The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-11
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EVENTS In WALLINGF0RD
B.iRN ON JONES ESTATE DESTROYED
BY FIRE yesterday.

Horse, a Colt, Wagons and>Iay Burned
All Total Loss-VitaI Statistics of the
Town for '96-A Large Crowd at the
Basket Ball Game Company KS Team
Wins-Other Notes
A barn owned by the estate of the
late Peter Jones, situated on North
Colony street and occupied by the
Morrison Brothers, was destroyed by
fire early Sunday morning. horse
and valuable colt, two wagons and
ton or more of hay,were burned up.
The Morrison Brothers recently run,
saloon on North Colony street, and the
entire furniture and fittings of the
place, including pool table, were stored
in the barn Everything was a total
loss. The fire broke out before $50 in
the morning, and was discovered by
one Of the newsboys who gave the
alarm, but 1t was fully fifteen minu-
ties after before the gongs sounded the
alarm that brought out the fire depart
ment, which in very short time after
it's arrival had the flames out. Will
liam Burns, who lived in the house on
the place, had hard work to get his
chickens out of the coop near the barn,
and several were burned.
The report Of the registrar of vital
statistics for the year 1896 shows that
there We're 229 births, 4S marriages and
1873 deaths. The figures of 1895 were
1876 births, 81 marriages and 100 deaths.
OF the births 115 We're females, III
males, one colored female two sex not
given, and six pair of twins We're born
during the year. Of the marriages five
We're widowers and nine widows.
Of the 1873 deaths Sc were white
males, colored male and Sc white fe-
males. Nine died during the month of
January, sixteen in February, eight in
March, ten in April, nine in May, seven
in June, thirteen in July, sixteen in
August seven in September, nine in
October nineteen in November, ten in
December. Eghty-six We're born in
Connecticut, nine in other states,
twelve in England, eleven in Ireland
two in Canada, five in Germany, one in
Italy, one in Sweden. The ages of
those who died: Under one, year, "a;
one to five years, 9; five to ten years, Z;
ten to twenty years, 3; twenty to
thirty years, Is: thirty to forty years.
10; forty to fifty years, 10; fifty to six
ty years, IA; sixty to seventy year, IL;
seventy to eighty years, 10; eighty to
ninety years, 5.
There was a large and enthusiastic
attendance in the armory Saturday
evening to witness the basket ball
game between Company KS team and
the Defenders of New Britain. The
game was hustling one from start to
finish, and resulted in a victory for
Company K by a score of s to Z. The
goals scored by the victorious team
were made by fine work Kelly made
2. Bolton and Dray /. The first score
made by the visitors was on a foul
and the ball was thrown to Grover.
Benson, English and Nafey each scor-
ed a goal Two fouls We're called on
the Wallingford team by the umpire,
a New Britain man, who had an eagle
eye to discover fouls on the borough
players, but seemed to be very near
sighted when the New Britain boys
made wrong play and failed to dis
cover even a solitary foul r. J. Lane
was referee
Armour & Co have taken possession
of w. H. Cowles' entire stock of goods,
including the fixtures. The store is
closed up, and sign ITO Rent" placed
on the door.
W. A. Goodrich will begin work In
the sterling silver department at Simp-
son, Hall, Miller & Co.'S. this week
Mrs. w. B. Hall Is visiting at her
former home in Northampton, Mass
Mrs Stanley 3otsford had the back
of her hand badly burned Friday even
ing by the shade catching fire when
she was lighting the lamp.
c. Fred Lane will begin this morning
working in the machine room at the
Metropolitan Rubber Co.'s factory
The Simpson Nickel company's
works will start up this morning on
eight hours q day.