The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-31
WALLINGF0RD HAPPENINGS
LETTER CARRIER APPOINTMENTS
 MADE KNOWN.

Rev. r. V. Marble Asked to Reconsider His Resignation-Lopg Closed Street Re-opened-Sacred Hearts vs. Waiiing-
 ford To-day-Company K Marksmen Shoot To-day.
 The long-looked-fo dispatch from Washington announcing the successful applicants for the positions of letter carriers in the borough arrived late Thursday evening. The fortunate ones selected are Thomas Brennan, Charles Zetterholm, and John w. Newton, with Oscar Bailey as substitute. The letter boxes were being put up yesterday ana the new carriers were about their routes canvassing. The free delivery system Is expected to begin on Monday The carriers have to furnish bond of | $1, 900 each.
 A committee of the Baptist church. consisting of Howard James, c. s. Bar Der and F. H. Smith, has been appoint ed to wait upon Rev. F. E. Marble and request him to reconsider his resigna- ton as pastor. The committee will re- port at a special meeting to be called for that purpose | Company Ks marksmen will contest | for the medals at the range to-day l The gold medal is now held by Ser geant Mottram and the silver one by | Corporal Allen. The Sacred Heart nine of New Haven will play here this afternoon. The vis- | iting team is to bring strong aggre- l gation of selected ball players, and they | expect to win the game. Dunne, who has quite a reputation as a pitcher, | will be in the box for the New Haven | team
 The outdoor concert by the National band uptown last evening was a fine one, ana the programme rendered was
 one of the best yet given. A large
 crowd of appreciative listeners was on
 the street.
 l Hall avenue, from Washington street
 to River street, is again open to travel
 after having been closed for a month
 by reason of work in putting in new
 pipes from the lake to the factory of 1 the Watrous Manufacturing company The heavy rains of the past three weeks l interfered with the work and caused I delay.
 The appointment of the letter carri-
 CTS has caused great surprise on all
 sides.
 Yesterday was the kind of day that
 all have been hoping for for some time.
 There was a little dash of rain just be-
 fore noon, but it did not amount to
 much. It Is hoped that many more will follow.
 Yesterdays recorded real estate
 change was: A. H. Bartholomew to
 Mrs. George H. Reilly, lot 50x123 1-2 I feet on Cherry street. Professor Stevens of Yale will preach
 at the Congregational church for the
 next five Sundays Miss Marion Norton is home from
 Springfield.
 Miss Mabel Grobel will recite at the | grange entertainment in Middletown l this evening. .g
 The Yellow club will have run to l Branford tomorrow, and the several l old styles of high wheels will be quite 1 a unique feature of the event. l Miss Grace Conkey of Troy, N. Y, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. c. N. Dem nison of Center street 1 MT and Mrs. G. M, Hallenbeck start
 on Tuesday next for the White Noun | tains.
 1 The Misses Myers started yesterday morning for Narragansett.
 Mrs A. W. Billian is home from a
 visit to Woonsocket, R. I. l A new e00-horse engine has been put
 in at the Metropolitan Rubber compa- ny's shop.
 Mir. and Mrs. Burns of Holyoke,
 Mass. are the guests of P. J. Brosnan
 of Colony street.
 It Is expected that six high wheels
 will be in the Yellow club procession .a...