Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-02-27
CITY NE WS.


Sergeant Cox predicts fair weather,
temperature.
Major Burpee conducted battalion
drill at New Haven last night.
Robert G. Henry of this city has been
granted patent upon buckle.
Hereafter, until further notice, w.
every Thursday evening.
Seven applications for membership in
Waterbury council, G. B. L., were re-
ceived at last nights meeting.
A meeting of the committee on char
ter will be held in the district court
room tonight.
the estate of Alfred Munson, deceased.
Charles Frost was appointed admins
traitor.
ga number of Waterbury people will
attend the performance of the "Redemp-
tion," by the Gounod society at New
Haven tonight.
The remains of Mrs Caroline II. Bald
win, who died in Mt Vernon, N. Y, ar
rived on the 11:17 train this morning,
for burial in Watertown.
John Ryan, of this city the Naugatuck
road brakeman who lost his arm by be-
ing injured several months ago, has
recovered. He is now employed as flag
man on Conductor McFarland's train.
All arrangements have been COM
pleted for the benefit concert of the
American band in City hall tonight.
There has been a large advance sale of
already assured.
At to-night's meeting of the stock
holders of the Mercantile Cooperative
bank a delegate will be elected to repre-
sent the local branch at the annual
meeting to be held in New York,
March "a.
A public SCHOOLGIRLS will contest for a
Demorest silver medal, on Monday even
ing, in the Sunday school room of the
Methodist church. Songs and other at
fractions will be introduced to make
the entertainment an enjoyable one.
Edward O'Connell, aged SO years, died
of pneumonia, on jackson street last
night. He was visiting friends in this
city and contracted the disease less than
week ago. The remains were taken to
Norfolk this morning for burial.
Gus Zills, well known here, who has
done thriving business in running a
policy shop in Springfield for number
of weeks, was arrested yesterday for
| violating the law governing gambling.
| He is an agent of a Hartford man and
many gambling appliances were found
in his room.
Mayor Taylor and the Chicopee alder
men signed a warrant Wednesday night
authorizing the city marshal to kill all
dogs that are allowed to roam the streets
without muzzles. There's pointer for
the Waterbury authorities. This city is
overrun with worthless, vicious ours.
The German Lutheran society elected
the following officers at their meeting
last night Secretary, o. Kaluse treas.
mittee, P. Meerlander, A. Stahmer,
William Hubbers deacons, Jacob
Wonn. John Roeder; auditors, Richard
Linde, William Miller, William Boehm.
A wife and seven children are aux-
iously awaiting the return of William
Young, who up to last Friday afternoon
was q driver in the employ of the
Bridgeport Horse Railroad Co. Since
Friday his whereabouts have been un-
known. He was once a sailor anu it is
thought he may have returned to sal
lor's life again.
Judge Thayer yesterday gave decis-
ion that makes d precedent. In a suit
against the New England road for dam
defendant entered plea in abatement
on the ground that the suit was not
brought within year from the date of
the injury. The plaintiff demurred and
Judge Thayer sustained the demurrer.
The preliminary steps toward organ
izing another brass band were taken last
night at a meeting heldsin st Patrick's
hall. Owing to the Indictment weather
only ten members were present and it
was decided to hold another meeting to-
morrow night when a large attendance
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nights meeting were enthusiastic over
the project.
More help is being employed at the
Brownstone quarry in Cromwell for the
spring work, and shortly the full COM
plement of men will be returned. Much
new stone has been uncovered during
the winter, and quantities of the refuse
stone has been carried away by the
Meriden, Waterbury & Connecticut
River railroad company, and used to
dump along the line of tracks, more
especially through the narrows, where
the tide washes the banks.
The Connecticut board of agriculture
and the Connecticut Dairymen's associ-
alton convened in Grange hall, yester-
day afternoon. DIR E. H. Jenkins, OF the
Connecticut experiment station at New
Haven spoke on winter feed for dairy
cows. The address was chiefly devoted
to the cost of various kinds of feed and
the value of each as food and fertilizers.
Professor G. D. Woods, vlce-director
and chemist at Storrs' agricultural
school also read paper.
The board of directors of the Odd
Fellows Mutual Aid association held a
regular meeting in New Haven last
evening and accepted the applications of
nineteen members of the order and
passed favorably upon claim of 81 500
on death of Joseph Miller, late of Meri-
den. Notice of the death of a former
member of the ASSOCIATION was given.
This member had dropped his member
ship after paying $40. If he had con-
tinued his payments the sum of $40
more would be all that would have been
required to have allowed his family a
benefit of $4,000.
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