Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-12
wALLINGFORD.

Fire at Judd's Last Evening-The
Vot1n: Yesterday-A Very Small
Vote Polled - Athletics - General
News.
An alarm of fire was sounded by Judd's
gong at 5:25 last evening. The fire de-
partment responded quickly, and inside of
eight minutes the three companies and
the steamer were at Judd's factory ready
for duty. The fire proved to be in box
freight car standing on the side track
near the sheds by Judd's shop. The Wal
lace hose soon had q stream of water in
the car and put the fire out in short order.
The car was one of the Pennsylvania rail-
road company's and was empty. The orr
gin of the fire is not known, but it is sup
posed that boys were playing in the car
and dropped match in the rubbish on
the floor. About the same time there was
also slight fire at Wallace's. The small
building used for a receiving room for the
dirt from the buffing room through the
blower caught fire, but was put out by the
factory hose company without serious
damage.
The goods belonging to the Philos Cook
estate were sold at auction yesterday and
brought sos more than they were ap-
praised for.
Collector R. S. Austin has offered to
leave the settlement of his case with Emo
ry Morse to arbitration, and will agree
upon any three reliable persons in town.
Morse refuses to arbitrate and wants the
case to come to court.
Professor F. G. Potter will, on May /,
get through as organist at the Baptist
church.
The Yale freshmen will play ball here
on Good Friday; game called at 3 p. m.
Captain Casey will select team to meet
the college boys on Athletic grounds.
Sheriff Austin summoned about twenty
| witnesses to appear ct the BATHS trial in
New Haven to-day.
Henry E. Culver has completed new
design for a souvenir spoon.
| A special meeting of the board of bur-
gesses will be held this evening if quorum
can be get together, to finish up some of
the business 50 abruptly ended last week.
| The condition of Mrs Wilbur G. North
rop last evening WAS extremely critical.
| The lawn tennis club has secured the
grounds on Beaumont avenue for the COM
ing season. -
| The Congregationalists and Baptists will
hold union service in the Baptist church
on Good Friday at IL o'clock. Ate o'clock
Sunday morning there will be Easter SER
vices in the parlors of the Congregational
| church.
Judge Hubbard will be in New York to-
day and Wednesday on professional bust
ness.
| George E. Childs of Wallingford, VT,
is the guest of Selectman G. N. Jones.
George Hull of Fair street is confined to
his home by illness. o.
| The annual meeting of St. Pauls pari sh
will be held next Monday evening.
G. J. Morse of Indianapolis, Ind, is the
guest of his father, Emory Morse.
| Professor F. G. Potter has been engaged
as orgsnist at St. Paul's church, and Harry
Whitaker as organist at the Baptist
church.
the body of Calvin Goddard, who died
lsst week in San Francisco, will be brought
here for burial on the 1888 train this after
! noon. The interment will be in the Me-
moriam cemetery on North Main street.
George D. Munson started yesterday on
| business trip to the west.
J. L. Freck, from the New York Ner-
the guest of G. A. Lane of Washington
street.
| There was very little interest manifested
in the special borough meeting yesterday
afternoon. The polls opened at O'Clock
and at 6 o'clock only four votes had been
polled. w. R. Gilbert and w. d. Talcott
were box tenders. When the polls closed
at o'clock it was found that forty TO ur
votes mad been polled. The appropriation
of 81 900 to lay larger water main to
| Maltby, Stevens s. Curtis company's fac
tory and the appropriation of $500 for the
sewer on Cherry street received forty two
votes in favor and only two votes against
it. The business meeting of the evening
was opened at $50, Warden Newton pre-
| siding. The first business was q resolution
offered by B. A. Treat: That the court of
burgesses be and is hereby empowered and
directed to borrow the sum of So, 500 at q
rate of interest not to exceed per cent.
per annum. And the warden is hereby
| liver for and in the name of the borough
its proper note thereforel said sum
to be paid to the treasurer of the
water fund, for the purpose of defrayinR
the cost and expense of laying the addi-
tional water mains, an appropriation for
which was made by the freemen of the
| borough at special meeting held on the
10th day of March, 1899. The resolution
was passed without dissenting voice.
Attorney o. H. D. Fowler offered the fol-
lowing resolution: In view of the recent
fire Whereby the manufacturing plant of
the Backes Brothers was almost totally
| destroyed, that this borough, recognizing
the great extent to which its prosperity
and growth is dependent upon the main
tenance of such enterprises among US,
hereby, as an encouragement towards the
rebuilding of the factory, exempt said fac
tory property from taxation for the term
| of ten years from this date. This resolu-
ton was passed unanimously.
The Athletic association held its annual
| meeting in the borough Office last evening
and elected officers as follows: President,
J: P. Stevenson; vice president, John
Clulee; secretary and treasurer, George T.
Jones; board of directors, Thomas Fahey;
y. ]. Roach, E. ]. Heinemsn, Nicholas
Downey and ]. M. Cannon; official scorer,
E. ]. Heineman. The statement that P. ].
McKiernsn was to connect himself with
John Clulee is a mistake.
There was another alarm of fire at 10
o'clock last evening and the fire depart
ment was again called out. The fire
proved to be in the chimney Of Emory
Morse's house on Cherry street and the
services of the department were not
needed, = ~.