The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-21
ygALLINGEORp EVENTS.


Yesterday mornings freezing wealth
er was great surprise, and in many
cases proved quite disastrous to plants
and, it is feared, to the prospect of fruit
on the trees. One man reports the loss
of several hundred tomato plants which
he had under cover. Several cases are
reported where outside sprinkling fau-
Gets were frozen. The Thermometer was
down to 20 above.
Rev. Ernest C. Richardson, pastor Of
the Methodist church, will be married
to-day in Altoona, Pa. The bride is a
graduate of Dickinson college Of Car
Isle, Pa. After weeks tour through
the south they will arrive here and will
reside on Fair street.
Edward Simmons was before Judge
Judd yesterday, charged with assault.
AS 1T was the prisoners first appear
ance in court he was let off on the pay
ment of costs.
Yesterdays recorded real estate
change was: Almer 1. Martin to Ber-
nard j. Ames, a lot, 50x15O, on Clifton
street.
The w. c. r. U. will hold meeting
this afternoon at o'clock in the par
lors of the Congregational church.
The basket ball game this evening in
the armory between the 7. A. BIS and
Hubbard Hose team promises to be in
teresting.
Basket ball game and dance by the
Wallingford Baseball club in the armo-
ry this evening.
Rev. Fl. F. Hall of the Yale Divinity
school will preach at the Methodist
church Sunday.
Aquilla social will meet at Mrs. G. c.
Treats Thursday afternoon.
Reserved seats for 'McCarthy's Mis-
haps" have been placed on sale at Pix
1ey's.
e. S. Parmelee and daughter, Miss
May, have returned from Thomasville,
N. c.
A. l.. Whitaker will graduate from
the Berkeley Divinity school in June.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Wallace are home
from visit to Springfield
Complaint Is made that Peter Peter
son, who lives down near Pine Hill, Is
setting traps in the brook that not only
stops the fish Of all kinds passing UP or
down the brook, but catches them all,
which is a direct violation of the laws
regarding fishing The attention Of the
prosecuting attorney has been called to
the fact, and the case will be investi-
gated.
The Ramb1ers defeated the Germa-
Mas of Meriden at the Woodbine alleys
last evening, winning three straight
games and establishing a record on to-
tails, 2497 in the three games. F. s.
do ~ i,,5 ixyi6 I1a
score of a single game 215, while Harry
Williams scored the best average for
three games, 179.
BOROUGH MEETING LAST EVEN
ING.
The board of burgesses met last even
ing.
The petition for the extension of the
Elm street sewer from Center street to
Ward street, or beyond, as the board
may see fit, was accepted, and it was
voted that the engineer be instructed to
make map of the same.
The hearing on the Curtis avenue
changes of grade was postponed for one
week.
F. A. Wallace presented a numerously
signed petition for the grading and put
ting in order of Ward street, from the
railroad to Quinnipiac street. The petit
tior was accepted, and 1t was voted
that the engineer survey and make a
map of the necessary changes.
Burgess Downes called attention to
the unsafe condition of the sidewalks
on Colony and Christian streets, and it
was voted that the sidewalk committee
inspect the walks in the borough, and
when they are out of condition to order
them repaired.
The report of the road committee on
the bill of F. c. Bartholomew was DROP
ped without any action being taken.
Assessor Cowles appeared regarding
the action taken at the last meeting of
the board in reference to the reduction
of F. L. Leighton's assessment on his
Center street property from $4,000 to
$4,000 He thought that the facts in
the case did not uphold the reduction
made The matter was discussed but
no action taken.
Voted That the committee appointed
to meet the selectmen regarding the
appropriation of the town to the bor-
ough for roads ask for $4,000 instead of
$2,1O0, as last year, and more If they can
get it.
The board then adjourned for one
week.