Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-12-01
CITY NE WS.


meet this evening.
"Grimes' Cellar Door" at the opera
house this evening.
The condition of Artist Horace john
son remains the same.
The regular monthly meeting of the
court of common council will be held
this evening.
Sergeant Cox predicts fair weather,
followed by rain or snow tonight
stationary temperature.
Mary Meyers, aged 90 years, died of
consumption, at the hospital yesterday.
The funeral took place at 1 O'Clock this
afternoon.
The early morning Boston and New
York mails were delayed to-day on
account of an accident on the New Eng
land road.
w. G. Hungerford will attend the
banquet of the Connecticut Association
of Life Insurance underwriters, at New
Haven tomorrow.
The Philharmonic society of this city
will give grand concert in Naugatuck
some evening this month, under the aus
picss of the Naugatuck fire department.
John w. Wilton, aged 81 years, died
of consumption, at the home OF his
father on Riverside park, Saturday
AFTERNOON. Inc luuoEdI IOOh pAaSO oO y
p. m. to-day.
Secretary H. A. Bishop of the Consol-
idated road, and a party of friends went
over the Naugatuck division in a special
car attached to the Sunday train yes
terday morning.
Mrs S. l.. Brown, mother of George
B. Brown, died at the hospital Saturday
evening. Mrs Brown was undergoing
treatment for gangrene OF the feet
Her age was 66 years
An employe of the Waterbury Clock
Co, named Higgins, was taken ill while
ascending stairs in the factory Satur-
day, and falling received severe injuries.
Both of his hands were badly sprained
and he was internally injured.
The month just ended was very dry
one only 0.66 inches of precipitation
being recorded at the signal Office in
New London. This is considerably less
than has been recorded during the
month of November, since the establish
ment of the signal station in 1871.
Superintendent Beach is determined
O keep out the crowds who frequent the
platform and station Sunday afternoon,
much to the inconvenience of passRn-
gers and employees. Yesterday he kept
the place clear by refusing to allow any
one on the platform who could not show
ticket. One man was stationed at the
gate at the west entrance. The new
system was a little defective yesterday,
but by next Sunday will be in good
working order.
Information is wanted of a boy,
George Coomes by name, about Is years
old, small of his age, with blue eyes and
plain features. He represents that his
father and mother are dead, and that he
is in search of work. Any information
concerning the boy will be gladly re-
ceived at the Hartford city mission
office and forwarded to his relatives in
Massachusetts,.
The Connecticut officeholders in
Washington are beginning to feel I'M
easy. Those at the capitol know that
they have got to go a year hence and
have some anxiety over the prospects of
an extra session in the spring, should
congress fritter away the winter in
political agitation. The most promi-
nent position under the house held by a
Connecticut man is superintendent of
the clerks document room, place pay
ing $4,000 year. This is filled by Will
liam II. Tubbs.
Edward A. Joyce of New Haven, is
making anxious inquiries concerning
the whereabouts of his wife, Rebecca
Joyce, who is insane and has been con
fined in the hospital for the insane at
Middletown. Thursday night she
effected her escape from that institution
and nothing has been seen or heard of
her since. Both the hospital authorities
and Mr. Joyce are searching for her vigil
| lantly, and the police in the state have
been notified. She is small woman,
rather thick set, weighs 140 pounds and
is as years old.
The horse railroad company have de-
cided to place stoves in all Of their
closed cars, a plan which meets with
the general approval of the public. The
stoves are made by the Lewis & Fowler
company of New York and to-day re-
preventative of the company commenced
to place them in position. They will be
placed in the center of the cars occupy
ing the space of one seat. Thirteen cars
will be heated aud Superintendent
Bradley expects that the work will be
completed this week.
R. w. Eavenson, formerly superin.
tendent of the eastern division of the
New York & New England railroad, to-
day began his duties as superintendent
of the transportation for the road. The
office of the general superintendent has
been abolished. The resignation of A.
A. jackson has gone iuto effect. G. N.
Chevalier, who has been in Hartford has
gone to Boston to become superintendent
of the eastern division. D. N. Nichols
formerly of the st Louis & San Francisco
road, becomes superintendent of the
Western and Springfield divisions.