The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-20
WALLINGF0RD HAPPENINGS
ANOTHER HIGHLY EXCITING POLO
 GAME AT THE RINK.

GAME AT THE RINK. Home Team's Good WOrk-Basset Ball To-nIght-A Wedding-Personal Items The Lodgo's Christmas Tree-Tne Ram blers.
 Saturday nights game of polo be- tween the Waterburys and Walling- lords in Lakeview rink was one of the most exciting ever seen in town. The local team put up the best game as yet, but as usual failed to win, and all though they played good polo and made the Waterburys hustle, yet they were not fast enough to win and the five hundred admirers of the game present had to be content to see the local team come in second best. Starkey put up great game at goal and was credited with thirty stops The score was to in favor of Waterbury. Each team had foul. Leahey of New Haven was referee.
 The Meridens will play here this eve ming.
 The game of basket ball between the Wallingfords and the New Britain reg ulars in the armory this evening prom ises to be the greatest exhibition of the beauties of the game ever seen in Wal lingford. The advance sale of reserved seats has been the largest on record, and large attendance is assured. The last game between the two teams was played in New Britain and resulted in
 NaNJy JQrit a n by a score of IA to F.
 The marriage of George Carr and Miss Sarah Addy will occur on Thurs day, December 30, at the home of the bride on the South Plains. Rev. J. E. Wildman will officiate
 Hennessy Leroyle in "Other Peoples Money will be the attraction at the opera house this evening.
 MT. and Mrs Walter Pierpont have a boy baby that arrived on Saturday.
 The Meriden polo team will play here this evening.
 MT. and Mrs. J. c. Hall were in New York yesterday attending the funeral of relative.
 A trainload of fine crushed stone for the South Colony street road was un- loaded yesterday afternoon near the new bridge.
 Mike Curley, who is said to be new addition to the Wallingford polo team, did not play at goal in Saturday nights game, but was in the rink as spectator.
 Friendship encampment, I. o. O. F., has elected officers as follows; N. B.. Bundle, chief patriarch; M. K. Thomas, high priest; J. N. Platt, senior warden; R. E. Hall, junior warden; w. H. Dunn, scribe; F. w. Phelps, treasurer.
 Past Master B. A. Treat will install the new officers of Compass lodge No g., F. and A. M., this evening.
 There will be joint installation of the officers of A. H. Dutton post, G. A. R. the Woman's Relief corps and the Sons of Veterans on Friday evening, January T.
 E. S. Parmelee expects to start for Thomasville, North Carolina, on De- cember 31.
 Henry Saunders has received official notice from the county commissioners that his application for license had been refused on the ground of unsuita- bless of location.
 c. F. Wooding has the contract for F. w. Miners house on Whlttlesey ave nue.
 Principal McCabe's room at the Col ony street school will have a spelling match Thursday afternoon.
 Patrick Bridgett has deeded two acres of land to the Watrous Manufac- turing company.
 The Baptist Sunday school will have its Christmas tree and entertainment Friday evening.
 The Methodist Sunday school will have it's Christmas festival Wednesday evening.
 The Ramblers' team will bowl in New Haven tomorrow evening.
 The Ramblers' basket ball team, without the services of Lane, Bolton and Dray, were defeated in Meriden on Saturday night by the Y. M. c. A. team by score of 21 to Il.