Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-21
CITY NEWS.

Miss Katie Daley is visiting friends in
Letter Carrier U. A. Warner and family
are at the Worlds fair.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs William
Ennis of A Gilbert street yesterday.
There will be meeting of the O'Connen
club tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
H. S. Scoville left this afternoon on a
business trip to Aberdeen, Miss.
Charles ]. Crowley. director of the
Eighth Regiment band of New York, was
in this city to-day and called upon a num-
Der of old friends.
There will be meeting of the executive
committee of the Fourth Ward Democratic
club, pleasant street, in G. \. X. building
at s o'clock this evening.
Applicants for the new court of the A.
o. F. of A, will be examined by DIR Nc
Donald. The nucleus for the court con-
sists of thirty-one members.
The Brooklyn athletic club and the st
Thomas cadets will attend st Cecilia's
church fair in body tonight. They will
march to City hall headed by the
cadet drum corps.
The workmen at the Branch reservoir
began yesterday to lay thirty-inch drain
pipe to carry off the water while the dam
is being constructed. Each piece of pipe
weighs three tons.
The funeral of Richard Mckenna was
held at 8 O'Clock this morning to the I'm
maculate Conception church, where ser
vices were read by Rev Father Kennedy.
Interment was in Calvary cemetery.
There is but Il short time left for those
who de ire to go to the Worlds fair, and
the opportunity should not be lost.
Through Pullman buffet sleeping cars are
run on the Isabella express nd the
passenger coaches are the best.
The weather bureau reports that a storm
is coming northward from the Gulf of
Mexico, while our Connecticut prophet,
Horace Johnson says: 1--WE shall from now
on have beautiful weather during the
months of October and November"
Court s. ]. Meany, A. o. F. of A, held
largely attended meeting last evening.
Four propositions were received and three
candidates initiated. An enjoyable social
session was held after the business meet
ing The big court has now a membership
of 2ll.
The Plumbers, Steam and Gas Filters
local union, No %, held their regular
meeting last evening, at which officers were
elected as follows: President, T. F. Bull
ger; vice president, Edmund r. Heebner;
recording secretary, james Fox; financial
secretary, Edward Maloney; treasurer,
Joseph Cunningham.
The Bristol Manufacturing Co Of this
city has been awarded premium for the
best exhibit of recording gauges for steam,
electricity and temperature at the World S
fair. The Babcock Press Co of New Lon
don, builders of the press upon which the
DEMOCRAT is printed also received an
Gov ho hoe in hair limo
The will of Robert Aucock was filed for
probate to-day. The will was drawn by At
torney Holohan, the night the testator died.
He leaves all his property, real and person
al to his wife. He gives to his son George,
who was the cause of his fathers suicide,
the sum of six cents. He named his wife
as eXecutriN.
The following cases were assigned for
| trial i'll the district court to-day: Thursday,
| October &c, Kelly VS. city of Waterbury,
Smith VS. same; Friday, October 81, Good
| win vs. Rushton, Pomponio VS. n. Y. n. H.
| Il. r.. Short calandar: Wood VS. Deming,
Hewitt vs. Brown, Goodwin VS. Hosford,
| answers to be filed on or before one week
from October 81.
In the superior court yesterday at New
Haven Judge Hall ordered the defendant
in the suit brought by Dickson Eddy of
| New 1OIh against a. "oONl VI lLAS ~
| to file an answer to the complaint before
next Friday or have the case defaulted
The suit was brought to recover 81 800
which, it is alleged, Wood secured by
| fraud.
| City hall was filled again last night with
those attending the ST Cecilia's parish fair
| The st Aloysius drum corps made a short
parade before the opening. The stage
| performance was very enjoyable one
| Ticket l ,499 was awarded the door prize
This evening Hollywood and Carlin viii
give sparring exhibition and the Misse:
Bickel will sing duet.
Ten coaches of tourists returning from
| the Worlds fair arrived in Waterbury er
route for Boston, about 10 o'clock this
morning, five hours late. They had beer
delayed on account of the heavy fog ant
had nothing t , eat since yesterday evening
At the local New England station they
bought up everything in the line of victual.
that the restaurant keeper had.
There was n rumor this afternoon tina
Wil,ilm Jones, young man residing a
the West End, had been drowned in the
City Mills pond. Medical Examiner
| AXtelle has not been notified
and the rumor cannot be verified
Last night a number of men dragged thu
c poke street reservoir for Jones' body. HI
had been drinking for some time, hnt
threatened to commit suicide and is miss
| ing.
Report has it that Chiquene, wanted TO
breaking into the depot in SouthingtoI
and stealing SIS therefrom on Wednesday
told friend that he had operated on 81!
depots on the line of the New York & New
| England railroad in the last few months
His method was to use light jimmy, ani
with this he had no trouble in forcing
door or money drawer fastened with
spri lock. The operation took but
moments time. 1t was reported last nigh
tLat he had been arrested in Woodbury.
but the report could not be confirmed.