The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-06
W4LLINGF0RD.
Business, Personal and Athletic News
 About Town

Business, Personal and Athletic News
 About Town.
 petition is being numerously signed and will soon be presented to Postmaster Jones' asking that the letter box which has lately been placed on Hall avenue, close beside the railroad track, be changed to the cor her of Hall avenue and Cherry street It will be more available and in q position where 1t can be reached without the con- stant danger and discomfort passing over the railroad track and dodging between switching freight trains in the station.
 The Lobb brothers. will be the battery for the married men in the game here with the single men tomorrow afternoon. The game promises to be interesting, if not strictly scientific.
 Mrs. F. M. Tyler who is visiting her pa rents MT. and Mrs. A. J. Smith of Curtis morning announcing the death of her hus- bands father Julius Tyler, in Fort Pierce, Fla.
 Wednesday night Although the lightning was very vivid, no damage Is reported from 1t. The storm was the worst of the season.
 Casey and Gardner will be the battery for the Wailingfords in the game with the Strouse, Adler Co., nine at Savin Rock to- morrow afternoon.
 MT. and Mrs. T. B. Moore and II. H. Hawkins will go to the White mountains next week.
 Postmaster Jones and family will start next Tuesday for the White mountains to remain two weeks.
 Mrs. J. T. Barker and son Eric will start for Fulton, New York, either tomorrow or Monday, to remain until September
 Mrs. Samuel E. Hopkins, who has been the guest of her brother, J. A. Cook, start ed, yesterday morning for her home in To- ledo, Ohio.
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Shields of Lake Lin den, Mich, are the guests of MT. and Mrs. William H. Dunn.
 Morton F. Judd and family are home
 fT The changing of t the letter box from near the railroad crossing to the corner of Cherry street and Hall avenue would be q great convenience for the residents west of the railroad tracks as many wish to send their children to mall their 9tters and at present are afraid to do so on account of the danger about the railroad track of pass. ing and switching trains.
 The Night Watch club will have another clambake and outing on Lone Tree island at the north end or the lake Monday.
 Simpson, Hall Miller x Co.'S hollow ware department closed last night until Monday fhe letter carriers have already discov. cred that they have no cinch In goinp over the routes as laid out. especially Carrier Brennan, who has Center street and all west of the railroad track
 Several of the contractors who are fgur ing on the Job for the railroad company in the proposed changes on South Colony street were down here yesterday looking over the grounds and getting points as tc the work to be done.
 Edward Malley of New Haven was In the borough yesterday morning for the first time since his departure for months va cation in the mountains MT. Malley brought lot of plans and profiles for the improvement of his Elm park property Among these were plans for the erection o1 several buildings on the property, for whict contractors and builders are now figuring. It will grieve many of the citizens o1 Walllngford to, learn that Mrs. e Samue one of the borough's greatest benefactors is dangerously III at her Main street resi- dence. Mrs. Simpson has been i'll for some time, but her condition Is now considered as being very ritical by the family physi clan, pr. J. D. McGaughey.