Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-03
What, when. where have I struck

Frank Walsh of Middletown, brother
of Henry Walsh of this city, died to-
day.
An interesting story is ga Little Com
edy of Errors" 1t will he commenced
tomorrow in the DEMOCRAT.
An increase of pension was granted to
Michael O'Neill of Waterbury in New
Haven to-day.
Louis Schuman of Philadelphia re-
turned home to-day. For the past week
he has been the guest of P. Coogan.
E. A. Steele and wife will leave to-
morrow morning for st Augustine,
Florida, for a stay of several weeks.
Physicians and others are requested to
call at the town clerks office and receive
their fees for returns of births, marriages
and deaths for 1899.
Charles Miller. assistant superintend-
ent of the Metropolitan Insurance COM
pany, has been added to the list of
notaries public of the town of Water
bury. =
Michael Commerford has filed a no.
tlce with City Clerk Mattison that he
will claim damages for injuries received
from fall on an icy walk on Cole street
several days ago.
The concert and ball of R. ]. Costello
in City hall this evening. Music by the
American band and orchestra and
prompting by Professor NJ. E. Carey.
B. T. Melton had the second and third
| fingers of the right hand sawed through
the second joints by a circular saw in
w. II. Hurlburt's shop ION Matt atuck
street to-day. The wounds were cared
for by DR. Castle.
The new Washington express on the
New England road ran into the rear of
| the Norwich boat train at East Douglass,
Mass, at 6 o'clock this morning, the Nor
wich boat being late owing to the fog.
Three cars were telescoped and four
persons seriously injured.
Papers were served on Miss Alice G..
| Cassidy and other contestants of the
will of the late Joseph Cassidy, yester-
day, by Deputy Sheriff Downs of Meri-
superior court, New Haven, on the first
Tuesday in March to show cause for
their appeal from probate.
MRS Kate O'Neill, an inmate of the
aims house, died this noon from an at
| tack of heart trouble. She was down
town yesterday nursing a sick patient
and on returning to the house COM
planned of feeling unwell, but nothing
serious was anticipated. She was 90
years of age and leaves two unmarried
daughters.
At the annual meeting of Clark COM
mandery, K. T, Wednesday afternoon,
the following officers were elected
Eminent commander, F. A. Spencer
general, w. j. Smith; prelate, N. j.
| Welton; senior warden, H. l.. Rowland
junior warden, E. L. Chapman; treas
urer, B. G. Bryan; recorder, II. w. At
| wood; trustees, f. A. Spencer, N. j
Welton, N. D. Granniss.
For some days past a rumor has beer
current that Deputy Sheriff John S. Fay
had resigned his position. Nothing def
mite vas to be obtained on the matter
however, until to-day, when the appoint
ment of ex-Selectman Maurice F. Car
mody was made by County Sheriff
Charles A. Tomlinson. Sheriff Carmody
assumed the obligation of Office before
John S. Fowler, commissioner of the
superior court for New Haven county
this morning, and will begin the duties
pertaining to his office at once.
Before the superior court in New Ha
ven to-day, Judge Prentice, several Wa
; terbury cases came up. On motion the
divorce case of Mary A. Ward VS. Will
liam Ward was transferred to the New
Haven docket. Terry & Bronson fol
plaintiff r. A. Lowe for defendant
In the case of Chatfield VS. Miller, the
; defendant was allowed one week il
which to file an answer; Terry & Bron
son and Webster & O'Neill, attorneys
&c. A. Stone of Southbury was giver
leave to bring suit against the Male
Cattle Co, of which Dana Bartholomew
is receiver. Charles G.. Root, and Nun
, ger of Ansonia, attorneys.
At a meeting of Local Assembly, NJ
/, 8 1868, X of L., held last evening, afte
, hearing the existing trouble between E
Miller & Co of Meriden and about siXt!
} girl employees, who, it appears, are pai'
81 per day, and who have been notifies
, OLA reduction of 25 per cent, but soone
han accept such reduction hav
decided to quit work, the Loca
resolutions therefore, seeing that we
the members of Local Assembly, 9,263
X. of L., are banded together for the up
; lifting of poor humanity to better thei
condition, morally, socially and finan
! cially. and believing that the cours
. that E Miller & Co is taking with thes
poor girls will tend to drive them to tn
=, already crowded districts in several o
our large cities, therefore be it resolved
that we, the members of Local Assem-
' bly,, 9,263, K. of L., herein assembled
Cnlnk CnaC CneSe poor girls are Oelni
very unjustly treated by such a reduc
ton in their wages, we therefore full.
: recognize the stand these girly hav
: taken, and will ask all who are Opposes
7 to such oppression to join us in extend
ing to these girls our sincere sympath
: in the courageous struggle for thei
, moral, social and financial happiness
: which they are now engaged in."
LIABILITY OF EMPLOYERS.