New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-04
CONNECTICUT FIREMEN.
THE ANNUAL TOURNAMENT At MDDLETowNl
PoLITIcs-THE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.

THE ANNUAL TOURNAMENT At MIDDLETowNl
PoLITIcs-THE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
MlddIetown Conn. Oct 3 (specisD.-rhe several
fire engine and hose companies Of this city are making
extensive preparation for the State fremens annual
tournament, TO be heri here next Thursday. Special
trains Will be from different parts OF the state. and
large crowds Of remen and their friends are expected
Among the companies will be the Veteran Piremen's
Association Of Hartford. The veterans will come on
special train and under the leadership Of Captain
Harry Brown will take part IN the parade In the after
poou While here they will be the guests Of the
Douglas Hose Company Of this city. feature Of the
parade will oe an old-fashoned goose neck engine 10
he brought down by the Hartford veterans.
The annual statement OF the Board OF selectnen ana
the Town Treasurer, which was presented this week.
shows that the town is in excellent financial condk
ton During the last year the floating debt Of sil3
400 was reduced to S2 500, AMI the indications are THAI
the greater part II not all of the balance VIII De paid
of during the coming year. The seectmen' MesSFs.
sherman NJ Bacon Richard Davis, Myron H. Johnson.
Martin Loveland and Ira i. Gardiner. ana the Town
Treasurer James F. stow, deserve mach praise for hs
faithful manner in which they have discharged Their
duties.
There has been much strife among the several Demo-
cratic factions here over the composition OF TIE nev
Board Of selectmen. The triumph OF the "r'mh acuon
has allenated many Of the best men OF ths party IN
this city. sherman VI. Bacon, oil the late boafn o.
seectmen entirely ignored by the winning iacuon.
There Is such general demand for his reelection thai
ne will probably accept nomination on the Re
publican ticket.
Much satisfaction IS expressed here over inc resouA
stand taken by Governor Buckley for the Industrial
school for Girls I'm this city, against Controilef
staub. When superintendent Fairbanks, OF the In,
dustrsl School, sent In the bills for July and August
amounting TO and asked Controller staub fora
settlement he received the following reply snail n.
ouire Won TO make oath such a statement as foovs:
Each one Of the inmates has been FOUND 70 nave CON.
mitted an offence punishable by imprisonment BY
court having Jurisdiction, and sentenced To The Cor
necticut Industrial School for Glrls After deioerS
ton the officials Of the school refused To 90 ms az
some of the girls who inmates OF the school weN
admitted simply because Of the fact that they had 10
other home and not because OF any offence punishable
By Imprisonment II is understood that GOvern@
Bulkeley has advanced the money to meet these bills
and il is probable that the bill for september Will a
be sent TO him.
The following persons have been appointed post
surgeons for Mddlesex County, TO determine exemp
tons from military duty by the standard OF disability
described by the surgeon general: Francis d. "a
gerton, Middletown John H.. Granns. Old Saybrook;
Mine c. Hazen, IIaddam: Charles II. Hubbard, Essex;
Edwin Bidwell, Deep River; Herbert ;. Reynohl
Clinton, and NJ. W. Plumbstead, East Iiaddam.