Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-04-24
CITY NEWS.

Patents have been grauted to citizens of Waterbury as follows: F. Deming, assignor to Randolph 6 Gloves, tube drawing bench; I. G. Platt, machine for attaching buttons.
 Colonel J. B. Doherty, V. L. Sawyer, J. E. Judd and H. w. Lake left to-day for Chattanooga, Tenn, to attend the Transportation company.
 James Lynch of 21 Cole street, while endeavoring to separate two boarders engaged in a fight yesterday, was pushed off the front stoop and suffered al dislocation of the collar bone. He was attended by Dr Donahue.
 The Rev William T. Hill of New Ha- ven occupied the pulpit of the First Methodist church yesterday, both morn ing and evening. The pastor, the Rev w. Fl. Barton, is indisposed in conse- quence of severe cold.
 Constable Egan today served papers on each of the seven who were sued for $5, GOO by Dr O. Art Ward-Dr O'Hara J. w. Mcdonald, w. J. Rigney, Maurice IF. Carmody, Hubert M. Rigney, Patrick McAvoy and Lucien F. Burpee.
 Letter Carrier James Slavin has not fallen heir to a fortune, neither does that broad smile to-day betoken his pro- motion to the postmastership, but fifteen pound bouncing letter carrier was added to his home yesterday, and the boys are enjoying cigars accord ingly.
 The meeting of the board of govern ment of the Knights of Columbus, to be held Wednesday forenoon in New Haven promises to be interesting. State officers and pioneers of the order will be present
 It has been learned that the object of the convention is to elect supreme officers and form supreme board for the rapid- lY growing order.
 The local base ball cranks were out in force this morning and filled the platforms of the Naugatuck station Ia see the New York "Giants' come in on the 11:12 a. m., when they supposed they would arrive. They were disap- pointed, however, as the great base ball aggregation did not get in until 1:1I,
 They will leave Waterbury on the 5:5S train.
 Sanderson Bros & Co, the clothiers on
 Bank street, are at the loss of their ad-
 vertising team today. This morning
 the horse became frightened on Chest. nut avenue and dashed toward the center. At Exchange place the wagon collided with telegraph pole and was
 wrecked. The horse kept up his run and was captured in Brooklyn.
 Everything is in readiness for the testimonial to be rendered to the young ladies who assisted the Acme Dramatic club m their recent performance. The affair will take place this evening at Leavenworth hall and is strictly for the young ladies and the members of the Acme club and their lady friends. The entertainment and dance program is a pleasing one, and the menu as prepared by Caterer David will be simply deli cious. Bergen will furnish music.
 George A. Stevens, of 155 Cherry street, took header from his bicycle on Hill street yesterday morning, one of the braces snapping apart on the steep grade. Mir Stevens was thrown fully twenty feet and rendered unconscious. He was cared for in the meat market of James M. Warner until he recovered consciousness, after which he was re- moved to his home. Dr AxteIIe was summoned and rendered surgical aid. Mir Stevens jaw was fractured and his left arm badly sprained.
 The employees of the New York. New Haven & Hartford railroad have been surprised lately on receiving circulars with blanks to be filled out stating their full name, age, place of birth and the history of their connection with the road. The circulars are sent out by the superintendent. The information called Tor by the circular is required by many railroads in the country, but as it is new on this road and number of promo tions occurred not long after the letters were sent out on the New York division, the men are not little curious about the meaning of the thing.
 Only two days more remain in which to purchase subscription tickets for the May music festival. The chart will be placed in the Driggs & Smith Co.'S store and reserved seat coupons may be ob- tained after 8 o'clock Wednesday morn ing. It will not be necessary to remain up half the night and scramble for a place at the opening hour as numbers will be given out at the Bank street door, after the opening hour and no per- son will be allowed to selectl more than ten seats. It would be we'll for ticket holders to remember that subscription tickets call for one seat at each concert and are not good for two seats at either the afternoon or evening entertainment.
 The. Courant says: Daniel Cullom of Waterbury, short term prisoner, was released from the state prison last Thursday morning. In accordance with his usual custom John c. Taylor, secre- tary of the Connecticut Prison associa- tion, brought the man up from Wethers- field to his ofdce in the capitol to start him to his home in Waterbury. MT Taylor counted out some money for. him, prepared a receipt for him to sign and wrote an order for a ticket over the New England road. Just then the man excused himself to step out in the corri- dor and Mir Taylor went into the rail- road commissioners office adjoining, to ascertain the time of leaving of the next | train for Waterbury. When he return cd the man did not follow his example | and has not since shown up. He did | not take the money or the order for the | tlcket and Mir Taylor does not know that he had any money. The only probable reason for the man SO suddenly leaving he capitol is found that he was accosted | y one of the uniformed capitol em- 'loyes. He may have mistaken the nan for an officer of the prison, and caring arrest concluded to make him