Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-20

A council of Knights of Columbus was or ganized at Danbury Thursday evening.
 Fred Bates, a Grosvenordale merchant, was cut in two and killed by the cars Friday night.
 The will of Mrs. Almira o. Cone, of Mood us, gives $5, 900 to the Baptist church of that village.
 Scarlet fever is prevalent in Meriden and several children have already succumbed to the disease.
 The late B. w. Bull, of Hartford, had 8 policy of $2O, GOO in the Equitable Life In surance company.
 Robert P. Hubbard, of Midd1etown, will erect residence about half mile south of the Industrial school.
 Mrs. Sarah Morrisey, 45, walking on the railroad track near Larchmont, Thursday, was run over and killed. She leaves six children.
 The Branford soldiers monument will be completed and ready for dedication to-day, but the day for the ceremony has not yet been fixed.
 Allen B. Lincoln, of Willimantic, has writ ten history of the growth of the fire depart ments in Windham county and concerning the Willimantic water works. The Western Connecticut Poultry and Pet Stock association will hold it's first annual exhibition at Winsted, December 15, IS. En tries Of 0UU 10 0UU GOODS or 1OWlS ana 4U Co 100 dogs are anticipated.
 The R. L. Spencer company of Hartford on Friday mailed 70 sacks, containing 50, 900 packages, on which the postage was $7O0. This is believed to be the largest mail ever sent through the Hartford office. The Hibernians of Middletown have appro- priated $50 for the relief of the family of Lawrence Mccormack, of Plainville, who was killed at Berlin while returning from the Hibernian parade which was held August 18th, in Hartford.
 The pastor of the Congregational church at Danielsonville has attended within the past five weeks the funerals of ten of his parish toners, four of whom were member of his church and two were members of the Con- gregational Sunday school.
 The Bridgeport Rifle club has extended an invitation to various clubs of the State to be present at competitive and social shoot.
 Ernest Deming has been elected director of the Middletown horse railroad company in place of Patrick Dorsey, resigned.
 Saturday night was a cold one for the prize fighting element of Hartford. Tom Houlihan was arrested by Patrolman Gaffey for theft from the person and Dave Rushford was cap tured by Patrolmen Lloyd and Ennis for an outrageous and unprovoked assault on Fri day.
 The soldiers memorial fund organization or " alI1nR1Oru was nn1Sned SaIurOay ana these officers elected: President, Rev. J. B. Wildman; vice presidents, Samuel Simpson, Morton Judd, Rev. A. E.. Reynolds; treasu- Ter, w. H. Newton; secretary, J. G. Philon. The success of the project is now assured.
 At the dedication of the chapel of the In dustria1 school in Middletown, c. F. Brown ing chairman of the building committee, in brief address transferred the keys to Charles Fabrique, the president of the State board and founder of the institution, who in turn presented them to the superintendent, o. H. Bond. MT. Bond responded briefly, refer ring to the character of the work that was being done in the institution, and thanking the board for their efforts in it's behalf. The dedicatory exercises followed. Scripture selections were read by Rev. Dr. Kelley and Rev. A. o. Dennison offered the prayer. Ad- dresses were made by Rev. Drs. Gardiner and T. K. Fessenden. Remarks from other guests followed. The music for the exercises was furnished by the school and Messrs. Pearne and Bacon from the city.
 The contract for building the gas works at Cottage City, Mass, has been let to Burdett Loonis, of this city. The contract includes brick building with an iron roof, 25, 900 feet of piping in the streets, connecting with about eight hundred cottages, stores and ho- tels, holder and holder tank, generators. su- perheateTs, boiler, engine; scrubber, eonden- working order Mr. Loomis builds for them his new patent water gas apparatus with 8 capacity of 15O,000 cubic feet of gas per day of twenty-candle power, and in this apparatus he has Q large boiler, so arranged that it saves all the waste heat that is generally lost in gas making, and of capacity to run one hundred electric arc lights. He proposes to them to put in their works engine, dynames, lamps, wire, etc., for a 100 light plant and to run it with the addition of a very small amount of coal, and in this way largely reduce to the con sumer the price of gas and electric light Pitkin Brothers will do the iron work Mr. Loomis is making plans and estimates for 8 large combined gas and electric light plant, to produce one million cubic feet of gas per day, and with boiler capacity, using the waste heat largely, to run 400 light electric plant. This plan is for city near New York.-Hartford Courant