Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-27
pAyIooN ASCENSION.

BALLOON ASCENSION.
w. E. Green, the insurance agent, delighted
the guests of the Merwin House at Fairfield
Friday evening with balloon ascension It
about 7:30 o'clock Another will be sent up
to night.
NEW BUILDINGS.
Theodore B. Peck, of Waterbury, is the
architect of the new buildings which the
Aluminium Brass and Bronze Goa pany will
erect on Housatonic avenue. There will be
two buildings, the rolling mill, covering
10000 square feet, and the casting shop,
$4,000.
VETERAN BURIED.
Charles q. FRANKIE died at the Bridgeport
hospital on Friday of dysentery. He was
sixty years of age and a veteran of
the Twenty-third regiment, G. V. The
funeral took place Sunday at 2 p. m. from
$50 State street, Bridgeport.
A GREAT BELT.
The Jewell Betting companya at its works
in Hartford, has now in process of construc-
ton one of the largest leather belts ever
made. It Is to be double, 139 feet long: five
wide and one-haH inch thick. This is one of
the largest belts ever made in this country.
CORN.
The barge William Wells arrived at Bridge
port, Friday, with 5000 bushels of corn
from Brooklyn. She discharged her cargo at
the elevator and cleared Saturday for Port
Jefferson for cargo of granite for New York.
Next week she will return there with another
load of corn.
NARROWING IN A GALE.
The yacht Vega was coming through the
race during Tuesday evenings gale when the
boat ran into school of porpoises. E. NJ.
Ferguson, the owner of the yacht, was on
nd ha aH in hQrD00ninO
of them. Then he got the captain to heave
to and take it aboard. The wind was going
1t about forty miles an hour at the time
New London Telegraph.
TIE RIVAL WINS.
In she yacht race off Cedar Point Friday
several Bridgeport boats participated ,inolud-
ing the Rival, Alice, 'Tilda Jane and No. 5.
The start was made at 1890 a. N. and was
over triangular course seventeen miles long.
There were several classes. In the catrig
class F. I. Hitchcock's yacht Rival came in
first, beating all competitors. Time 2 hours
and minutes. The 'Tilda Jane broke down
at she start and was out of the race. The
Alice and No. came in well in the rear.
IN HIS WILL.
John A. Robinson, wealthy and eccentric
Norwich citizen who died recently, made q
remarkable provision in his will. He asked
that his body be kept three days before being
placed in the grave. Then the lid was to be
removed and the grave SO closed that per-
son could readily get outside. A hammer
was to be near his right hand and lamp
was to burn in his sepulcher for three days
and three nights. The directions were car
ried out to the letter, but he was never heard
from and was undoubtedly dead.
NEW $1oo, 900 RESIDENCE IN NEwTowN.
P. Lorillard Ronolds of New York, of the
Lorillard tobacco manufacturers. is erecting
in Newtown new residence costing over
800, 600. The residence is situated upon
one of the highest hill tops near the village,
and commands one of the most extensive and
prettiest views which can be obtained from
any point in the State. It is not SO much
the magnihcence of the view which attracts
SO many visitors to the place as the unusual
ly singular style of the villa Much conjeot-
uring as to the architecture may be heard
among the Newtown people. The cellar re-
minds one of the old English castles. while
other portions betray a Scotch style. The
material of which the castle is being built is
greyish stone. Mr.. Ronolds has had an
artesian well sunk to depth of about BOG
feet. The water will stand nearly 200 feet
deep in the pipes.
BEACH FAMILY REUNION.
The annual reunion of the Beach family oil
Hartford vicinity, was held at the residence
and on the grounds of Mr.. and Mrs. J. B.
smith or WhgVllle on wednesday, ABOUT oU
members of the family being present. The
family was photographed in group arranged
on the greenswsrd in front of Mr.. Smiths
residence, by Gale of Bristol, who came up
for that purpose, and later all were weighed
when it was found that the entire party
weighed about four tons. Among those who
were present were Mrs. John A. Garter, Mrs.
Lirra Carter and Charles Garter of Geneva,
o. A committee was appointed to arrange
for future reunions. The members were
Messrs. B. S. Beach, I. w. Beach, E. s.
Beach, George w. Beach and Jonathan Starr.
subsequently the committee elected officers
as follows: Burr S. Beach, president; J.
Starr, secretary; E. S. Beach, treasurer; f.
nance committee, George w. Beach and I.
w. Beach. A ballot was then taken with
the following result: Harrison and Morton
46, Cleveland and Thurman /. The reunion
then closed by singing america"