The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-09-26
WALLINGF0RD.

George A. Hopson of Wallingford
was nominated by the democrats sen-
atorial conventionafor the Twelfth dis
itrict at the Tontine hotel In New Ha-
ven Saturday afternoon. The office
went begging and for time 1t looked
as il the delegates would have to go
home without selecting a nominee.
Louis A. Fiske, who had his gun train
ed on bigger game, which he landed
later in the day, respectfully declined
the nomination for senator Then the
delegates took under consideration the.
names OF several others who 1t was
thought might be willing to make the
sacrifice. Among those considered
were G.. d. wheaton and John B. Ken
drick. Mr.. Hopson was finally selected
as the nominee.
The annual town reports which were
issued on Saturday contain the follow
ing financial statistics for the year
which ended September /, 1904 The
amounts pad out, total, $7s5s3.11. The,
estimated expenses for the year total
$65, 018.19.
Al movement has been started in
Wallingford, the object of which Is the
raising of a fund for an athletic field
for the Wallingford high school Ath-
letic association. The high school pu-
pills have each contributed ten cents
which makes a und already underway
Of $500. Such a field will probably cost
in the neighborhood OF $500.
Last evening at the Congregational
church there wa sa praise service. The
programme arranged by Organist
Grueber was as follows:
Organ voluntary, Idylle $685.. Faulkes
Choir sentence-The Lord is in His
Holy Temple !. ...........,.. Stearns
Chorus anthenl-"The God Of Abram
| Praise" ..........s.s. Buck
Scripture reading Rev. ]. Owen Jones
Anthem THE Shadows Of the Even
ing Hours" ......i.... Barri-Shelley
Prayer Rev. j. Owen Jones.
Response" Father of Mercies" ...t..
| ,.........,... .s.,.............. Handel
Offertory solo-nThe Perfect Life.
...................... Hartwell Jones
W. Frank Smith.
Hymn.
Address-"The Youths Companion"
So. :. .......... Rev. j. Owen Jones
Anthem Lead, Kindly Light" ......
-. :. .................. Boynton Smith
Benediction.
Organ postlude-Maestro ...Lemnlens
The Langcraft drum corps, number
ing eleven pieces, arrived here satur-
| day evening from New Haven on the
ls:2S train and were escorted midst red
fire by members of the Wallingford
| drum corps to the arrnory to attend
| the entertainment and dance of the
local drum corps. The Langcrofts had
their drums and from the railroad sta
ton to the armory they gave the good
/ old time martial music that made the
| blood tingle with "'76" patriotism. Thu
dance of the Wallingford corps was at
tended by a large number. 4 p
The suit of James B. Sisk and JOSEPH,
A. Donovan against John P. Reardon
for money alleged Ito be due for SER
vices rendered in connection with the
sale of real estate is down for trial In
the court of common pleas In New Ha-
ven tomorrow Attorney Fowler APP
pears as counsel for Sisk and Donovan
The plaintiffs and defendant are al
from Boston.
The Central Labor union Labor day
/ picnic committee held a meeting yes.
terday afternoon at Trades Council
hall at 2:30 o'clock.
II The funeral of Mrs. Patrick Coyle'
four-months-old child, Cecilia, who
4 died late Friday evening, was he'll
| from the house, 81 South Colony stree