Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-01-27
CITY NEWS.

The selectmen are IN Hartford to-day {
looking over the almshouse in that l
town. t
Judge of Probate Phelan is able to be
out again, after severe attack of the
grip
Justice Griggs has decided the case of
Altman VS. Havican, action to recover
for work, allowing the plaintiff S25 and
costs.
The will of the late Frederick Seidel
was offered for probate this morning.
The deceased leaves all his property to
mis- wife.
Engine No 100 of Conductor SCOTS
work tram, broke an axle at Thomaston
this morning, delaying the $50 passen-
ger train.
The case of Woods vs. Pritchard is on
trial before Judge Cowell in the district |
court to-day. 1t is an action to recover |
for goods sold.
The revised police ordinance of Hart |
| ford provides for an addition of four
sergeants and allows a regular force of
sixty men and sixty supernumerarles.
John Stanley and Patrick Leary, two
knights of the road, were before the
court this morning charged with lntoXl-
cation. They were fined 81 and costs
each.
Last night was the coolest of the sea-
son, the mercury in some places in Wa
terbury. dropping to five degrees below
zero. The cold wave was general
throughout Connecticut.
The New England road train from
Hartford, due here at 2 o'clock, was an
hour and half late this afternoon.
There was no accident, but the road
was choked with freight trains.
At the meeting of Co E, held at New
Haven last evening, ex-Captain Theo-
dore II. Sucher was reelected to the
Doherty this morning telegraphed con-
J CALCULATIONS to Captain Sucher.
An accident occurred to passenger
train on the New England road at Can
terbury, yesterday afternoon. journ-
al broke and three cars were thrown on
the tracks. Travel was blocked for
three hours. No one was injured.
The Rev j. w. Richardson, pastor of
the Baptist church in Stamford, and
formerly in charge of the Baptist
church in this city, has received call
to the pastorate of the Centennial Bap-
fist church in Greene avenue, Brooklyn.
A full line of books, stationery, toys
and games can be found at Mrs w. f.
Dillon's, 10 East Main street. Under
taking in all its brancees promptly at
tended to by John Lynch. Night calls
ut All East Main street and 1G5 South
Main street.
Patrick Campbell of Quarry street
: met with serious accident this morn
ing. He was crossing the lots on his
way to work, and fell near the Washing
} ton street school, breaking his / left leg.
J DIR Donahue was called and reduced the
fracture.
The Chinese New Year occurs Thurs,
day of this week. On that day all the
Celestials enjoy themselves after their
own fashion. One of the peculiar rites
of the season is called "feeding the
dead" They have an altar on which
they place the choicest meats.
The following are the new officers OF
the Rose Hill Social club: President, j
r. Garren; vice president, Charles
Delaney; recording secretary, Thoma,
Dillane; financial secretary, George Glib
committee, II. Kust, T. Flaherty and J
Delaney.
Judge Hall signed an injunction
yesterday at New Haven, application
for which was made by Frederick b
Rice, receiver for the Naugatuck Gran
lite company, to prevent John Tucker o
Waterbury from bringing attachment
r against the company or removing tn,
goods and stock.
Matthew Cassin's horse ran away OF
Quarry street this morning making
smithers of the wagon. The breakin.
of bolt caused the animal to run ant
the way it tore down Stone street was
( caution. In turning the Baldwin stree
l. corner the wagon collided with pol
and was wrecked. The horse wa
uninjured.
Says the Bridgeport Union: L. Ii
Mcclure and w. II. Satelle, the booI
agents who attempted to reach Water
bury last night without settling u
= their board bills for the past week, wer
J arrested by Officer Finnegan at tn
depot They are locked up at the cen
trail police station charged with fraud.
II, The Southern New England Tele
y phone company elected officers mt thei
- directors meeting, held yesterday i
New Haven. The directors repol
showed the revenue for the past year I
be $272, 926.56 and the expenses S216
I O47.45. The dividends for the past min
months aggregated $4,000. Election c
officers was deferred.
Bank Commissioner Griswold of Gui
q, ford has brought suit against Comp
:" troller Staub to compel the latter {
draw his order for the payment {
$1,000, six months salary from July
1891, to January |, 1892. Austi
Brainard of Hartford is Mr. Griswold
attorney and with him is associate
:. Charles J. Cole of Hartford. I'll
IN papers are returnable February ).
The New Haven Palladium tells of
blizzard on the night of January /;
1857. 1t began showing when the the
mometer was degrees below zero, an
continued until some time during MOI
day night following, accompanied by
terrific gale. The steeple on the Chap
street church in New Haven, W;
= blown down, and two steeples G
. churches in Waterbury were blow
down.
The Boston Advertiser of yesterdo
says that the new management of IL
New York & New England-for the a,
:, vent in the directory of Messrs Corbi
and Parsons means practically ne
management-are making retrenc