The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-18
WALLINGFORD HAPPENINGS
DEATH OF TWO WELL-KNOWN
RESIDENTS


Captain Porter Evarts, Aged IA Years
James Newton, Well Known odd
Fellow, Dies of Consumption-hion
dikers Return Empty Hnnded-Fu-
neral Of Judge II. G. Bartholomew.
Captain Porter Evarts, an old-thne
sea captain, died at his home here yes
terday, aged seventy-four years. Death
was due to a general breaking down OF
the system incidental to advancing
years. The deceased was native oil
Madisan and followed the sea until
about fourteen years ago. He was made
captain of vessel when very young
man and since then he had commanded
and was part owner in schooners tnat
sailed from Madison to Philadelphia
He leaves a widow and a grandson, For
ter Clark, a prominent attorney in chi
cago. The funeral will be held this
morning at 1880, Rev. j. j. Blair offici-
ating. The body will be taken to Madi-
son tomorrow on the S:53 train Tor
burial.
James Newton, aged forty-five years,
a well known resident living on Curtis
avenue, died at o'clock last evening
of consumption. He was connected with
H. 3. Sherman in the carpentry bust
ness and was obliged to discontinue
business two years ago on account of
his health. He leaves a widow and a
daughter. Mr.. Newton was pronli-
nent member of Accanaut lodge, l. O.
o. f., and of Putnam castle, Q. U. A M.
A bicyclist from Meriden named Gun
ningham was thrown at bicycle bridge
yesterday morning and broke his collar
bone. He was taken here and his wound
dressed He was sent to his home on
: the 1885 train
Company ks victorious rifle team
was met on the 1924 train Saturday
night by it's many friends and given
royal reception and marched in triumph
up to the armory amid the cheers of
the crowd and with red fire, Roman
candles, etc, also the martial music
from the drum corps.
The Branfords found it an easy task
to defeat the Walingfords Saturday,
and won by the score of is to 8. The
entire team, as usual when they play
the Branfords in this town, seemed to
have an off day and did some very
ragged playing. The Branfords took
the lead at the start and had no diff
Guilty in keeping it until the end of the
game.
Miss Kate Backes and Miss Bessie
Lane were the winners of the ladies'
golf tournament on Saturday after
noon.
Among the men enlisted in Meriden
on Saturday for the regular army for
duty in the Philippines were Louis Ber-
natche, Frank L. Hayden, Francis P.
McKerna and Patrick j. Doyle, all of
Wallingford.
Frederick Cooke who, with Morelle
Cook and Raymond Claim, started a
year ago last February for the Klon-
dixie, arrived home on Saturday noon
Frederick Cooke is looking well, and al
though he has not brought home any
large amount of gold dust, he has had
an experience that will prove of great
value to him in years to come. Morelle
Cook is supposed to be en- route for
home and Raymond Claim is working
at his trade, that of an engraver, in San
Francisco.
The funeral services of the late Judge |
F. C. Bartholomew will be held at one
o'clock this afternoon from his late res
idence on Academy street and in North
ford at 3 o'clock, where the burial ser
vices will be under the charge of Corin-
THAN lodge, F. and A. NJ and the |
knights Templar commandery of New |
Haven.
Yesterday was the twenty-third ami
versary of the laying of the cornerstone |
of the Holy Trinity church.
The Misses Sadie and Louise Tibbitts
OF White Plains N. Y, are the guests
of their brother, G. Fl. Tibbitts of North |
Main street.
1.-THE Prodigal Father" will be the at
traction at the opera house this (Mon-
day. evening.
A hearing will be had at the depot be-
fore the railroad commissioners at 10:45
this morning on the matter of gates or
other precautions at the Ward street
crossing.
Hubert W., the ten-months-old son of
George Grieb of North Farms, died on
Friday night. The burial took place
this afternoon.
Rev. J. A. Clarke has returned from
his vacation, which was spent in New
Hampshire.
Mrs. A. H. Talcott returned Saturday
from a months visit in Hudson and
Lynn Mass.
Mrs Louis c. Porter and daughter
will return to-day to their home in At
Mass.