The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-03-19
WALLTNGFORD.

| The alarm that was sent in from box
No. 4S at $40 yesterday afternoon was
caused by small fire In the house oc-
cupled by Charles Myers on Simpson
avenue. A fire was discovered on the
| lounge in the sitting room, which was
put out with few pals of water. A
| recall was sounded before the firemen
reached the house, as their services
were not needed.
One of the peculiarities of the Wal
llngford police force expenses was
shown up at the meeting of the board
OF burgesses Tuesday evening, when a
bill for $35 for night duty for two
weeks and $24 for eight days quarantine
DUTY for Patrolman Daniel O'Rellly was
presented to the board Burgess Newton
said: i am loath to know how policeman
can work all day and all night. / think it
needs an explanation The bill was re-
ferred to the warden. Some one wants to
know on which line Of duty he had his
| sleep.
There seems to be decided oninion.
among those who attended the hearing on
the WallingfOrd Tramway company's nett
ton for trolley from Wallingford to Mon
towese, In Hartford yesterday. that there
was every prospect Of soon having WalIing-
Judge Hubbard stated last evenig that he
was Of the opinion that whoever cot the
franchise 1t would be granted under the
certified agreement that the road shall be
D9llt and put IN operation at an early date.
Mary Olias, the four-year-old daughter of
Gabriel OIias of South Cherry street, died
yesterday mornig of diphtheria and was
buried soon after in the North Colony street
cemetery.
Warden HALL, w. H. Newton, Judge
Hubbard Splppt Cock and po1ro h+4e,,
ney Fowler, J. NJ. Mckenzie. ]. p. Steven
son, Ell. L. Davis, W. B. Dickerman. W
). Leavenworth and Wilbur Northrop at
tended the hearing of the Tramway com
pany In Hartford yesterday.
Yesterdays recorded real estate transfer
was Cortis Sutliff to +. Fl. Smith, lot 5lx17O
feet on Curtis avenue.
The trolley men are finishing I'D the Mac
ing or the trolley wire on South Main street
and yesterday afternoon car was run m
and down Main street. The car was run
from the In Memoriam" cemetery down 10
Center street In four minutes, a distance Of
over a mile, which is very good time, CON
sidering the first trial. 1t Is expected to
have the car on Main street running regular
i'll about . week,
The Walingford TENS club held its an
nual meeting Tuesday evening al the home
of Robert Stevens on Curtiss avenue. The
following officers were elected:
President-Robert {. Stevens.
Secretary and troasurer-Clifford W.
LeayenWOrth.
Executive committee-John Clulee. Henry
A. Norton, Walter Hobson.
Tournament committee-G. S. Benson, Jr.,
A. X. Wilkinson
1t was decided to have the openinr of
the courts on Wednesday, April Is. some
six weeks earlier than In other years The
club treasurer showed balance on hand
and the membership corresponds with that
of year ago.
st, Paul's Sunday school will have its an
nual festival ON Easter Sunday.
The ladies of st. Paul's guild will have
one of their popular supDers in the narish
house at $50 this evening
on Main street.
Walter Hodgetts is working at the Cor
hams branch In Montreal.
Tickets for the fire departments animal
ball, April It, are now on sale.
Another case of diphtheria is reported in
Valley street.
Oscar Peterson and G., W. Malinquist are
attending the Supreme lodge, Order of
Vasa, in Worcester, Mass. to-day.