The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-07-25
WALLINGFoRD.

MS. Ezra c. Hurd dled at lz:55 yeS- terday morning in st. Luke's hospital, New York city. She was the daughter of Mrs. A. J. Goodrich, of Fair street. The deceased was born in Wallingford and lived here for many years. She was very well known. She leaves. be- sides her husband, a son, Ralph G. Hurd. Mrs. Hurd was forty years old lat the time of her death. The body will be brought here for burial and the funeral will be held probably at St. Pauis P. E. church tomorrow after noon.
 To-day by one of the midday trains will arrive from Boston the remains of Benjamin Mortimer, grandson of L. w. Bates. formerly and for many years a resident of this place. He owned and occupied the house, afterwards bought by Samuel Simpson, at present the home of Mrs. G. W. Hull. Mir. Morti- mer, the son of Mrs Sarah Bates Nor timer, was born in Australia and was Ithirty-four years old. He was an in valid during the greater part of his life, having been injured by a fall in his early childhood. He had great talent and tastes in the line of art and natu- raj history, which would have made a name for him had his strength been equal to his ambition and endeavors. His uncle, Edward Bates, whom many of our citizens will remember, and his brother. Ernest Mortimer, will accom- pany the remains. Rev. J. D. Wildman, of St. Paups church. will officiate at the funeral, which will be held from the station, with interment in the Gen. ter street cemetery.
 Saturdays recorded real estate trans fers were: Lillian A. Beecher to the trustees of the M. E. church, 100x200 feet, with buildings, on North Elm street; estate of Edwin Y. Bull to Lil- Han Perkins, two houses and two acres of land In Yalesville.
 The new time table which went into effect yesterday has several changes affecting the trains stopping at this station. The 7:24 a. m. train south will be discontinued and the express at 7:3S will stop here. The 5:35 p. m, train south will be discontinued, also the l:57 P. m. going north (theater train). The 4:09 p, m. south will leave at 4;S0. The new Sunday train going south will leave at 1O:O4 p. m. and the one going north will leave at 1O:56 p. m. The 4:35 train going north Is also discontin- ued.
 The golf contest Saturday afternoon on the East Center street grounds be- tween the Meriden and Country clubs resulted in a victory for Meriden by the score of 8 to <. This is the fourth de- feat of the Country club this season by only one point.
 The Wallingford ball team was de- feated in Yalesyille by a score of 1S to 5. That's all.
 The tennis match between the Y. M. c. A. team of Meriden and the Coun- try club scheduled for Saturday was postponed until Saturday, August 6, on account of the wet grounds in Meriden.
 About sixty went on the excursion of the R. Wallace & Sons fire department to Double Beach Saturday. A very pleasant outing was had. No accident occurred, only two of the party, who were probably dry, jumped overheard from boat and swam ashore.
 The firm of Hughes & Bailey, of New York and Boston, have just completed a bird's-eye view of the borough of WaIlingford which is made entirely by freenhand drawing. It shows every house, private and public, in detail and will be reproduced in pen and ink on stone and will be in size 1Sx2S. This firm makes a speciality of this kind of work and 1t published one of the bor- ough in 1882. It is an artistic piece of work.
 The engines for the electric lighting plant at the New Haven County Anti Tuberculosis association grounds are now set up and will be connected and running this week There are two en- zines, each being of twenty horse pow CT, and are the Nash gasoline engines. The fixtures for the electric lighting are now being put. in and are from the Bradley & Hubbard works.
 Some time during next month Eugene Dray and Charles Lobb, two well known young men of the borough, will open a first class, up-to-date lunch and pool room in the room in the Wallace block now occupied as a tailoring establish ment Their many friends will wish them much success in their new de- parture.
 A hearing comes up in the probate court next Thursday morning for the