The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-03-11
W4LLINGFORD NEWS.



ated for the State Road.
About 100 voters attended the spe-
cial town meeting held in the town
hall last night to take action on the
good roads appropriation. J. R. Camp
bell was chairman.
1t was voted to appropriate sum
not exceeding $4,000 for the state road
Seventeen hundred feet Of the new
road will be built from the north end
of the present macadam road near the
culvert, south of the Yalesville depot,
directly south, to the new iron bridge
near the box shop. The remaining 1900
feet, or thereabouts, will be placed on
North Colony street, beginning at the
borough and running north.
That portion of the school district in
the part of the town known as Tracy,
which has formerly been in the Meri-
den school district, was placed in the
Yalesville district.
The Masonic home property, which
| has been in the Parker Farms district,
| was by vote placed in the central
school district.
Mrs. Jane A. Cook, widow of Angus
tus Cook, died yesterday morning at
her home on North Main street after
a two weeks illness with a complica-
| ton of diseases. Mrs II. w. Bassett
and Mrs. Ozias Merriman are sisters
of the diseased. The funeral services
will be held at 2:30 Saturday afternoon.
| A. Fl. Talcott of Hall avenue had
| two of his fingers mangled in a chain
trace yesterday afternoon.
| The driver of the electric construc-
| tion wagon, while repairing the trolley
wire at the corner of Center and Col
| ony streets yesterday afternoon got a
| fall from the top of the elevated truck
to the ground and was quite badly
| bruised. DIR. Wilson attended but
found no broken bones. Several of the
| by ISLANDERS who saw the accident
| thought the man had received a shock
| from the trolley wire.
| The Wallingfords will play polo in
New Haven tonight. Tommy WAL
| don, the crack center from Lewiston,
| Me-, and possibly other new men, will
play on the team.
The Wallingford basket ball team
will play in Thompsonville Saturday
evening.
/ Tierney of the local polo team was
in Pawtucket yesterday where he was
called by reason Of illness Of his sister
The will of Mrs. Friend Johnson was
| offered for probate yesterday w. F.
Whitney is named as executor. The
will was drawn on February 10. 1894.
by Attorney C. A. Harrison. The wit
nesses were Isaac H. Ives, Elmer L.
Grimes and Helen Whitney. The hear
| ing it set down for Thursday, March
| II, at 10 o'clock before Judge John A.
| Martin.
The court of burgesses' room has
been greatly improved by the judicious
changing of the furniture around and
the addition of a supply of New York
club chairs for the use of the members
Of the board.
There will be services at st. Pauls
church at 1890 this morning.
The Eureka club has elected as off
GERS Edward Jackson president A. w
! Billian vice president, A. r. Hurlburt
secretary, G. H. Clayton treasurer The
club will give a masquerade in town
hall April 10.
Rev ]. E. Wildman oficiated at the
funeral of Mrs. r. E. Hall yesterday
afternoon. The bearers were S. J. Hall
J. II. Paddock, George Hough, Will
liam, Ira and Selden Munson.
Mr. and Mrs. r. A. Davidson have a
new daughter that was born Wednes-
day night.
Letter Carrier Brennan got a lively
shock of electricity yesterday at the
letter box corner of Center and Colony
streets, caused by the trolley wires
getting crossed.
Yesterdays recorded real transfer
was w. M. Whitaker to Elizabeth NJ
Hall, one quarter acre with house or
Constitution street.
ORDAINED BY BROTHER TO THE
PRIESTHOOD.
Rev. Chauncey Brewster, bishop-co.
adtutor of the Connecticut diocese, to-
day ordained to the Episcopal priest,
hood, his brother, Rev. William Brew
ster. The ordination exercises tool
place in the Episcopal church at North.
ford and it will be the first passionate
of the new rector. There was a large
attendance of Episcopal clergymer
from this section in attendance.