The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-02-08

DEFEATED uERIDEN BY SCORE OF
3 no LAST NIGHT.

Over 900 People Saw the Game Which |
Was Holly Contested-Miss Sara Jen- |
nings, School Teacher, Injured by a |
Fall-Basket Ball Team Leaves Tonight |
for a Trip-Other News.
Last night the Merden and Walling-
ford polo teams met in battle array.
Both teams played their usual men and
both were out with a determination to
won. Over 900 people saw the game,
which was one of the best and clean
est ever played in the rink. Lush was
referee and gave the utmost satisfac-
lion to all concerned. The first period
ended with one goal to each teams
credit. The second period finished with
Wallingford one goal in the lead. The
last period was holly contested, each
team scoring goal When the gong
sounded Wallingford was one ahead.
and the crowd dispersed evidently sat
isfied with themselves and the world
at large. The score:
Won by-Caged by. Time
1-Meriden.. &C. Warren =. 49,. los
2-Wallingford-D :. =. ....ll:05
lingford-Tierney. :. ......7:40
Aberdeen. &C. Warner. :. 49,. lis
5-Wallingford-T -. ......2:1o
Stops Curley, "a; Kerwin. IS. Fouls,
Meriden, 2; Wallingford, l.
Miss Sara Jennings, a teacher at the
Whittlesey avenue school got a bad
fall at the school grounds yesterday
morning and badly bruised her nose
and face. She was STOPPING to assist
one of the little children who had fall
striking on her face. She was brought
home in a carriage. DR.. Russell was
summoned and attended the injuries.
Miss Jennings boards on Washington
street at, Mrs C. N. Brainerds.
The Wallingford basket ball team
will start tonight on a trip to New
York and New Jersey. Wednesday
evening the team will play in Camden,
N. j.; Thursday, in Trenton, and Fri
day In Poughkeepsie, N. Y. The team
will return home aturday.
A sleighing party in one of j. A.
Cooks big teams started out early last
evening, and in turning near the corner
of Main and Center streets one of the
bob runners caught and broke, and
another sleigh was brought into requi-
Eition before the party could proceed.
The directors of the Wallingford
Gaslight company met yesterday and
elected as officers w. ]. Leavenworth,
president and treasurer, and L. M.
Hubbard. secretary.
4 Post Surgeon j. D. McGaughey yes
terday forwarded to Hartford eighty
three certificates of exemption from
military duty.
give a talk to the Loyal Legion next
Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the
Methodist church.
John H. Fox, aged fourteen years,
was before Judge Judd yesterday
morning charged with the theft of SIS
from Mrs. Bradley. He was committed
to the Connecticut School for Boys in
Meriden and was taken to that institu-
ton by Officer Reilly.
Work at the rubber shop will be re-
suned this morning as the changes in
the machinery are completed.
The New Britains will play polo here
Saturday night.
The Cox-Downey case will come up
In New Haven to-day.
Revival services begin with this eve
ming at the Advent church the rest of
the week.
The Cap and Bells will present the
HChafing Dish" in town hall this even
A Ing and have also secured as an attrac-
ton Thomas E. Russell of Meriden in
slight Of hand and other specialties
The thaw of the past two days has
nearly ruined the sleighing about
town.
The icemen were working all day
Sunday on Weddings pond and pro-
pose to harvest the crop of ice before it
thaws up again.
That cold wave promised by the
weather bureau for Sunday failed to
show UP here.
The sidewalks on Center street hill
were very slippery last evening and
in a dangerous condition. Sand and
ashes are needed.
To-NIGHTS POLO.