Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-11-02
CITY NEWS.

thlo SNShAhBs
"Roy the Royalist" is splendid story. |
Watch for it.
The center district committee will
meet this evening.
At its meeting last evening Court
Falcon, A. o. f. of A., initiated eight
candidates.
The South Main street entrance to the
postoffice was permanently closed
yesterday evening.
The marriage of William Neville and
Miss Kate Dunn will take place on
Thursday, Nov "a.
The regular monthly meeting of Co
+, Hibernian Rifles, has been postponed
from November 3 to November 10.
Be sure and read the charming story
"Roy, the Royalist" which will shortly
be commenced in the DEMOCRAT.
Morris F. Whalen, the South Main
street fish merchant, is wearing smile
to-day. The cause of his joy is baby
boy.
The officials of the New England road
passed through this city to day for Fish
kill. They are making an inspection Of
the road.
The Mutual Reserve Fund Life asso-
citation of New York has appointed
Daniel c. Sullivan general agent for
waterbury ana vicinity.
Every member of the Harmonic Ben
evolent society is earnestly requested by
the president to attend the meeting to-
night at o'clock in G. A. r. hall.
The different fire companies yester.
day received each $124 65, through their
secretaries. This is the amount Melted
from the firemen's picnic, held Septem-
Der s.
The local grocerymen have signed an
agreement to close their stores on Mon
day and Thursday evenings. The agree
ment will go into effect tomorrow
evening.
Attorney j. F. Holohan, trustee on
the insolvent estate of F. j. Emmett, to-
day replevied three seated surrey,
which was attached by Constable
O'Brien for j. w. Shelly of Bristol.
Mrs John P. Elton, widow of the late
John u. Elton, died this noon after
several months illness, at her home on
| Church street. The deceased leaves
two children, John p. Elton and Mrs G.
| N. Wayland.
There is on exhibition in the window
of Miller < Peck's store, a piece of
tapestry that is valued at S., 900. 1t is a
Persian silk rug, made by hand and it
represents five years work. 1t is the
property of IA New York house.
| Greystone. the valuable PAGER owned
by w. ii. Rubey, that was hurt in a
runaway accident on Riverside street
some time ago, is again all right, and it
is believed the horses racing qualities
have not been impaired by his injuries.
F. NJ. Bronson and w. A. Sawyer re-
turned last evening from a pleasant two
weeks fishing and hunting trip in
Maine. They had very good success,
killing three deer, two of which they
brought home. The deer weighed 1876,
147 and 1917 pounds respectively.
William J. Schlegel has sold the
| whole of the Bancroft property on Pros
pect street, facing Hillside avenue, to
Mr. Scovill will move the present house
to the north part of the lot and build a
fine private residence on the south side.
The funeral of John Mccarthy took
place from his late residence in Union
City yesterday afternoon. The buria
was in st Joseph's cemetery in this CITY.
The pallbearers were N. j. McGrath
John Hall, Michael Burns, John Cor,
man and Andrew and William Brennan
all of Naugatuck.
One-fifth of the property owners OF
Waterbury have failed to appear before
the board of assessors with their lists OF
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} ten per cent added to the amount fol
which they were taxed last year. The
assessors say that those who have failet
to appear are mostly poor people who
cannot well afford to pay the addition.
Emma Crosby, a comedy looking
woman of twenty-fOur, was founC
drunk and asleep at $3.50 this morning
under the stairway in the rear of 10;
State street. Near her was Francis
Meyers, a negro, who was also DRUM
and asleep. Both admitted IN the police
court to-day that they came from Water
bury yesterday afternoon, but how the,
came to be asleep under the stairs OF
State street is a mystery to them. The,
were sent to Jail for thirty days EACH
s Hartford Times.
J. The origin of yesterday mornings fir
on South Main street is still mystery
= but there is not much doubt that it wa
- the work of an incendiary. F.
Emmett, who conducts the livery stabl
in the rear, says that the fire did no
start in the stable, as reported. TIL
stable hands, were awakened by tn
barking of a dog and succeeded in get
ting out the horses before the alarm wa
rung. Mr. Holohan, the owner of tn
building, is of the opinion that tn
fire was kindled at the back part of tn
saloon.
The case of Goldsmith ct al VS. tn
New York & New England railroa
company came up in the superior cour
at Hartford yesterday, on a motion t
= lease the company produce its book
in court. John w. Alling and J. E
y Webb of New Haven appeared for tn
plaintiffs and Simeon E. Baldwin repre-
sented the company. Mr. Webb recite
% his experiences in Boston in trying t
81 secure transcripts of the company
O. books. He was about five weeks i
taking the deposition of Secretary PEI
kins. When asked the footing of propt
items of construction of all the roaC
down to the time the New England b.
gan the work, he said there was an al
= parent construction account of 1000
- 900, the disputed amounts aggregatin
$30,000,000. Mr. Webb said the tot
* cost of construction of New Englar
since 1878 aggregated about $4,000, 90
- including the equipment account, whiC
is said to be about S., 100000. After Il
attorney argued the case Judge Prenti
X reserved his decision.