols-
gonker.
Gorton's Ministries come here in a spe-
cial car fitted up for their use as no.
| tel.
Every bcyclist in the borough should
| make it a point to get out on election
| day and vote and work for Henry B.
Hall for warden, as by his enterprise
| and work he has furnished some Of the
| best roads for wheeling that the bor-
ough has had for years.
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Stevenson will
take in the horse show in New York to-
| day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Whittlesey have
taken apartments at the Manhattan ho-
| tel in New York city, where they will
spend the winter.
Judge and Mrs. w. G. Choate will
| spend Thanksgiving in town and soon
after will close their house and return
| to New York.
Republicans who attend the football
game in New Haven tomorrow should
make it q point to return home at 40
in time to vote before the polls close at
| s o'clock.
| The name of Noah Linsley is. favora-
bly, mentioned for one of the burgesses
on the republican ticket. The name of
Charles Morris for treasurer is also
spoken Of with favor.
About three hundred persons were
| present at the rink last evening to see
! the Wallingfords meet with their third
successive defeat, and q bad defeat it
was. The New Britain team is respon-
sible for the terrible drubbing the local
team received. The visitors did not
play remarkably brilliant game, but
the Wallingfords played worse and were
unable to score goal, although in the
| latter part of the game the ball was
/ driven into the cage by Hackett but it
rolled out again. During the third in
ming Kahl Of the Wallingfords was
rushing the ball down the floor when he
fell and broke one of the bones in his
ankle. Hackett Of Meriden, new play
er for the team, took Kahl's place and
made good showing, putting more life
and interest in the game than at any
| time since the contest started, and had
| he been on the floor in the beginning
i the score might have been different
| The Wallingfords plays in Meriden on
| Saturday evening. The score of last
| nights game was: New Britain, IL;
| Wallingford, 0.
The democratic caucus was not very
| largely attended last evening, less than
one hundred being present, and it lack
ed the usual enthusiasm. Attorney O.
H. D. Fowler acted as chairman, with
IJ.G. Phelan as clerk. The ticket nomi-
mated is:
Warden-Dr. w. P. Wilson. ..
| Clerk-F. w. Richards.
| Burgesses-G. w. Backes, P. Fl. OAR
rigan, Thomas Pagnam.
| Collector-William Mcdonald.
| Treasurer--C. N. Jones.
| Assessor. T. Kimberly.
| Auditor-G. G. Thomson.
Bailiff-J. w. Mooney.
| Water commissioners. r. Cook.
Treasurer Of the water fund-C. N.
Jones.