Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-04-12
GENERAL STATE NEWS

One Tho usand Take the Pled=e-Sets
His Brothers. Barn on Fire -
ElOped-Grand Army Men-Niddle-
towns New Music Hall-A Fine
Stallion.
Fire did $500 damage at the residence
of Mrs. A. J. Perkins in Waterbury Sun
day.
Steeple Charlie is working on the high
steeple of ST. Mary's church at Birming-
ham.
The Willimantic Grand Army men real
lied $500 by the fair which closed Satur-
day night.
About thousand persons have taken
the pledge as the result of q mission at St.
Roses church, Meriden.
The Norwich board of trade banquet
will be held the 25th. Senator Hawley
will be one of the speakers.
Reginald Wells has been arrested on the
charge Of setting fire to barn owned by
his brother-in-law, John Hall, at Rocky
Hill.
G. A. Benner, manager of the Eden
Musee at Hartford. has eloped with big
Alice" the fat woman and snake charmer
of his troupe.
The new music hall which is being
built by the Middlesex Mutual Assurance
company in Middletown is rapidly ap-
prosching completion. The building is in
the rear of the company's Office on the
west side of Main street, just south of
College street. There are three main en-
frances to the foyer, one directly from
Main street by a spacious hall leading
through the company's building, second
from the north side and third from the
south opening upon an alley-way through
11y1; oh ~ ko Z.
entrance. The stage entrance and that to
the baggage room and scene dock are
from driveway opening into College
street. The dimensions of the auditorium
are about go feet from the footlights to
the rear of the parquet circle by So feet
in width and so feet in depth. The seat
ing capacity is about LOO, divided,
roughly speaking, as follows: Parquet and
circle 400, balcony 400, gallery 800. There
are ten boxes, four of which are closed and
six open.
The stage is one of the most convenient
and commodious to be found in building
in Connecticut. 1t measures go feet from
floor to ring loft, IS feet from wall to wall,
SO feet from the curtain to the rear wall,
eight feet from footlights to curtain and
60 feet from footlights to the rear of organ
chamber. Twelve dressing rooms supplied
with all conveniences, five sets of Win
MES patent grooves, and q scene dock Is
by 80 feet are among it's equipments.
The hall is to be supplied with the largest
and most complete organ to be found in
any similar building in New England.
BURIED YESTERDAY.
Mrs Della A. Armstrong died at her
home at Mansfield Center Friday night of
paralysis, aged eighty-six.
She leaves one son, the Rev. Edward
Payson Armstrong of the Normal Training
School for Christian Workers at Springfield,
Mass, and two daughters, Martha W :,
wife Of Colonel J. Dwight Chaffee of this
city, and Julia A., wife of N. L. Bishop,
superintendent of public schools, Norwich.
She was lady of remarkable vigor and
robust health, and of family noted for
its longevity. Her funeral takes place
from her late home.
FINE FLOODED STALLION.
r. G. Kelly & Co. of Taftville have just
received from G.. H. Nelson Of Waterville,
Me-, the thoroughbred stallion lockwood,
recently purchased by them. The stallion
arrived In good condition on the boat
train. lockwood Ii son of Dictator and
Nutgsll, full sister to Felix, 2:184, by Nut
wood. What Dictator and Nutwood have
produced let the records tell as they stand:
Direct, 2:06; Jay Eye See, 40; Nancy
Hanks, 200; Arion, 2:10aa; Manager, Gilt,
ct three years of age.
lockwood IL dark bay. He stands six
teen hands high, and IL model horse in
all points, and possesses beauty of form
and an easy and graceful gait. he is q
horse Of as high qualities a Mambrino
King and can make equally as good IA
appearances whom led with . halter. He IL
six years old and absolutely sound, and Of
8 kind disposition. He may remind many
Of QuaxtsImastsr.-NoyWich DRlistin.