Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-01-14
CITY NEWS.


1.-THE City Directory" at the opera
house this evening.
An important meeting of the Second |
Ward Democratic club will be held this |
evening. All members are requested to |
be present.
A meeting of those interested in the
formation of an athletic association will
be held in the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms this
evening.
The Epson & Singleton Company still
continue the good work. That is, the
clothing of men and boys with durable
and suitable clothing.
The twenty fifth annual promenade
concert and masquerade ball of the Con-
cordia Singing society will be given in
the auditorium oRFhursday evening,
January %.
The suit of the first national bank of
Dillon, Montana, against King of An
sonia, was decided in favor Of the de-
PENDANT yesterday in the common pleas
court at New Haven.
1t is the opinion among military men
of Hartford that the resignation of Colo
mel Erickson of the First regiment was
merely a means of indicating his ad
ministration and it is thought he will be
reinstated.
P. D. King of Danbury has sold his
residence on Walnut, Orange and Coe
it for client. The house cost $16, 900.
The new owner will erect three story
fiat on the corner lot.
1t is said that the Boston & Maine
traffic that has been coming over the
New York & New England, will be
transferred next week to the Pough-
keepsie bridge route and the Central
New England & Western, in connection
with the Erie.
The Yale-Harvard debate we'll be held
at Cambridge tonight. William E.
Thoms of this city is one of the Yale
speakers. The question is: Resolved,
that young man casting his first bal
lot in 1892, should cast it for the nomi,
nees of the democratic party" Yale
has the affirmative side.
Chief Train Dispatcher Masters of the
New England road has issued an order
cautioning freight conductors not to
haul New England empty box cars tC
Hopewell junction for transportation
across Erie lines. This is because al
present the Erie sidings are blocked
with New England cars all along the
road.
Engineer Henry Abel, of the Nauga
tuck road. is off duty for a few days
and Engineer Lake is running his train
Mr. Abel is the veteran engineer of the
road and has not been feeling well fol
some days. Tuesday morning he
slipped and fell on the ice, jarring him
self so severely that he concluded it bes
to lay off for a while.
The clock in st Johns church belfry
has lost its tongue, and for several day.
has failed to peal out the quarter, half
hour and hour strokes. 1t is its frs
rest after years of talking and many
have missed its voice. The cause il
traced to a 500 pounds weight, which
fell from its place and stilled the bell
1t will be few days before repairs arr
, be made.
At the session of the Connection
state grange at Rockville, yesterday
among the important resolutions re
; ferred to the legislative committee were
these: That the government should as
sumo control of railroads; that womeI
should have equal suffrage with men Oh
the school question; that the power o
the Connecticut Humane society b.
limited.
. A circular letter has been received b,
the several Young Mems Christian asso
Citations in the state from the Meridel
association, extending cordial invita-
ton to the members of all the associa
tions of the state, and others entitled +
the privilege, to meet with the Meridel
association from February 18th to 21st
1892, as delegates to the twenty-sixt
annual convention of Connection
Young Mems Christian associations.
Edward Meter, a German abou
forty years of age, about five feet il
height, with short black mustache
wearing pair of dirty overalls and
= black coat, left the employ of Charlie
B. Cooper of Woodbridge, Sunda
morning, December 81, 1891, and sine
, then has not been heard from or seer
!, him, whether dead or alive, please il
l form Charles B. Cooper, Woodbridge
Conn.==When he left Mr. Cooper's h