Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-03-08
CITY NEWS.


prices.
Rev T. NJ. Crowley of Thomaston will
deliver the sermon at the lenten devo-
tons in the Sacred Heart church this
evening.
The Tracy Brothers will send five
more workmen to Chicago tomorrow
to work on the Tiffany build
ing.
The account the Hall-Fitzsimmons
fight in New Orleans tonight, will be re-
ceived by rounds at T. II. Hayes also at
James E. Watts places of business.
William T. Scully, while running to
the fire this noon, had the toesIof the
right foot badly crushed by the wheel of
the Monitor Hose cart passing over
them.
The case of Nathan, trustee VS. Smith,
is being heard before Judge Bradstreet
to-day. 1t is an action to recover for
supplies used by the defendant in the
erection of a house.
The sidewalks in front of the new
BOIL building on Bank and South Main
streets were completed this morning
and returned to the use of the public
after a ten months inconvenience.
William O'Connor refused to pay his
fair on a New England road train yes
ploye of the company. He was turned
over to the Hartford police and received
a fine of So and costs.
Justice Bronson decided the case of
Julia MCGOWAN VS. David McKenna this
afternoon. The case was tried yester-
day and was an action to recover $40
borrowed money. 1t was decided in
favor of the plaintiff to recover $40 and
costs.
Only two members of the board of
education, DR. j. F. Hayes and Attorney
w. H. Pierce, with Superintendent
Crosby, were present to attend the regu-
lar meeting last evening. Clerk Moran
called the members to order that an
adjournment might be taken to meet
again at the call of the chairman.
Detective Egan this afternoon arrested
man giving the name of Arthur Bel.
mont, who is wanted in Birmingham
for burglary. He was identified by
means of a. photograph sent
out by the Birmingham officers
Belmont has been hanging around
this city for some time and two
weeks ago asked Selectman Pinney t.
send him to the town house.
Something akin to the grip epidemic
is abroad in this city and neIghborhood
1t takes the form of cold in the heaC
and throat and not infrequently in the
lungs, often attacking the larynx ant
taking away most of the voice. Doctor.
report great many cases, but say tha
few are serious, and that the danger Of
serious consequence is slight if proper
care is taken.
A member of the board of education
said this morning that a great many
complaints are coming in from tn,
parents of the children who go to tn,
Elm street school. If the board haC
any idea that the repairs on that build
ing would require so much time tn,
Hilldide avenue school building would
have been procured. He added: "W,
have requested the chairman to call 1
meeting of the board as soon as possible
and we shall take some steps to provide
Ischool rooms for the children, and alst
tell the public just how the matte
islands"
The will of Henry L. WEIGH was FLEE
for probate this afternoon. BY tn
terms of the will he leaves to his niece
IGeorgie Hill of East Boston 81 900, tt
each of his four grand children, children
of his daughter Sarah d. Sampson, o
Hartford, $1,000, Helen Hart, of Der
lin 81 900, to his widow, all his persona
estate and homestead, to his son in Law
Frederick Sampson, $4,000 il
trust, the income of which is t,
be given to his widow and at her dealt
to his daughter, Sarah d. Sampson
All the rest and residue of his estate i
left to his daughter. Frederick Samp
son and Frank B. Buck are named a
executors.
An alarm of fire was rung from DO:
80, at the corner of West Main an,
Willow OF chnrfIyr hnfNro e,
day, calling the department to tn
double house, "a and SO Holmes avenue
Officer Michael Sullivan had seel
smoke issuing from the house and en-
tering the cellar tried to approach tn
furnace, but the smoke prevented him
He then rung in the alarm. The fire
men were handicapped by the smoke il
the cellar and had to cut a hole through
the floor in the dining room over tn
furnace. Two streams of water wer
put on and the fire was soon extin
guished. 1t was caused by defectiv
tlue connected with the furnace. TIL
house was occupied by the families O
James Clifford and A. d. Peck of tn
Waterbury Grocery Co. The house
owned by aier Kaiser.
This afternoon a youth accompanie
by an older person under the intluenc
of liquor entered Doherty's block O.
East Main street and both were roamin
around the building when on
of the women tenants aske
them what they wanted, the
said they were in search of fun
nished rooms. The woman had OF
served the boy coming from one of he
bedrooms and on entering she foun
a watch missing. Pierce Dillon say
the two leave the block and on hearin
the circumstances he kept them in sigh
until the officers were notified. DeteC
tive Egan arrested both, and on tn
youth, who gave his name as job
Hayes, was found the watch secrete
in the lining of his trousers. Both ar
strangers in the city.
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$4,000 Fire in New Haven.
NEW HAVEN, March Sire brok
out in the top floor of the four-stor
wholesale coffee and spice warehouse c
r. r. Palmeters & Co on State street a