Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-12-02
CITY NE us.

Sergeant Cox predicts fair, colder
Grand matinee at the Casino theatre
to- morrow afternoon.
Senator Twitchell of Naugatuck is ex-
pected home from Europe December 10.
The total number of deaths in this |
CITY during the month of November was
AZ.
Miss Sarah Cobey, sister of Miss
Minnie Cobey, employed at Adt's studio,
died in New Britain Sunday evening.
The ninth annual meeting of the Con-
necticut Indian association is being held
in New Haven to-day.
Frank Ball was the only victim in the
police court this morning. He was
lined 81 and costs for drunkenness.
Mrs Fish, wife Of the late DIR Fish,
died at the hospital this morning. The
remains will be taken to Torrington
tomorrow for burial.
The New York Ideal opera company
left for Bridgeport this morning to fill
two nights engagement. They return
to the casino Thursday evening.
Committees from the several FIRE COM
panies held q meeting in the district
court room last evening to arrange for
the annual fire department ball.
Corporals Edwin Hart and Jay s.
Whiteman of Company A, have been
discharged from the G. N. G., on ac-
count Of expiration of term Of service.
Attorney Baldwin of Naugatuck re-
turned from Danbury this morning,
where he has been investigating the
labor troubles. He says that it is not =
strike, but a lockout.
Rev P. Donahue of Richmond, Va, is
visiting his brother-in-law,. Owen
Reilly, No 10 Pond street. Father Don
ahue celebrated mass to-day at the
church of the Sacred Heart.
E. D. Gibson, whose leg was crushed
by a car in the New England road yard,
Sunday, lies in precarious condition at
the hospital. He suffers greatly from
shock and recovery is doubtful.
TT. Cooney, for four months with
the -Stratton company, has
closed his engagement and returned to
this city. He leaves for Brattleboro, Vt,
Thursday, to join Norton's Danites COM
pany.
The firm of Coyle Brothers has been
dissolved. The business will be con-
Quoted at the old stand, % Washington
street, by Bernard Coyle. Stylish hacks
for weddings, funerals and parties ;
trucking to order as formerly.
Henry Fritz, teamster in the employ
of the Scovill Manufacturing company,
was injured this morning. He was
driving a truck in the yard when the
horse ran away throwing him out and
seriously injuring his back.
The board of water commissioners
held their meeting last evening at which
the regular bills were approved. E. l..
Frisbie appeared before the board and
the question of water supply was dis
cussed but no further action was taken.
The Union Cash Register company
have introduced their machines in
Pennsylvania. Orders are coming in
rapidly and the company feel much en-
couraged over the prospect of an I'M
usually busy season.
The inspection and muster of Com
pany f, Hibernian Rifles, will be con-
Quoted at the armory this evening by
Colonel Donaghue. Captain Maloney
of the company will not be in command
OF account Of sickness. First Lieut.
Finley will be in charge.
The fire board at their meeting last
evening awarded the contract for feed
for the department horses to the Platt's
Mills company for three months, COM
mencing December /. 1t was voted to
ask the council for an additional appro-
ration of 81 900.
The board of assessors have com
pleted the work OF writing up the lists
and to-day commenced their labors on
the abstract. The grand list for thi'
year will not show an extraordinary in
crease. The assessors estimate the increase
'at from 100000 to $125, 900.
The committee appointed by the
judges of the superior court to regulate
admission to the bar, met in New Ha
We yesterday and organized by electing
Judge Fem chairman, and G.. w
Wheeler of Bridgeport, secretary
Semi-annual examinations were decided
upon, the first to be held in Hartford
December 90.
At meeting of the Waterbury club
held last night officers were elected a
follows: President, A. S. Chase vic,
presidents, E. G. Lewis and s. w. Kel
logg secretary, NJ. L. Sperry treasurer
F. L. Curtiss additional managers. R
F. j. Brown, w. B. Merriman, d. b
= Hamilton; house committee, A. S
Chase, w. B. Merriman, G. L. White.
The New England road freight au
thorities arranged to remove the dis
abled cars yesterday from the scene o
the recent wreck at Cooks ponds. 1t i
reported that they offered the owners o
the big ponds $500 to draw them off 9,
that the cars could be taken out easie
and lessen the damage to their contents
but that the owners refused and asket
$500.
. AT the annual meeting of the Water
, bury Hospital association, held in tn
Brass association rooms last night
directors were elected as follows F.
T Kingsbury, A. s. Chase, j. S. Elton, E
L. Frisbie, G. W. Beach, d. S. Plume
, E. G. Lewis, J. w. Smith and II. b
d Peck. Officers will be elected and othe
business transacted at meeting to
: held within two weeks.
A New Haven doctor has recentl
made the statement that he had tel
cases a year of infants who died Q
starvation. One of these took place onl
a short time ago; the child had been fe
on some of the popular patent foods
J and through the Ignorance of thos
who cared for it, died because it di
not have enough nourishment to sustain
the body. He says this kind of ignC
= rance prevails among the better an
= more prosperous classes.
t A Mr. Stillman, who resides in Litch
g field, and who has confined his observs