The Press., 1888-04-05
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f-GAF. mOOUSs tuo nuPoIlnlSuO0uU OA CAO county temporary home for children at Vernon Center, was driving on the road between the church and station Monday afternoon when he saw something suspic ious on the left side of the road. He in- vestigated and found in partially melted snow bank the body of Jennie True, 3 mulatto woman, aged 29 years, who he'd been employed at the home, and started from it Monday afternoon, March 12, in the big storm to take the train for Hart ford, where her husband is said to live.
 A disastrous fire on Monday night consumed the 2d Congregational church and Fitch's block adjoining. The church was valued at $30, ,000, insured for $18,- 500.. In. the basement was the hardware store of A. F. Dickinson, whose loss, about $5, ,00U, is covered by insurance to extent of $S ,OOo. Fitch's black, built for skat ing rink, and afterward converted to other purposes, contained the Young's shoe store, Fitch's grocery, and Snow & Doeb- ler's hardware store, also three vacant stores, tenements above occupied by Frank Grant, Fl. Woodruff, Dwight Barnard, E. T. Ide, dentist, and also masonic and tenn pie of honor and G. A. R. rooms. Our correspondent says: The fire department quickly responded, but was unable to save the church. The surrounding build ings were catching rapidly, and it was found necessary to call for assistance. En- zine No. of the Sigourney-st station, Hartford, with 30 men, were sent to Rock vile. They began at A. .45 and worked till a. m. The country for miles around was illuminated by the flames, and the falling of the church spire from it's lofty position to the ground was an imposing 11l- the street from the church was badly dam. aged, also the heat cracked large plate- glass window in the post office. The dwelling houses of Geo. Maxwell, Samuel Fitch and Cyrus F. Jackson were badly scorched. The Rock mill caught fire sev- eral times, but escaped without much in- jury. The loss on the Fitch building is $47, ,00O, insured for $16, GOO: Snow & Doebler's hardware stock was insured for SC, ,0OO, valued at $8, GOO; Fayette masonic lodge had insurance of $1,0O0; Frank Grant, furniture, $500; Dwight Barnard, furniture, $1,oo0; Fitch, grocery store, insurance g. 1000, loss, $3,6 500; Geo. '. Young, boots, shoes and dry goods. $10,- GOO, loss $12, ,00O. Total loss on buildings and goods amount to $l00, ,O00.
 <Correspondence.)
 There was plenty of noise, but very little business transacted at the special town meeting Saturday. It was finally voted to adjourn till Saturday, April 1Atb, when the polls will be opened from 8 a. m. till p. m., and the fight will be con- fined to the Jackson and First Church sites only. This meeting will undoubtedly settle the question, and we think that the Jackson site will be the one selected.
 St. Bernard's Mutual Benevolent So- ciety will dance in the Rockville Hall on Thursday evening, the St. Bernard's and St. Johns temperance societies at Whites Opera House on Friday evening, and the Rockville base ball club on Saturday even- ing. =:. 5@-
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Eldredge cele- brated the 40th anniversary of their mar riage on Friday afternoon.
 The sale of pews at the First and Sec ond Churches took place Monday evening, and at the Methodist on Wednesday eyen- ing.
 >-Wm. Ames and Arthur Hyde are home from Yale this week. s-
 James Fitzgerald, IT,, will re enter Dartmouth College on the 11th inst.
 John Spellacy of Waterbury spent Fast day with his parents on Brooklyn-st.
 -four Jonathan's" advance agent was in town Monday, but failed to arrange g date.
 The case of Charter vs Aborn, which has been before the court for about two weeks, was finished Monday afternoon. Judge West reserved his decision.
 Paul Weller has closed his engage ment with Dr. Rockwell as office boy.
 The mills are on their summer ar. rangement of time.
 Maud Banks will play at Henry Hall the latter part of this month.
 4 physician says-If child does not thrive hnAl .Se.