The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-11-05
WALLINGFORD HAPPENINGS
RIG REP UBLTCAN RALLY IN THE
OPERA HOUSE SATURDAY, NIGHT.
Deaths of Judge Othniel 1. Martin and
Burton HUbbeIl Repre-
sentative Candidates Nominated Sat
urday Night-Other Items.

z urday Night-Other Items
There was an enthusiastic republican
rally in the opera house on Saturday
evening Ex-Mayor Bohannon of Siam
ford and Judge L. M. Hubbard of this
place We're the speakers. There was a
large and attentive audience and it lis
tened with interest to the addresses on
the issues of the campaign. The parade
outside was the best seen this campaign
and the display of fireworks was fine.
The rally this evening in the opera
house will be of social nature, with
addresses by local speakers.
Saturday afternoon lady and gem
tleman from Boston en- route for New
York passed through here in an auto
mobile and made a short stop at the
watering tank on Colony and Center
streets. On the back of the seat was a
canvas on which was inscribed: mil
Waukee Steam Automobile Phelps &
Taylor, Agents, of New England, SOM
erville, Mass" The couple left Boston
Thursday noon and intended to reach
New York Saturday evening, but We're
delayed by poor roads and other causes.
They will take in the automobile show
in New York.
Othniel l. Martin, who held the office
of judge of probate and town clerk here
for many years, passed peacefully away
in his seventy-eighth year at his resi-
dence on North Main street Saturday
morning at s o'clock after two weeks
|
| been taken i'll two weeks ago Saturday.
His death had been expected for some
days past, he having been unconscious
most of the time the past two or three
| days
| In Judge Martins death Wallingford
| loses a well known and respected citi-
| zen whose friends We're legion and who
had an extensive acquaintance through
out this state. He was genial and kind
hearted, and was universally esteemed.
He was born on the North Farms In
the house now owned by Wilbur A.
Simpson on February s. 1928 He was
a son Of the late Wooster Martin. Be
sides a widow he leaves one daughter,
Mrs F. C. Allen. Henry Martin, as
sistant town clerk, is a brother, and
Miss Deliah c. Martin is sister of the
deceased.
With the exception of few years
he had always resided in his native
town. In his early life he served as
clerk in New Haven wholesale house
for four years. He went to Waterbury
in 1S41 and engaged in the dry goods
and grocery trade. He continued in
business there until 1886, when he sold
out and returned to Wallingford to
live. While in Waterbury he was COM
missioned major of the Light infantry
by Governor Ellsworth and was later
appointed colonel of the regiment. He
kept store here at one time on Center
street and later on was engaged in the
purchasing of horses for the West India |
market.
In 1865 he was elected tax collector
and town treasurer and also constable. |
In the year 1872 he was elected town |
clerk and judge of probate. The lat
ter office he held until he reached the |
age limit of seventy years, having |
filled the office for twenty years con-
secutively. With the exception of one
election he held the Office of town
clerk from 1872 up to 1897. Since 1897 |
he had been clerk of the probate court
up to the time of his death He had
also filled the office of registrar of
births, deaths and marriages and also
the office of justice of the peace for
this town He represented Walling-
ford In the Legislature in 1851. He was
a member of the First Congregational
church.
The funeral will be held from the Con-
gregational church this afternoon at
2 so O'clock The casket will be open
at the church from o'clock until 2:30
o'clock.
Burton Hubbell of this town died on
Friday night at the Meriden hospital,
aged forty years. He leaves a widow
and four children. He had been a long
sufferer with consumption. The funer-
al took place from the Congregational
church yesterday afternoon, and the
nterment was made in the Center street
cemetery. c
The democrats met in caucus Satur- s
lay evening and nominated John b.
<endrick and Edward F. Kavanagh as 6
and S. N. Edmonds, j. l
Norris Barnes, G.. w. Woodhouse, J. c. !
Roach, Il. J. Clinton, Lyman Francis
md Paul Maillett as justices of the t
ledcG. By Il curious DlullueT lHe UdI1bS
# ]. J. Myers and H. w. Andrews, who
lave for years been on the ticket and
we're the only justices who qualified and
cted as such, We're left off the ticket
md We're not mentioned by any mem
,er of the committee which made up 4
he ticket. Ip
Wallingford has for the past two or h
hree days been flooded by pastors sent l
ut by the democratic committee from L
lew Haven. Every republican in town g
as received an envelope full of them Fl
"A young man from Meriden attempt "
d to get on the rear platform of the V
):24 train Saturday night and missed S
is hold, caught the rear post and was o
ragged several rods before he loosened fl
is hold. He was picked up somewhat d
,ratched and bruised by being dragged a
yer the rough stone, but was not dam n
erously injured. ST
Charles Toothe, sr., of Constitution al
rect, was sixty years old on Sat O
rday. fe
Arthur Y Lane and bride arrived b.
ONE Saturday from their wedding tour m
nd are now located in their pleasant | al
lme on South orchard street. A
There are nine ciGl1ens to be made , T
5ax hn a M, nj