Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-08-31
CITY NEWS.

Standard, was in town last evening.
Fred T. Furniss, late with J. E. Roe,
has accepted a position with G. K. Kill
bride & Co.
William j. Duncan left this morning
on a weeks vacation to be spent in New
Haven and New York.
The Concordia society will give a
"house warming at their hall on Thurs
day evening, September 10.
The funeral of George Cook took
place from his late residence on First
avenue at , p. IN. to-day.
F, Z. Smith has received no trace of
the horse that was taken Saturday, by
two sharpers, to go to Naugatuck.
Robert Goelet was yesterday elected a
! director of the New York & New Eng
land railroad in place of Sidney Dillon,
deceased.
Constable Rigney to-day served the
papers on Edward Pierce in the suit for
81 900 for SANDER, brought by John G.
Altman.
Attorney Porter l.. Wood of this city
| acted as temporary secretary of the
prohibition convention now in session
| at Hartford.
Brakeman E. j. Madison, of the New
York q New England road, is in the
Highland hospital, Newburgh, with
crushed hand and wrist.
The New Haven term of the superior
court will begin Tuesday, September 6.
There are some Waterbury cases to
come up ut this term of court.
Charters a. Borden, the decorators,
will leave shortly for Washington to
| look after many contracts they have
made for decorating during the q. a. r.
encampment.
| William Harvey, aged 40 years, died
this morning at his home - Ridge
street. The funeral will take place to
the church of the Immaculate Concep-
ton Friday morning.
Charles Frisbie, who has charge of
the roads and streets of Bristol, spent
the day examining the steam roller and
the work of matchmaking going on in
front of the City hall.
1t was announced yesterday that the
New York q New England Railroad
company has just made a contract
which will surpass in magnitude the
great deal made by the Reading COM
pany.
Some boys threw a stone through the
car window OF the Naugatuck noon
train yesterday, just after the train left
Burrville. No one was hurt, although
one lady, Mrs n. E. Bingham, was
ICONGlSu Will DIOheu SldSS.
A seven-year-old boy named Wood
ing, living on Baldwin hill, fell off an
oX-cart that he was climbing into, this
morning, breaking one of his arms and
shoulders. Drs Axtelle and Bissel
rendered surgical attendance.
The Hartford Courant calls attention
to the danger from bone collecting
carts, and the point is we'll taken
Some of the private garbage carts in
Waterbury should be ordered off the
road by the board of health.
Postmaster Doherty has received word
from the department at Washington
that he has been granted another car.
rier. To-day Royal Meyers, substitute
carrier, was made a regular. The loca
office now has thirteen carriers.
The property owners of Mill, Luke
North and Bergen streets and Mitchell
avenue were given hearing before the
board of compensation last evening or
the matter of assessing benefits anC
damages on the work done on those
streets.
The following witnesses have beer
subpUnaed by the prosecution in the
: case Of Terrence CoyIe, charged with
, illegal voting: James ByrneS, DAME
- Kelly, Morris Collins, Patrick Shana
han, Thomas Darling and Andrew
Lcary.
1t is expected that the ma, jority of tn,
members of WadhamS' post, G. n. Il.
< will attend the national cncampment Il
Washington next month. The Ameri
can band, who will accompany the post
have secured quarters ON Eleventh
North West street.
The funeral of Mrs Mary f.. Hacket
, took place this morning to the ChurCl
e. of the Sacred Heart, the Rev Fathe
Murphy celebrating requiem mass
The pallbearcrs were John and DAME
Hackett, James Daley, John ODonnell
Michael Shaw and John Seery.
In response to q letter from G.. CollarC
Adams, asking what rights a prisone
on civil process is entitled to at TIN
= Jail while awaiting bonds, the count,
commissioners have replied, referrin!
the writer to the statutes relating to tn
duties of jailers and their subordinates.
> There is promise of uncommon.
good fall shooting in various parts o
the state, and local sportsmen are highl,
delighted over the outlook. The milo
winter and hot dry summer were quit
favorable for game, especially part
ridges. In wet seasons a kind of ticl
gets into the neck of the partridge, kill
ing them off in great numbers. Thi
y summer has seen but few of these in
be remarkably plentiful.
q One of the results of the recent nego
T tiations between the New York & New
J. England and the HOusatonic and Con
solidated railroad companies, whIcl
ended in the transfer of the stock of tn
New England Terminal company, wa
the release of the New York & New
England company from its guarantee O
$780, 900 on the bonds of the Termina
}, company. That company's assets hav
ing been bought by a single interest
k this action amounts to the wiping out o
the $500, 600 of bonded debt representa-,
by the guarantee, which was cancelled
and destroyed.
An effort is being made to compel tn
Meriden horse railroad to run cars. Tw,
young lawyers, James f. Fitzgerald ant
r James Buchanan, at the instance of
number of citizens, were about to appl,
to State Attorney Doolittle for manda