The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-09
WALLINGF0RD HAPPENINGS
THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY,S ANNUAL FAIR,

the Races-A Collision-To-dny's Pro- gramme-General News.
 The fifth annual fair of the Walllngford
 Agricultural society opened up yesterday auspiciously; although the weather was threatening all day, there was fair sized attendance. The exhibit of cattle was tht | largest ever here at a fair. There were up | wards of forty yoke of oxen; the largest | six yokes, being credited to Cook hill. | Among the exhibits was the Holsteins from the Masonic home: Jerseys and Guern l seys by M. D. Cook, Holsteins by George Scard, Jerseys by James Cooper, Jerseys | by MT. Owens of Meriden, Devons by Ju | Illus w. Yale of Merden, grade Holsteins | by Benjamin Hall, and grade cows by G | W. Cook. The exhibit of the Walllngford | grange was much admired and represented "The Old Woman In a Shoe" The shoe | was ten feet long, and was made of corn
 cobs, everlasting, bitter sweet, and the stitching was of coxcopb laclngs, crab ap' | pies, with other apples as buttons. The | old woman Is peeping over the top of the | shoe and is made of herdsgrass, while the cap Is of corn husks. The fourteen child | Ten are made of different products of the 1 farm. A. D. Mclean has fine display of ! cut flowers; E. J. Heineman has fine dis psy oa 9 gsabS SWagSns f f hae bs | gramme for to-day is as follows: | 10:00 a. m.--Farm horses used as such; | class IS.
 ,1o:oo a. m.-stallions for general use; | class 23.
 10:30 a. m.-Colts, geldlngs and Allies | class 10.
 HOO a. m.-Mares for breeding horses for | general use; class 20. n 200 in -plOwinp match. cln IA 80 a. m.-Single horses for road and | family use; class 9.
 1:45 a. m.-Matched horses for road | and family use; class 2t 100 p, m.-Grand parade of horses, 2:3O p. m.--Trotting. 1 Trot and Pace, 23O Class-Purse $2oo c. H. F.-C. H. Fletcher, Westfeld Mass. | Mabel-C. H. Appell, Wallingford. Thomas Warford-J. A. Warner, agent, | Tylerville
 | Leo Wilkes-J. H. Beach, Branford. | Eldon-C L. Tillinghast, New Haven. | Little Jack-A. J. Tenny Branford. Ben B.-W. A. Booth, Wallingford. | Starmont-J. H. Shields, Wallngford. Trot and Pace, 2:3S Class-Purse $200. School Girl-I. s: Coan, Shelton. I Little Fred-E. H. Robinson, Durham. | Allen Dale-A Richter Meriden | Leo Wilkes-: H. Beach, Wallingford. | Pinkwood-William D. Smith, New Ha. | ven.
 Clara G;.D. Higgins, Merlden: ,,. Ahle.James Mcfarland, Branford. Ben Wilkes-J. A. Warner, Tylerville. The winners of the races yesterday were
 2:5o Class-s2oo, Divided Little Fred, b s, E. N. Robinson,
 Plnkwood, br m, W. T. smith, New
 Ben Star, ch s, T. T E. Donaven shel ;i,. Ben Wilkes, oh s, J. A. Warner, ry .
 Leo Wilkes, g, j. H. H. Beach, Bran. an. 4
 school Girl, m, J. $. coan, i;- shel- . .
 Time-2:35. 2::$aiiiS. 2::$6lija.. ij.''''''''' . 2:24 Class-Purse S2OO.
 FelicieI Slsdeid D m, Air Line Farm Mid
 Star Eddy, b b g, c L. Tiillingihaisit, New Haven ..... .. . .. 2 Wallingford Boy. b S, W. A. Booth. , 3 Van 5Alstyne, c. H. Fletcher, West
 Francis Wilkes, bg, j. s. Coan, shel- ii': . !
 Tmime-22::22illI, Tin PA. 2:277iHl.. . a During the third heat there was colli but received no injuries. The horse trotted for about a half mile. and he was caught without any serious damage. The track w6o recorn ma@e of S:S3 S:3 was broken by Felicie After the race Ben Starr was sold at auction and was purchased by N. D. Bald win of Derby for S147 .50, Yesterdays recorded real estate change was: William Marlow to Alphonse Gen dron, 50x400 feet with dwelling house, on South Elm street.
 There was the usual number of fakirs at the fair yesterday, and as usual some of the fresh ones who expected to beat the fakirs at their own game got feeced and will know more before another year
 Officer Dan o'Reillg tackled what he sup posed was cat on East Center street dur ing Tuesday night, but It proved to be a skunk and the officer is out a suit of clothes -and has not yet forgotten the encounter.
 During the month of August there were four marriages and twenty-two births.
 Frank J. Reed and Mrs. Lizzie E. An drews, both of New Haven, were married here Tuesday evening by Rev. E. G. Rich ardson
 W. H. stelnert and Miss Flora Ogden were married on Monday by Rev. E. c. Richardson.
 The hearing on the injunction of Miss the docket for Friday before Judge Dow of New Haven.
 Yesterday was the twenty fifth annivers- ary of the marriage of MT. and Mrs. Alfred
 Dr. J. Penney Barker and family arrived home from Fulton, N. Y., on the 1053 train Tuesday night.
 Stanley Botsford has brought civil suit against F. A. Wallace for the reformation of the deed given in 1883, so that said deed shall grant right of passage through the strip of land over which there has been so much litigation. The case is returnable in New Haven october 5.
 MT. and Mrs. c. T. Brambie are home from Baltimore
 Mir and Mrs L. M. Phelps are home from thsIr ar noTheEn opa Mrs trR B D. Dickinson returned yesterday to their home in Vermont.
 P. J. Murphy has gone to Hartford to