Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-11-25
CITY NE WS.

weather, fair on wednesday.
The fourth annual sociable of the
Third division, A. o. H., will be held at
City hall, New Years eve.
Thomas Reilly of Naugatuck, who is
suffering with lung troubles, left to day
for Denver in the hope OF recovering
his failing health.
The Sterling Dramatic club, which ID
composed primarily of Waterbury |
talent, will give an entertainment IN
Middletown on Thursday and Friday /
evenings of this week.
The Naugatuck road train due in this |
city at 500 a. m. was delayed over an |
hour this morning on account of a
wreck on the New York division, delay |
ing the newspaper train.
The annual sociable of the First divis-
ion, A. o. H., which will be held in City
hall tomorrow evening, will be one of
the events of the season. Arrangements
have been made to entertain very large
party.
DR. James Leonard of Fall River, who
claims to have practiced medicine in
this city, was convicted OF malpractice
before the superior court at Tauton,
Mass, yesterday, and sentenced to state
prison for three years and fined $500.
Thomas Burns has been appointed
trainmaster on the western and Spring
field divisions OF the New York q New
England road. Mr. Burns was formerly
a freight conductor on that road. He
will commence his new duties at once.
Any public skating project on deck
this season? The experience of the past
two winters has not been of nature to
/ encourage enthusiasm. Indications point
| to an old-fashioned season of snow and
ice this year.
| A special meeting of the court of COM
mon council will be held this evening to
fill vacancies existing in the board OF
/ agents of the Bronson library, to elect
two members of the board of fire COM
missioners, and to take action in regard
1 to the appointment of additional police
men.
The evening schools were opened sue
cessfully last evening, nearly four hun
dred pupils being in attendance. In the
Clay street school about 100 applied and
were received. Bishop street had an at
tendance of so, Porter street about 80,
Washington street 40, Ridge street about
As and Bank street about 30.
A water pipe in the boiler room of the
Lilley block burst at an early hour this
morning, flooding the basement floor of
Reid 6 Hughes. When the leak was
discovered the floor was twelve inches
deep in water. Many cases of unopened
Christmas goods were damaged and the
loss will amount to several hundred
dollars.
The singing by the double male quar-
tette of the Sacred Heart church choir
at City hall last night was most pleas
ing. The selections "Courtship" and II
Saw Them Do 1t" were effective and
captivating. The choir will inn mediate
ly begin to prepare the Christmas music,
which is always of high order at this
church.
| A. A. Jackson, the general superin-
tendent of the New York & New Eng
land, has resigned his position to take
place December l. Superintendent
Eavenson of the eastern division of the
Charles r. Phelps, the assistant division
superintendent, has also resigned his
place This resignation also takes place
December /.
Several weeks ago the large plate glass
window in r. l.. Martins store in Holo-
hans block was broken and a new one
was ordered. The glass arrived this
morning, and in removing it from the
| wooden case the workmen accidentally
struck it with hammer. A crack sever
al inches in length was made. The glass
was temporarily placed in position this
afternoon and another one will be or
dered. ..7. s..f
Among the cases to be brought up at
the next term of the United States dis
trict court, which opens i'll Hartford,
December g. is that of Benjamin Law
renee, against the Holmes, Booth &
Haydens Manufacturing company, of
Waterbury,. Lawrence brings the suit
for 81 100000 and alleges deceit and
fraud on the part of the manufacture G
company with an intent to defraud the
government.
Ticket Agent Manwaring received a
circular from headquarters to-day an
nouncing the following changes on the
New York & New England road: r, E..
Eavenson, appointed superintendent of
transportation G. N. Chevalier, super
intendent of the eastern division ID. III.
Nichols, superintendent of the western
, division A. A. Jackson having resign
ed, the office of general superintendent
; is abolished
, The present month according to the
, official records at the signal Office in
, New Haven. shows the temperature thus
far 543 degrees above the normal for the
, year since January LIST, and So degrees
higher than for the same period and
; month last year. The lowest tempera-
/ ture for November 1889, occurred on the
10th, being % degrees. The amount of
> precipitations for November, 1899, was
much greater than thus far this month.
, Many Waterbury citizens will be in
terested to know that it is proposed to
increase the working facilities of the
labor at the county Jail by putting in
; light machinery. At present the only
work done is bottoming chairs and all is
hand labor. Contractor Martin has laid
the matter before the county commits.
) sioners for their action. No decision has
been rendered yet, but it is probable
! that the workroom will be enlarged by
raising tho present roof.
, The marriage of Miss Nellie Carroll
. daughter of Michael Carroll of Bank
! street, and John Sheehan of Mystic,
= took place at st Patrick's church at
o'clock this morning, the ceremony
. being performed by the Rev Father
Dougherty of Mystic. James Shee
I han, brother of the groom, performed
q the duties of best man and Miss Nellie
: Shea of this city, assisted the bride. A
!. wedding breakfast was given at the
! home of the bride on Bank street. The
:. happy couple received many choice and