Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-02-24
CITY NE us.

MIR ana Mrs IL. j. Atwood will leave
on March for California, where they
will spend several months.
Sergeant Cox predicts fair, warmer
weather. followed by rain on Wednes-
day. Il
The Independent club will give a
sociable in Concordia hall Thursday
evening.
Many members of Co A, attended the
ball of the National Blues, at New Ha-
ven last night.
Frank E. Rice of Boston, former man.
ager of Adams express Office in this
city is visiting in town.
Charles Tribell. aged Ga years, died
yesterday of pneumonia, at his home on
Bank street. The funeral took place
this morning.
The colonial fair and drill of the
dist church will be held in City hall
this and tomorrow evenings.
George A. Wiley, foreman at the
watch shop, has resigned to engage in
other business in Massachusetts,. The
employees to-day presented Mr. Wiley
with a gold headed cane and an UNI
brella.
The marriage of C. A. Honold and
Miss Flora Kilbourn, was solemnized
yesterday, by Rev DIR Rowland, at the
home of the brides parents, II Vine
street.
Irving NJ. Hotchkiss, aged 16 years,
died Sunday, from Inflammation of the
bowels, at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs E. NJ. Hotchkiss, 10 Cedar
street. The funeral will be held to-mor-
row afternoon.
Mary Daley, the 10 year old daughter
of Michael Daley of No IL Railroad Hill
street, slipped and fell while crossing
evening, breaking her left arm near the
shoulder. DIR Hayes reduced the frac-
ture.
Over forty million cigars were made
in Connecticut and Rhode Island in the
year 1890. The exact figure is 40,S22,.
1886. The manufacture of these cigars
required S91 ,396a pounds of tobacco for
the stamping of this amount $122, 467. 30
is necessary.
Joseph Mcdonald, got drunk yester-
day. and resisted Officer Brickel when
he attempted to arrest him. Officer
Pagan assisted in the arrest. This morn
ing Mcdonald was fined $40 and costs
for drunkenness and SIS and costs for re-
sistance.
The forty hours alteration of the
Blessed Sacrament will open at the
church of the Sacred Heart, on Sunday
next, with a solemn high mass, pro-
cessIon and appropriate music for the
solemnity. The devotion will close on
Tuesday morning.
James Colyer, for nine years foreman
of the blacksmithing department of the
Farrell foundry, has resigned to accept
a position with the Benedict & Burnham
Manufacturing company. Last night
the employees of his old department pre-
sented him with handsome gold head
ed cane.
The number of men employed on the
Meriden, Waterbury & Connecticut
the past few days. The increased num-
Der will be put at work on Westfield
bridge and the structure will be COM
pleted as soon as it is possible.
Lieut. Bowen of the recruiting station
was in this city to-day and accepted the
following recruits, who will leave to-
morrow to join the regular army:
Gideon p. Dion, Frank Shelvey, William
Richards, Thomas Brown, Matthew
Ward, William O'Donnell and David
Quinlan.
A four year old daughter of Samuel
Collins of Railroad Hill street was
attacked and badly bitten by a vicious
dog, near her home this morning, her
right hip being badly lacerated by the
brute. DIR Hayes dressed the little ones
wounds and no serious results are
anticipated.
Constable ONeil served another at
tachment on the Plymouth Rock Pants
Co last night at 10 o'clock. The papers
were served in the interest of James
Carroll, liveryman of New Britain,
through his attorney, P. j. Markley.
The plaintiff sues for the board and feed
of horse.
Jacob Walz, who has been organist at |
st Josephs cathedral in Hartford for ten /
years, has resigned. The magnificent
new organ recently placed in the cathe-
dral proves great attraction to organists
and there have been many applications
since it was known that change was
probable. Those in charge decline at
present to say what arrangement-ifI
any-has been made.
The New York & New England and
the Central New England & Western
railroads both heat their cars by steam
from the engine. Officers of those roads
say that they find the systems practicable
and effective. The New London North.
ern road has done this for years, having
oeen one of the first, if not the first, in
New England to do this.
In a hearing of the cases of the
thirteen Bridgeport policemen accused
If neglect of duty in failing to report
house of bad repute, the bartender of the
'lace testified that the proprietor had
instructed him to receive no pay from
policemen and that the accused officers {
lad repeatedly visited the place and
,aten aud drank without paying any
hing.
Constable O'Neil yesterday served {
,apers on w. P. Gretter, the assistant
manager of agencies of the Connecticut !
association, attaching a gold
watch and chain in the interest of j. N.
clifford, carpet dealer on Bank street. 9
The amount of the latter's bill was $40. |?
nd Justice Russell rendered Judgment !
or that amount with costs of $500 The
watch and chain were seized by the