Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-12-18
CITY NE MS.


opera house this evening.
The board of road and sewer commits
sioners will meet this evening.
The French Canadian Social club will
give a sociable at Music hall New Years
eve.
The new fire alarm box No 10,
placed at Rogers & Brothers factory was
tested this noon.
The largest line of toys, books, dolls
and plush goods, at w. 2. billions, 6S
East Main street.
Street Inspector Wright has placed all
the ew street signs in position. The
lumber of new signs is 2S7.
A large plate glass window in the
Porter block at the junction of East
Main and Cole streets was smashed by
the storm last night.
A large and handsome Sunday Herald
sign, painted upon the wall of the lobby
leading to the Office of the paper, was
daubeo and ruined with yellow pint
last night, by some unknown persons.
Publication of the evening edition of
the New Haven News has been sus-
pended. John j. Splain and E. b.
Lounsbury, both of whom are well
known here, were upon the staff of the
defunct paper.
By willing all her property to her
father, with directions for its subse-
quent disposal by gift, the late Mrs
Cassius Wells of Hartford, saved her
estate about $25, 200 in taxes, which
would have gone to the state OF Con-
necticut.
There was q conference of republi-
cans at Hartford Tuesday night to dis
cuss the gubernatorial situation. Ae-
q riding to the Hartford Courant "the
deliberations were private, and it was
not desired to have them obtain pub
licity at present"
Mrs Catherine Rigney, aged 90 years.
wife of Bernard Rigney, died this morn,
ing at her home on River street. The
funeral will take place from her late
residence to the church of the lmmac-
ulate Conception at $50 o'clock Saturday
| morning.
A horse belonging to Edward Rush
the East Main street butcher, ran away
on Orange street last evening, throwing
out the two sons of Mr. Rush, who were
IN the wagon. One of the hoys received
bad cash in the forehead. He was at,
tended by DIR Hayes. The horse fell and
was badly injured.
The Naugatuck Railroad company
were to have commenced the cutting OF
ice at their reservoir in Burrville, yes
terday, but work had to be postponed or
account of the storm. The company
expect to cut large quantity there, and
Yesterday morning it was twelve inches
thick and as clear as crystal.
Justice Russell has rendered his de-
cson in the case of Susan Welton VS.
Peoples Industrial Insurance company,
action to recover insurance. There were
two cases and the court decided in favor
of the plaintiff, allowing her 500 and
costs on the first case, sos and costs on
the second case. The case will be ap'
pealed.
Eugene Nadeau, an employe of the
Waterbury Button company. met with
an accident this morning that may cost
him the loss of an eye. While saving
ivory nuts a piece flew up striking him
with great force and completely blind
ing one eye. He was treated by DT
Rodman after which he was removed to
the hospital.
George Gordon of Greystone. middle
aged man, came to this town this morn
ing and fell in with some companions
with whom he had number of drinks
AS a natural sequence a row followed
and Gordon was done up to the queens
taste, as the boys say. Both eyes were
blackened beyond recognition. Gordon
was cared for in Halls stOrehouse on
Meadow street until team was secured
to carry him home.
At the meeting of the board of agri
culture at Rockville, yesterday, Pro-
fessor E. II. Jenkins of New Haven, de
livered an address concerning work al
the New Haven agricultural experiment
station, and also one upon ''Ashes.
The board passed a resolution requesting
the next legislature tie appropriate the
necessary sum for an exhibit from Con
necticut to sustain the credit of the state
at the Worlds fair in Chicago.
In the case of Lynde Rowland OF
Branford vs. the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad, Judge Fem
thinks it best not to pass upon the de
murrer to the defendants answer, filed
last Friday, as some dispute and confu
sion might arise. He thinks it would
be well to have the answer of December
5, 1890, filed and the demurrer made
applicable to it. The plaintiff sues fol
$500 damages, alleging that the railroad
refuses to deliver to Linn $515 worth OF
carriages which were transported from
Waterbury to Branford last August