Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-12-13
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 Sergeant Cox predicts fair, warmer weather.
 "Once Upon Time" at the opera house this evening.
 "Golden Nuggets'at the casino theatre this evening. ..---
 City Clerk Kilduff returned this after noon from several days visit Tn New | York.
 Donahue 6 Adamson made an assign ment this afternoon, naming c. F. | Downey as trustee.
 Benjamin George, aged 50 years, died | this morning at Mill Pllin. The funeral | will take place tomorrow afternoon.
 Doorman John Kennaugh has given | up his position at the police station. Su- pernumerary James w. O'Brien takes his place.
 The annual election of officers of Wa terbury council, c. B. L., which was to have been held last night, was post poned for two weeks.
 Barcelona Council, K. of. c. will meet tomorrow evening. Hereafter the reg ular meetings Of the council will be held on the second and fourth Sundays of each month.
 Coroner Mix did not come to this city to-day to continue his investigations into the railroad accident on the New England road. It is expected that he will be here Monday.
 w. P. Waugh of Providence, director of the New York and New England rail road. positively denies the report that President Bostwick has resigned his position, or has any intention of doing so.
 James Ryan, for the past seven months with Sells Brothers & Barrett's circus, has closed the season and returned to his home Tn this city. He will till an engagement at the Eighth avenue thea | tre, N. Y., next week.
 The remains of George O. Gallup, the | unfortunate fireman, who lost his life in l the New England wreck at Tolles' station Thursday night, were taken to Canasteo, N. Y., today for burial. He was formerly employed on the Erie road and his age was 30 years.
 Watch this paper for "Chris." A decision was announced by Judge Fenn yesterday in Dr O. T. Osbornes S2O ,OO0 libel suit against Alexander Troup of the New Haven Union for libel. The judgment is for the plaintiffs to recover $500 and costs. The plaintiff will appeal the case to the supreme court.
 The funeral of the late John Reid took place from his late residence in East | Farms to the church of the Sacred Heart this morning, where a requiem mass was celebrated by the Rev Father Trainor. The pail bearers were: Michael Coss John Kennaugh, Edward Cunningham and James Shearan.
 | Conductor Ewells train on the New England road, which leaves this city for | the west at o'clock, crashed into a street car at the Main street crossing in Danbury, this morning. There were two lady passengers in the street car, and both were painfully injured. The driver fortunately escaped. The car was considerably damaged. Lawrence Murphy, who came to this city from New London, and boarded at Mrs Barnes boarding house on South Main street, skipping out several weeks ago, was arrested in New London last in leaving he helped himself to suit of clothes. Chief Egan heard that the f'l- tow was in New London and notified the authorities to arrest him. Officer Dodds left this morning for the prisoner. Murphy is known as an amateur boxer.
 District court assignments were made to-day as follows: December 18, Chris Strobel vs Benjamin Sedgwick. Decem. Der F, A. w. Phelps vs John P. Hub bell, (speciaD Monday, December g, Fitzpatrick & Case vs Town of Water Go vs R. D. Baldwin, administrator, (speciaD. Dc cember 24, William J. Noble vs Town of Naugatuck Henry Sykes vs c. H. Booth James Sutton vs J. B. Donovan.
 l The Bridgeport Standard is responsible for the statement that Colonel William H. Stevenson, vice president and gener- al manager of the Housatonic road, will succeed Mir Bostwick as president of the New England road. The report is now very widely circulated that the lat 1 ter will resign and take European trip, as his health requires a long rest from actual business It was impossible last night to obtain any authoritative confir- nation or denial of these reports.
 In the superior court at New Haven, | vest erdaS the demurrer to the defend ants answer in the suit of Lynde Row land of Waterbury, against the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail- road company, was reserved. The plaintiff sues to recover $525 worth of carriages which he alleges belong to defendants. The defendants in answer assert that they hold the goods to secure S6 which is due on the bill for transpor- tation.
 Grand President Gooding and Grand Messenger Needham installed the fol lowing officers of Hawthorn lodge, Sons of St George, last night: President, George s. Husker; vice-president, John Green treasurer, Richard Lewis ; secre tary, John N. Lawson assistant secre- tary, John F. Barlow first messenger, J. Dallywater; assistant messenger, William Tompkins; chaplain, Charles Edwards; inside sentinel, Charles Need ham outside sentinel, Samuel Wallace. After the installation an apron and necktie party was held.