The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01

streets in question. Williams street
 near Church, was vast lake, and wa: ' Christened Little Venice" by one ol | it's humorous resident, who was out looking for boats to use to get to anc from the houses Cellars on all sides
 are flooded and much damage is feared ] the brooks and Quinnipiac river are ris- 1 ing fast. Last evening it was almost | impossible to get about some of the | streets without rubber boots, and even
 on Main street uptown in front of the | Wallace block there was from three to SIX inches of water running over the crosswalk.
 February ended yesterday and went ont with thunderstorm which is quite an unusual way, for 1t to leave, and it looks as though March would come in wet, as yesterday was the so-called ob- servation day There need be no fear of water famine as month ago the water was running to waste over the dam at Paugh pond and the register in the gatehouse showed 135 inches. The musical programme arranged by Choir Director w. H. Edsall for ser vices at the Congregational church Sunday evening will include the follow ing;
 Organ prelude--"A "Adagio Allegro Vi- vace," Guilmant, Louis F. Graeber Anthem--"My Song Shall be of Mer- cy," Wilkinson; soprano solo by Miss E, F. Badger with chorus.
 Evening hymn-''The Day is Ended" :" Bartlett, contralto solo by Ms. T. NJ. a a1,Yl tnt uyith yrin to by Frederick Kahl.
 Offertory-"Come Unto Me- Cohen, tenor solor by Frank N. Kelly.
 Quintet--"Seek ye the Lost" Roberts Frank N. Kelly and Miss E. F, Badger Mrs, J. M. Cannon, w. F. Smith, w. II. Edsall.
 Organ postlude--"M March Triumph ale" Collaerts, Louis F. Graeber.
 John M. Kindee, who has been ap- pointed superintendent of the water works in Meriden, is well known here and was formerly resident here where he spent his boyhood days and got his education in the old Sixth district school on South Main street, and went from here to Meriden thirty-five years ago.
 Thomas Peers, the well known basso, who has been singing in the choir of the Meriden Main street Baptist church has been engaged to sing in the Con gregational church quartet for the year beginning May l. The other members already engaged are Mrs. R. F. Badger, Mrs. J. M, Cannon, and W. F. Smith, Louis Graeber of Meriden, has been re- engaged as organist.
 The Meriden and Wallingford high school teams will play the second game of basketball together Saturday even- ing, March 15.
 Richard Talbot, the Center street shoe dealer, was sixty-four years old yes- terday.
 The ladies' benevolent society will have it's cake sale at the parlors of the Congregational church this afternoon from 3:S0 to o'clock.
 MT and Mrs. Charles Loucks left yesterday for South Deerfeld, Mass, on visit
 Major McCabe, Sergeant Major Young and Lieutenant Kraft of New Haven were at Co. Ks sarmory Thursday even ing.
 Rev Henry Stone left here yesterday for Boston.
 Organist Graeber seems to have bad luck for his recital as last evening was the third stormy night.
 Patrolman Dan O'Reilly arrested Louis Quadri yesterday, afternoon for and he will be brought to trial in the borough court this morning. Quadri was sent to states prison four years ago for three years for breaking into Louis Dondere's fruit store in Gen. ter street. He is an Italian and is a hard case