The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-17
WILLYNGFORD NEWS.


James Cody of Meadow street died at
o'clock yesterday morning, after a
long illness with consumption, aged
forty-one years. The deceased had for
many years been employed at Simpson,
Hall, Miller & Co.'s works as a FURNISH
err The funeral services will be held on
Saturday morning at o'clock from the
Holy Trinity church.
Court Windermere, A. o. F., has
elected the following officers: F. L.
Willard, chief ranger; M. E. Daley,
sub-chief ranger; B. F. Williams, re-
cording secretary; James Kennedy,
senior woodward; Charles Oates, junior
woodward; Patrick Cox, senior beadle;
]. L. Callahan, junior beadle. An out
ing of the court will be had July and
the committee in charge comprises B.
F. Williams, w. J. Lane, Henry Norton,
W. f. Riley and P. F. Gaherty.
1t seems to be an established fact
that the T. A. BIS will, before next fall,
build a large building suitable for polo,
basketball, dancing, ETC., on the grounds
south of their present quarters on Cen
ter street. 1t has not been fully decid-
ed whether the building will be of wood
or brick but probably of the latter. 1t
is contemplated making it suitable for
an opera house.
The officers of the central school dis
trict whose terms soon expire include
William Hassett, member of the com
mittee; j. G.. Phelan, clerk; w. H.
Newton, treasurer; John e. Cassin,
collector, and Fraray Hale and A. l..
Judd, auditors. The annual meeting
will be held next Monday evening.
The call for the annual meeting of the
central school district includes the fol-
lowing. To elect clerk for one year,
to elect one member of the committee
for three years and a treasurer, a coll
lector and two auditors for one year; TO
levy a tax; to consider and take such
action as shall be deemed best in refer
ence to the employment of superln-
tendent of the school of the district for
the ensuing year; to consider and if
deemed advisable to act upon the ques-
ton of selling the South Main street
school property; to consider and take
such action as shall be deemed best in
reference to purchasing land adjoining
| the Whittlesey avenue school property;
| to consider and act upon the question
| of establishing kindergarten at the
| Cottage school,
The first of the series of outdoor con-
certs by the National band will be Civ
en- some evening next week and it will
| probably take place uptown. If the
subscription fund reaches $500 sixteen
concerts will be given, eight on the
plains and like number on the hill.
| Yesterday morning bids were received
for the six-inch water main to be laid
| on South Elm street, from Center to
| Wallace, to replace the four-inch main
now on that street. The bids were as
| follows:
| Warren Foundry and Machine COM
| pany, New York-3.000 feet six-inch
| pipe at $3.50 per ton of 2,240 pounds f.
| o. b., cars at Wallingford.
! NJ J. Drummond & Co., New York
| $3.50 per ton of 1000 pounds six-inch
pipe and $3.50 per gross ton of 2,24O
| pounds f. o. b., cars at Wallingford.
Mcneil Pipe and Foundry company
5000 feet of six-inch $17.7O net ton of
| 1000 pounds f. o. b., cars at Walling-
| ford.
! Chattanooga Foundry and pipe works
of Chattanooga, Tenn.-3,000 feet of six
inch pipe $17.40 per ton of 1000 pounds
f. o. b., cars at Wallingford
John Murray, janitor of the Colony
! street school, had a shock yesterday
and was taken to his home on Church
| street. This is the second one he has
experienced.
| Frank Treat of Battery A will return
| this morning to Mantle. Frank is en-
thusiastic of a soldiers life, and has
| gained ten pounds in weight since he
| enlisted.
Some of the Ramblers are in training
and expect to enter in the Bristol road
race next Saturday.
| Edward Treat is quartermaster SER
| geant of Battery A at Mantle.
| A petition is being circulated asking
| that the promised work on South Col
ony street be gotten under way at an
early day. 1t will be presented to the
board of burgesses.
The perpendicular Flagstaff on Simp-
sons block is great improvement over
the horizontal experiment, as was the
first attempt. Old Glory can now be
seen from all parts of the town.