Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-03
CITY NEWS.


 the summer here, was in town to-day. The board of road and sewer commis- sioners will hold their regular monthly meeting this evening. The boot and shoe dealers have de- cided to close their stores on Monday and Friday evenings at 6 o'clock, com menclng this week.
 John Clarkin of West Side hill fell from a staging in the yard of the Waterbury Brass Go, yesterday, breaking two ribs and injuring one of his lungs.
 First Selectman Pinney and George L. Belden have purchased the stock, fix lures and good will of the American laundry, 130 East Main street.
 Mrs Anna Possner, aged B years, wife of c, A, Possner, died thIs morning at her home on West Main street. The interment will be in Hebron, Connecti- cut.
 P.J. Strain and wife have been cited to appear in the probate court and show what disposition they made of their estate.
 The will of the late John Fitzpatrick of Mill streetS was admitted to probate to-day. The deceased leaves his property to his children.
 A German woman fell down a flight of stairs in the building on the corner of East Main and Cherry streets, last night, | breaking two ribs and receiving other | injuries. She was attended by Dr Hayes.
 Mrs J. A. Beach, mother of the newly appointed paymaster of the Second reg iment, will give dinner this evening at her home in New Haven, to the off cers of the second regiment. Col Do herty, Major Burpee and Adjutant Dickinson will attend.
 John Murphy, of Hartford, was de- feated in a game of continuous pool at Ansonia last night, by Fred Harvey of Murphy 139. Murphy was backed heavily by New Haven parties, while Harvey had the support of his friends from Waterbury.
 Thomas Luddy, for many years a let ter carrier, has severed his connection with the department. Postmaster Doherty to-day appointed George Jen- kins to the position. Jenkins is better known among the employees and by the reporters by the dignitied title of ''The Adjutant."
 Employees of the Naugatuck road are engaged in cutting 700 tons of ice to be sent to the Harlem river station. The ice is cut at Burrville from a pond as clear as crystal and fed by springs Fastidious passengers on the road car be assured next summer that the ice water they drink is as pure as it is possible to have it.
 The tenth annual reunion of the Con necticut Association of Union Ex Prisoners of War will be held at Hart ford, Monday, February 9. The busi ness meeting will be called at 10:20 a m., in Grand Army hall, Cheney build RF,s- a,,S Relief corps of Robert o. Tyler post i to furnish dinner in City mission hall Lady friends of the members of tn, association are invited.
 According to Town Clerk Madden report there were 101 deaths in Water bury during the month of January The causes were as follows: WhoopinI cough 2, old age 3, Ia grippe 14,diphthe ria and croup 4, phthisis 12, pneumOni IF, bronchitis 12, erysipelas 1 diseases o nervous system s, heart disease 1, al other causes except still births 1G, tOta 93; still births $, grand total 1O1.
 A boy named Robert Runkerstein wa before the police court this mornin charged with throwing snowballs. Hi case was continued for two weeks. IT. continued cases against Michael E Gleason, for selling to a minor, an Bernard Reed for selling without - license, were heard this morning Gleason was fined $5 and costs on on case and $5 without costs on another. like fine was imposed in MT Reeds case An alarm from box 15, corner of Eas Main and Cherry streets, called out tn | fire department at 4:25 yesterday ever ing. The trouble was in an Italia tenement of John Bahan's house on Mi street. The flames were eXtingulshe hofnro no lDSC nvnooAo1 &IEn HN1- children of Archivi Rocco, aged rt Ispectively five and ten years, weI alone in the house at the time, the mother being on visit to he neighbOrs. They were rescued b Charles Wetherbee, who discovered tn fire and burst open the door. . At meeting of the Waterbury Dri, = ing Co last night, the following officer were elected: Secretary, Nelson W Heater; treasurer, G. s. Parson directors, Dr Thomas Bland, o. ( Camp, Theodore Oliver, Stephen Low I' and J. P. Lawlor. The secretary an treasurer are directors ex officic and tn board went into session to select from il own number president and vice pres h dent. The choice was: President, o. ( Camp; vice president, Dr Thoma Bland.
 A pretty marriage was solemnized { the church of the Sacred Heart at
 o'clock this morning, the contractin party being James Newell and Mi n Lizzie Mulville. The ceremony wf h performed by the Rev Hugh Treano and was followed by a nuptial mas Frank Hudner was groOmsman and NJ Lizzie Mccarthy accompanied the brid
 Mir and Mrs Newell received their frienC in their new home on William stree after the mass. They left for a weddin
 tour to New York and other points, c the 3:25 train.
 The Philadelphia Ledger says: q
 the Poughkeepsie bridge matter, the e:
 pectation is that the ownership of thre
 fourths of the stock of the Delaware
 New England railroad will be tran
 ferred to the Reading railroad to-da
 carrying with it control of the roa' = connecting with the bridge. If this
 done, new board of directors of tl