Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-11-07
CITY NE WS.

sergeant NON pTGulCtb lhlE WedbheI, | followed by rain; higher temperature. Beautiful Willie Mccormick" at City | hall tonight. ''Uncle Toms Cabin" matinee at the | opera house tomorrow afternoon. The regular meeting of Phoenix Fire | company will be held this evening. The Waterbury Harmonic soci ty have engaged City hall for December 9. Go and hear the little ones in their en- tertainment at City hall tonight. The First division, A. O. H. social committee will hold a meeting this evening.
 A team owned by NJ. Guilfolle ran away on South Main street this morning badly wrecking the wagon.
 The county commissioners will be in : City hall next Wednesday and Thursday for the purpose of issuing licenses.
 The first division, A. O. H., will give their annual sociable at City hall, Thanksgiving evening.
 Miss Maria Frenette, aged 20 years, died this morning at the home Of her mother on Jewelry street. The funeral will take place at 3 p. m. Sunday.
 Honest Hearts and Willing Hands, the new play of Duncan Harrison and John l.. Sullivan, will be produced in Waterbury soon, under the management of Henry Pincus.
 Mrs Mary Nolan, aged 40 years, died last night at her home on the corner Of Orange and East Main streets. The funeral will take place tomorrow after noon.
 Mrs Mary Cummerford, wife of Pat rick Cummerford, died last evening at her home on East Main street. The funeral will take place to the church of the Sacred Heart at S:30 tomorrow morning.
 Clothesline thieves are again getting in their work in certain sections Of the city. Wednesday night the lines in the rear of four houses on South Main street, below Washington, were stripped. A number of milk pails were also taken. There is no clue to the thieves.
 Mir and Mrs F. B. Rice held a recep- tion at their home, % Church street, yesterday afternoon and evening. Over 400 friends called. many of the guests being from out-of. town. Habenstein Of Hartford furnished a delightful repast, following which dancing was indulged in to the music of Severn's orchestra of Hartford.
 The case of the Concordia Singing society of Bridgeport.a against the officers of the state Sengerbund, was held be- fore Justice Bill in Hartford, yesterday afternoon, and it was decided that the plaintiff be given leave to substitute witnesses for the final hearing, which will be held next Thursday afternoon at o'clock when the final decision will be given.
 Waterbury will try and secure an ap- propriation for a new court house during the coming session of the legisla- ture, and already her citizens are at work for that end. Ansonia jurors say that the court room was so dark Wednes. day. that it was impossible to see to read a newspaper, and but few judges wil hold court there.-Ansonia Sentinel.
 George Barker of Hartford, fireman on the New York X New England road, while going to work last night in a rather intoxicated condition, fell from the northeast abutment of the, union depot into Church street. His head was considerably bruised and his left arm was fractured. The patrol wagon was called and Barker taken to the hospital, where his arm was set.
 A small boy with slung shot got in his work this morning. Three boys were standing near the Waterbury bank dis cussing the merits of a slung shot. To prove that his argument was right one of the boys let Ter go, putting hole about the size of a marble in the large plate glass window of Quintard & Mer- riam's store across the street. The window is valued at nearly $400 and is insured. The boys confessed their guilt, but claimed it was accidental. No ar rests were made.
 An Associated Press dispatch from Fall River, Mass, says: Dr James Leo- nard was arrested this afternoon on a charge of criminal malpractice. Mrs Hattie Leonard, his wife, who is also 8 physician. was arrested as an accessory and Mrs Elizabeth Court was arrested on similar charge. Dr Leonard came here first about two years ago from Waterbury, Conn. There he was known as Dr Leon, and for some time after his arrival here he went by the same name, and then changed it to Leonard.
 A telegram was received late yester. day afternoon announcing the death ill Detroit of Mrs J. J., ,Schwaeble. The de- ceased was formerly Miss Katie Nolan of this city, sister of Chris Nolan and the Misses Nolan, milliners. Only few months ago she was married to Mir Schwaeble. After a wedding tour they took up their residence in Detroit where MT Schwaeble had secured an important position. The remains will be brought to this city for burial. The funeral will probably take place Sunday. The de ceased had been ill for some time, but her condition was not believed serious.
 The regular meeting of the board of sewer commissioners was held last night A communication was received from F. B. Rice asking to have the sewer assess ments on several residents on Hillside avenue abated. Mir Rice offered to settle the matter for $100. The assessments amount to S375. The matter was held over. NJ. Russell was given permission to connect with the Washington street sewer at his own expense. The time for the completion of the Washington street sewer was extended to Decembr 10 and the East Main street contract to Novem- Der 20.
 The Naugatuck train which reaches Bridgeport at 7:20 in the evening stopped at Noble avenue so suddenly last night that the passengers were startled. The report that n man had been struck at the Kossuth street crossing quickly spread through the train, and in a few ,nnnnnnnts most nf tha rnassan nars had left