Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-14
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 Sergeant Cox predicts showers, higher temperature.
 "Hands Across the Sea" at the opera house this evening.
 Dr French of Pawtucket, R. l., is visiting his father, Alderman French.
 Sheriff Futile attached Scott's cigar store in the Cooley house in the interest of Hartford creditors.
 The democratic convention will be held tomorrow evening to nominate two representatives.
 William F. Dillon left this afternoon to attend the meeting. of the National Newsdealers' association in New York.
 Constable William J. Rigney was to- day appointed administrator of the estate of the late Hiram Graham.
 The Fourth division, A. O. H., at their meeting last evening voted to turn out in full regalia at their sociable, October 81.
 The case of Mallory vs Benham, an action to recover possession of a deed, was concluded before Judge Bradstreet to-day. Decision was reserved.
 The funeral of the late Rev Father Campbell will be held in Manchester at 10:30 o'clock Thursday morning. Sew eral of the local Catholic clergy will attend.
 Attorneys Cole and Donahue appear ing for NJ. J. Brzezinski and Attorney O'Neill for D. H. Tierney, will argue their respective sides before the supreme court to o-morrow in Hartford.
 In the case of John Sarfltz vs Orlando Plumb, an action to recover for trespass, heard before Justice Russell, Saturday, judgment was rendered for the plaintiff to recover $1 and costs.
 Ths finance committee of the center school district held an adjourned meet ing last night and on the twenty-ninth ballot Chauncey B. Webster was elected chairman, receiving three votes.
 The new passenger train on the Nau- gatuck division ran for the first time yesterday. On the run from Bridge port to this city, there were over sixty passengers and on the return trip over forty.
 In its new form the Bridgeport Farmer presents a handsome appear ance. The Farmer recently celebrated birth and feels as young and chipper to- day as it did fifty years ago. .H'
 The New York, New Haven & Hart ford railroad was yesterday censured by acoroners jury at New York on account of the fatal injuries received by Morris Flynn, who was crushed between the cars on September 24.
 A bad burst occurred in the water main on East Main street about 1 o'clock this morning. Before the water could be shut off East Main street between up, the water for a time being several feet deep.
 At the monthly meeting of the board nIrnrtnrg Benefit association, last evening, 5000 was voted to the widow of Adam Len hardt and the same amount to the widow of Youman B. Smith. Several applicants for membership were ac- cepted. ~ af".G
 The funeral of Mis5 Annie Burns, daughter of Frank Burns of North Will low street, took place to the church of the Immaculate Conception this morn the Rev Father O'Donnell. The junior society of the Children of Mary, of which the deceased was a member, at- tended the funeral in a body.
 At the meeting of the Connecticut S@ngerbund, in Hartford yesterday, it was voted not to award the prize in the second class to the Concordia society of Bridgeport, as it was found that two of their singers were professionals. The e%S6SSAehtAOA "A2 HOA0 bhV pAA1O uhIl " ID contested for at the next sengerfest. The resignation of the Arion society of New Haven was not acted upon. The next sengerfest will be held in Bridgeport in 1892.
 In their report on the Meriden, Water bury x Connecticut River railroad the commissioners say "At our fall inspec- tion of your road on the Both ultimo, we found the track and roadbed in good condition generally. The heavy rains have washed some of your new embank- ments so that they need filling out, and the alignment of track on the Cromwell trestle is poor and should receive atten- tion. We noticed nothing else requir- immediate attention"
 A Winsted correspondent writes {: Perry Newton, who married Maggie Connors here about two years ago, has skipped the town leaving his wife and small child. It is rumored here that he has been married in New Preston and that his wife is still living and not di- vorced but this is not vouched for as the truth, but to all appearances it looks SO, for when his wife here asked him about it he denied it and wanted to know from what source it came. He then started as he said for Waterbury to see a lawyer and have the slanderer arrested and re- turned home that night, hitched up his I..Nws. -s--