The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-04-02
WALLINGF0RD HAPPENINGS
COMPANYK DEFEAT ITS NEW BRITAIN
 REG ULARS ATBAEKETBALL,
Large Crowd Witness tho Winning of q Wagcr-niarch Leavesn Trail of Pneu- mOnta and Grip BehfndIt

| The New Britain Regulars came down | here Saturday evening with two of the crack players from the Middietown | team, determined to defeat Company
 Ks team at basketball and avenge the
 defeat sustained here a few weeks ago.
 But they found Company Ks boys in
 great trim and had to g', back to New
 Britain with one more defeat credited
 to their record, as Wallingford won the contest by a score of if to 13 Robert J. Lane officiated as referee. The game was a hustling one from start to finish and at times was quite rougn and sev- eral fouls were called on each teain Mitchell was substituted for Dudley in the lost half There wassn good s.zed attendance and the crowd was enthusi- astic and liberally applauded tn. line play of both teams.
 The sidewalk ill front of Foote's store on Center street was crowded early Sat- urday evening with people engaged in watching the great orange peelng act of c. R. Tiffany, who, according to agreement, was to peel three dozen or anges inside of an hour, or pay for felt. If he accomplished the task he was to receive ten cents apiece for the three dozen. He finished his task inside of twenty minutes.
 March came in like a lion and failed to go out like lamb, as it should have done occording to the old custom The March winds began on the last day of February and continued in full force, With perhaps one or two days excep- tion, until the month enGa1 The month has been one to be long remembered on account of the many severe cases of grip and pneumonia, and everybody is glad it has gone
 The dust on Center and Colony streets Saturday was something stifing and at times almost blinding. The wind blew a gale and it was hardly possible to see across the street when the flaws got in their work.
 The selectmen will hold their regular monthly meeting to-day
 The tramp room is supposed to be closed for lodgers after April I, and will be if the weather is not too severe after that date.
 The dog notices were posted by Select { man Hall in every school districy in the s town on Saturday, and all owners of canines must, to comply with tn? law, register the same on or before May 1.
 Jones F. Hines has returned to Pitts, field, Mass.
 Robert J. Lame arrived home Satur- day from Clinton
 Arthur Whiton has moved with his family to Clinton.
 pr. J. D. McGaugley and daughter, Miss Juliet, started Saturday for Green vile, Tenn. From New York they went by boat to Norfolk, Va
 The special meeting to vote on the 10000 appropriation for the electric light extension has been called for April 5. The polls will be open from to o'clock
 Mrs. Carrie Fenn Peers has been en- gagged to play the organ at St. Paups church until after Easter
 A meeting to complete the organiza- tion of board of trade will be held in the town hall on Thursday evening, April 5.
 M. K. Thomas will go to Boston Tues lay night as delegate from Governor < colony to the annual con- 1ention of Pilgrim Fathers to be hold on Wednesday.
 The Golf club will give vaudeville in the town hall on Mon- lay and Tuesday evenings, April 23 and A