The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-22
NEWS FROM WALIINGF0RD
MEETING WEDNESDAY TO DECIDE
ABOUT ISSUING SCHOOL BONDS.

$40, 900 Asked For to Fund Floating Debt
and Build New school Honse-Bicyole
ThlefBound over-Scarlct Feverin Town
BASKET Ball and Other Amusoments-
Items of Personal Interest.
The following notice has been posted
on the public sign-post, and explains
itself:
There will be a special meeting Of
the legal voters of the Central school
district in the town OF Wallingford in
the town hall on Wednesday, the Gath
day of March, 1897, at 1880 p. m, for
the following purposes, to wit; To
consider and adopt such action as shall
be deemed best In reference to issuing
bonds or other obligations OF the Cen
trail school district, as aforesaid, to an
amount not exceeding $4,000 for the
purpose of funding its floating debt and
defraying the cost of the new school
house now being built therin; said
bonds to be either with or without
coupons attached, payable at such
times within the period of thirty years
from the date of issue and at such rate
Of interest not exceeding four per cent.
per annum, payable annually or semi
annually, and authenticated in such
manner as said meeting shall deter
mine; also to fix the date of issue and
place of payment of said bonds, by
whom the same shall be sold and to
provide for keeping record OF the
same; to authorize the establishment
of a sinking fund for hquidating the
Indebtedness of the district, to deter
mine the amount to be set apart an
nually for this fund, the time when
set apart. and to direct under whose
regulations such bonds shall be re-
served and employed
William Thompson, the bicycle thief,
was brought before Judge Mclean on
Saturday morning. Ever since Thomp-
sons arrest he had stuck to the first
story, that he bought the bicycle in
Middletown, but when he was put to
plea in court he pleaded guilty and
owned up that he stole the wheel in
New Haven, as has already been told.
He was bound over to the superior
court and was taken down to jail on
the 1925 train. S. p. Baker of New
Haven, who is the rightful owner of
the wheel, was in court and returned
TO New Haven on the 1925 train with
IS property, which he was much pleas
ed to recover. For several years the
Pope Manufacturing company has Of
fered a reward of $500 at first and later
$50 for the recovery of any stolen Co
hiounloc ant rriN- a
paying such rewards officer Reilly,
who was instrumental in finding the
| owner of the Wheel win receive only
his fees in court for making the arrest
and taking the prisoner to jail, but gets
nothing for his time in working up the
case, expense of trip to New Haven to
| find who owned the wheel money paid
cut for telephone to Middletown, Hart
| ford and other expenses. Mr.. Baker,
| the owner of the wheel, stated before
he left here Saturday that he would
make it right with officer Reilly, and
no doubt he win do So
| W. H. Cowles has accepted a position
as travelling salesman for the Merwin
| Provision company of New Haven, and
will move to that city and start out on
the road to-day.
| The Rosemary hall basket ball team
defeated a team from the Anderson
gymnasium of New Haven in the ar
mory, Saturday afternoon, by a score
of to 2. The game was an interesting
one and the skill displayed by the
young lady athletes was surprising.
Only small audience was present, and
only those who had invitations We're
admitted.
Dennis e. Rogers of Church. street
has three children Ill with the scarlet
fever, and the entire household is under
quarantine.
The Ramblers and the Meriden Vince
club will bowl at Wilkinson's alleys ir
South Meriden this evening
D. w. Burke's boy Bryan, who has
teen i'll with scarlet fever, is recovering
and able to sit up again.
o I. LIE.