Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-02-26
CITY NE WS.

Waterbury Council, @. b. L., will |
meet in Carrollton council rooms this |
Regular drill of Co E, Hibernian
rifles, will take place tonight at the
armory, at 8 o'clock sharp.
Sergeant Cox predicts rain or snow,
followed by clearing, colder weather.
Prepare for a cold wave tomorrow.
Mrs Lena Sage of this city has been
granted divorce from Edward j. Sage
of Cromwell, on the grounds of deser-
ton.
Judge Cowell has sold the four story
brick block on South Main street, now
occupied by Elkins & Wake, to Patrick
Holohan.
Michael Hubbard, who has been con-
fined in the town house for the past
week, will be taken to Middletown to-
| morrow.
Constable o'Neill, yesterday, in the
| interest of DIR j. f. Hayes, attached the
saS6.
Miss Louise Precht, for several years
stenographer and bookkeeper at the Re-
publican office, has resigned and &C
cepted a similar position in New York.
The railroad bridge over Little river
at Westfield will be completed next
week, when trains from Meriden and
Cromwell.
The condition of John E. Lowell is
| reported as being much better to-day.
DR. Gregory, the attending physician,
says that both Mr. Lovelrs mental and
physical condition have improved.
A meeting of those interested in or
ganizing a brass band will be held this
evening in st Patrick's hall. William
j. Bergen has already secured the
names of nineteen old players who have
expressed a desire to become members
of the band.
D. b. Hamilton received serious in
iuries last night, the result of a fall
while descending the stairs in his barn.
DIR Barber was called but found that no
bones were broken. Mr. Hamilton's
back is injured and he will be confined
to his home for some time.
James Lawless, brother of Justice
Lawless of Naugatuck. died at thehos-
pital in this city this morning, where he
was undergoing treatment for com
plication of diseases. The remains were
taken to Naugatuck, where the funeral
will take place tomorrow morning.
John w. Lyman, the New England
rood brakeman who was so seriously in
jured at the yards in this city yesterday
morning, died at the hospital late yes
terday afternoon. The remains were
taken to Hartford to-day for interment.
His wife and three children live in that
city.
In reference to the communication in
last nights DEMOCRAT calling upon Rev
j. A. Mulcahy to deliver his illustrated
lecture upon the Passion Play, in some
public hall, Father Mulcahy said to-day
that he would willingly give the lecture
under the auspices of some Catholic So
ciety.
The handsome 10th century secretary
which is on exhibition in the windows
of the Waterbury Furniture Co, is to be
presented to T. F. Mcmahon, by the
employees of the finishing department
of the Waterbury Manufacturing Co, as
token of the good fellowship which
has always existed between them.
The money received by Father Null
cahy for the famine sufferers in Ireland
| will be sent to the bishop of Achonry to
morrow. The total amount received is
about $500. Additional subscriptions
will be received by Father Mulcahy to-
night or tomorrow morning. The COM
plete list of names of subscribers to the
fund will be published in the DEMOCRAT
Saturday.
1t was announced yesterday in the
New York papers that the Consolidated
road has arranged for heating its cars by
steam, using the Sewall steam coupler
and the double disc drum system, which
heats water. The papers say this is the
most expensive system yet brought for
| ward, and so presumably the best. The
| company was in negotiation on this
| matter before the recent tunnel disaster.
The case of Joseph Corr VS. Joseph
Sabsovich was heard before Justice
Wood to day. The plaintiff rented
| store to the defendant on Bank street,
| with the agreement that the store was
to be vacated when the plaintiff desired
to make any alterations. This the
| defendant declined to do, and Corr sued
for 800 damages for use and occupa-
ton Of store and 500 for rent. Decision
was reserved.
The census bureau to-day announced
the population of Connecticut by
counties. This is the final count and
there will be no further change made.
The figures are as follows New Haven,
200, 05S; Fairfield, 150,0S1; Hartford,
LAT, $50; New London, 76, 1884 Litch-
field, 53,542 Middlesex, 80, 1884 Tolland,
25.0 S1 Windham, 5,15S. Total, 746,-
25S. This is an increaseiof 400 over the
first figures given out by the bureau.
Yesterday morning as a Hartford
bound train was pulling out of New
Haven a man and whiskey bottle en-
tered the smoking car. The man showed
an evident intention of owning it. He
very nearly succeeded in doing so until
the train reached Hartford, when Off
GERS johnson and Mulcahy took him in
charge and after a lively fight landed
him at the police station. There he gave
his name as Theodore Beck of Water
bury, but it is said that his right name is
Tommy Warren, the spider weight
fighter.