Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-20


Meriden this evening.
The funeral of William Hughes took
place from his home on Greene street,
this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Waverly Social club will give
sociable in Jacques auditorium on New
Years afternoon and evening.
Postmaster Doherty said to-day that
he will not appoint successor to Letter
Carrier Loughlin for several days.
The western headquarters of the New
York and New England road is to be
changed from FIshklll to Hopewell.
The board of police commissioners
will meet this evening to make an estl-
mate of the expenses of the department
for next year.
E. T. Turner is not SO we'll to-day.
DR. AXtelle says that he passed fairly
comfortable night, but his condition Is
not as good as it was yesterday.
Dominick Quadpannie, who was acct
dentally shot yesterday afternoon,
necessitating the amputation of his
right arm, was removed to the hospital
last evening.
The annual concert and socia BILE of
the Acme Social club will be given in
Jacques auditorium on Friday evening,
October 80. Hallam's orchestra will
provide music.
Mrs Caroline johnson fell from a ver-
anda, a distance of ten feet, while hang
ing out clothes, yesterday, at her home,
No 20 North Leonard street, breaking
her left arm. DIR Hanlon reduced the
fracture.
The New York museum, at 80 and 80
South Main street, is now formally
opened to the public. The entertain
ment is novel and many rare curiosities
are exhibited. There will be an entire
change of programme each week.
A verdict of $4,000 damages has been
rendered against the New York and
New England road, in favor of Mrs
Vandewater, whose husband was killed
by a train at grade crossing at Fishkill
Village. 1t was for the full amount
asked.
DIR Gill has returned from his hunting
trip. Last Thursday, in Bradford
county, Pa, he and his party got two
deer. 1t was warm and pleasant all
last week in Pennsylvania. Few leaves
have fallen, thus preventing good bird
shooting.
E. w. Bradley, who conducts a livery
stable on South Main street, while
assisting his men in clipping a horse at
| the stable this afternoon, was kicked in
the right thigh. He was removed to
his home on South Main street and DR.
Frost was called. He is of the opinion
| that no bones were broken.
Richard Mccormack, an expert acid
maker, has been made superintendent of
the Joseph Binn Chemical works, fill
ing the vacancy caused by the death of
Superintendent Robinson. Mr. McCor-
mack is from Brooklyn and has been in
Mr. Binns' employ for several years.
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buildings met with the selectmen last
night and took five ballots for janltor
for City hall. The choice was John H.
Loughlin, he receiving four votes to two
for p. H. Real, on the formal ballot.
John H. O'Rnurke received one vote on
each of the four ballots.
| Another new council of the knights
of Columbus was formally instituted in
Bridgeport yesterday afternoon. The
exercises took place in the presence of
over 900 members of the order, in
GLIDING many prominent members of
the order from other cities in the state.
The new council will be known as Cor
dova council. There are sixty members
of the council.
Judge Lynde Harrison of New Haven
appeared at the comptroller's Office in
Hartford yesterday in relation to the
direct taxes of the state from the Adams
Express company. The tax of 1888
makes the tax 5 per cent on the gross
receipts for transportation of express
matter between points within the state
limits. The receipts were about $685.
600 last year.
While driving over the Burnham
street crossing of the Naugatuck road
yesterday, John Sachsenhauser, the
bologna manufacturer, had a narrow
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notice the approach of the iii trair
until the engine was almost upon him
but succeeded in preventing a complete
wreck by pulling the horse to one side
The animal was struck a glancing blow
, and knocked down.
1t is said that the Housatonic people
will combat the scheme of the Dan
bury men who propose running a rail
, road to the New York line by double
tracking the branch from Hawleyvillt
to Bethel, on the Danbury & Norwalk
Then the Ridgefield six mile branch
which connects with this will be ex
tended westward across the New Yorl
line to a connection with the New Yorl
Central. This route will require only
fourteen miles of work, against forty OF
the route projected by the Danbur,
men. However, it is probable tina
: both schemes, like nearly every othe
railroad scheme in the southwest corne
of the state for several years past, ma.
prove to be mere ''talk."
AS Conductor Coles, of the New Ha
ven & Derby road, was passing through
: his car after his first run from Derby t,
Ansonia, this morning, says the Anso
mia Sentinel, he saw a pocketbook lyinI
upon the floor which, on opening, h
found to contain $27 and card with
lady's name thereon who resides il
Waterbury. AS the Waterbury trail
' had not arrived he went over to tn
station and enquired of several ladies
and at last one woman, seeing the bool
in his hand, jumped up and with the re
mark "That is my pocketbook," grabbed
it and sat down without even so mucl
as saying "Thank you" to the conducto
for his trouble. He had no doubt bu
what it was her book, as he remembers,
that she sat in the car close to where h
found it, but simple thank you woul