Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-16

The water shut Od-Dav1d R Oss In a
 Critical Conditional Truant Cap-
 tured-General Borough News
 There was considerable complaint among the residents up town yesterday over the fact that the water was shut off and no notification of such an event had been given in advance. After investigation 1t was found that Superintendent Hall was ss much iii the dark over the fact as any of the water commissioners as he had given no orders to have the water shut of. More inquiry revealed the true state of affairs, and proved that J. H. Mccormack was responsible for the scarcity of water as he had shut off the water on the new main to make the connections at the Muddy river pumping station and supposed that there would be enough water running through the old main to supply the wants of the borough temporarily, but 1t seems that the supply was not as much as was supposed, owing to the low state of the water in the
 pond; and as about foot or more of the
 surface of the pond is in there Is compara-
 lively 10 water running through the old
 main. The work at the pumping station
 was delayed several hours after the main
 was cut to make the connection, by the
 fact that as soon as the air was let into
 the main that a syphon was formed and
 the flow of the back water flooded every
 thing, and 1t took several hours to read
 just matters. Mccormack and force of
 men were at work last evening and intend
 cd to continue all night If it
 WAS necessary to get the connections all
 made, and 1t was thought that all would
 be completed soon after midnight. Super
 intendent Hall was over to Paugh pond
 yesterday and found that there was a de-
 clded rsi+s of the water in the gate house, which showed thirty inches over the bot tom of the new main, which Is an increase of sbout ten inches inside of @ month. The recent heavy rains and melted snow have ben of great service to the water supply and there need be no fears of any further trouble regarding lack of water fur sometime. The pump will be got in working order and given e fair trial to chow its capacity and when occasion re- euires later it will be utilized.
 The condition of David Ross, who had a delicate operation performed at the New
 York polyclinic last week, is extremely | through. Mrs. Ross has been at his bed side since the operation and has carefully | watched his oase and acquainted by letter | every day her brother, David MoCune, his | condition. Sunday his condition was ex- tremely critical and 1t was feared he would not survive the night, but on Monday he
 rallied little and Monday night got two hours of natural rest, the first since the | operation. Tuesday the doctors were more | hopeful and considered that his condition | was slightly improved. There was no let | far aaS tr,-, . l.. l. lo | that thsre is no decided change in his con . | dition.
 Truant Officer Dan O Reilly captured an-
 other runaway from the state reform school last evening. The boys name is | Page and he belongs in New Haven. Dan | is proficient in capturing reform school 1 truants, this making six he has captured l within few months. He will be taken to | Meriden on the early train this morning. Superintendent H. E Biggins, who lives
 here, reports that business is booming at
 the Hartford Silver Plate compsny's works,
 and that hs has work for more solderers
 and turner's, should any of that craft be
 in search of steady employment Darwin Curtis reports that his wife's l young child WAS nearly frightened to death | by the white caps when they visited his | house recently. The dcor was burst in by l the use of cedar pole he had cut for a l hop pole, which was used as battering ram, some of the visitors can be identified
 and are liable to be called to account The body of the father-in-law of Charl.s
 E. Johnson, who died Tuesday in the in | sane retreat at Middletown, will be brought | here this afternoon on the 3:3S train for | burial in the Center street cemetery. l Johnson now works in New Haven but | formerly lived in Pond Hill
 Ths funeral of Albert Austin will be st 3 | o'clock this afternoon from St. Paul's 1 church. The burial will be in the 'In Nemoriam" cemetery
 James G. Patterson Is now the sole own
 CT of the Hartford Silver Plate company. Charles Glshn has rented F. L. Johnson's shop on Simpson avenue and will start in business die einking and mold making next week.
 John Shipman, e brother of Frank Ship man of South Main street, died Tuesday afternoon st the home of Mrs. Walter Ives on North Farms, after few days illness with pneumonia, aged fifteen years. The funeral services will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock The burial will be in Meri- den.
 Will Toothe and Edward Andrews start this afternoon for Cincinnati.
 The ladies and gentlemen who took part
 in the ''Chimes of Normandy" are deserv-
 ing of much credit for the able and ar-
 tistie manner in which they carried out
 their respective roles. The singing was
 excellent, and with the acting cannot be
 surpassed by any amateur talent that can
 be found, and in some of the parts the
 portrayal of the characters would have
 considered highly creditsble even in pro-
 fessionsls.
 E. Carlisle of Goshen was in town yes-
 terdsy and was warmly welcomed by many of his old friends.