Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-05-11
CITY NEWS.

There was no police court this morn
ing, three cases being settled before
court.
The selectmen intend to get after
those who neglect to register their dogs
and will give them no further notice.
The steam heat has been taken off all
passenger cars on the Naugatuck divi-
sion, making them more cool and COM
Portable.
Attorney James E. Russell purchased
to-day from Hugh Coyle the Begley
property, at number 30 and 212 Bishop
street.
Pierce Dillon will start Monday with
gang of men to cut through the ledge
and lay out streets on the land of George
FL. Cloves on North Willow street.
Contractors w. NJ. Hurlburt and
James F. Gaffney signed contracts I'M
Attorney O'Neill's office this afternoon,
for the building of the Bronson library.
deputies of the Order of United Ameri-
can Mechanics. met in in New Haven
yesterday to interpret disputed sections
of the laws of the order.
James Wallace, an elderly man living
at 80 Wolcott street, fell at his home
Tuesday evening sustaining a bad
fracture of the right thigh at the hip
joint. Doctors Hayes and Castle sue
csssfully reduced the fracture.
Conductor Tim DAILY suffered serious
injury to his left knee cap while step
ping from his train in Ansonia shortly
after 8 o'clock last night. He will be
laid up for several days. In the mean
time Conductor Harry Bunce is in
charge of his train.
James J. Claffey, of Waterbury, was
arraigned in the New Haven police
court this morning charged with va
grancy and idleness. He has been in
that city for three days and was unable
to give a good account of himself.
Judge Gable sentenced him to spend ten
days in Jail.
Much interest is manifested in the
athletic exhibition to be given in Nau-
gatuck tomorrow evening. A goodly
number from Waterbury will attend, as
the scientific bout for points between
Tom Harrington and Ed King will be an
incentive TO draw people. Tickets are
for sale at Seery's exposition and the
Cooley house.
Evergreen Temple, T. of H., last
night elected the following officers
Past worthy chief templar, George S
Butler; worthy chief templar. William
Bryant; vice templar, w. J. Watson; re
corder, George w. Kinney; financial re
corder, R. G. Teele; treasurer, Peter ]
Stanford; chaplain, James Lancaster
usher, George w. Jackson; guard, Harr.
McMullen.
The plans OF Architect ]. A jackson
have been accepted for the new schoo
house for Waterville. The contract
have been awarded to Edward Bergil
and Tracy Brothers of this city ant
work will commence at once. The new
structure is to be of brick, two stories
high, trimmed with limestone, and will
contain two large school rooms, wei
lighted. 1t will be built in front of tn
present building and will present a nea
and attractive appearance. The con
tracts call for the work to be finished b.
September /.
j. w. Moody of Seymour drove
, this city Monday to attend an auctio
and met Representative Terrell, O
Beacon Falls, here. Mr. Terrell had puI
chased a colt and arranged with NJ
Moody to ride down with him, leadin
y the colt. They started out and had jus
Preached the outskirts of the town whe
the noise made by the dumping of
load of cobble stones frightened bot
animals. Both jumped and the colt
hoofs struck Mr. Moody on the right hiI
broke a wheel and overturned the bugg
with its occupants.
At the diocesan convention in Har
ford next month, one of the principt
subjects to be discussed will be the pro
ject for pensioning all elderly clergy
men in the diocese who have served
the Connecticut churches through
fixed term Of years. At the preser
time the aged clergymen of the dioces
who may be in need are cared for froI
the proceeds of funds that have been sc
apart for that object. The new ide
will be to pension all of the aged minis
ters of the church, whether they are
need or not.
Town Health Officer O'Hara hs
under consideration the question of COZ
\, demning the ice taken from a pond int
which flows water from the marsh O
the B. s. Hotchkiss' farm, where S
many dead horses were found only
short while ago. 1t is said that til
dead horses, found in every stage of d,
Icay, had accumulated during til
winter, and had lain about in the heav
y SHOWS which melted and ran in a ce
o tain stream to the pond in question
= The health officer is opposed to lettin
any of this ice get into the homes of th
D city, and will consult with the town a
torneys about what legal steps al
necessary. The officer, visited the soa
factory of p. T. Douville yesterday an
I found the condition of the SURROUND
ings far below the sanitary standar,
The proprietor was given a week
clean up. Another nuisance was di
= covered little further up the Wolco
road, where a MIR Wilson dumps Il
excreta taken from the water closets
u the city. The owner was ordered