The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-19
WALLlNGF0RD HAPPENINGS
MANY ITEMS OF BUSINESS AND
 PERSONAL INTEREST.

Annual Election of Bank aud Gas Com
 pany Ofiicers-Weddlng Next Saturday.
 New Haven Sports Mako Merry-Drug Store Sold.
 | Invitations were received here yes- terday to the marriage of George AL bert Cook and Miss Jennie Drought, which will occur on Thursday. January 2S, at ? o'clock, at Christ church, Green wich, Conn. The prospective bride groom is a nephew of Selectman w. B. Hall and formerly resided here. He worked for F. l.. Leighton & Go. At present he is travelling salesman for Bradley, Smith & Co. of New Haven. MT and Mrs. Cook will reside on Whit ney avenue New Haven. The directors of the First National bank held their annual meeting yes- terday afternoon and elected the fol- lowing officers: w. J. Leavenworth, president; l.. M Hubbard, vice presi- dent; J. F. Platt bookkeeper; w. J. Leavenworth and R. H. Cowles, audit OrS.
 ! E. J. Lane has been selected as the coacher for the Rosemary Hall basket ball team, and now half of the members of the Ramblers' Cycle club are anx- ious to secure the position of assistant coacher.
 The annual meeting of the Gas com pany was held yesterday and the fol- 1 lowing were elected directors: Mrs. w. c. McL4allan of Springfield, Colonel w.. ! J. Leavenworth, L. NJ. Hubbard, E. M. Judd and C. H. Tibbitts. The meeting of the directors will be held on Satur- 1 day, February 6.
 A supper will be given in the Baptist church parlors Friday, the proceeds to be forwarded to Ralph Perkins, who is critically ill in Florida.
 Miss Sadie Kelsey was visiting out of town school yesterday, and in conse- quence her scholars had holiday i The prospect for skating on the lake l is good, for the rain of Sunday night ' has smoothed off the ice in very fine shape.
 A large number of rooters came up from New Haven with the basket ball team Saturday evening and many stay l ed in town over night, returning on the Sunday morning train. Early in the morning, after the night patrolman had gone home, gang composed of : New Haven and Wallingford sports 1 went upstairs to the tramp room and 1 demanded admittance. As the janitor always locks in the lodgers the occu- pants could not open the door and so told the visitors that they would have to look up the janitor. The crowd out side thought differently and at once proceeded to smash in the door After executing a war dance about the room I they left the tramps to finish their morning nap. Several Of the New Ha- ven boys failed to catch the 8:27 train and had to stay in town until 10:53 in the evening. Collett, the restaurateur, and others will for some time renlen1- ! Der the visit of the delegation from ! New Haven
 | Thomas I4ollers has closed up his fish market on Cherry street and will To- cate in Woodbridge.
 1 Mrs. J E. Mix starts this morning on q visit to friends in Suffield.
 Stowe & Co.'S Uncle Toms Cabin will be the attraction at the opera house this evening. Although this old play has been here often for the past thirty or more years it always is greet cd by large audience.
 1 George A. Smith has sold out his drug store and business on the corner of Center and Colony streets to D. J Tucker. who for the past two years has been drug clerk for MT Smith, and J, F. Dooley, formerly of Southington but of late a resident of the borough The new firm will start in business with the best wishes of their many friends, and promise to conduct the business as first-class pharmacy | MT. Tucker is licensed druggist ani is a careful, capable and trustworthy man.
 Selectman Hall has notified the Mid dlefieid selectmen to take charge of the two children of Frederick Warmsley colored, a native of the above named town, who has skipped out and left the children in the care of their grandfath CT, Tony Smith. Mrs, Warmsley has also deserted her little ones.
 That box of imported sardines tha RI W. Lynch has been inviting his friends to sample is not yet empty and it has caused considerable anuse. ment.
 Mrs. G. M Hallenbeck will give z whist party at Masonic hall this even I ing.
 Sheriff Booth has turned over the night lunch wagon to Luke Martin who has opened business in Curran'' yard just off Colony street
 The annual meeting of Mizpah socia will be held at the house of Miss Bes sic Thomson on Friday afternoon at o'clock.
 BATTI IFS OF OUR NATION