The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-09-05
VALLTNGFORD.
Forty Acres of Grass and 200 Peach
Trees BurMed Up.


A fire. which started by sparks from
freight engine on the Air line division
of the Consolidated railroad Yesterday
afternoon, burned over forty acres of
grass land owned by G, I. Williams, and
destroyed about 200 peach trees belong
| ing to Horace Williams When the
freight train reached Middletown the
fire was reported and a special was
made up with number Of section
hands who were sent down to the scene
and with the assistance of farmers re-
siding in the vicinity the fire was ex-
tinguished.
Miss Mary Martin, who was appointed
TO teach grade at the North Main
street school, has declined the appoint
nent and Miss Leila Maltby is teach
ing that class temporarily
Miss Minnie e. Fitzgerald of Merden
has been engaged to teach grade IN
the Colony street school, and she began
her duties yesterday morning. Last
year she taught in Westerly f. l.
Mrs. w. r. Whitney and Miss Alice
Lane left here yesterday morning for
Bound Brook N. j., to attend the we'd
ding of John l.. French and Miss Viz
ginia Louise Negus, which will take
place at the home Of the bride in Plain
field. N. J.. this afternoon at o'clock.
Mr.. French has many friends in this
place, where he has aftimes visited in
years past
Joseph d. Gibbons has secured a lu-
crative position at the Corbin factory
en- New Britain, and will soon begin
work there.
Mrs. G. M. Hallenheck and Miss Julia
Hallenbeck left yesterday for Atlantic
City.
Miss Eva Parmelee and Miss Mary
Baldwin left yesterday for San Luis
Potosi Mexico.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Pickford are to
remove here from Brooklyn to reside.
Miss Margaret Saunders is to enter
Gaffey's business college in New Haven
this waek.
Samuel Hodgkinsons Bessie won
second money in the 2;40 class at the
Branford races Monday, and w. A.
IoOblIl IO1Ilt wings 'NptN HNNoiiA
money in the 2:3S classes in Southing-
ton, as stated yesterday
Leon Norwood returned yesterday to
Keene, n. H.
The Portands will play ball here on
Saturday.
Mrs. J. D. McGaughey leaves here this
morning for Greenville, Tenn. DR. Nc
Gaughey will accompany her as far as
Washington, d. G.
Charles B. and G. Selden Yale left
yesterday for the White mountains.
Detective John Mcdonald of the New
York police force Is the guest of M. D.
Hayden of Washington street
p. Fl. Darrigan, section foreman here
for the Consolidated railroad, has in his
possession unique invention, the han
diwork of L. b. CLARK, foreman of the
tracks at BeHe dock. New Haven, for
the Consolidated railroad. Mr.. Clark
has loaned the article for while to
Foreman Darrigan, The invention is in
the shape of a Il, with the cross part at
the bottom. The upright portion is
12x5 inches and the bottom part 5x12
inches The upright parts Of the cross
part are hollow and bart way down are
inverted mirrors so that in placing ii
on the rails or at the side of the rails
and looking into the opening long
distance on the rails can be seen in oith-
err direction up or down the tracks
about 400 feet either way, so that de-
fects In alignment and surface can be
detected in a distance Of about 400 feet
either wav.
This will do away with so much rub
bering' by the railroad men whotwere
always obliged to get down on their
knees and squint along the tracks and
then see only about $50 feet With this |
invention all of that will be done away
with as after a little practice the one
in charge can stand erect and look into
the apertures and find the defects very
readily.