Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-15
The Den1ncrat.
CITY NEWS.

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 Casper the Yodler' at the opera house tonight.
 Representative John O'Neill is prepar- ing grade crossing bill to be introduced into the general assembly.
 The Rev William A. White, of the diocese of Albany, N. Y., is visiting at the home of his parents in this city.
 Deputy William Kleinecke installed the officers of Evangeline circle, Com panions of the Forest, last evening at G. A. R. hall.
 The workmen are busily engaged on the interior of St Patricks block and expect to have the plate glass windows set this week.
 John Eccles, of No Hill street. found bale of hay in front of his house last night which dropped from the wagon of some careless teamster.
 Judge of Probate Phelan has estab- lished the following office hours: 9 a. m. to 12, g to 4 D. m. Judge Phelan will make it point to devote the morn ing to work in the office.
 Miss Emily Boufford, aged 39 years, died this morning from general debility at her res idence, 317 Bank street. The funeral will take place at S:3O a. m. to- morrow to St Patrick's church.
 Chief Engineer Snagg, Mayor Bough- ton and Fire Commissioner Connolly will leave Thursday for Chicago and De- troit to examine several fire trucks in use by the local fire departments.
 Mrs Mary Synnott, widow, who lives at 213 East Main street, while walking on the sidewalk opposite Mulholland' $ ming fell, breaking her leg in two places. ,o1 D ;ol of consumption at his home on Baldwin street last night. His funeral will take place from his late residence to the church of the Immaculate Conception at SD. m. tomorrow.
 To-day all the morning trains on the New England road were delayed by an accident at Forestville last night, several cars loaded with coal and attached to a freight train leaving the tracks and blocking the main track.
 Speaking of the liability of fire alarm box keys becoming worn and useless Chief Snagg says he occasionally makes an examination of the keys and only once did he find one that was out of or der, and that one was not worn but had been bent out of shape.
 The work of filling in the Hop brook trestle on the New England road at Union City is about to be commenced The railroad company will get the dirt at Hopeville unctiOn and will use { large number of dump cars in trans porting it from that place to Union City
 Last night horse thieves broke into the barn of Philip Bilman at Union City anC stole one of MT Bilman's best horses, { big bay animal valued at $500 and { valuable carriage. MT Bilman was il town to-day looking for traces of his property.
 Mrs Ellen Gilleren, who came iron Bristol two months ago, died very sud denly of rheumatism of the heart at hel home at the corner of Vine and Division streets at D. m. yesterday. Her re mains will be taken to Bristol on the o'clock train tomorrow morning. He1 age 34 was years.
 This comes by way of the Danbur, News, whose editor is a joker having national reputation: Sergeant Heating is positive that the burglaries in Newtowl and those in other places recently wer the work of the same parties, and tha they are either from Bridgeport or Wa terbury.
 Edward Green. of New Britain al umbrella mender by occupation and b, nature tramp, came down to Water bury yesterday and fell into the hand of the police after an over indulgence il sea foam. This morning he promise' by his flowing red whiskers to leav town instanter and judge Bradstree gave him chance.
 A fellow was brought before the polio court in New Britain yesterday charget with drunkenness. He had very sor hand and the sympathetic judge wa about to let him depart in peace. In al unlucky moment, however, he said ht was from Waterbury, and fine of s, and costs was at once imposed.
 The selectmen of all the towns in thi state will meet in session in Hartford or Tuesday, January 29. The session vii occupy two days, during which th paper laws will be thoroughly reviewed and discussed, with the intention of SC curing an improvement in them by legis lative action. They will also conside the question of county homes. The ar engagements for the meeting have beer placed in the hands of First Selectmal Fowler, of Hartford, and Selectma1 Doherty, of Waterbury.
 The eclipse of the moon which will oc cur tomorrow evening will be visibl generally over the United States, Europe Africa, South America and on the At lantic and Pacific oceans. The whol eclipse will last nearly six hours, o which the moon will be in the shadov for little more than three hours, divide' into an entrance and exit of equal dura tion. The eclipse will afford mucl amusement to amateur photographers inasmuch as the sensitive plate of tn camera can detect the loss of light mucl more readily than the naked eye. Tn exposure need only be very short one the time of uncapping and recapping tn lens being sufficient.
 John c. Baldwin, the patrolman elect ed on January2 3 to fill the vacanc! caused by the resignation of James Han ley. has resigned after one week of ser vice. He handed his resignation tc Chief Egan yesterday afternoon, sayin, that if he had known what the worl was he would never have applied for tn position. It is probable that Ludwi Lavigne the Frenchman who gave Bald win such close race, will again be urge' by his friends. William H. Austin, em ployed as driver upon the Bank ant North Main streets horse car line, who's application for the position has been be fore the board of police commissioner for over a year, is also spoken of as candidate for tho nositiop