The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-26
WALLINGFORD HAPPENINGS
CO.4L STEALER ALMOST "a UGHT IN
THE ACT.
Novel Way of Capture Tried by s"pt.
Pierce Golf Club Elects Off
Or. Griffin to Lecture ut the M. f..
Church Tomorrow Evening.

For some time past it has been sus-
pected that some person or persons
had been taken coal from the bin al
the electric power house who had nc
license to, so last week Superinten'
dent Pierce rugged up an electric alarm
system connecting the coal supply with
the power house, About 1880 O'Clock
Friday evening the alarm bell in the
engine room and the fire room sounded
and Superintendent Pierce and the en-
gineer rushed out, one on each side of
the building just in time to see man
disappearing in the darkness going
away from the coal bin. Several shots
from a revolver We're fired by the pur-
suers but the man made too good time
and escaped. The footprints in the
sand showed that some very long steps
were taken by the fleeing man. The
shots fired from the revolver were In
the air, and tended to increase the speed
of the fugitive, whose identity is easily
guessed at, but on the next trip the
bullets may be sent nearer to the
mark.
Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. will begin
to-day running it's plant ten hours a
day, five days a week, closing Satur-
days.
Rev. d. N. Griffin will on Tuesday
evening at the M. e. church deliver an
interesting lecture on "Old Newgate; or
Connecticut's Convict Caverns and
Copper Coins The lecture will be
finely illustrated by stereopticon views.
The lecturer is a native of East CRANKY
and is fully conversant with the topic.
Thomas Smith and his daughter,
Miss Bertha Smith of North Cherry
street, are ill with the grip.
F. L. Baldwin of Fair street is wrest-
ling with a severe attack of the grip.
Thomas Kennedy Of Silk street has
leased the bicycle rest known as Maple
Shades" in the southern boulevard, and
will soon move there with his family.
The property Is known as the Harry
Doolittle place.
Mrs AL. Pierce and children are in
Massachusetts for weeks visit.
Rev. G. Fl. Sharpley of New Haven
will preach in St. PauPs church We'd
nesday evening.
Rev. ]. F. WiIdman and Fl. Fl. Walk
err attended the funeral of George p,
Ravens in Somers Saturday.
Miss Jennie Campbell left Saturday
morning for Boston.
The WaIIingford Golf club has elect
ed as officers: President G. D. Munson;
vice president, DR.. w. s. Russell; secre-
tary. r. f. Andrews; treasurer, w. III.
Edsall; greens committee, H. Fl. Haw-
kins chairman; J. p. Stevenson, DR..
w. s. Russell
Handicap and tournament commit
teeAMiss c. Ruutz-Rees, Major l..
Won Grave. w. Fl. Young.
Associated captain Miss Claire Banks.
House committee-H. L. Davis, chair
man; Mrs. c. H. Tibbits, c. L. .ldorris,
Mrs. w. S. Russell. Miss Claire Banks.
Committee on revision of by-laWs-G.
D Munson, C. FL. Tibbits, r. F. An
drews
It was decided by the board of COVER
nors TO have the opening day on Satur-
day, May H.
The New Britain regulars are expect
ed to play basketball here with Co.
Saturday evening in the armory.
Mrs. Holbrook, a missionary to Al
RIGA. will give talk in the parlors OF
the congregational church Tuesday af-
ternoon at o'clock.
SATURDAYS recorded real estate trans
for was r. w. Miner to G. f. Wooding,
371bx137 feet on orchard street.