Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-09
CITY NEWS.

OAAN5S' There was one plain drunk before the police court this morning. He was fined I; S1 and costs. I Mir and Mrs William Frolich of New c Haven spent yesterday in this city, t visiting old friends.
 Messrs Hayes, Connor, Phelan and y are expected to arrive home t from Europe in few days. The Concordia Singing society will t drop out of the State Saengerbund. A new bund will be formed. E A number from this city attended the recital given by Paderewski, the Polish pianist, m Hartford last evening. Selectman Bevins and Superintendent O'Brien of the Meriden almshouse were in town to-day, the guests of Selectman Pinney.
 Dennis Hawley, the Exchange Place natter and furrier, has made an assign ment. William H. Holle of Brooklyn, N. Y, is the preferred creditor.
 Judge Phelan to-day ordered that the administrator of the estate of the late Patrick Coyle file his report by Friday, with the view to closing up the estate.
 In the Bridgeport police court, ,yester. Waterbury were fined S7 and costs each for drunkenness and breach of the | peace. Frank J. Rametti has resigned the | management of the Connecticut boot and shoe store and is succeeded by R. E. | Colby. The store will be closed for in- ventory for few days. Mayor Webster has been appointed trustee of the insolvent estate of c. R. Baldwin. It was the wish of counsel on both sides that Mir Webster accept the trusteeship.
 The members of Court Wolf Tone, A. | o. F. of A., are requested to attend an important meeting this evening. After the meeting they will attend the A. O. r. of A. fair in City hall.
 Town registrars throughout the state have received a circular from the state board of health requesting that all physicians be reported who do not com ply with the law in regard to reporting births punctually.
 John Begley, who fell off a ladder while at work on Byrnes' new livery stable yesterday, is much improved to- day. Dr Axtelle says that while the man is badly injured, his hurts will not prove fatal.
 Lewis Williams, the colored hostler who was sent down to jail several days ago, for drunkenness and assaulting Officer Allen, was released to-day, friends having subscribed the amount of his fines, $47, securing his discharge.
 The republican state central commit tee last night fixed Tuesday, May 3, and the following day as the date of the convention for the election of delegates to the national convention at Mime apolis in the following month.
 The Charles A. Tomlinson association, composed of the sheriff, deputy sheriffs and the court attaches of New Haven county, will hold their semi-annual din- ner at the Wallingford hotel in Walllng- ford, next Monday evening.
 Intelligence was received here to day that w. s. Jones, assistant superintend- ent of the middle division of the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg railroad, will succeed l.. w. Palmer as superintend- ent of the Providence division of the New York & New England road and will take charge Wednesday.
 Frank Gilman, the Waterbury young man who stole Dr Whitney's oN ercoat in New Haven last Thursday, pleaded drunkenness as an excuse for his crime in the city court yesterday morning The court decided it was no excuse and fined him $7 and thirty days for the = theft, and $7 and costs for the drunk.
 An Italian, employed by Contractor SOCo Oy OI Charlie Sullivan, was seriously injured on Vine street this morning. He was rolling.a heavy stone when he slipped and fell, the stone striking him on the left ankle breaking the bone. He was l removed to Dr North's office, where the fracture was reduced.
 The cane to be presented to the mos
 popular social club president, at tn, sociable to be given in Music hall or
 February 23, by the Second Wart Social club, is on exhibition in Lake Strobel & Co.'S window, and is beauty , Nearly every social club in the city vii
 enter the contest and the voting prom
 ises to be most spirited.
 joint meeting of the committee or = public lands and buildings and tn, - selectmen was held in the selectmen'
 office last night. George A. Boughtol
 was elected agent of the city haIl, tn,
 vote standing: George A. Boughton 4 ! B. w. Pinney 1, c. F. Downey 1. Johl Ia H. Loughlin was unanimously elected
 janitor, to serve until November 1.
 The State Teachers association wil h meet this year at Meriden, October 2I ," It was so decided at the meeting of tn
 executive board on Saturday afternoon
 in Meriden. The association bring
 together ,OO0 teachers. It will have it
 headquarters at the High school ant
 four sections, the paimary, grammar in intermediate and High school, will b h in session at the same time.
 A summary of the work recentl = completed by the board of relief shows
 Total amount of reduction, S31, ,12O
 total amount of additions, STA, ,T3O; taxe
 sworn off on mortgages, etc, Sl0, BOG
 amount exempted on properties o
 soldiers, sailors and other pensioners
 S170, l14. A synopsis of the latter iter
 is as follows: Those exempted S1 ,OOC = Ill; less than $1, ,OOO, 96; lowest exemr
 tion, $75; highest, Ss,OOO, this for loss c
 limb.
 Herman Dressel, fourteen year ol
 boy living on Chatfield avenue narrowly escaped being seriously ir . irrad fb;o v,0o,r ,,,1 |, ,x-,x.