The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-10
WALKING FORD Events.

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4 inual Meeting of Simpson, Hall, Miller
& Co,-Death of Yale Bradley-SerVice in
Honor of Lincoln's Birthday-A Lazy
Iranp-Many Other Items of Interest.
The annual meeting of Simpson, Hall,
Miller & Co. was held yesterday after
noon and the directors elected are as
follows: c. II. Tibbitts, c. b. Yale and
C. II. Brown of Wallingford, j. X. Guy
of Middletown, Edward Miller of Meri-
den, and C. f. Goss of Waterbury. The
officers elected are Andrew Andrews,
president; c. H. Tibbitts, secretary; c..
II. Brown, treasurer
Yale Bradley. who has for the past
half century been well known char
acter in town, died yesterday morning
over at the town farm, aged eighty
eight years. The burial will be on
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. The
deceased was twin brother of Major
Bradley, the we'll known drummer, who
was known all over the state, and was
killed by the cars near Charter Oak
park few years ago.
Commander S. L. Hall has received
an invitation from Rev. j. j. Blair for
A. H. Dutton post. G. A. R. to attend
a special service at the Congregational
church next Sunday evening, February
Ii, at 1880 O'Clock, in honor Of Abraham
Lincoln's birthday. The members of
the post are requested to meet at the
post room at Z o'clock Sunday evening
to attend the service.
A healthy looking tramp called at a
house on Hall avenue the other morn
ing and asked for something to eat.
The lady of the house asked him if he
would dig a short path from one door
to another if she would give him a good
breakfast. The tramp looked at the
lady in surprise and muttered: Not by
a damn sight" and turned and went
out of the yard.
Accanaut lodge, l. O. o. F., last eve
ming entertained Pacific and Center
lodges of Meriden in a right royal man
ner.
The directors of the Wallingford Gas
light company reelected its entire
board of officers.
A little cold weather will make good
skating on the lake
Mrs. w. II. Thurston and child of
Brooklyn are the guests of Mrs. Fl. L.
Davis of North Main street.
Miss Sarah Burden of Middleboro
Mass, is the guest of Mrs. j. D. Bar
| tholomew.
H. J. Owens, Harry Haywood and B.
A. Treat went to New York yesterday
to take in the cycle show.
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tholomew a lot SOx12O feet on Colony
street.
Mrs. D. c. Dudley is expected home
to-day from Florence, Mass.
The body of Cornelius Fogarty, a
brother of w. S. Fogarty, will be
brought here Thursday from Kensing-
ton for burial.
Mrs. Patrick Buckley of Orchard
street slipped and fell on the sidewalk,
dislocating her right shoulder.
T. H. Heineman will open up the Gem
cafe on Center street this evening.
| M. f. Cook and j. Fl. Paddock are
! filling their ice houses from Campbelps
pond.
The condition Of Mrs. A. d. Mclean
| last evening was reported as about the
same, with no show of Improvement
Mrs. +. A. Sanderson of Constitution
street is seriously ILL.,
There was lively prize fight on the
| east side yesterday between a ferret
and large rat, which was decided a
draw
| Company KS basket ball team won
| by a score of 16 to last evening in
the game played with the Trinity col
lege (HartfordD team.
Home talent rendered the Pirates of
Penzance' before large audience in
the opera house last evening.
Mrs. Thomas Smith of Cherry street
was reported to be in critical condi-
ton last evening.