Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-01-19
CITY NEWS.

Mrs Joseph Archambault returned to-
day from Maryville, P. O., where she
went seven weeks ago to attend the
funeral of her sister.
Arson B. Rice, who was bound over
to the superior court for horse starving,
was released from Jail yesterday, having
secured bondsman.
The seventh annual concert and ball
of the Waterbury Burns club will be
held in the Jacques auditorium, Mon
day evening, January %. The men,
bers and their ladies will appear in full
Highland costume. t>se
The ladies' postal cards as the smaller
size of the new issue is known, does not
seem to suit the female patrons of the
local service, as they appear to prefer
the old style cards. Many think the
: large card to big for ordinary purposes.
Baker Adelard Gagnon's horse ran
away on Grand street at $3.50 this after
noon, making things lively for a few
the cart collided with a telegraph pole
and was reduced to kindling wood.
Says the Meriden Journal: Like
those of Meriden, the night schools of
Waterbury are not a success. The at
| tendance in this city fell off so much
that the schools were closed, and there
is talk of pursuing similar course in
Waterbury.
1t is said that when the grip has made
its entire round of the human system,
taking different portion at each time,
it ceases it's visits forever. This may be
| true, but the problem remains as to
which will outlast the other, the grip or
the human system.
The following officers have been
elected by the Aid association of the
Waterbury Clock Co: President, A. l.
Goodrich; vice president, L. S. Cook =;
secretary and treasurer, F. H. Spencer;
directors, F. Squires, G. J. Cleveland,
G. E. Lewis and F. Perkins.
All arrangements have been COM
| pleted for the annual concert and re-
ception of Carrollton council, K. of c.,
which will be held in the auditorium
Friday evening, and the affair promises
to be one of the most successful social
events of the season.
An unknown man jumped from the
Sunday afternoon train on the Manga
tuck road, when it had reached point
between Ansonia and Derby. He was
hurled headlong into the ditch, but the
train did not stop and the extent of his
injuries could not be learned.
AT special meeting held last night
the district committee approved the
bonds of Tax Collector Charles j.
Griggs Bonds of $4,000 were fur
nished by Robert F., Mary B. F. and
Wilfred E. Griggs, D. F. Webster, F. b.
Merrimam, George H. Cowell and l.. l.
Munson.
The officers of the Employees Aid
association of the Waterbury Clock
company's case shop are as follows:
President, James Dennison; vice-presi-
dent, Joshua Mahoney; secretary, NJ. F.
| Mckennerney; treasurer, A. SEIZURE
man; directors, NJ. Fleming, John Gil
lott, John G. Altman, Ernest Miller,
Edward Barrett and Daniel Flaherty.
AS Conductor Tim Days freight train
| was leaving Naugatuck this morning, a
drunken man was noticed on the bridge
just above the Glove company's race
way. He was on the middle of the
track. The engineer put on the brakes
and stopped the train. The man Jumped
into the water. The crew of the train
fished him out.
'Emilien Baril and Miss Rose Nigeant
were married at st AIMS church at j
O'Clock this afternoon. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev Edmund
Senasac, and the young couple were as
sisted by Joseph G. Baril, the groom's
brother and Miss Addie Fortin. After a
short wedding tour Mr. and Mrs Baril
will reside in this city.
William Treat, brakeman employed
on the Consolidated road, had his right
arm caught between the bumpers OF
two cars in the Naugatuck yard at
the train and attempted to finish his
run to New York. At the West End he
was suffering untold agony and the
conductor stopped the train and let him
off. The ambulance was called and
Treat was removed to the emergency
hospital.
General Embler denies that he has
been called upon by the Washington
authorities for statement of the num-
Der of men available for service in the
event of a call for troops. The general
says that the military authorities in all
the states make animal report to the
war department about this time of the
year and he thinks the statement may
have had its origin in this fact.
Thomas Kelly makes q suggestion
that is worthy of serious consideration
1t is, in word, that the town appro.
pirate $25, 900 or $50, 900 for the purpose
of widening the highway between the
city corners and the Smith & Griggs
factory. Many of the men who have
been thrown out of work by the rolling
mill fire would be glad to work upon
the road until such time as the factory
is rebuilt.
James E. Smith has recovered the
valuable English pointer which he lost q
few weeks ago. The dog, after having
changed owners several times, came
into possession of man living on Park
avenue. 1t was discovered by MI
Smiths brother, upon seeing whom the
dog ran away from its new owner anG
could not be induced to return. Nc
further evidence that Mr. Smith was the
rightful owner of the pointer was re
quired.
The annual report of Comptroller
Staub, sho wing the criminal business OF
the state courts for a year, has just beer
issued. The record is for the twelve
months ending July l, 1891. The tota
number of cases disposed of during the
year was l ,112, being a decrease of 23S
as compared with 1890. The total mum.
Der of prosecutions for different crime.