Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-06
CITY NE WS.

. money MAD at the opera mouse thls
evening.
Mrs ]. E. Benton and sister left this
morning for Jacksonville, Florida.
John Clark, aged rs years, died yes
terday at the residence of his son on
Baldwin street.
Miss Edith Robbins, an American
compositor, slipped and fell in the office
this morning, severely spralning her
ankle.
Miss Anna Claffey and Miss Mamie
Hayden have returned from Allentown,
Pa, where they were the guests of Mrs
j. j. Connolly.
John Brown, aged 80 years, died at
O'Clock this afternoon at his home on
Baldwin street. Mr. Brown was a men,
Der Of the Second division, A. o. III.
The Rev Father White of the Albany,
N. Y. diocese, is visiting his parents in
this city. He assisted at the 9 o'clock
mass Mt the church of the Immaculate
Conception this morning.
There 10 another freight blockade on
the New York and New England road
IN the vicinity Of Hartford, and for
several days fifteen hundred cars have
been awaiting transportation.
Sunday was called the octave of the
Holy Innocents, in the Catholic church.
To day is the feast OF the Epiphany, but
is no longer holyday of obligation. 1t
is now only feast Of devotion.
The will of the late Adam Bartz was
offered for probate to-day. 1t was
drawn in 1888 and by its provisions all
of his property is bequeathed to his wife
Elizabeth Bartz, at her death to revert
to her two children.
The board of water commissioners
| met last evening and organized, with
n. j. Welton as president, and F. B.
Merriman, secretary. Plumbers licenses
were granted to H. w. Keller, Disley &
Wey and and L. H. Toucey.
| John Schneider, a shoemaker, went to
the shop of Henry j. Herlock on East
Main street last night, ostensibly to look
for employment, but in reality to abuse
breach of the peace, and this morning
Judge Bradstreet imposed a fine of 81
and costs.
The semi-annual election of officers of
ILUnion st Joseph was held last night,
and resulted as follows President, j..
Al. Baril; vice president, Luger La
vigne .; second vice president, c. Caron;
recording secretary, V. Charet assist
ant secretary, Joseph Turootte ; treas.
urer, George Rivet icorresponding secrO-
tary, II. j. Lapalme.
Yesterday wore all the gloom of an
Arctic winter, the snow falling fast and
furious. Evidently the mild weather
dealt out to us last winter will not be
duplicated this, and the wise heads that
entered the field last year with the
prophecy that the gulf stream was
slowly but surely working up towards
the coast, have not materialized this
winter thus far.
About II O'Clock last night a freight
train on the New England road goins
into Vernon broke in two, and the sec.
tions came together making q bad
wreck. -Four or Ave cars were smashed
and the road completely blocked. The
Consolidated road office in Hartford was
notified, and the Washington express
was sent by way of Willimantic ovel
the Air Line road.
The general term Of the New York SUI
prems court has decided that the New
York, New Haven & Hartford railroad
il not limited to a charge Of three cents
mile passenger fare, as the road wal
incorporated in Connecticut. This is
reversal of the decision Of the lowe
, court in test case concerning an al
legged overcharge of fourteen cents on
trip to Morris Park race track. Nor,
, than two thousand GASES for the re
covery OF $50 penalty are involved il
the decision.
Rev Mr. Wightman of Branford, pre-
sided at the monthly conference of tn
Baptist ministers Of New Haven county
held at the First church, in New Haven
: yesterday. The president of the associ
alton, Rev p. 8. Evans, is ill at his resi-
dence on Warren street. The topic 70
y consideration was THE Scope an,
: Function of the Ministry" and the sui
u ject was thoroughly and ably discusse'
by Rev w. p. Elsdon of Waterbury
7 Rev Mr. Mckinney Of Ansonla an
s others.
n A little incident not down on the pre-
gramme, occurred at the casino thcatr
: last evening. When the entertainment
= was about half over two ladies ar
. preached the stage entrance and aske
o permission to see Herbert Crowley, tn
- female impersonator. The man on dut
=. mumbled something about it being cor
a trary to rules to allow anybody benin
n the scenes. The ladies stood thei
ground, however, but the doorkeepe
was obdurate, until they told him wit
9 many bushes that they were dres,
q makers and had been engaged to make
j.. costume for Mr. Crowley. They ha
a called to take his measurement. Is
: needless to say that they were at ono