The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-07
WAELINGFORD HAPPENINGS
SUDDEN DEATH YESTERDAY OF
 HERBERT L. HIR0NS.

| Ladies' Benevolent Society Cake Sale l Saturday y--Masonic Home Entertain l ment ntPostponed-Mrs Peera' Musicale | Tonight.
 The sudden death of Herbert l.. Hirons, who was found dead in his bed at home early yesterday morning, was a great surprise to his family and many friends in town. Medical Exam iner McGaughey gave the cause of his death as strangulatien, and it is supposed that in taking some medicine for an aching tooth that the liquid got into his throat and caused nausea and vomiting which resulted in strangula- e tion He was in his usual health the night before and came home from New Haven on one of the early evening trains and appeared to be in his usual manner.
 Besides his parents here he leaves q sister Marion, who is i'll at Asheville, N. C., and another sister, Mrs. J. L. Pomeroy of Springfield, Mass. He was born in Providence. R. l., December 5, 1872, and was a graduate of the Wall ingford grammar school of the 1888 class, After leaving school he was em ployed at the First National bank for some five years, Later on he was em- ployed by Amer I. Martin with whom he became associated as partner which continued for two years. After the dissolution of the partnership he went into the fire insurance business, being connected with Henry L. Davis.
 For a few years past he had been the special agent for the Teutonia Fire Irl- sutance company of New Orleans, and the Duchess company of Poughkeepsle. He had an office in Springfield, Mass. and also had a desk at the office here of Henry l.. Davis. He carried all insur- ance of $3,500 in the Travellers Life In- surance company of Hartford. which was payable to his mother. The fun eral will be from St. Paul's church Sun day afternoon at o'clock.
 The ladies benevolent society will have another cake sale at the parlors of the Congregational church Saturday afternoon from 3:30 to o'clock
 Miss Elizabeth May, who has been the guest of Mrs. c. H. Tibbits left here yesterday for Herki,aer, N. r.
 Henry L. Morris and Joel R Hough have been announced as jurors for the criminal term of the court of common pleas in New Haven next Tuesday The entertainment that was to have been given at the Masonic home this evening by the Lotus Either club of Meriden has been postponed until later date.
 Rev J. F. Wildman officiated at the funeral of Mrs. William F. Mix yester- day afternoon The bearers were Rich ard Hall and Will Mckenzie of Yaes- yille, John T. Jerralds. Fred Todd A. l. Norton. and John Mox. The inter- ment was in the "In Memoriam" come- te-v Marshall K. Thomas will attend the | colony, Pilgrim Fathers con to be helt at Boston Wednes- | day. April 2. Tile board of governors of the Wall l ngford Golf club will meet next Tues iay evening a pr W. S Russell's at | } 30
 The following is the programme for .llt IlluNJLhlt lD Dt SiNtll lHIS tNGHlTE I 1y Mrs, Carrie Fenn Peers and some of Ter pupils, assisted by Miss Elizabeth Lowe, reader, and Walter Hobson man lolin at Mrs. Peers residence, i9 Whit. lesey avenue.
 Part I.
 iregh Les Berges Watteau .....
 Violet Hoffmann, Mrs Peers. Sonatine Op. 96 ..........
 Mae Casey <alluk, Die Wanduhr tThe Clack) ..
 Evelyn Wilcox Beethoven, Sonata Op, ?, Adaeio scher zo trio .....,,......,....,,.,
 Violet Hofenann Reading ,...,......,.,........... Selected
 Miss Lowe.
 Ca) Fruhineslled tSpring Songlu ..,.................... Mendelssohn (b) Cradle Song ............. Hauser
 MT. Hobeon lalluk, A Dream of Angels .........
 Alice Hall iient2i Tempi al Valse ..........u. ierkel On Verdant Meada .....
 Minnie Taylor. leading .........t..... ..,.... Selected
 Miss Lowe. Grazietta .....:........
 Mae Casey.
 Part IT. Scarf Dance .,......... ievins, Canzone Amorosa (Venetian Love Song) )....-,.......,....
 Floyd Wallace. raumefie ..,,..............,,,, Schumann
 MT Hobson. Tozart, Serenade from Don Giovanni
 Alice Hall, Minnie Taylor.
 Miss Lowe. ack, Arehesque, Op. S2 ..........,....
 Violet Hoffmann. l grenade .,...................... Schubert
 MT, Hobson. edullS ''.'''''''... ..'.....- SeleCteQ
 Miss Lowe. I evins Buona Notte ..............,. IT
 Alice Hall 7eber, Les Adieux ................. Ii
 Violet Hoffmann 2