Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-04-21
CITY NEWS.

JuuR6 ELLIS EDeIan anu WII6 nave I0- turned from their southern trip.
 A full supply of school books for all schools in the city, at Bergin's book store. Rev James J. Walsh, formerly of this city, is confined to his home at Tariff vile, with a severe attack of the grip. ~ Emile Chagnon, aged Is years, a | nephew of Dr Joseph $. Chagnon of this I city, died Wednesday in Woonsocket, R. I.
 An anniverisary entertainment and | supper will be given m Concordia hall | next Wednesday evening, by the society | of St Cecilia's parish.
 Invitations are out for the wedding of | Margaret Agnes Poulter of this city and | Thomas M. Trotter of South Manchester, | which will take place May 4.
 The center district committee could | do no business last evening for want of quorum. Adjournment was taken l until this evening at 8 o'clock.
 H. N. Dinsmore will move his family ! to New Britain to-day. MT Dinsmore's | new pos tion as superintendent of the | New Britain Tramway company necessi- | tates this change.
 Dr B. W. Mcdonald of this city was elected an alternate member of the board of censors, at the meeting of the New Haven County Medical society in Meriden yesterday.
 George A. Morton has been appointed general baggage agent of the New York & New Haven road, with headquarters at New Haven, and has entered on the duties pertaining to hatoffice.
 Thomas Ennis, of 1909 East Main street, had two fingers of the left hand in a af RnnnFc HoY 3c spoon shop yesterday afternoon and badly smashed. Dr Frost dressed the injuries.
 Major F. A. Spencer, who recently returned from a trip through Mexico and New Mexico will give descriptive lecture before members of Wadhams' post, next Thursday evening, on the scenes and incidents of his trip.
 r The high tide at New Haven last night washed out 8 new embankment on the Derby division and carried away several feet of the track. The New Haven Waterbury freight trains had to come around by the Naugatuck junc- tion.
 Constable Egan to-day served papers on fifteen persons who were present at the meeting of the board of health when the first action was taken in re- II to appear in Hartford tomorrow before Judge Prentice as witnesses in the in- ' junction case.
 Despite the indictment weather people visited the French fair at City hall again last night in large numbers. The fair will close this evening and all the prizes will be drawn. The fair has proved a great financial success. Last night Joseph Brodeur was presented with $5, as he held ticket 7,666.
 The census returns show that Con- necticut is well plastered over with mortgages. Between 1880 and 1890 we added very largely to the amount of such loans. The bulk of them are houses and house lots. Of the whole area of the state, however, only about an eighth is under mortgage, farm loans not being very popular.
 Peter Fox had his left hand caught in a power press at the Waterbury Clock shop yesterday and injured so that Dr Crane had to amputate the first and a portion of the middle fingers. Mir Fox was the Acme's first base man and the team will feel his loss very much, as he will not be able to play ball this season.
 Sometime after midnight Wednesday, burglars entered the saloon of Harvey brothers and opening the cash register abstracted all the money, about $10 in small change. Some cigars and liduors were also taken Entrance was effected by breaking the window in the rear room. The police are at work on the case.
 It Is understood that the New Haven News will change hands within a day or two, the negotiations for it's purchase by William Nicely and others being now nearly completed. It is expected that Reuben B. Davenport, the present Ieditor, will step down and out to night. It is said by those who should know, that hereafter the paper will be the or gan of the Monticello club. John J. Splain, formerly of this city, will, as pre- viously announced, be editor.
 In the police court to-day Harry Goodwin was charged with breach of the peace. His father keeps a store on Bishop street and the boy is employed as bookkeeper and collector. He was try ing to collect a bill from Mrs Mary Boise, who lives across the street, and persisted in shouting across from the store. The boy said this morning the bill was $9.95 and was owed for two years and half. He went to the house several times to collect the bill, but was not allowed inside and took this method to collect it. His father was present and defended him. Prosecuting Attor- ney O'Neill said he thought best to nolle the case on condition that the boy would cease his annoyance.
 Constable Egan, yesterday, through Attorney O'Neill, Served papers on Clerk Mattison in three suits for damages against the city, one for $500 fol Daniel Carmody, one for $500 for Charles Loeffler and wife and one foI $500 for Michael Commerford. He also Iserved papers in three cases for Attorney Lowe, one for $500 for Margaret Boyle and husband, one for $500 for John Ghent, and one for 5000 for James Doty and wife. In the latter case the woman came near dying from her in. juries. These cases all came before the special committee of the council and were ordered contested.
 John Fl. Dillon, the popular New Haven grocer, met with an experience this morning which he does not wish repeated. He was driving in from the extreme end of East Main street, and when opposite Whalen's store the whiffietree broke, letting the traces down on to the horse's heels. Then be. Igan Q mad run for the center. MT Dillon held to the reins, and when he was not steering clear of other teams L.. n n