Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-22
CITY NEWS.


 of Dennis J. Hammond.
 M. J. McKeon, the local freight agent of the New England road, has for warded his resignation, to take effect March i.
 The funeral of Michael Hayes was held from the residence of his parents, 56 South street, at o'clock this after noon,
 Kittie, the three years old daughter of l w. J. Goggins of 10 Carmen street, died from uiphtheria this morning. The funeral was held this afternoon.
 Papers were served on the city clerk i last night in a suit for 1000 damages, brought by Michael Commerford, who fell on an icy walk on Cole street, some weeks ago, breaking his right arm.
 Charles Benson had the little finger of his right hand caught in a hydraulic press at Randolph and Gloves mill this morning and taken off at the first joint. The wound was dressed by Dr Benedict.
 The flag on the City hall and that over the building of the Waterbury Furniture company defied the storm to- day, and tloated to the breeze in honor of Washington, whose birthday it is.
 H. H. Farley, lately night operator at the New England station in Waterbury, has been appointed station agent at Brookfield Junction, on the Berkshire division of the New York, New Haven X Hartford road.
 Samuel Judson Wells and Miss Jennie Marie Fischer were married at the resi- dence of John Rich, 33 South Willow street, at 4:30 yesterday afternoon, by the Rev F. D. Buckley. MT and Mrs Wells left on the 5:53 train for a trip of a couple of weeks in the south.
 Freight train 21O on the New York & New England railroad was wrecked near Brewsters at II o'clock last night by the rails spreading. Three cars were thrown into a ditch and demolished. The tracks were blocked till this morn ing.
 The following committee was ap- lpointed last night to make arrangements for the masquerade sociable of the Con- cordia society, which will be held at their hall on March 9, for members of the society and their families only: Christian Hauser, William Borchard, Otto Wendeback, Fred Deborde, Daniel J. Dunn and Oscar Ziegler.
 A sleigh party from Naugatuck went to Cheshire last night and had a rough experience returning, owing to the ! storm. It was nearly noon when Wa terbury was reached and then as if to prove the old adage that it never rains but 1t pours, the sleigh was wrecked at Simonsville. The excursionists took a horse car to the center and went home on an afternoon train.
 Constable Egan last night served papers on Thomas Casey, of so Pleasant street, in an application brought through Attorney O'Neill for the ap- lpointment of a conservator over Casey. The application was served by his wife and children, who allege in the com plaint, cruelty, intemperance and mis- management of his property. The hearing is set down for March G. in the probate court.
 Judge Cowell came down at s o'clock this morning and opened up the police court. Court Messenger Will Gillette prosecuted in the absence of attorney Kellogg. Chief Egan acting as clerk. Edmund G. Flood and William Altman, charged with drunkenness, were each fined Sl and costs. A youthful stranger charged with the same otfense, was told to skip town.
 Mir and Mrs Maier Kaiser are to-day celebrating the twenty fifth anniversary of their marriage, at their home, 37 Central avenue. Many friends called to offer congratulations and the storm did not in any way interfere with the arrangements. Among those present ! York, Mir and Mrs J. Johnson, Mir and Mrs s. Goodman and MT and Mrs J. Newman of New Haven.
 Of Mrs Mountford, who is to give a course of lectures for the benefit of the hospital, an exchange says: Mrs Mount ford, as native born princess, wore a pale blue cloak, and on her neck and arms were loads of ornaments of gold, silver, and precious stones. She was as- sisted by young men and women dressed in the gorgeous holiday garments of the Bedouins. Mrs Mountfords easy man. ner, her fluent thought and realistic narrative and description charmed the audience from the beginning.
 The Yale academic department judges announced yesterday that w. E. Thoms of this city and J. l. Chamberlain o1 New York city will represent that de. , partment in the Yale-Princeton debate MT Thoms was one of the Yale speakers at the first Yale-Harvard debate year ago. Mir Chamberlain is a son of ex Governor Chamberlain of South Caro- lima. MT Leeper of Chilliclothe, who was chosen to represent the Kent club was an attorney at his western home before entering the Yale law school.
 M. Murphy, aged 50, employed in the v Naugatuck .yard at Bridgeport, met death this morning. He was about his duties at 12:45, when run down by { switcher, which he did not observe ap preaching owing to the binding snow storm. The ambulance conveyed the injured man to the emergency hospital where it was found that his skull was fractured and his condition critical He was at once conveyed to the genera hospital. Murphy died shortly after : o'clock.
 | oF discovered yesterday that there will b, no justices of the peace Thursday, Fri day and Saturday next week. The jus tices are elected for two years from tht first Monday in March. Two years agt their terms commenced March 2, anC 2 . they will expire at midnight Wednes day, March 1, this year. The new jus a tices will not assume office until Mon t day, leaving no justices in the mean time. It is thought the legislature will amend the law so the justices will con tinue until the first Monday in March