Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-04-13
CITY NEWS.


for the Easter vacation.
Alfred E. Hodge Of the Citizens
National bank, left this mornings:on a
tripItoIM Montana.
Joseph Ouimet settled satisfactorily
with d. 81. Blinn & Co, in the matter of
watch leases, mentioned in yesterdays
DEMOCRAT.
Sheriff Mcdonald arrested John Kerr
yesterday, for completely in the bur-
glary at George Ford's store in Water
vile, last week.
Manager Dodd of Boston conducted
the rehearsal of "Priscilla"by the Choral
society last night. Another full re-
hearsal will be held this evening.
Andrew Cummings, newsboy on the
Naugatuck road, fell from a train near
the Manhan shop yesterday afternoon.
Beyond shaking up he was not hurt.
Officer Charles Dean is enjoying a
] few days vacation. Officer Bernard
I Cahey is looking after the railroad sta
tions during his brother officers alb
sence.
The members of the Legion of Honor
held a meeting last evening and ap-
pointed a committee of two to look up a
suitable hall for holding semi-monthly
meetings.
Congressman Amos j. Cummings
writes from Washington, that owing to
his official duties it will be impossible
for him to attend the press banquet at
Hartford next week.
At their meeting last night the Sec
ond division, A. o. H, appointed a COM
mittee of six to make arrangements for
the annual picnic and games on the
West End grounds on July and 5.
1t has been learned from an authentic
source that Francis H. Blake will be re-
instated as leader of the American
band, and that he will in all probability
direct at the rehearsal Saturday even
ing.
There has been large advance sale
of tickets for the tug-of-war tOurna-
ment, to be given in City hall on Fast
day by the Abrigador Athletic club
The match will begin promptly at 2
o'clock.
John Powers, a bartender on lower
Bank street, slipped last evening while
wrestling in fun, with friend, and
broke his right leg at the ankle joint
DR. Donahue set the break, and encased
it in a plaster cast.
The Acme base ball club held a meet
ing last night and elected Harry Durant
manager. The club will open the sea-
son with the Yale Freshmen, Fast day,
once week during the season.
The Bridgeport Evening Times died a
natural death yesterday, after an exist
enee in this cold and heartless world of
thirteen days. 1t is the easiest thing in
the world to start a newspaper; but to
keep it going-there's The rub.
A new time table of the trains run ON
the several divisions will soon be issued
by the Consolidated road. Work on, it
will be commenced as soon as the divi-
sion superintendent remove into the
newly refitted offices at the depot.
The New England road will issue its
spring time card in few weeks. 1t is
said that the Long Island night express
trains between Boston and Brooklyn
will be discontinued and two day trains
between those cities placed on the new
schedule.
Superintendent Noonan of the western
division of the New England road was
in town this afternoon. He said that
the first he knew of any trORble between
the road and it's employees regarding a
reduction was what he saw in last even
ing's papers.
A horse attached to a wagon, the
property of the Waterbury Lumber &
Coal company, ran away in the New
England yards, yesterday, colliding
with an incoming freight train, that
fortunately had slowed down its speed.
The wagon was slightly damaged.
There has been a special meeting of
the board of education called for next
Thursday evening at 7:3O. The district
committee have been invited to attend
the meeting at 500. At this meeting
the appointment of assistant principal
in the High school will no doubt he
made.
In the police court this morning
Joseph Jarvis paid 81 and costs for be-
ing drunk. John Costello, John Clark
and John Kelly, all hailing from differ
ent towns in the neighborhood. and all
charged with being drunk, were fined
81 and costs each, by Judge Bradstreet.
The property known as the old
Altman estate, on the corner of Burn
ham and South Main streets, has been
purchased by Richard B. Lewis. The
old house is being moved to the lot
back of Mr. Lewis house, on South
Main street, and a business block is to
be erected where it stood.
Co & held an interesting meeting
after last nights drill. A committee
was appointed to negotiate with some
theatrical or other troupe, with a view
to holding an entertainment at the
opera house for the company's benefit,
Arrangements are also being made for
reception as soon as the company's new
quarters are re-fitted.
The case of McCauley VS. G. B. Web
ster, which has been before the jury for
three days, was decided this morning.
McCauley sued to recover $3.50, for ex-
tras to contract in house built for C,
B. Webster, and Mr. Webster brought an
offset for 5000 claimed as damages to
the building on account of terms Of con-
tract not being adhered to. The verdict
was for Mr. McCauley to recover $67. IS.
Constable O'Brien to day served
papers on Charles 7. Corner, at the re-
quest of his wife, setting forth that her
husband was not taking the proper kind
of care of himself, and praying that
G0nservator be appointed..Over his estate.
government, which it is desired to save
for the family. The case is hronpht nv