The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-06
CONNECTICUT HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS or NOTE IN MANY PARTS
 or THE STATE.

BridgepOrt-A Brave Mans Vigilance and
 CorpOratiOn's Kind Acknowledgements 1 High Society Life in Egypt-The Thomp-
 son Murder Mystery-An Ancient Burial Ground
 Robert Dover, the night watchman
 at Wallace & Sons, Ansonia, has been presented with an elegant gold watch. He is the man who some months ago | discovered the washout on the Nauga-
 tuck railroad tracks, accustomed by the Ansonia Water Power company's reser-
 voir giving way, and who subsequently, stopped train which would have inev- itably gone through the gap, doubtless causing a great loss of life and railroad property.
 MT. Dover was called to the office of Agent Webster of the Naugatuck road February 4 and was there presented with very handsome solid gold watch | by Superintendent Beach of the New
 York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road, the watch on an inner case being properly inscribed, the inscription pay | HE d Al5H COillplltllClll IO MI. DONCl 9 | presence of mind in stopping the train.
 CONSUL PENFIELD's RECEPTION. l The following is from the Egyptian Gazette, Alexandria, of December 31 and relates to a popular gentleman who few years ago was the city editor of | the Hartford Courant: "Mr. Penheld, | diplomatic agent and consul general for, the United States of America, and Mrs. Penfield gave a dinner at the Ghezee-' reh Palace hotel on Saturday evening to many distinguished persons. Among those present were Lord and Lady Cro- ner, Major General Sir Forestier Walk CT and Lady Walker, Colonel Sir St. Vincent Hammick, Bart, and Lady Hammick, the Count and Countess della Sala MT. and Mrs. Leicester Holme of New York, Judge and Mrs Fearn, Judge Tuck, and MT. Washington, the newly arrived American vice consul general. The dinner was served in the magnifi- cent mosaic room, and features were made of the floral decorations and mu- sic"
 BIG FACTORY IN BRIDGEPORT DE-
 STROYED-LOSS s60,O00-A DANCE
 HOUSE PANIC STRICKEN.
 Bridgeport, Feb. 5.-The most de- structive fire that has visited this city l in years broke out at midnight in the main building of the Wilmot & Hobbs Manufacturing company's plant at Hancock and Railroad avenues. A gen. eral alarm was sent in, as the fire ragged fiercely. The entire plant was de- stroyed, it being impossible to do more than save the adjoining buildings. The loss is estimated at $70,0O0 and the ori- gin of the fire is unknown. Owing to the fire the tracks of the Consolidated road were blocked for an hour and a half The 12 o'clock train out of New York, on which were a number of New Haven passengers, was delayed that length of time.
 It was the second fire of the night, the first being in Sailer,s. hall, A dance of the Ivy Leaf Social club was in prog ress, when the fire was discovered at 10sO o'clock and a panic ensued. ,Sev- eral girls tainted and a large number escaped down the ladders of the fire es- cape. Noione was hurt butmany girls lost their hats and cloaks. The dam age to the building is $1500, AS BIG FIRE IN NEW BRTTAIN-LosS
 $1O,OOO.
 New Britain, Feb. 5.-F'ire was dis covered at an early hour this morning in the Herald building on Church street. The entire department was called out, | and the firemen worked until 4 o'clock before the blaze was under control. | The damage to the building, which is the property of the Calumet company, | Is estimated at $100D0, and this is GOV cred by an insurance of S16,000. The stores mostly damaged by water were those owned by J. M Belden, hay and feed; Charles E. McEnroe, fruit and Samuel Laviskey, whole sale leaf tobacco
 FOR THE KENEY MEMORIAL.
 Hartford Feb. 5.-The trustees of the will of the late Henry Keney have de- termined to obtain land on Winthrop | street, in the rear of the business house 80 long by the deceased and his brother, the late Walter Keney, and have already purchased the house of Mrs. Stephen Goodrich, the west half of the building belonging to the estate The residences adjoining, belonging to Henry T. Sperry and Joseph H. Sprague, are contemplated in the coming pur- chases, and this will complete square from Main to Winthrop streets, bounded on the west by Ely street, and upon the square thus obtained the wishes of MT. Keney will be materialized by the erec- ton of public building of some nature as a memorial.
 A NEW PASTOR.
 Willimantic, Feb. 5.-The recent re- quest of the people connected with St. Pauls mission that the Rev. Edgar l.. Sanford should be assigned to that mis- sion, has been granted. MT. Sanford at the mission chapel Sunday, and during the morning service he an- nounced that he had been appointed l to the care of the mission. He will re- move his family to this city at once and will live at Mrs. H. R. Affords on Pros lect street until the arrival of his li- orary and household goods from Ne oraska.
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