Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-11-11
CITY NEWS.
Local news on first page.

Sergeant Cox predicts showers. higher temperature. - Sidney H, Ridpath died at his. home on Bishop street to-day.
 James Sweet of Winsted is a new re- porter for the Waterbury American.
 Newell HibbardIof Brooklyn, N. Y.. who has been visiting friends here, left I for Bridgeport to-day. A benefit concert for the American band will be given in the auditorium, Wednesday evening, November IS. Mrs F. N. Sackett, wife of Ticket Agent Sackett, is visiting friends in Michigan. A special meeting of Court Falcon, A. O. F. of A., will be held in the Wom- ems Relief Corps rooms this evening. Willie A., aged two years, son of MT and Mrs Thomas F. Hancock, died this morning. The remains will be taken to Litchfield for burial. sSs4 a1s i Robert, aged il years, son of Mrs Mary Martin of Drayer avenue, died yesterday afternoon. The funeral took place this morning.
 There are advertised .letters at the postoffice for John Kidney, William McCombe, Arthur Herrick, Mrs Mary Carr and Ann. Bennett.
 | Timothy L. hOElBdn OI o'S Ddhh street, wishes it understood that he is not member of the Citizens and Tax payers association.
 Thomas Connor and Miss Elizabeth Flynn were married at the Immaculate Conception church to-day by Rev J. A. Mulcahy.
 The funeral of the late c. 1. Tremaine will be held at o'clock tomorrow af- ternoon. The services will be conducted by the Rev J. G. Davenport.
 John M. Harrington is the latest re- cruit from Waterbury enlisted Ill the regular army. He left yesterday on the 3:25 train for David's Island in company with Lieutenant Bowen.
 The funeral of the late George Hazard, conductoF-on the Naugatuck division, will take place in Bridgeport tomorrow aftertoon. Many railroad employees will attend.
 Real Estate Agent Tierney has sold a farm of $50 acres, known as Fern Ridge, for l.. s. Platt and Mrs Dr Platt, to Holly Emory and John H. Miller. The property is situated at Graystone.
 A plain statement of facts in con- nection with the appointment of J. A. O keefe, as principal of the High school, by member of the board of education, will be printed in the DEMO- GRAF to morrow.
 At a meeting of the Bridgeport board of trade last evening the subject of the proposed Oddfellows home was dis cussed. The board will make a strong effort to secure the home for Bridge port.
 Among the resignations in the Second regiment, officially recognized Novem- Der 7, are those of Captain George G.. La Barnes of Wallingford and First Lieutenant Charles w. Burpee of Wa terbury.
 We thought it was odd that Water bury made no effort to keep up with the procession of her larger sisters, but she has finally done so. A quo war ranto suit was begun in that city, yesterday Sentinel.
 In Andover, Holland county apples bring but 75 cents barrel delivered at the railroad station. In some towns in the state farmers are allowing their apples to rot on the ground, claiming it does not pay to pick them. , Only three plain drunks occupied the box this morning, James O'Brien, John Cleary and Peter Nelson. They were each fined $5. The case of Mrs Cutler, for violation of the oleomargarine law, was again continued until Saturday.
 
 alarming at Thomaston. On Monday the officials of the Naugatuck railroad were notified that their engines could not be supplied with water at the Thomaston station until the famine was over. At Winsted it is said that there are but thirty inches of water over the outflow pipes in Highland lake.
 The funeral of the late Mrs Catherine Caffrey took place from the family resi- dence, 147 Burnham street, this morn ing, to St Patrick's church, where re quiem high mass was celebrated by Rev = Father Brown. The pallbearers were Dennis Kilduff, Michael Mckinley Thomas Kelly, James Coyle, Thomas r Sheridan, of this city, and John Finne gan of Mystic.
 In the civil side of the Waterbury SUI perior court yesterday at New Haven Judge Fenn heard the suit of Samue l. Peppin against A. P. P. Camp for $1 ,50( damages for ejectment from premises F The jury, after about twenty minutes dellberatlon, returned with a verdict fol = the plaintiff to recover the full amour claimed. Peppin leased the premises O Camp on Scovill street for summe garden, two years ago, and after fitting up the place was ejected without cause
 The annual meeting of the Meriden Waterbury & Connecticut River Rail = road company was held at Meriden yesterday afternoon. The treasurer report showed deficit of 5000, whicl is $3, ,OO0 less than last year's shortage The following were elected directors George H. Wilcox, George R. Curtis = Samuel Dodd, A. Chamberlain anc George Rockwell of Meriden; A. S Chase, E. D. Steele, H. F. Wade and J R. Smith of Waterbury. The director afterwards elected George H. Wilco. president, E. D. Steele vice-president George Rockwell secretary and treas n urer.
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