Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-08
JorrINGsoF STATE NEWS.

A millionaire Cl0ckmakerss Prlncely |
Dying Gifts = Educational Institu. |
lions BeneAted-A Family Reunion |
-Southport HAPPY Naval Station
Inspected - An Ancient House No
More.
The will of L. Gilbert, Winsted's million
aire philanthropist, gives 100000 to the
Gilbert Home for the Friendless at Winsted,
SAC, 900 to the Gilbert school for colored girls
at Winsted, La; $500,0 to establish and
maintain a public school of high order in
the eastern portion of the town of Winsted.
His nineteen nieces and nephews receive
81 900. The town of Winchester is given
$4s, 900 for the purpose of tunnelling the
mountains at the west end In order to obtain
better water supply from the lakes. Should
the town for FIVE years fail to per form their
share of the necessary work on this improves
ment, which will cost the town $50, 900, the
nonsyiis to be added to fund for the public
school, He bequeathed $4,000 to the Con-
prepational church at Northfield and s., 900
to the Episcopal church of the same town.
Just before his death he divided his stock in
the Gilbert Clock company, valued at $780,
600, among two nephews and a niece-James
Woodruff and B. F. Marsh of Winsted and
Mrs. E. D. Whiting of Canada.
Levi Hancock of Milford was tried before
Judge Bristol of that place on Saturday for
sale of LIQUOR Sunday, June 20, and was
bound over in the sum OF 500. The case was
worked up by Deputy Sheriff Bradley.
The grocery and general store of Charles
Schorndorf in Warwick street, Middletown,
was entered by burglars Saturday night and
about 1 500 cigars and several cases of tobacco
were taken together with other goods. En-
trance was effected by picking window look
in the rear of the building.
The residents of Southport are happy over
the successful outcome Of the>big fair which
they held last week and which closed at mid
night Saturday. The fair Melted 81, 500 over
for village Improvements, and the South
porters believe that 1t will go long ways
toward making theirs the model town of the
state.
Secretary Tracy, who arrived at New
London Saturday afternoon on the Dis
patch, inspected the naval station yesterday
morning and soon after noon bearded the
he has returned to Washington. Battery B.
Fourth United States artillery, Major Cush-
ing commanding, which arrived at New Lon.
don Sunday from Colchester, has gone te
Newport
The Greenfield and Barrows families hello
their fifth annual reunion at the Cook place
near Double Beach, last Friday. The part,
of nearly thirty pleasantly passed the day
with games and the usual seashore diversions
Among those present were: R. O. Green
field and family, Miss Eliza Barrows, George
Barrows and family and Stillman Barrow
and family of this city, Irwin Lindsey ani
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Miles o
Meriden, Thomas Barrows' family, Wilt
Cooper and family and Mrs. Whiting of thi
city, and Lewis Lindsey of Ausonia.
The fire in Wethersfeld last Saturday de
stroyed one of the Oldest houses in Wethers
feld-an old fashioned, one story gambrel
rooted structure of the sort that used to b
put up century or two ago. Mr.. Went
worth, the artist, recently finished paint
! ing of it. This house belonged to Emil.
Ravens, sister of Mr.. Horace @. Ravens o
this city foreman of the Courant press room
!, There was a very small insurance in thu
Hartford County Mautual. The house wa
occupied by Albro Harlow, who had jus
!, moved in, and nearly all that he took into
1 was burned with the house. The barns o
William Warren had close call, but es
capped all injury. The fire is believed to hav
@ been an incendiary's work.