Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-09
STATE NEWS lettings.
More Factories shutting Down ON
Account OF the Drouth-GeneraI

More Factories shutting Down ON
Account OF the Drouth-GeneraI
Gleanings.
Waterbury anglers have organized to develop
trout preserve near Reynolds bridge.
waterburys board of trade has adopted as fol
lows: Resolved, That while the board appreci-
ates the efforts Of the management Of the road
to accommodate the people of Waterbury. 1t
would suggest that @ trial Of a through express
train to New York be made In lieu of the other,
stopping at Ansonia, Derby and Bridgeport"
Word has been received from Mr.. willis
nouncing his safe arrival il Alabama He COM
menced his labors state secretary at once
Waterbury American
Elder Baker OF winstsd leaves to-day for Can
ada for missionary work.
/ Mrs. Catherine Franklin, aged seventy -one,
mother Of Mrs. Grace Wright OF winsted, died in
Succasunna, n. J.. at the cottage of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Dr.. Wolfe, Thursday. The funeral took
place in Winsted yesterday.
The situation in Danbury and Bethel is OK
tremeIy critical so far the water supply and
next summers ice is concerned.
l. c. Morr S, trustee Of L B. Booths estate,
Newtown, Will continue as trustee to settle up
Engineers on the Housatonic railroad have OK
perienced much difficulty in running their trains
on time during the past week. oSing to the large
downfall Of leaAes upon the tracks
John ii. watkinson, one Of the city's most
prominent citizens, died at his home, Saturday
X, III the age OF ktNeull-StNen NchTe.
He was for long time president of MiddletoWn
National bank.
The Moodus reservoir, the property OF the
Moodus Water Power company, has given out.
This caused a shutting down of all the Irvine
mills along the stream and several hundred
hands have been thEDwn out of work.
of Clarence W. Bowen to Miss Roxanna Went
worth, daughter and heiress of the late Long
interest in this section where Mr. Bowen is wide
" known. Mr.. Bowen il the son Of the Hon.
Henry Bowen of the New York Independent, and
summers at Woodstock.
The examination in Ansonia of ]. n whitlock
and others iu the affair of the Whitlock estate
was continued Saturday morning until January
80, in the probate court. The matter will proba-
bly, be settled before that time.
Al Q. Judd, who has recently purchased the old
Rogers place at Burtvile, Derby, is making
tensiye repairs and improvements to the prop
erty
Bridg- conpany's shops for four years, has been
forced 10 resign owing TO i'll health
First Lieutenant Howard A Giddings OF the
First regiment signal corps is confined TO his bed
with severe attack of chills and fever.
Charles Balaam, the poor fellow upon whom
the Emergency hospital stan at Bridgeport some
time ago experimental with Koch's lymph, is
now dying al the Bridgeport almShouse.
and Miss r. Grace HoIsworth. daughter az &
holsworth. were married by Rev. George a Pei
Lieutenant John S. Mur,Iock of westbrook.
Conn, and Miss Pauline = Fox, daughter Of
DR.. David a Fox. well known physician OF
Clinton, we're married Thursday evening at Gin
1 IN by the Rev. Thomas a. Emerson. Tie brides
maids were Miss Edith Jones OF Scranton, Pa,
and Miss Daisy Fox. q sister Of the bride. Robert
+. Peck, classmaIe Of the groom, and James
Fox, q brother of the bride. acted as groOms-
men.
Ths next regular meeting Of the Connecticut
Weekly Press association will be held at the
Hooker house, WiilimanIic, Monday, November i6.
Maren c, wife of III s Hans-n of Bridgeport,
died in that city Friday OF consumption
The Consolidated road has purchased small
strip of land Trading to ltcir quarTies IN Fairfield
The price paid was SSSl0- The property belonged
TO the estate Of the late Madison Morchonse.
The Bridgeport Farmer Office was damaged by
fire Saturday; less slight.