Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-12-06

Last nights snow storm furnished work
for many of the unemployed of the city to-
day, and every man who owned or could
borrow a snow shovel was able to earn his
dinner.
The democrats of the next court of COM
mon council will meet Friday evening next
at o'clock in the democratic headquar-
tiers. Important business will be con-
sidered and a full attendance is requested.
Fred r. Swift, of the Sunday Herald,
sailed Monday morning from Bridgeport,
on his steam yacht Volga, for Cuba. He
will remain there two or three months, and
then start on a cruise around the world.
He will be gone over a year.
Men who claim to know good deal
about such things say that icemen will do
well to gather in their crop as early as pos
sible. The winter is promised by them to
be an open one with the heaviest part of
the season between now and the early days
of January.
George Waters, the driver fer the Trott
Baking company who was hurt by the
overturn;ng of baker wagon on Wolcott
street yesterday afternoon and badly cut
on the forehead and face, was attended by
DIR Axtelle. He will be confined to his
home for several days.
Colonel Doherty has completed the
standing of the Second regiment for No
vember. 1t is 1896 and is considered
very good for the first month of the drill
season. The standing of the various COM
panies is as follows: A, 1886; B, 94.72;
c, 92.83; D, 1927; E, 1851; F, Sc .03; G.,
97.06; H. $3.50; 1, 1888; hospital corps,
$500.
The water supply committee held its
regular monthly meeting last evening. In
the absence of Mayor Webster, F. B. Rice
presided. The bills for the month,
amounting to S14, 321.11, and the pay roll,
amounting to 81, 504, 10, a total of SIC,
S25.21, were approved and ordered paid.
Adjournment was taken to next Friday
evening.
A peculiar fad is in vogue with a num-
Der of young men not otherwise engaged.
They visit stores where small musical in
struments are for sale and poster the store
keepers by trying the several instruments,
playing Annie Rooney" After the Ball, -
etc, to the evident disgust of waiting Gus
toners, and depart dissatisfied with the
merchants stock.
The directors of the Christian Visitation
and Charity society held its annual meet
ing yesterday afternoon and elected F. ].
kIngsbury chairman; DR. Anderson, treas
urer; W. H. Camp, secretary; Rev Mr. Bar
ton and Mr. Shipley, members of the exc
cutive committee. The pastors of the
different Protestant churches were elected
board of directors.
The permanent organization of the new
turner society," the Turn Verein Vorwarts,
was effected last evening and officers were
elected as follows: President, August
Wolf; vice-president. William Beerbaum
recording secretary, Charles Blattmann;
first turnwart, Philip C. Schwartz; second
turnout, Paul Wening; treasurer. William
Heyer; financial secretary, Paul Loeffier.
Prominent Irishmen are interested in a
movement which has for its object a state
parade of all the Irish societies of Con-
| necticut, to take place in Bridgeport on
March II next, st Patricks day. 1t has
| been years since the day has been OBJ
served in any of the Connecticut cities
| aside from local demonstration. meet
ing will be held in few weeks and the
matter will be thoroughly discussed.
Miss Pretat will meet at the room of the
Young Women's Friendly league, at s
o'clock Thursday evening. such members
of the league as may desire to avail them.
selves of her instruction in physical cul
ture. This is the fourth year that Miss
| Pretat has donated her services to this de
partment of league work. Results have
been marked in their benefit to the pupils
and complimentary to the teacher. The
class this winter promises to be large.
Officer Tehan found colored man, yer,
drunk, near the Brooklyn bridge last nigh
and brought him in. He gave the nam,
of Cuff" Pickett. He was charged, also
with indecent exposure. He was fne(
S. without costs in the police court thi
morning. Joseph Stachez was charged
with breach of the peace. His step-father
| Iulian EhiO1ncEi ha ~
He said the boy had whipped him anC
chased him from the yard with stones
The boy was fined S. and costs. TIL
step-father was then charged with assault
and breach OF the peace, his wife bein
the complainant. She said that there wer
marks on her body where he beat her Oh
Saturday. A little niece corroborated he
story. The accused was fined SO an
costs. James Barlow, charged with drunk
enness, was told to get back to Thomasto
as quickly as possible. The case Michae
Eskovitch was again continued until tc
morrow.
the heirs of the late Joseph Cassidy wa
continued in the superior court in Ne
Haven this morning. Mrs Jobson, nice
of the deceased, who took the stand yestel
day afternoon, resumed her testimony
The evidence which was drawn from th
witness was calculated to show that the d.
ceased lived in Waterbury and that o
this account the probate court of Meride
had no jurisdiction in the matter of prC
batting the will. Mrs Jobson testified thl
the deceased had lived at her house i
Meriden for long period. Checks wei
presented in court showing that the d.
ceased had paid board to the Jobsons
the rate of 81 a week, and these checl
were made payable at the Meride
National bank Mrs Jobson's testimon
occupied the entire morning and part {
the afternoon. More witnesses will /
placed on the stand by the attorneys O
both sides with view to establishing Ii
important point in the case, namely as
the real place of abode of Mr. Cassidy an
the proper place for the settlement of h
estate.
Chairman Mulcahy presided at the NEE
ing of the board of education last evening
The application of Miss Mary Driseon {
Sufield for position as teacher was a.
copied and placed on file. The boar
recommended to the district committe
the necessity of fixing a retaining wa
at the Clay street school building 50 thu
the children will not be in danger of fal
ing over it. 1t was voted to recommend
the committee the purchase of a motor an
grindstone for the manual training schoo
Superintendent Crosby stated that three c
four sets of encyclopedias, new text book
charts, etc, were needed for the differeI
schools, but action on the matter was pos
poned until another meeting. The resi-
nation of Miss Agnes C.. Douglass, who
to be married soon, was read and accepte
with regret at the loss of her valuable SCI
vices. The proposition of Mr. Bill to Civ
one-hah of his time as instructor of mus
in the schools at a salary of $50 n month
was discussed and it was voted that Il
board recommend the employment of