Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-28
General state News.
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$4UU LOBS. The small office of the Water Wheel com- pany, Bridgeport, was destroyed by ineendi- ary fire Saturday morning; loss, $2O0. TIRED. A brick barn belonging to the estate of George Tempkins in Waterbury and situated on Abbott avenue was fired by some mali. cieus person Saturday; no damage done. BAaaAaENAsrER KILLED.
 PLANvnLn, Oct. 2e.-Tinothy G. Parker. baggagemaster at the Plainville depot for this noon. MT. Parker was . quiet. popular man, aged 65 years.
 AUTOMATIC FIRE CrsTRRNs. ROCKVILLE, Got. 26.-An immense cistern, 50 feet square, with a capacity of 300, 900 gallons, is being built on hill, by . number of Rockville manufacturing companies. The water is carried to the mills in large iron pipes.
 The Rev. J. G. Davenport. of the Second church, Waterbury, has returned to his pas- torate very much recruited by his long ab- senee, and confident that he will be strong enough to assume his full duties in the church.
 ACCIDENT ON TEE NEW ENGLAND ROAD. WATERBURY, Got. 26.-At Hawleyvills at daybreak tho brake beam of one of the freight cars on Conductor Smiths west bound train on the New England road broke and fell upon tho track, throwing seven cars off the rails and into heap. All trains were delayed. ... A new law on the Consolidated road pro- vides that all baggage going south from the Naugatuck valley towns and for New Haven must be checked by way of the "Y," unless the owner holds Derby railroad ticket. It may, however, be checked to Ansonia by the Naugatuok road and transferred ct Derby.
 THE CITY OF ROCKVILLE.
 ROCKVILLE, Oct. 2s.-The first annual meeting of the city of Rockville will take place the first Monday in December and will be observed by general suspension of all business and parade of military and civic societies. The electric light will be in operation for the first time in the evening.
 BY HIS WILL.
 The will of David L. Aldrich of Hopkin- ton. R. l., gives to the Baptist and Methodist Episcopal churches at Noosup, Conn.,, q ,000 each; for the establishment of free library in the same place 5000, available within three years if similar sum shall be first raised for that object; also a lot is given for the library. The estate is valued at from $400, ,000 to $500,0 ,000
 SUDDEN DEATH IN NEW YORK.
 William B. Gaylord of Neriden entered tho Grand Union Hotel, New York, early Satur- day morning, where he was taken with hemorrhage and died suddenly. The police took charge of his body. He kept 99 cent store in Meriden for years. He built house on Q ranch in the Adirondacks and has resid- ed there the greater part of the time of late, hoping to regain his health. He is brother ot Dr. E. s. Gaylord of Branford. He leaves c wife and one child.
 IN NEW MILFORD.
 NEW MILFORD, Oct. T.-T. Soule & Co.,, are erecting new engine house on Church street, which will be credit to the fire de- partment when completed.
 James A. Gidding, well-known citizen, died suddenly at Brookfeld Monday.
 very notable wedding was that of Miss Hattie, daughter of Turney Soule, and J. H. Nettleton, of ths First National bank, which took place Wednesday at 1:30 p. m. Only immediate friends were invited. The happy couple left on the APO p. m. train for New York.