The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-03-19
WALLINGF0RD HAPPENINGS
THE DEATH or SUPERINTENDENT
 CLARK ROCKINGHAM.
A Loss to the Community y and to th Masonic Fraternity-A Sketch of His Career--Interment WiIl be in New Hnven-GeneralN News ofthe Town.

Career-Interment Wiil be in New
 Hnven-GcneraI News ofthe Town.
 The sudden death of Superintendent
 Clark Buckingham of the Masonic
 home which occurred at 12 o'clock Sat
 urday noon after only a few days ill
 ness with pneumonia, was great shock
 to his many friends and to the public in
 general, by whom he was well known
 and universally respected He had been
 suffering for three weeks with an at-
 tack of the grip which developed into
 pneumonia, and owing to his weakened
 condition from the effects of the grip
 he was unable to withstand the attack
 and passed away at noon
 Superintendent Buckingham was born
 in New Milford August 5, 1881. He
 served three years during the civil war,
 having enlisted in Pittsburg in the
 Fourth Pennsylvania cavalry He went
 to New Haven in 1868 and for fourteen
 years was foreman in the envelope
 works there. Previous to coming to
 Wallingford he was foreman of the Folding Box company in New Haven.
 In 1874 MT. Buckingham became Ma son by joining Trumbull lodge of New Haven. He was past master of this lodge. He was also member of Frank lin chapter R. A. M., and New Haven commandery K. T., of New Haven. He was a member of Pyramid temple, Mys- tic Shrine, of Bridgeport. In 1890 he was grand master of the Grand lodge, F. and A. M. He was past grand pa tron of the Order of the Eastern Star. He was also prominent in G. A. R. cir cles, being member of Admiral Foote post of New Haven. He was member of the board of managers of the Mason- ic Charity Fund for five years, and was one of the committee chosen to select the location of the Masonic home. He was made superintendent of the home April 1, 1895, and had held that position ever since. He was also member of Wallingford grange.
 Superintendent Buckingham was un- conscious during most of his last sick ness and passed away peacefully. He leaves besides his widow who was his third wife, son in New Haven, another in Wallimantic and a son and daughter in Wallingford.
  were agreed upon late on Saturday. There will be services at the Masonic home Wednesday noon. The body will be taken to New Haven on the 1:47 train for burial in the Evergreen cemetery. | Trumbull lodge will have charge of the services in New Haven.
 The board of managers of the Masonic | home has appointed one of it's number, | asI fo a+ as superintendent until MT. Bucking- hams successor is chosen.
 The basketball team of young women from Rosemary hall, accompanied by about twenty-five other pupils, each carrying one of the Rosemary blue flags, went down to New Haven on the 1:47 train Saturday afternoon to meet in eeontest the team from the Anderson gymnasium. The game was close and interesting one and resulted in tie, each tenn scoring four points, and by an agreement between the captains it was agreed to let the score stand as it was and decide as to superiority at some game in the future. The Rosemary's returned here on the 5:26 train.
 Chief Engineer Downey is indignant over the statement of the Eureka Fire Hose company of New York that thej order for the $50 feet of hose received by the company on the 20th of last Sep tember was from the chief engineer, and states that he knows nothing of the matter and has no knowledge of any such order for hose, and certainly knows that no such hose was received by the fire department. An order was given to the Eureka company for 300 feet some six months before by the fire commit tee, whose duty it is to attend to such matters, and the goods were duly re- ceived and paid for, and the borough clerk has on file receipt in full Tor the same The hose in question is now in the electric plant in the original box it came in and has never been taken out It came along with some of the electric supplies from the depot and remains where it was left at the time. Who or dered the hose is not known and thus far cannot be ascertained or what it was V intended for. The matter will be thor oughly investigated before the bill is paid. St Patrick's day passed very quietly ', 1ere. with no unusual demonstration ex- ,ept perhaps the entertainment by the Y Holy Trinity Sunday school in the opera house in the afternoon and evening. The crack basketball team of Compa- . nv F, Fourth regiment, of South Nor walk, will play with Company KS team n the armory this evening. The annual meeting of the Walling 'ord Golf club will be held in G. A. R. II II 1all this evening. Mrs. George M. Cook of Whttlesey .venue slipped on the sidewalk on Elm |, treet Friday evening and badly sprain- d her right ankle. She will be laid up or some time.
 Bernard J. Ames of Meriden has sold n o A. J. Harmount of New Haven 50xl50 f. eet of land on Valley street. lb Many cases of pinkeye are reported fl bout town, some of which are quite se- q ere. : F. M. Chambers has severed his con- ection with the Watrous Manufactur- ng company The new bookkeeper, whose name is w. H. Hapgood, comes rom Hartford, and he has begun fis a utieS The Yale orchestra has changed the \ ate of its concert here from May 15 to \ lay 8. H F Hall was thrown out of car