Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-25
CITY NEWS.

weather, colder, northwest winds.
A matinee for children will be held at
City hall tomorrow afternoon. The ad-
mission will be five cents.
The excursion from Hartford to New
York on the New England road to-day was
Joined by two carloads of Waterbury
people.
Avol Bergeron, the eight months old son
of Gilbert Bergeron of rs Mill street. died
to-day. The funeral will be held at 8
o'clock tomorrow morning
A list of books and recent magazine arti-
cles relating to the temperance question
has been posted in the lobby of the Bron-
son library.
The executive committee of the Regular
Fourth Ward Democratic club will hold
meeting Friday evening in the rooms on
River street.
The funeral of Nellie Driscoll, aged &c
wears, who died at $50 Baldwin street,
yesterday morning will be held from the
residence of her sister, Mrs Patrick
Moriarty, 400 Baldwin street, at $50 to-
morning to the church of the Immaculate
Conception.
There are advertised letters at the post
office for Geo Bierds, Frank Buckley, Mrs
Frank Bower, Pierre Bezanson, Carlton
Chamberlain, Edwin Curtis, Eta johnson.
Miss b. Moran, Miss Mary Montaine and
Philip F. Tremore.
The night schools will open next Mon
day evening and the number of teachers
who will be put on will be proportional to
the number of applicants desiring to at
tend. Those persons who want to go to
night school must, therefore make applica-
ton to the day school teachers this week.
The Bridgeport Farmer observes: Wa
terbury is giving Temperance Orator Muir
ply splendid reception, greater crowd
than Hartford furnished throDgs his meet
ings but the signers of the pledge are not
in proportion. Perhaps the Waterbury
folk already so temperate that to take
the pledge would be to them work of
supererogation.
A writ of habeas corpus was served by
City Sheriff Mcdonald to-day on Superin-
tendent Howe of the reforlnatory at Meri-
den demanding that John J. Brennan,
Thomas F. Tracy and Joseph c. Vance be
| brought before the district court in Water
bury at $50 tomorrow. They were sent
| to the reform school some time ago for
burglary.
The st Cecilias fair in City hall had
another large attendance last night. The
stage entertainment was very good and the
solos by Peter Mcclure were well re-
ceived. This evening the ten labor or
CARNATIONS forming the Central Labor
union will attend in body. There will
| be ten door prizes besides good stage en-
tertainment and dancing.
A case of scarlet fever was reported to
Health Officer Robbins to-day, which is
probably out of his jurisdiction. The case
| is at the residence of f. W. johnson, near
the City Mills, and as it is outside of the
city limits, who is to take charge of it is a
question, as there is now no town board of
health, and the town health officer has
not yet been appointed.
The liquor dealers of Waterbury have
appointed committee to act in conjunc-
ton with committees from other towns in
petitioning the countycommissioners to re-
duce the fee for liquor licenses to $500.
The committee, which consists of Thomas
H. Hayes. Henry Flanagan, d. ]. Ma
haney, William Hellmann and F. f. Har-
vey went to New Haven to-day to consult
| with the commissioners.
City hall has experienced the foot ball
craze and as consequence the following
team has been organized Gillette, left
end; Belden, left tackle; Holohan, left
guard; Loughlin, center; Wright, right
guard; Madden, right tackle; L. Root
right end; Madison, quarter back: F. Kill
duff right half back; Hull, left half back
Cassin, full back. The team will line ur
for practice at 3 o'clock tomorrow after
noon.
There was a law passed at the last SEES
sion of the legislature which is of special
interest to dog owners as well as to those
that do not own any. The substance is
that if the dog is in the habit of running
into the street and barking at teams OF
persons the persons who are thus bothered
"a enter pOmDlaInf In the
officials who shall notify the owner that ht
must keep the dog confined, and if
second complaint is made the owner car
be arrested and fined 81 and costs If this
act was enforced there would be quite {
revenue for the town and in a short time
) there would be many less dogs than a
present for few would care to run the risl
of a second offense.
The New Britain Herald of last evenin:
announced that Landlord Morse of thu
Russwin hotel of New Britain will assum,
control of the Scovill house on Novembe
/. On enquiry at the Scovill house N,
definite information could be learned
= Manager Howes was not to be found
E. E. Lewis, who is perhaps the prineipa
, owner is absent from the city. 1t is gen
orally understood, however, that the hote
has not been paying investment of late
Many of the help are working on hal
= salary and a general change is expected a
any time. Several parties have beel
looking for the hotel and one has offere
to put in $4,000 and change the entir
: house if he can secure ten years lease.
Patrick Hayden, aged 80 years, wa
found dead at his home, 3S Ayers street
about 3 O'Clock this morning. He ha
been out of work for some time and it
thought the man was greatly discouraged
Last night he lay down on the kitche
floor to rest after the family had gon
to bed and was found at the time mel
toned, dead. Medical Examiner Axtell
was notified and went up there about
3 o'clock. He gave permission to have IL
body prepared for burial. The decease
leaves a wife and five small children IL
- woman was almost crazed with grief ant
it was feare L. would commit suicide. TIL
| funeral will take place at o'clock to-mo
row afternoon with services in the Imma
ulate Conception church and interment
st Joseph's cemetery.
O Money is harder to get in Waterbui
to-day than at any time during the la
d financial depression. A prominent bus
ness man said this morning: Il have
piece of property worth $50, 900 and FIRE
from all encumbrances. l have been tr
@ ing for several hours to raise 50 900 on
- and have not succeeded. The banks WI
G. not make any loans and several peop
who have borrowed money are asking tin
Z to meet the interest. great deal
money has been placed in circulation |
Z the government. know, but we do n
n feel any beneficial results yet. Aft
y January l think things will be differen
and money will be easy enough by Febr
AIRY l. Several new houses are complete
but the contractors will not turn over IL
keys until they get their money"
n First Prize For Winsted Cattle.