Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-12-05


Powers. charged with conspiracy to de- |
fraud Brown 4 Durham, furniture dealers, |
came mp in the city court in New Haven
this morning. Brady pleaded not guilty
and Powers, by advice of his counsel re
fused to plead. After hearing number of
witnesses the case was continued until to-
morrow.
An alarm of fire was runS from box 81,
at the corner of Cedar and Meadow streets
about 9:15 this morning, somebody losing
his head because an unusual volume of
smoke was issuing from the chimney of
one Of the row of houses on Livery street
The fire department had another useless
run and the axle of No Is supply wagon
WAS sprung.
At the annual meatinS of the Waterbury
Wheel club last night officers were elected
for the ensuing term as follows: President,
II. J. Phillips; vice-president F. G. Neu-
bert; recording secretary. Charles II.
Lyman. Jr; financial secretary, L. A.
White; treasurer, +. A. Lewis: captain.
II. II. Hurlburt; first lieutenant, L. 4.
White: second lieutenant, F. S. Cook.
There has been gratifying sale of
tickets for the course of lectures to be
given by Mrs Mountford, under the au-
spices of the Hospital Aid society, at the
opera house on Wednesday, Thursday and
Saturday evenings. Jews at Home will
be the subject of the first lecture. Mrs
Mountford is a very interesting speaker.
fully conversant with her subjects,
At the annual meeting Of the Waterbury
CLUB last night the officers and board of
managers were elected as follows: Presi-
dent. James Elton: first vice-president. L.
\. Plat; second vice-president, c. s. Rod
man; secretary, o. s. Northrop; treasurer,
Ii. s. Wotkyns; board of managers, E. L.
FrisLie, Jr, Arthur Il. Kimhall. John z.
Elton. Irving H. Chase. F. r. Rice, Will
liam E. Fulton.
| The New England road will run holi-
day excursion to Boston tomorrow, leav-
ing Waterbury at O'Clock. The fare in
| cludeS lunch free on the train going and
returning, and admission to the BLACK
| Crook at the Boston theatre. c. W. b.
| Edwards of Hartford will be on the train
| to look out for the comfort of guests and
| to provide tickets for Waterville people
The train will be express between Wilt
mantle and Boston, both ways. There is
no snow in Boston.
The Bronson library agents met yester-
day afternoon. The resignation of Miss
Helen Sperry, cataloguer of the library,
was accepted with regret A. :. Chase
and F. j. KinSSbury were appointed n
committee TO dispose of the dwelling house
adjacent to and owned by the library.
General s. W. kellogg WAS appointed to
| act with committee of the common coun-
ell in adjusting the boundary line between
the library and city property.
The number of applications for assist
ance al the headquarters on Scovin street
increases daily. The donations from
charitable people are kept up, too. but the
committee have had to purchase great
many articles. W. y. Ladd sent eight
IS u e
to-day, and II. c. GriGgS and Miss Kate
Wells sent number of articles of wearing
apparel. Yesterday John Is. MulhngS
sent over 500 worth Of clothing, consist
ing Of suits, overcoats and caps.
At the regular meeting of the ire board
last evening Commissioner Hynes presided
in the absence of Mayor Webster The
monthly bills were read and ordered paid.
Chief Snagg stated that the depar tment
would require an extra appropriation OF
81 900 10 carry it through December
1t was voted that the CLERK advertise for
bids for 100 tons of coal, bids to be opened
in two weeks, with the board to reserve thu
right to reject any or all bids. Chic.
SnagS was authorized to have the roofs or
Nos l and Is engine houses repaired. Ad
jonrnment was taken for two weeks.
The cold wave which struck this section
early yesterday morning close on the heel
of the storm is one of unusual severity 70
this season of the year. The maximum
temperature during the day was Is degrees
The first cold wave of last winter, tn
severest winter in many years, did no
reach here until December l9 Then it re
manned below the freezing point for nv
days, however, and everybody knew some
thing had happened. This cold wave vii
not pay such a long visit. A storm is com
ing from the northwest and will be her
probably tonight. At Bismarck yesterda
they had regular Connecticut lightning
change in the weather. the thermomete
going up As degrees.
Many local sports have bought ticket
for the go between Tommy Ryan O
Chicago and Dick Guthrie, which will tax
place before the Naugatuck Athletic clu
next Tuesday evening. This is not priz
fight as understood by many people. but
to be ten round so for scientific point.
? Both men are hard at work training for tn
! evening. Ryan Is doing his training /
, Bridgeport under the auspices of III
bridgeport Athletic club. Guthrie is ais
at work in Middletown under the supel
= vision of Tommy Hcuihan. who undel
/ stands how to bring out the best points i
a man. The go will be of more tina
= usual interest.
In the superior court at New Haven tC
: day; before Judge F. b. Hall, the cas-
r known as Cassidy's appeal from probai
| was begun. Miss Alice Cassidy of TIL
5, | city and about twenty other heirs {
Joseph Cassidy, who died in Januar,
b. 1891, leaving an estate valued at aboJ
$40. 600 are trying to break the will. III
v deceased left practically all of his properi
, to Rev Father MeAlenny of Meriden. tt
plaintiffs claim that undue inhuenC
J was used, that the testator was not eapab
, of making a will and that the Meride
: probate court had no jurisdiction, as II
deceased was a resident of Waterbur.
; Alice Cassidy was on the witness stan
nearly all day. Judge Stoddard of Ne
2 Haven and Attorney Gleason of Meride
v are defending the will. and Attorney
Webster and O'Neill of this city and Wi
liams and Wager of birmingham appeare
for the plaintiffs
Grin II. Bronson. aged 73 years. died
! IL O'Clock last night, at his home. 81
North Main street. Mr. Bronson was a n
tive of Waterbury and lived here all b
y life. He was a successful carpenter an
(, builder for many years, a man of publ
J. spirit and much esteemed in the comml
nifty. He held many positions of publ
. trust. Was selectman several terms,
member of the council. and chairman
the center district committee. Four chi
dren survive him, Mrs John Benjamin
bridgeport. Z. s. Bronson of Rome, NY
Mrs Irs Strong of Hartford and Miss Flo
I Bronson Of this city. Two sisters also su
y yive him, Mrs Nelson Cowell, mother
Y Judge George H. Cowell. and Mrs Villa