The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-12
CONNECTICUT JOTTINGS
EVENTS OF INTEREST IN THE NUT
MEG STATE,

VOICE Is Also lOr 1oou IOhus-haruurd
Not Disturbed by Applications Under
the New Bounty Act-A Nearly Fatal
Joke-Meriden's Busy Hive of Industry
Rockville Firemen's Big Gala Day
waterbury's Excellent Museum of DR..
Hovey's Collection.
stalwart republican paper is to be
started in New Britain and in a few
days the first number will make its
appearance, The founders are John
Waters, H. A. Stocking and w. E..
Preston, who have perfected their ar
rangements with such secrecy that even
their most intimate friends have not
been apprised of the new venture. 1t
is understood that the new paper starts
with a good financial backing and from
its birth will be modelled on the most
approved modern principles of up-to-
date journalism, OF course the chief
end and object of the new creation will
be directed to wheeling New Britain
firmly into the republican ranks, and
incidentally to become factor in state
politics.
SOUTHAMPTON FOR GOOD ROADS.
Southington, Aug. 1O-At a town
meeting held this afternoon it was
voted to avail the town of the money
offered by the state under the act of
the last legislature, providing for aid
in building good roads. The town
voted to appropriate $4,000 for the road
and will apply to the state at once for
the aid. The work will be on the road
between here and Plantsville, and will
begin the other side of the bridge, ex-
tending as far as the appropriation
will allow.
WATERBURY HAS A MUSEUM.
The new Silas Bronson library of
Waterbury has been given 1000 min
eralogical specimens as the nucleus for
museum of natural history. The dom
ors are Cornelius Tracey and a num-
Der of others whose names are not
made public. The collection is all lab
eled and arranged in cases, and is
complete surprise to the community.
Most of the collection was obtained at
the worlds fair and arranged by DR..
e. O. Hovey of the museum of nat
ural history in New York
PINE GROVE CAMP MEETING.
Camp meeting at Pine Grove, Canaan,
opens Monday, the 10Th, and closes
Tuesday, the 9th. The new presiding
elder of the Poughkeepsie district, Rev.
w. H. Micl1le, d. D., will preside, and
have the general oversight of the pro-
grams. Great pains have been put
forth to have the grounds in the best
condition and the police will be diligent
to maintain strict order. Bishop An
drews of New York is on the program
to speak Thursday morning at 1880.
The Connecticut State Sunday School
association will have the time begin
ming the evening of the 26th and con-
tinue to Tuesday evening and an at
tractive order Of exercises has been
provided. Excursion trains with re-
duced rates will run as usual except
Sunday.
CAME NEAR PROVING FATAL.
Joshua Middlebrook, the special off
Ger in Winsted who drank muriatic acid
by mistake, is now out of danger. 1t
seems it was a practical joke. Middle
brooks, while coming down the hill by
L. L. Camps store onto North Main
street Thursday night met Robert
White, who had been out doing some
soldering in a neighbours house White
had a lager bottle about half full of
muriatic acid and in fun he took it out
and offered it to Middlebrooks, who
grasped 1T quickly. Before he could
be stopped he had taken "a swallow or
two of the fiery stuff. AS he took the
swallow White yelled and reached 10
snatch the bottle away but not before
Middlebrooks had taken considerable.
White hurried Middlebrooks home and
got medical aid as soon as possible. Dr.
Hubert came and administered anti
dotes and Middlebrooks will recover
although it was Ia pretty narrow es-
cape
MERIDEN's FACTORIES.
Meriden, Aug. 11.-There are three
manufacturing plants outside Meriden's
city limits, as follows: Parker Clock
shop, over west; South Meriden Cut
lery company, and Parker's Spoon shop.
in East Meriden.
Architect Jones figures show that
Meriden's manufacturing properly
covers in all $685. square feet, equal
to tWenty-three acres. He has measur-
ed and figured, in ALL 496 buildings, no
small job.
There has BEEN much discus
sion as to the largest factory
in Meriden, says the Republican. Some
say that, taking all of the Charles Park
er company's plants in the city togeth
er, they would be the largest, but some
of their plants are not located in The
city. Of those in the city, the Meriden
Britannia's company's plant, according
to Architect Jones' figures, stand first
on the list.
The order in which the list is made
out shows by grade the valuation, min
us figures, as follows; First, Meriden
Britannia company; I'd, Bradley & Hub
bard Manufacturing company Sd, Ed
ward Miller company; 4th, Meriden
Curtain Fixture company; 9Th, the
Wooden Mill; 9Th, Charles Parker com
pany, all but the large plant in Yales-
vile; 7th, Wilcox Silver Plate com
pany, Sth Meriden Malleable Iron COM
pany: 9th, Manning, Bowman & Co.;
10th, Wilcox Organ company; 18th,
Parker Brothers Gun shop; u, c. Rog-
ers & Bros; 18th, Aeolian Organ COM
pany; 18th, Foster & Merriam; 18th.
Meriden Silver Plate company; 18th,
Meriden Bronze company; 18th, Meri-