The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-05
WALLINGF0RD HAPPENINGS
REP. JOHN u. BLAIR RESIGNS urS
PASTORSHIP.

Price of Gas Raised from % to sE P.r
Thousand Feet-Fire Department.
Complimented - Seven Deaths Re-
corded During January.
Rev. John J. Blair, who has been pas
tor Of the First Congregational church
for six years, read his resignation yes
terday to take effect May 81. It was a
greateurprise to members Of the church
and was heard with much regret. The
church includes some Of the most prom
1nent people of the borough among its
members and Rev. Mr.. Blair was ex-
ceedingly popular, not only with his
own parishioners, but with all denomi-
nations.
For the benefit Of the many who are
employed by or interested In the Inter-
national Silver company and do not
know just how many concerns and what
ones consolidated to form the company,
a complete list taken from the compa-
ny's printed list together with the letter.
assigned to each branch, is herewith
given:
Factory A-Barber Silver company,
Hartford.
Factory B-Derby silver Plate COM
pany.
Factory C-Holmes & Edwards.
Bridgeport
Factory D-Manhattan Silver Plate
company, Lyon, N. Y.
Factory E--Meriden Britannia4compa-
ny.
Factory F-Meriden Silver Plate COM
pany.
Factory G-Norwich Cutlery compa-
ny.
Factory H-William Rogers Manufac-
turing company Hartford.
Factory J-Rogers & Brothers, Wa
terbury.
Factory K-Rogers & Hamilton, wa
terbury.
Factory L-simpson, Hall, Miller &
Co., Wallingford.
Factory M-Simpson Nickel company,
Wallingford.
Factory N-Wilcox Silver Plate conn
pany Meriden.
Factory P-Watrous Manufacturing
company, Wallingford
Factory R-Standard Silver company,
Toronto, Canada.
Factory S-Middletown Plate compa-
ny.
OF the above list the Middletown
Plate company, the Barber Silver com
pany and the Meriden Silver company
have gone out Of their old place ofabusiA
mess and merged into the Meriden
branch, where the headquarters Of the
company are located.
The polo game between the Walling-
fords and Bristols in Hibernian hall on
Saturday night resulted in decided
victory for the local team by a score Of
IL to g. Eddie De Mills was referee.
The basketball game in the armory
Saturday afternoon between the high
school and Choate's school teams proved
to be an easy victory for Choate's school
by a score of II to 6.
James Fl. Morse has sold to Charles
w. Cook lot 46x120 feet in Yalesville.
Thomas H. DAILY, who has for several
months been in Melrose in charge Of the
bonded warehouse, has been transferred
to this place and is now in charge Of the
plant on Cherry street.
The new management of the gas light
company has made quite change In
the prices of gas and raised the figures
from two dollars to five dollars per
thousand feet
The basketball game between the New
Britain regulars and Company KS team
i'm the armory Tuesday evening prom
Uses to be an interesting contest.
TN11y p%c fA. O.. -. 49,. !.
town hall Tuesday and Wednesday eve
nings are meeting with a ready sale and
a large audience is already assured.
Compass lodge, r. and A. M, will hold
it's last meeting In it's present lodge
room this evening, with only regular
routine business
The insurance men who have been
here looking over the scene OF the recent
fire in the Holy Trinity church parochial
residence paid high compliment to the
Wallingford fire department, which,
they said, did excellent work in stop
ping the fire where it did without de-
stroying the entire inside Of the build
ing.
The loss on Patrick Bridgett's barn
recently destroyed by fire has been ad-
justed for $293.
John II. Jerrands of East Haven has
purchased of Charles I. Parmelee a lot
l50 feet front on North Main street and
intends to build fine residence on the
lot in the near future.
The body Of Yale Beach, who died re-
Gently in San Diego, Calofirnia, is now
en- route to Brooklyn for burial in
Greenwood cemetery.
There were seven deaths in town dur
ing the month Of January. A year ago
there were fourteen.
Reserved seats for the basketball
game tomorrow evening will go on sale
to-day at Pickett Brothers drug store
A. j. Goodrich of Washington street
g confined to his home with the grip.
w. A. Goodrich and bride are expect
I'd home to-day from their wedding trip
% Springfield and Boston.