Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-12-02
WALLINGFORD.
The Muddy River Pumping Station
-Four Mill Privileges Bought and
the Other Two Gan be Purchased
captain Howd,s Sudden Death
Concert and Recital-0ther Items


-Four Will Privileges Bought and
the Other Two Gan be Purchased
captain Howd,s Sudden Death
Concert and Recital-0ther Items
Personal News.
There has been but little heard from the
opponents TO the Muddy river pumping
station and the purchase of the right of
the mill owners on the stream since the
last borough meeting on the subject.
Among the other objections made to the
project was the claim that 1t would take a
large sum of money to settle with the mill
owners and the figures were put at from
1000 upward. A few facts of the case
Will prove of interest to the tax payers and
| others interested In the matter. After the
decided action of the last borough meeting
the board of water com missioners went at
once to work on the matter of settling with
the mill owners on the Muddy river, and
at the present time the result Is most sat
isfactory. There are six mill privileges on
| the stream and amicable arrangements
| have been made with four of the number,
and the other two will soon be settled
with. The Clinton brothers have settled
for $500. F. O. Allen, who owned the
| privilege in Clintonville near the Clinton
Brothers, has settled for $500 and below.
Rufus Smith Ia satisfied by receiving 500
| The Tyler brothers are fair in their talk
and state that they do not ask for any
damages this season, and next year, If they
| are damaged by the loss of water, they
Will agres to reasonable sum as compen-
satlon. Bronson, the owner of the Dayton
mills, would like 81 900, but will take less,
and Potwin, the only remaining mill
owner, would like to get $500, but 1t is
probable that he will settle for con-
siderably less. It will be seen
that the mammoth amount of damages
that was claimed would have to ts paid
for the right of the river will
not in any possible way exceed 50, 200,
which, with the cost of the pump and ali
other appurtsnances, will not foot up over
$40, 900: Superintendent Davis arrived
home from Boston on the late train
Wednesday night, where he has heen to
look after pump, and reports that he has
made arrangements for a suitable pump,
costing 81, $50, which will be ready to put
in operation at Muddy river in three weeks
| Officer Martin found q man drunk In the
snow at the second crossing below the de-
pot early last evening and took him up. to
the lookup. The man proved to be Thomas
Dempsey of Bridgeport, who has been work
ing here at Furnishing and had started for
New Haven on foot. He was provided
with a small handbag and carried revolv-
or in his pocket.
| The Meriden Brittania company has COM
pleted arrangements for q new lease for q
term of years of the Hall & Elton Co..
factories and will continue business here
as in the past.
Some sneak thief entered the front door
of William Murray's on Main street early
Wednesday evening and stole $50 over
coat from the rack in the hallway. The
| door was by mistake left unlocked for a
short time early in the evening. No clue
} to the thief has as yet besn learned.
!. Captain Daniel How'd, who for many
} years resided here on Constitution street,
died Wednesday very suddenly at the
home of his son, Henry How'd, on Water
, street In New Haven. He had reached the
advanced age of ninety years, and for
nearly half century had been a member
! of the Baptist church here. The body
will be brought here for burial on the
, 1890 train this morning.
, Miss Jennie Beers, one of the teachers
} at the high school, lost small gold watch
somewhere on Main street Wednesday
/ evening.
The concert and recital of Tuesday even
ing will be repeated In the church psrlors
this evening. Miss Mary Burk, from the
! Emerson college of orstory, Boston, will
give select readings and there will be sing
ing by the qusrtette composed of Miss
Carrie Louise st. John of Hartford, Miss
Bertha Childs and W. q. Munson and E.
O. Bennett of New Haven.
The snow Is badly drifted on some of the
roads outside of the borough. On the
{ north farms one of the roads Is almost Inn
l passable and the drifts are several feet
deep.
E. j. Hough and E. R. Hall have com.
. | pleted their duties as appraisers of the late
P. w. Hall estate, and place the total value
at &c., ss.
Charles Leonard arrived home from Nor.
, oton last evening bringing with him q
, basket of the finest looking long CLANS
| ever seen in town, and represent less than
two hours labor by him on the shore at
| Noroton.
The Wallingford police force took in
the show in the opera house Wednesday
evening and the borough took care of itself
for two hours.
Judge Bartholomew is on his way hons
from the south.
Alfred Norton lost one of his fingers
under drop at R. Wallacs & Sons fac
tory yesterday morning.
The receipts from the bazssr of the st.
PauPs guild last evening amounted to
s110.
, Arthur b. Dutton post No. SO. g. A. R.,
will elect officers this evening for the en-
suing yesr. Every member Is requested to
be on deck.
Judge Hubbard will spend to-day In
New York, returning home this evening.
, Miss George Hubbard will spend Sun
day at Waterbury as the guest of Miss
Bessie Leavenworth at st. Msrgsret's
school.
The Whist club will 60 to MerIden this
evening and be the guests of Wooster
Beach.