Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-01-15
CITY NEWS.

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r. T. Lewis, jr, assignor to1G. A.
briggs, has been granted patent upon
a drapery pin and hook.
Fred Harvey is to play a match game
of pool at Ansonia, within the next ten
days, with an unknown, for 500.
The Saturday morning class in "Meth-
DDS of Teaching" will meet tomorrow in
the High school room at 1918 o'clock.
Trains from the west, on the New
England road, are late to-day. The l
O'Clock train had not arrived here at
$3.50.
1t is said that New Haven relatives of
Miss Margaret German, who died |
Irecently in this, city, leaving most of |
her estate, valued at SIS, 900, to the Wa
terbury hospital, will contest the will.
w. E. Crane council OF Stationary
Engineers will give a sociable in the
Jacques auditorium this evening, and
the indications are that it will be a sue
cess. Music will be furnished by
Bergen's orchestra.
The new % cent pieces issued differ
materially in design from the old ones.
On the date side is the inscription ''1n
God we Trust" Instead of a sitting
figure a head takes the place of
Liberty" as on the old coins.
The train from Bridgeport due here at
1:12 p. IN. was delayed over an hour
to-day owing to the derailment of an
engine at Stratford. The 1875 p. m.
train was made up hefe and left for
Bridgeport on time in charge of Conduc-
tor MunsOn.
The type distributing machine upon
which Henry G. Leland has been work
ing for several years, is now practically
completed. Representatives of the New
York press have been invited to come to
Waterbury and see the working of the
machine.
The Meriden journal says: 1t was but
a few weeks ago that Waterbury had
100000 or so fire. Now comes the total
destruction of the factory of the Water
bury Brass company, with the loss esti-
mated in the hundreds of thousands.
Meriden has much to be thankful for.
All ticket and freight agents along
the line of the New England are now
required to make daily report of the
doings of their offices to the head
quarters of the company at Boston.
Heretofore the management hes been
somewhat easy and indulgent, but now
the new rules will be enforced with a
strictly business air.
The following officers have been
elected by the Dime savings bank
President, H. II. Peck; treasurer,
Guernsey S. Parsons; directors, Henry
H. Peck, T. /. briggs, E. NJ. Burial,
F. Spencer, N. D. Granniss, Leman w.
Cutler, Charles w. Gillette, Edward c..
Lewis, Buel Hemingway and G. S.
Parsons.
I A tail end collision between two
freight trains on the New England road
occurred at 10 o'clock last night at West
Paterson, just over the New York state
line. An engine and half a dozen cars
were thrown from the track, but no one
was injured. The cause of the accident
has not been learned.
The Southern New England Telephone
company has issued a new form of
coupon stamps, neat and handsome, to
be used just as postage stamps are used,
and pasted upon the backs of tickets
presented with the quarterly bills.
They are sold in books worth $25 each
and are of different colors to designate
messages costing %, Is and 10 cents
. each.
Judge Etheridge of Thomaston pre-
sided over the probate court to-day, in
the absence of Judge Phelan. who i;
sick. Upon the application of Attorney
Pierce, Robert Foster was appointed
guardian of Jennie Steenston, who was
deserted by, her father. Two othel
children of the same family, who are il
Wolcott, will be provided with homes
Steenston will be prosecuted for neg
lecting his children.
Chiefs Hendricks of New Haven
Prowitt of Norwalk, Jones of Westport
: ex-Chief Drew of Ansonia, Foreman
Burns of Winsted and Mr. Cottle o
Ansonia were visitors of Chief Snagl
yesterday. They were attending tn
funeral of Chief Gilpin of Ansonia anG
came to Waterbury to witness the ruin
of the fire. They expressed great prais
of the departments work in confirm!
the fire to the buildings burned.
A very large increase in the equip
ment of the New York & New Englan,
road constitutes one of the most marke
improvements of the past year, con
sisting of twenty-one locomotives, tel
J passenger cars, and ten hundred anC
fifty-tive freight cars, for which the sun
Of $809, 634.S7, has been charged to thu
equipment account. The number Q
= ties placed in the track is PAT $50, bein
about 533 ties per mile of road operated
The Second division are making grea
- preparations for their eighth annus
sociable to be given at Jacques audito
rum Friday evening, February 26, 1885,
Bergen's orchestra will furnish musi
}. and l. Uffendale will prompt. A fame
exhibition drill will be pleasing featur
If of the occasion. All members intereste
D. in the drill are requested to be at tn
auditorium Sunday afternoon at
O'Clock.
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