Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-04-14
CrTY NEWS.

tuck station is In New Haven to-day. Engineer Shepard. of Conductor Cooks Watertown train,y is i'll at lhis home in this city. There are advertised letters at the poetoffice for Mrs Fl. William Smyth md Mrs Lizzie Mcdonald.
 Fast day as usual will be observed at the postcfice. The carriers will make only their morning trips. The office will close at noon.
 The will of Sarah E. Frisbie of Wolcott was entered for probate this morning. Styles l.. Hotchkiss is banned as executor.
 Look at the fine line of furnishings in Upson & Singleton's. Easter is cou.ing md they have the lily suits in their win low. They are very appropriate.
 The tug-of-war tournament will begin in the City hall at 9 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Many side bets have been wagered by the friends of the opposing teams.
 The New Haven Knights of Columbus talk of erecting a statue in that city to the great discoverer, similar to the one the citizens of Boston propose to erect in San Domingo.
 Mrs M. J. Ryan of 6S0 East Main street, slipped and fell upon the veranda at her home just before noon to-day, breaking her left leg. Dr North re- duced the fracture.
 Joseph Somers' horse ran away on South Main street, near the city corners, last night. Mir Somers was thrown out and dragged quite a distance, but for- tunately was not injured,
 Beginning tonight Phelan will give special gifts for Easter. Purchasers of tea and baking powder will receive handsome souvenirs, and. beautifully embroidered ready made aprons.
 The local employees of the New Eng land road are not at all troubled over the report sent out from Boston few reduced. They do not believe the story.
 representative of the family of s. E. Pegcival, the New England road brake. man who was killed at Wheatons a short time ago, was in town to-day looking up evidence against the road with a view to bringing a suit for dam ages.
 Adiutant Dart of the Soldiers home, was assaulted by Veteran Michael York, and instead of putting York in the guard house on bread and water, ap- pealed to a justices court, where the ac- cused was fined $1 and costs. There is now and then a little trouble in the house and rum does 1t every time.
 To-day being Holy Thursday, one of the most important days in the church calendar, was appro priately observed in all the Catholic churches. In the church of the Immaculate Conception the services were very impressive. Nearly one hundred boys and girls took part in the procession of the Blessed Sacrament.
 The directors of the state prison have appointed as chaplain for six months, to succeed Chaplain dagger, the Rev E. F. Atwood of Bloomfield. He will assume the charge May 1. Mir Atwood re- signed as pastor of the Bloomfield Con- gregationaI church to take effect April 1. The Rev MT Atwood was born in Woodbury, March IA, 1S47.
 The careless driving of some people is causing much comment. Las: night a little girl was thrown down on Bank street, fortunately escaping serious re- suits. A week ago case of reckless driving on South Main street was re- ported. In the latter case several ladies had a close call. Something should be done to stop these people.
 A little girl named Shaughnessy, who lives with her parents at 90 Bank street, was knocked down by horse driven by a boy named Woods, opposite the post office, about 8 o'clock last night. Dr Axtelle was called and found that the little one was hurt about the breast and stomach, but that the injuries were not of serious nature.
 The services at the church of the Sacred Heart tomorrow, Good Friday, will be held morning and afternoon. At the morning service, beginning at s o'clock, tho prophecies, the passion, the unveiliDg and ador- ation of the cross, and the mass of the presanctified will follow in their order, and at p. m. the sta tions of the holy cross.
 A pack peddler named H. Rogoff complained at the police station to day that about fifty boys were throwing they said they would kill him If he would not give them cigarettes. One boy was caught by the peddler, but the little fellow slipped out of his coat and got away. The coat was brought to the police station and the pockets were found to be pretty well filled with stones.
 Coroner Mix has investigated the death of Christian O'Brien, who was killed in Farrels foundry at Ansonia, Tuesday afternoon, and has rendered a verdict holding the company open to censure. A piece of the machinery was out of order, and O'Brien was sent to fix it while in motion. The place where the repairs were needed was a dan gerous one. and the coroner holds that the machinery should have been stopped, which would have caused a shut down of about 15 minutes.
 A dispatch from Norwood, Mass, says: Members of the Knights of Labor of this place are up in arms over the treatment of the employees of the New York 6 New England railroad. It is stated by these men that many of the privileges to which they are rightfully entitled have been taken away and that cut in | urn pea in H,rn.ckfrNaIlxr hainnnr onfnrcnd A