The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-29
WALLINGF0RD HAPPENINGS
THE HIGH S0HOOE ASSOCIATIONS
 FIELD DAY TO-DAY.

The Various Events-Value of Judtcious
 Advertising-Fl Blowers for Memorial Day
 A wedding-other News.
 The Wallingford High School Athlet- ic association will hold it's annual field day sports this afternoon at o'clock. The events will be as follows:
 Mile open-Fred Kahl, John Mix. James Lewis, Fred Perkins.
 Wheelbarrow race-Harry Bartholo- mew, Albert Foote, Edgar Norton, Ros- COG Lamb, Ralph O'Connell.
 1O0-yard dash-Robert Eaton, Thom- as Hassett, Roscoe Lamb, John Ward, Percy Hill.
 Running broad jump-Thomas Has sett, John Ward, James Lewis, Frank Gaffney, Halcolm Mckenzie, Roscoe Lamb.
 Potato raoe-Ralph O'Connell, Edgar Norton, Harry Bartholomew, Archie Prisk, Charles Booth, Robert Eaton.
 Sack race-Ralph OConnell, John Mix, Charles Dunn, Edgar Norton, Lionel Woodhouse.
 Three-1egged race-Hall and Mix, Norton and Foote, Parker and Dunn, O'Connell and Hassett.
 Shot put-Fred Kahl, Albert Foote, Harry Bartholomew, Percy Hill, Els worth Hall, Roscoe Lamb. Hurdle race-Ralph O'Connell, John Mix, Charles Booth, Edgar Norton, Charles Dunn. Pole vaulting-James Lewis, Frank Gaffney, Ellsworth Hall, Percy Hill Fred Perkins. Hammer throwing-F'red Kahl, Ros- l COG Lamb, Robert Eaton, Ellsworth Hall, Percy Hill. Baseball throwing-Thomas Hassett, Roscoe Lamb, Frank Gaffney, Els worth Hall.
 Running high jump-Frank Gaffney Malcolm Mckenzie. Ellsworth Hall, | Roscoe Lamb. Three-mile handicap bicycle race Fred Kahl, James Lewis, John Mix, Fred Perkins. Harry Giguere reports that he has | received several letters in regard to the horse he advertised for sale in the Courier, and expects New Haven par ties up here to-day to see the animal with a strong probability of a speedy
 
 ment are from New Haven and resi- dents thereabouts, who saw the notice l in the Courier. J. Atwater Hall is home from a weeks visit at Winchester, Conn, and reports pleasant trip and some fine trout fishing.
 | Flowers for Memorial day can be left at the town hall any time from now un- til Monday morning. | Eugene H. Brogden and Mrs. Edith l Sherry of Ltchtield were married on ! Thursday evening at the parsonage by Rev. Henry Stone.
 The house on North Washington street that was damaged by fire Thurs 1 day evening was owned by Walter Coe of Meriden and occupied by Thomas Quinn and daughter. The damage was less than $500.
 | Captain LaBarnes will inspect the rifle practice of Company in Meriden 1 to-day.
 1 Mines from the Wallace and Hubbard Hose companies will play ball this af- l ternoon. The game is to be called at 3 o'clock.
 The National band will play at Elm park Monday afternoon. 1 The Victors and New Citys will play | baseball on North Colony street this | afternoon
 | At Elm park on Decoration day, Mon day, May 31, there will be parachute l leap, balloon ascension and band con- cert. Elm park, Wallingford, is very valuable piece of property scarcely more than a stones throw from the center of the town. It has been known for years as the "Malley Farm" Next Monday it will be cut up and offered to the public in the shape of building lots. In honor of the occasion the famous Jewell brothers will give one of their sensational balloon ascensions and par achute drops, and a band concert by the Wallingford brass band will be pro- vided for the visitors. Festivities will begin early in the afternoon | We advise all who contemplate the purchase of coal to place their orders | immediately. We believe cash custom CTS are entitled to special consideration. | William Hassett