The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-29
WALLINGFORD HAPPENINGS
DE1TU OF MRS. AMAS4 b. IVES
SUND4Y MORNLNG.

| Trenton, N. j., as He Was on His Way
to Norfolk, Va.-Lecture by Miss Cul'
berson, of Baltimore, This Afternoon
Amasa B. Ives. a well known and
much respected resident OF Cheshlre
street, Yalesville, died early sunday
morning, aged seventy-seVen years
The funeral services will be held at l:3u
this afternoon from the residence of W.
S. Gillette in Yalesville, and the inter-
ment will be in the Center street ceme-
terry. Rev. l.. 2. Perry will oihciate.
Mrs William S. Gillette, of YalesVliIe,
is a daughter of the deceased.
Miss Cuibertson, of Baltimore, VIII
lecture on American Folk Lore under
the auspices Of the Woman's cIup IN
the library building his afternoon at a
O'Clock. by error the date Of The lee
ture has been given in several OF the
other newspapers as next week Tuesday
instead of to-day.
Attorney H. f. Hall, who is well
known here, his former home, was DE-
tanned in Trenton, N. j., Sunday, ac-
cording to yesterdays New York news
papers, as he was acting strangely. lie
left here Saturday, December 20, on the
1:47 train, stating that he was going to
Norfolk Va, on legal business and that
he should be away about six weeks he
has not been in town since that date,
but has visited New Haven ana sent
letters here to his sister. He mas peeh
stopping most of the time, since ne lelt
here and went to New York, at the Muir
ray Hill hotel, New York. New YORK
paper says:
He was found at the Clinton street
station of the Pennsylvania railroad In
Trenton, and said he had been put OIL
train because he could not find his tick
ct. In the police court at Trenton ne
said he had been sick for five months.
He complained of pains in his head ana
the physicians who examined him said
he was evidently suffering from tenn
porary alteration of the mind. 1t is
believed his mental trouble was caused
by sickness
Two years ago he moved to New
York and opened an office on Broadway
He did not practice to any great extent
in the metropolis. For a long time ne
lived at the Murray Hill hotel and ap-
parently had plenty of money. lie lett
the hotel last spring owing to a dlsa-
greement with some of the other pa
irons. When he first stopped at the
hotel Hall showed several letters from
prominent members Of the Connecticut
bar. The lawyer kept an account with
the Rank of the METROPOLIS.
While at the Murray Hill hotel Hall
talked about the Molineux murder case
almost necessarily. He was firm in the
belief that the convicted murderer is
innocent and had a number of schemes
for securing his freedom. Some of the
guests at the Murray Hill regarded the
attorney as a most peculiar individual
He resented their attitude and founH
accommodate elsewhere.
Rev Henry Stone will conduct the
services at the Masonic home next Sun
day afternoon.
The Adventist church was dedicated
on February T. 1891. Services will be
held at the church next Monday, begin
ming at 1890 and continuing ali day.
with memorial service in the evening
A number of out-of-town clergymen
will be in attendance.
"A Breezy Time" will be the attrac-
ton at the opera house this (Tuesday)
evening.
Miss Pearl V. Raymond, niece of
the superintendent Of the Masonic
home went to East Mortified, Mass,
yesterday to enter the Mortified SEM
mary.
Unclaimed letters at the postoffice
yesterday morning were for Miss Sarah
E. Hall and Robert H. Owen,
D. w. Ives was in town yesterday for
the first time since his illness.
Mr. and Mrs. George BEAUMONT have
new boy baby.
Charles w Cook, of Yalesvile, took
second prize on pen of Black Lang
shans at the Madison Square Garden
poultry show.
Miss Louise G. Perkins, of Rutland,
Vermont, is the guest Of Mrs. j. P. Ste
venscll.
The guild will meet Thursday after
noon at ST. Paups parish house. Supper
will be served at $50
"A Cavalier of France" is booked for
the opera house Wednesday evening,
February 6.