The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-10-28
WALLINGFORD HAPPENINGS
M4NYNEWS JOTTINGS OF INTER EST
 HEREAND THERE.
Ice Forming Weather aud Indian Sum- mer MilGness-AnnuaI Borough Meet vvalks-NotabIe English Visitor.

ing-Colony and Christian Street Side
 svalks-NotnbIe English Visitor. saturday evening was one of the pleasantest of the season. and a large crowd of shoppers were out and in con
 sequence the merchants were happy
 and busy
 saturday morning was the coldest of
 the season hus far. and ice formed to
 a considerable extent At o'clock on
 the plains the thermometer registered
 20 above zero seven points below freez-
 ing.
 The hunters will now have better
 luck in the woods as the heavy frost has sent many of the leaves to the
 ground, and there will be some chance
 to get a shot at the birds when they
 rise.
 1 The Evans Castle Square company will open 8 three nights engagement 1 in the opera house this evening. 1 Thomas Hoyle jr., and Miss Daisy i Linda Brooks will be married at noon i to-day at the home of A. B. Norcross on Fair street [ A big flock of blackbirds headed 1 south passed over Main street late yes l terday afternoon. The birds knew about what time to seek warmer climes.
 Miss Lizzie Pagan is i'll at the con- vent school in Hartford.
 Prof Leonard Bacon of Yale univer- sity preached yesterday at the Congre- gational church.
 Rev J. E. Widman conducted the services at the Masonic Home Sunday morning.
 Rev Albert l.. Whitaker, who was in town last week, returned Saturday to his pastorate in North Adams, Mass.
 Compass lodge, No. 9, F. and A. M, will hold a special meeting this even ing and confer the entered apprentice degree.
 Miss Edith Chambers of New Haven has for a few days been the guest of Miss Mildred Page of North Main street.
 William Porter of Brooklyn is the guest of w. F. DeMills of Curtis ave- nue.
 The annual borough meeting for the election Of officers will be held in the town hall November 10 1901.
 By a vote of the board of burgesses the sidewalks on the west side of Col Olly SlIGGl, DtlNGtll 1tulGl anu al kel streets and on the south side of Chris tion street, between Colony and Or chards street, be repaired on or be- fore November 1o A walk was order ed laid on the south side of Ward street, from Main east.
 MT, Stewart, member of the com mission of twelve sent over here from England to investigate the steel and other industries is the guest of his nephew, Benjamin Graham, of this place.
 Miss Emma Lewis. librarian at the rublic library. will attend the meeting of the Connecticut Library association to be held in Salisbury Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
 Miss Frances Cross. who has been the guest of Miss Grace Pixley, return ed Saturday to her home in Boston.
 Joseph Tranter and Mrs. Adams, who have been the guests of Mrs. Edwin May, have returned to their homes in Eureka, Ia.
 w. F. Conklin of the Choate school, | who have been ill with malarial fever, | is able to be about again.
 The new Wallingford directory issued | by Price, Lee & Co. of New Haven, | were being distributed Saturday. The | synopsis shows names in the directory ] for 1899 Gncluding 302 removals, 3,S67; f names erased in preparing director for /, 1901, 606; names added to preparatory | directory, 1901, 673 names in 1901 direc- | tory (including 337 removals), 3,934. h. crease during the year, G7.
 The following letter has been received ! by Borough Clerk Wilbur c. Northrop from James E. Atwater, police commis- sioner of Derby:
 twill you have the kindness to ad- wise me what amount of money is an- nually expended. for all causes, by the police department of your city? Will you also advise me as to the amount of salary paid to patrolmen in their first years of service, and how high they are ever paid? Your reply to these ques- tions will be very much appreciated"
 Borough Clerk Northrop gave the po- lice commissioners the information de- sired.
 A change has been made in the pro- eramme for the grange for the meet ing next Thursday evening. The post poned programme from Thursday, Au- gust 22, will be given as follows;
 Let Us Have a Little Fun" the to arrange programme un- der that head being MT. and Mrs. George E. Hough, pr, Carrie North, Miss Grace D. Paddock, MT. and Mrs T. Henry Prisk Harry North, Albert w. Foote
 Next Wednesday evening the Tyre and Mandolin club of Meriden will come Town here and entertain the inmates at the Masonic home The club comes nere under the auspices of Mizpah chapter No. 37 O. E. S. All members If the chapter with their friends are expected to attend.