The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-04-09
WALLINGFORD HAPPENINGS
AN OLD LANDMARKS NARROW
 ESCAPE FROM TRUCTIoN.
A Party of Bicyclists Extinguished
 Haven-SeriOus Accident to n WhecI-


 man.
 The old Bradley house, short dis tance east of the old brick house down in North Haven, which was built in 1715 and is one of the oldest buildings in this section of the country, had a narrow escape from being destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon and only for the opportune arrival of several wheel men the two old ladies, the Bradley sis- ters, would have been homeless. Early in the morning some one set fire to the grass half a mile or more north of the house and the heavy wind sent the flames raging to the south and east. The tall grass was burning just north of the house and was working fast toward the barn when George Leete and Peter Drinkwine of North Haven on their wheels came riding along the path and saw the danger to the house and hur- ried to the scene in time to find the two old ladies out with brooms fighting the flames which threatened to destroy the house and barn. The two bicyclists went to work with will and by al- illoSI Oy SupCllQIlldll Silol liClQ tiF| fire in check about the house and barn. Several other cyclists from Wallingford and Meriden saw the fire and at once joined the fire fighters and by hard work the flames were kept back and turned down through the meadows into the woods, which were burning fiercely late in the evening and still working south. The Bradley sisters sustained %@ L. |. LA but were grateful to the wheelmen who by their lively work saved the house and barn. The ladies said they have had similar trouble with the burning grass every year but never anything as dangerous as on Saturday.
 A young Pole employed in the wire mattress department at H. l.. Judd & Co.'S met with serious accident near the depot Saturday afternoon He was riding bicycle at lively rate of speed across the Hall avenue railroad cross ing when the front fork post broke and he was thrown headforemost on the crossing, striking one of the steel rails, cutting terrible gash just above his forehead, portion of the scalp falling over his face. He was taken to his boarding place on South Colony street. Dr. l.. c. Guinan dressed the wounds which were quite dangerous.
 The fire department was called out about 4:30 Saturday afternoon for fire in the rear of Thomas Van Tas- sells barn on Washington street. Soma person had started a fire in the grass along the bank northwest of the barn and it had spread and got beyond corl- trol and was burning fiercely at the rear of the building and threatened to destroy the barn. The firemen put out the flames before the barn was badly 
 Henry Backes had his face quite bad- ly cut and burned by an explosion of illuminate at the Backes Brothers cap shop Saturday afternoon.
 gentleman and lady in an auto- mobile came up from New Haven late Saturday afternoon and went spinning at lively rate up Colony street toward Meriden. Quite number of bicyclists were pedalling for all they were worth irving to keep up the pace set by the carriage
 The main entrance to the town hall building is now illuminated by an arc fight in front of the building.
 William Carroll, who was killed while blasting rock near his home in Yales- vile Friday afternoon, was 0 member 'f Arthur H. Dutton post, G. A. R., and served during the war of the rebellion in he Fourteenth Connecticut regiment.
 F. M Chambers and family will move 0 New Haven May 1 and reside at S39 Willow street.
 The annual meeting of St. Paul's par sh will be held Thursday evening, April 6.
 Beginning with to-day there will be services in St. Paul's church every morning at 10 o'clock Wednesday even- ng at o'clock, Thursday evening at o'clock and Friday afternoon at tclock.
 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pickford of Brooklyn are the guests of Mrs. H. l.. 1all's of Center street.
 MT. and Mrs. D. c. Morse will leave o-morrow for the Adirondacks.