The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-21
WALLINGFORD HAPPENINGS
CITIZENS' COMMITTEE TO CON-
 SPIDER CHARTER CHANGES.
Meeting of Board of Burgesses-specinl Borough Electiou-Tramps, Fined News From the Lodges.


 At the meeting of the Wallingford board of burgesses last evening spe- cial committee of twelve citizens was appointed to confer with the board rel ative to the proposed changes in the borough charter which the next legisla- ture will be asked to make. The twelve citizens are John B. Kendrick, chair man; G. M. Hallenbeck, F. A. Wallace, William Luby, jr., Henry B. Hall, c. H. Tibbitts, M A. Callahan, William N. Mix, w. H. Edsall, George D. Jones, Charles B. Yale and Walter Hill. No radical changes in the charter are pro- posed.
 The move to have Wallingford incor- porated as a city is not meeting with very hearty support.
 A special borough meeting has been called for Thursday, January 5 to elect a burgess to succeed John B. Kendrick, resigned. Polls will be open from to 8 p. m.
 James Clyne and James Harrigan, the two tramps arrested on North Colony street Monday night by Patrolmen Re!l- ly and Hurley, were before Judge Judd yesterday morning. Harrigan got thir- ty days in jail and fined $11.73 costs for drunkenness. Clyne was given thirty days in Jail and fined $1292 costs for drunkenness, $10 fine and three months in jail for resistance to officer and three months in jail for breach of the peace. They were taken down to jail yesterday afternoon.
 The Wallingford Amusement compa- ny has assumed the management of the Wallingford polo team and Jack Heineman has retired from the position of manager.
 The silver combine is now the princi- pal topic of conversation and there are many to whom it causes much useless worriment and all sorts of foolish ideas are advanced as to the result when the International Silver company takes charges of affairs.
 The streets and sidewalks yesterday morning were covered with coating of ice that made pedestrianism difficult and dangerous. The boys were skating on the sidewalks and sleighs were got ten out again and they worked very finely.
 The case of Cottrill vs. Michalke, which has been in the courts for sev- eral weeks, has been settled by MT. Mi chalke returning the bicycle which he has had secreted and which he refused to give up.
 One of the Strauss Brothers fine span of gray horses died Monday night.
 The Stamford polo team will play here Saturday night
 The fact that ''Ted'' Gardner is now connected with the management of the Wallingford polo team is sufficient guarantee that there will be no crooked business allowed to exist, and that clean, honest polo will be played by the team.
 The Germans in "Mr. Bean of Bos- ton'' are booked for the opera house next Wednesday evening.
 Governor Buckingham colony elects officers this evening.
 Tomorrow evening Charter Oak cir. cIe will elect officers.
 w. H. Edsall is home from business trip to Chattanooga, Tenn.
 The Methodist Sunday school vii have it's Christmas festival on Friday evening.
 Sherwood & Son contemplate erecting a brick block to be used as a store or Center street just east of Dr. Wilson, house.
 George A. Smith, formerly in the drut business here, is now head clerk at thu Meriden City pharmacy.