Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-03-09
CITY NE MS.


by clearing, colder weather.
City Clerk Kilduff has commenced
the work of compiling the city year
book.
The will of Isaac Boughton was to-day
admitted to probate. e. III. Burial and
Samuel Root were appointed appraisers.
Constable O'Brien to-day attached the
stock and fixtures of Thomas Coffey, an
East Main street fish dealer, in the in
terest of creditors.
Barcelona council, X. of c., worked
the second degree upon three candidates
at their meeting yesterday afternoon.
The annual collection for the Indian
and Negro missions was taken up in the
church of the Immaculate Conception
yesterday.
w. @. Bannon, who is visiting in the
south, writes from Macon, Ga, that he
is having a delightful time and expects
to return Saturday.
d. S. Plume left for Boston this after
noon to attend the annual meeting of
the stockholders of the New England
road which takes place tomorrow.
Samuel Hunter, aged % years, died
yesterday at his home on Alder street.
The funeral will take place at 2 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon.
General Secretary Daniel Colwen of
the Knights of Columbus was in Provi-
| dence yesterday to institute new coun-
Gil of the order in that city.
S. S; Hancock, who was injured at the
Sonthbury oil well a few weeks ago and
who was removed to the hospital in
this city, died yesterday morning.
The Letter Carriers association have
ordered another supply of tickets for
their post-lenten sociabe, the first lot re-
ceived having already been disposed of.
William j. Duncan, clerk at G. K.
Kilbrids & Co.'S drug store passed very
satisfactory examination before the
state board of pharmacy, Tuesday. in
Hartford.
The case of Stephen Boughton VS.
Benoit Rappee was concluded before
Judge Cowell this morning. Judgment
was rendered for the plaintiff to. recover
$3.50 with costs.
The New London Day says: Jimmy
Nelson is trying to get a meeting with
Conley for any sum up to $500. He
would also like to meet Farmer" Platt
of Waterbury.
Mrs w. H. Ashton, aged SO years,
dropped dead from heart disease, at her
She was the aunt of Conductor Ashton
of the Meriden, Waterbury & Connect
cut river road.
The state convention of the A. o. F.
of A, will be held in this city in May.
The several courts will meet within a
few weeks to elect delegates and ap-
point committees to arrange for the re-
ception of the visiting delegates.
The new half dime restaurant, eli and
213 South Main street, was opened to the
public this noon. The gentlemanly
proprietors, Messrs Kingley and Burke,
have had considerable experience and
propose to make their restaurant one of
the finest of the kind to be found.
On one of the cold days. last week
James Cahill of this city started co drive
to Milton, where his father is lying
seriously ill. Up among the Litchfield
hills he found many of the roads COM
plelely blockaded with snow drifts and
when he reached Milton after long,
hard drive one side of his face and his
ears were frozen.
The proprietor of the Cooley house,
Joe Mari, got himself into a court
scrape yesterday. The boy employed to
run errands did something unsatisfac-
tory to him and as a consequence Ie-
ceived chastiseing. The boy had MARI
arrested and he settled his case. Con-
stable o, Neil, to-day was after Mr. MARI
in civil suit, which will also be
settled.
The state appropriation for schools
was exhausted Saturday and sixteen
towns are left in the lurch. The towns
which have, through their lack of enter
prise, come out second best in the
scramble for the school moneys are Toll
land (balance due), $44.50 Wallingford,
S., 27S.5O Bloomfield, $361.5O; Bran
ford, 81 ,242 Columbia, 1858. so; Essex,
$505.50 Griswold, $1,045.50; Haddam,
$634.50; Killingworth, $153; Middle
bury, $168; MOntville, $6S1; North
Canaan, $7S7. so; Portland, $3.50
Sterling, 1898; Trumbull, $406.50; Yves
ton, $175.5O.
Francis Sheridan, an old resident of
this city, died yesterday afternoon at his
home on South Leonard street. For
Some years Mr. Sheridan has been feeble
minded and has wandered about causing
his relatives much anxiety. Last fall
he disappeared for several days and was
found near Middlebury almost dead
from exhaustion. Last Monday after,
noon he attempted to walk across the
railroad bridge near Holmes, Booth &
Haydens' factory and fell off receiving
injuries which fastened his death. The
funeral will take place to st Patrick's
church at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Last nights concert at Concordiashall
was another great success. The first
number on the programme was a selec
ton by the orchestra, following which
came q difficult and enjoyable piano
selection by Prof John L. Bonn. The
tenor solo by ]. Kunkle was one of the
best f, atures of the programme and ELI
cited much applause. Following Mr. Kun
kle came piccolo solo by John Parsons.
The gentleman is an artist and his rem
The second part was opened with a Sc
lection by the orchestra, followed by
a duet by Messrs Charles j. Lengenber
ger and Louis Horn, which was well
received. A piano solo by Miss
Birdie Pease was one of the features
of this part. Mr. Parsons once more
electrified the audience with difficult
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