Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-14
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CITY NEWS.

 of Winsted and Mir Frank Welton of Waterbury is announced.-Winsted Citizen.
 The South Main street door of the post office has been closed to-day, and car penters have been at work repairing the stairway.
 A large number of Waterbury people | are in Naugatuck to-day attending the opening of the walking match at the Main street theater Daniel Mcfiuinness, we'll known res ilent of Naugatuck. died this morning at the age of 70 years. He was mem- Der of Isbell post, G. A. R. Anna wife of George Nelson, (colored,) died at her home on Pearl street last night, aged go years. The funeral will take place at ? p. m. tomorrow.
 George Rudolph, leader of the Am phion orchestra and Canadian band has bought out the saloon at No 14 Scovill street lately run by Charles Heiser.
 There will be full rehearsal of the Sacred Heart choir this evening at the residence of Mrs l.. Wolff on Laurel street. Every member is expected to be present.
 Alvin l.. Elsdon. the 15 year old son of Rev w. P. Elsdon, had his face badly burned by the premature explosion of cannon with which he was playing last night.
 The Ladies Aid society of the NJ. E. church will open their two nights festl- val and fair at the Armory this evening. The interior has been beautifully dec orated by R. w. Brewer.
 Chief Egan received telephone mes sage, from New Britain this afternoon, asking him to look out for John Durant, hn hx- hn nf 1orOfpSSO1 claims to be horse doctor.
 The horse railroad company have re- ceived car load of horses and it is eN- pected that new schedule will shortly be introduced which will reduce the runuing time from 20 to a 15 minute schedule.
 At the meeting of Eureka chapter, K, X. M., last evening, the grand officers were present and were royalty enter tained by the chapter. At the close of the degree work a supper was served which was enjoyed by the large as sembly present.
 George R. Byington of the firm of Byington & Byington. patent attorneys, may be found at the Scovill house pre- pared to give advice on all matters per taining to patents, trade marks, etc. Mir Byington's long experience ill the patent office and as an attorney make his ser vices doubly valuable.
 Henry Bergh, well known in this city through his connection with the settle ment of the Carrie Welton estate, and who for a year past has filled his uncle $ shoes as president of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, has been forced to resign his office. For some time there has been trouble brew ing, owing it is said by the board of managers, to a tendency on the part of the president to display what is famil- iarly characterized as ''big head" He is succeeded by James M. Brown.
 Jean Jacques is undoubtedly the choice of the public for the lessee of the opera house. Ever since the announce ment in Mondays Sentinel that he would probably receive the lease those who have expressed an opinion prefer him to Bunnell of New Haven. From the sue cess that has attended the management of his Waterbury house he would un- doubtedly make this one pay. He as sured a reporter that only first-class shows would be brought here and said were he running here now he would from his Waterbury house.-Ansonia Sentinel.
 Mayor H. I. Boughton takes especial pride in exhibiting in his office what is alleged to be the gavel used at the re- publican convention in Chicago last summer. It is a wicked looking mallet weighing about three pounds, is badly frayed at both ends, and has evidently seen many years hard service in a print ing office. On a neat white label on the side is the following inscription: 1.-The gavel used at the Chicago convention. Presented to Mayor H. l. Boughton by Presidents Thurston and Estee." It might be we'll to state that neither the mayor nor city clerk will swear to the identity of the gavel.
 Rudolph Aronson's comic opera com pany, presenting the great New York success "Erminie," hardly requires any sort of introduction or rommendation to the theater patrons of the country, for the names of the Casino and MT Aronsor are too widely familiar but the an. nouncement of the approaching engage ment in this city of ''Ermini'" by this celebrated company will be pl easant in formation to all who look for amuse ment in the play houses. No comic opera has exceeded ''Erminie" in the favor of the public and it is but fair tC say that none is so well worthy the popularity that has attended it. It will be given here at the opera house Mon- day evening, with a remarkably strong cast, magnificent costumes, complete scenery and large chorus, the entire company numbering sixty persons.
 The New York Times says the liberal ity of Connecticut legislatures in grant ing corporate franchises has made the state the tramping ground for the pro jectors of all sorts of speculative and financial schemes. Ten years ago the abuse of the joint stock laws of the state had reached such a stage that heroic measures became necessary. In 1880 the legislature, in spasm of reform, an nulled the corporate existence of 1,24e joint stock companies ill the state which had failed to comply with the statutes in one way or another. Eighty-nine o1 these companies were in Bridgeport, 24 in Norwalk, and r each in Stamford and Danbury. In this city the number abolished was 149. New Haven led il the liSt with 1SQ At Mi6dletOwp 3$